Tonight in Moscow time in Nuremberg, Germany ex-WBA champion in heavyweight, Russian Nikolai Valuev defeated the unanimous decision of the judges of the former winner of the WBO title of Belarus Sergey Lyakhovich. Already from the first round, Valuev captured the advantage using his superiority in growth. Throughout the battle, he managed to restrain Lyakhovich's attempts to go to the near distance with the left side blow.

The Russian national team was left without medals in the last race of the Biathlon World Championship in Estersund (Sweden), taking fourth place in the women's relay race of 4 for 6 km. The victory in the relay was won by the German national team, which seized leadership from the first stage. Martin Glags, Andrea Henkel, Magdalena Neiner and Katya Wilhelm finished with a result of 1 hour 10 minutes 12.6 seconds.

MUCHER MU ALLEC FERGUSON hopes that the defeat of Arsenal in the England Cup (4: 0) will help his team in the championship race. “I hope that the result of this match will affect the alignment of affairs in the championship. When Arsenal will come to us in April, the Londoners will know what the game of Old Trafford is,” Alexes Ferguson Eurosport reports.

The US authorities warn the population about the need to observe precautions, not to approach and do not touch the fragments of an emergency American satellite in case of their fall on Earth, according to the official instructions of the country's federal agency for emergency situations. "The satellite contains fuel and metal containers that are considered hazardous substances and can be preserved when passing through the atmosphere.

Colonel of the Federal Service of the Russian Federation for Control of Drug Turnover and his wife were discovered by dead in the city of Aksai of the Rostov Region, Interfax was told in the law enforcement agencies of the district. "In the garage of private households, the bodies of a man and women with chopped wounds were found. According to preliminary data, it was established that the murder of Colonel of the UFSK and his wife was committed," the agency’s interlocutor said.

In Moscow, a rally of opposition forces, organized by human rights defenders and representatives of the Coalition, "Other Russia", is held in Moscow. More than 100 people take part in the rally. These are activists of various movements, including the United Civil Front (OGF), the defense movement, the movement "Change", as well as the National Economic Development, "Interfax reports.

The Egyptian authorities did not confirm the information about the discovery of the Badr-1 trade vessel, which disappeared more than a month ago in the Red Sea. “Until now, the Badr-1 vessel has not been discovered,” the Minister of Transport of Egypt Muhammad Mansur at a press conference in Cairo said on Sunday.

According to the Ministry of the Interior of Afghanistan, several dozen people died as a result of the explosion in the city of Kandagar. According to eyewitnesses, the explosion occurred in the crowd of people gathered for dog battles. As the Air Force correspondent in Afghanistan reports, according to unconfirmed information, the explosion was made by a suicide bomber. So far, no one has taken responsibility for this action.

The United States, along with the allies, will not allow waves of violence in Kosovo, in connection with the declaration of independence, US President George Bush said on Sunday. "The United States will continue to cooperate with their allies in order to do everything possible to prevent violence," Bush quotes the Reuters agency. The US President is in Tanzania as part of a weekly tour of African countries.

The new world record for jumping with a sixth in the room was set by the Russian athlete Elena Isinbaeva at the XIX international tournament "Sixth Stars" in Donetsk. The previous record - 4.93 meters - also belonged to Isinbaeva and was installed in the same tournament a year ago. This time she ordered herself a height of 4.94 meters, which she could not overcome from two attempts. After that, the athlete raised the bar to 4.95 meters and conquered it.

The Parliament of Kosovo at an extraordinary meeting on Sunday approved a declaration of independence of the region and the adoption of symbols of the state of Kosovo. “From that moment, Kosovo is declared an independent and sovereign state,” said Prime Minister Kosovo Hashim Tachi. Earlier, Prime Minister Kosovo Hashim Tachi said that this document is already approved at the highest level. "The document has already been signed by the head of Kosovo and me, Prime Minister Kosovo.

In the suburbs in the Domodedovo district near 34 km of the Moscow -Don highway, a collapse of warehouse with consumer goods and food goods occurred, a source in law enforcement agencies told Interfax . "The collapse of the warehouse with the goods of the Mirotorg company occurred at 15:10 on an area of ​​4 thousand square meters," the agency’s interlocutor said. At the moment, rescuers of the Ministry of Emergencies, firefighters, and police are working at the scene of the accident.

The Dutch club of the PSV rejected the accusations of the former coordinator of the Anti -Doping Commission of the Brazilian Confederation of Football Bernardino Santi that the Brazilian striker Ronaldo, during the performance for the PSV, the club’s doctors stuffed the football player with anabolic steroids. The PSV published an official refutation on his official website .

The Australian swimmer Imon Sullivan at the championship of the new South Wales beat the achievement of the legendary Russian swimmer Alexander Popov at a distance of 50 m of freestyle, which lasted eight years. “I wanted to become the fastest in Australia, and now I am the fastest in the world,” Reuters reports the words. “When I looked at the scoreboard and saw 56 hundredths after the point, I thought that my time is 22.56. But, looking a little later, I was shocked!

Several snow avalanches went on Sunday to the Transkavkazh Road (Transskam), blocking the roadway, the representative of the press service of the Main Directorate of the Russian Emergencies Ministry for North Ossetia told RIA Novosti. "Almost at the same time, four avalanche hearths, located between the" damn "bridge and the northern portal of the Rock tunnel, while two of them worked again some time later," the press service officer said.