Sport “I’m so old that I wanted to play in the Champions League” Roman Sharonov and Vladimir Dyadyun about the match with Lyon Artem Kalinin (Kazan) close You can view the full gallery in a separate report See photos Rubin defender Roman Sharonov, after the team’s departure from the Champions League, shared his thoughts about the game and the reasons for the failure of the Kazan team, and also assured that he had enough motivation for the Europa League.

On Wednesday, the traditional hockey tournament in memory of I.H. Romazan started in Magnitogorsk. The tournament is attended by Magnitogorsk Metallurg, Kazan Ak Bars, Khanty-Mansiysk Yugra, Ufa Salavat Yulaev, Chelyabinsk Traktor and Chekhov’s Vityaz. In the first match, Vityaz met with Salavat Yulaev and lost with a score of 4:11 (1:7, 1:3, 2:1). Pucks scored: 0-1. Sushinsky (Atyushov, Proshkin), 00:53 0-2. Happy (Nilsson, Koltsov), 02:24-bol 0-3.

24 August 2011, 10:27 Culture Conan helped by 3D "Conan the Barbarian" topped the Russian box office “Park Kultury” Russian box office: Conan led the parade of losers, losing the love of the audience to Anne Hathaway, the smell of the fourth “Spy Kids” did not become synonymous with success, and only “The Smurfs” had decent revenue.

— 24.08.2011 05:19 — Russia is so far satisfied with the UN Security Council statement on Syria, adopted on August 3, and does not see the need to adopt sanctions against Damascus, said Russia’s permanent representative to the UN Vitaly Churkin, commenting on the preparation by a number of council members of pressure measures against the Syrian authorities.

Business US stocks fell at open American stock exchanges opened Wednesday's trading session lower. The Dow Jones IA index fell 0.44% to 11,128 points. The S&P 500 index fell 0.39% to 1.158 points. The Nasdaq fell 0.19% to 2,442. By 17.35 Moscow time, the Russian MICEX index grew by 0.86%, to 1,456.48 points, the RTS rose by 0.95%, to 1,593.91.

August 24, 2011, 20:49 Cars "Zhiguli" with imported design AvtoVAZ hired a European designer and increased prices for Granta Mihail Lobachev close You can view the full gallery in a separate report See photos AvtoVAZ hired Steve Mattin, who was responsible for the styling of Volvo and Mercedes, as chief designer. He will work in Togliatti and the new Moscow design studio of the plant and will be responsible for the style of future models.

Libyan rebels have seized control of a military base in Zuara, west of Tripoli, Al Arabiya TV channel reports. The base is called Mazraq al-Shams, the TV channel reported. In Tripoli, rebels continue to search for Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and his relatives. On Wednesday afternoon, resistance fighters arrived at the Corinthia Hotel, saying they had information that Gaddafi's son Saadi might be hiding in the building. They promised to check the building one room at a time.

August 24, 2011, 15:07 News Clashes between Tymoshenko supporters and police began in the center of Kyiv Clashes between supporters of ex-Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and the police began in the center of Kiev, a RIA Novosti correspondent reports. The police blocked the protesters' path to Khreshchatyk, citing a court ban on the march. Nevertheless, Tymoshenko’s supporters managed to break through the first line of policemen, and stones are flying at the police.

24 August 2011, 08:36 Sport Ugarov: “Wings of the Soviets” should not eke out a miserable existence, we should at least be in the middle peasants Krylia Sovetov coach Denis Ugarov spoke about the reasons for the major defeat from Zenit ( 2:5 ) in the 21st round of the Russian Championship. “The final result is due to the level of the players who are in Samara and who play for Zenit,” Ugarov told Sport DZD . — Players from the national teams of Russia, Italy, and Portugal perform for the St.

August 24, 2011, 7:56 pm Sport Legia coach Skorzha: Lyuba has health problems, but he will be ready to play with Spartak Legia head coach Maciej Skorza admitted that he has not yet decided who will replace the disqualified players in the second leg of the playoff round with Spartak Moscow. The first match in Warsaw ended in a draw ( 2:2 ). “Daniel Luboi had health problems after the match with the red and white,” the Gazeta.Ru correspondent reports the Pole’s words.

August 24, 2011, 10:34 Society Politkovskaya's murder was organized by a witness A suspect in the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, ex-policeman Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov, has been detained. Elena Shmaraeva In the case of the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, a new person involved: former policeman Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov, who was a secret witness, turned into a suspect. He was detained, and on Wednesday the investigation intends to petition for his arrest.

August 24, 2011, 5:36 pm Sport Slutsky: Spartak has become more balanced CSKA head coach Leonid Slutsky, on the eve of the 22nd round of the Premier League match with Moscow Spartak, noted that the opponent had recently undergone big changes in the game. “Spartak now, compared to our match in the first round, has a different lineup and arrangement,” said Slutsky. — The team is more balanced. Then, for example, Ari played on the left and scored for us, now he plays to the right.

August 24, 2011, 6:40 pm Sport Tatyana Lebedeva hopes to compete at the fourth Olympic Games in her career Olympic long jump champion Tatyana Lebedeva hopes to get into optimal physical shape to compete at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. The 35-year-old Russian woman will miss the World Athletics Championships in Daegu, South Korea, due to the birth of her daughter in April. “I hope my legs will allow it.

Society Strauss-Kahn may sue the maid who accused him of sexual assault Benjamin Brafman , one of the lawyers for former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn accused of violent sexual crimes, said that his client could sue the maid who accused him, the Associated Press reported on Wednesday. On Tuesday, the New York Supreme Court decided to dismiss the Strauss-Kahn case.

Society Memorial to Holocaust victims desecrated in Kaliningrad region In the Kaliningrad region, a memorial to victims of the Holocaust, located on the shores of the Baltic Sea near the village of Yantarny, where in 1945 the Nazis shot more than 7 thousand Jewish prisoners, was desecrated.