05 October 2011, 19:07 Blatt: I have no choice but to agree with the decision of the RFB executive committee Head coach of the Russian national basketball team David Blatt said that he has no choice but to agree with the decision of the executive committee of the Russian Basketball Federation (RFB) to end the Russian championship no later than May 22.

The administration of the Federal Penitentiary Service ( FSIN ) of Russia is acting lawfully, offering the ex-head of YUKOS Mikhail Khodorkovsky to choose between meetings with relatives and personal interviews with the media, , head of the department’s regime and supervision department, told RIA Novosti on Wednesday Sergei Smirnov . Smirnov said that according to the law, convicted persons have the right to a limited number of short-term and long-term visits.

The history of the animated series “The Simpsons” may end with the 23rd season: the Fox television company has made an offer to the actors who voice the main characters to significantly reduce their fees - they must give up 45% of their earnings if they want to save the show. Representatives of the television company announced that the existing financial scheme does not allow it to continue producing The Simpsons.

05 October 2011, 19:33 Ukrainian boxer Lomachenko reached the semi-finals of the World Championship Ukrainian boxer in the weight category up to 60 kg Vasily Lomachenko reached the semi-finals of the World Championships in Baku. As part of the 1/4, where the athlete passed as a result of the scandal , Lomachenko was opposed by the Uzbek Fazliddin Gaibnazarov . At the end of three rounds the score was: 18:10.

Daniel Shechtman is 70 years old and was born in 1941 in Tel Aviv. He is now a professor of materials science at the Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa , as well as a professor at Iowa State University. The study of quasicrystals is a truly interdisciplinary science of the future, combining chemistry, physics, mathematics and materials science. There are many people working in this field now, but one person laid its foundation—today’s laureate.

Argentine model Evangelina Anderson, wife of Spanish Malaga football player Martin Demichelis , took part in a dance competition broadcast on one of the TV channels. In a musical show, clearly not intended for children and with elements of light eroticism, Evangeline and her partner took first place. As a result of the jury's decision, this dancing couple earned over 30 points, while their competitors were one step away from this milestone.

— 05.10.2011 19:48 — Leicester: we want to invite Beckham as a player-coach Sven-Göran Eriksson, head coach of Leicester City, which plays in the Championship (the second-highest English division), announced his intention to invite David Beckham to the post of player-coach. “We talked to Beckham about Leicester,” Eriksson told The Times . - He never says no to me, he always says: “We’ll see, Sven, we’ll see.” It all depends on what he does after his contract with the Galaxy expires.

The Spanish press claims that singer Shakira abandoned Barcelona football player Gerard Pique. According to informed sources, the lovers' problem is simple - Pique is suspected of cheating on the pop diva while she was at concerts. The entire time they were together, Pique played tricks with his young mistress. As a result, the girl got tired of putting up with the status of number two, and she pushed him against the wall.

Pop singer, wife of motorcycle racer Carey Hart Pink, seems to miss creative activity after giving birth. But the singer is in no hurry to return to her direct duties. Instead, she decided to try her hand at film. Pink landed a role in Stuart Bloomberg's directorial debut, Thanks for Sharing. The film tells the story of three New Yorkers suffering from sex addiction and undergoing treatment in one of the city’s clinics.

Four Russians were included in the list of the 50 best NHL players according to TSN TSN has published a list of the 50 best NHL players based on statistics and expert opinions. Pittsburgh forward Sidney Crosby was named the best player in the NHL. Second and third places were taken by Russians Alexander Ovechkin and Pavel Datsyuk . Also on the list are Evgeni Malkin and Ilya Kovalchuk , occupying 22 and 32 positions, respectively. 1. Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh) 2.

The Moscow City Court will consider the case of the murder of Spartak fan Yuri Volkov in open mode with the participation of a jury last summer , told the RAPSI agency. the lawyer of one of the defendants, Abusupyan Gaytaev, “Jury selection is scheduled for October 11,” he said. According to the law, jury selection will be held behind closed doors. At the hearing, participants in the trial will select 12 main and at least two reserve jurors.

Sport Shuker hid the coins Davor Suker fined for appropriating ancient Greek coins Alexey Samosvat The Munich district court fined former Croatian national team striker Davor Suker €8 thousand for embezzling valuable ancient Greek coins. According to the court, in February of this year, 43-year-old Shuker, during a flight from Milan to London, found four ancient Greek coins on the plane with a total value of about €25 thousand.

In St. Petersburg, an unknown person kept a 100-mm 2A29 MT-12 “Rapier” anti-tank gun in an open area near a house in the Petrodvortsovy district; a criminal case was opened, the St. Petersburg prosecutor’s office said in a statement .

The CIS countries need their own human rights court, similar to the Strasbourg court, said First Vice-Speaker of the Federation Council Alexander Torshin . “We need to create a court within the CIS, similar to the European Court of Human Rights ( ECHR ), and within the CIS we can create our own judicial national bodies,” Torshin told Interfax .

Moscow authorities are not considering moving the Moscow Zoo, said Deputy Mayor for Social Policy Lyudmila Shvetsova . “I am against MaxMakers’ idea of ​​moving the zoo anywhere. Expand - yes, you can. In the end, some of the animals can really be sent to Izmailovo,” Shvetsova said.