CSKA basketball players tore out the victory from the Krasnodar Lokomotiv-Kuban in the TOP-16 Euroleague match. The Moscow meeting of the group F ended with a score of 94:93 in favor of the army, who at the end of the second quarter led 20 points, but in the end they almost “gave” the game. Nine seconds before the final siren "Krasnodar" Brown brought the guests forward - 93:92.

The Latvian national hockey team is threatened with disqualification if the fact of using doping at the Olympic Games in Sochi is confirmed by another player of the national team, Delfi reports.

In the Ukrainian Donetsk, at a large -scale pro -Russian rally, the participants fought right by the stage, and the leader of the winning group Gubarev chose himself to the new governor of the region. Near the building of the Donetsk regional administration, the Russian flag was hoisted, the website of Donbass News reports. In Kharkov, where a long -term pro -wings rally also gathered, the rally was captured by the regional administration, from where the Maidanites were expelled.

Russian Minister of Sports Vitaly Mutko said that he does not exclude the resignation of the head coach of the Russian national team Zinetula Bilyaletdinov after the Olympics in Sochi. “Today, March 1, Bilyaletdinov ends the contract. On March 5, he will report to the executive committee. It is highly likely that on March 5 we will have a national team coach. After the World Cup, after the end of the KHL championship we need to solve some strategic things.

The Pope Francis intends to open a personal account on Facebook, the Vatican Insider portal reports. According to the observer of the portal Jakomo Galeazzi, the last details are specified in the Vatican technical services before the pontiff's page on Facebook will become public. In particular, Internet technology specialists are working to prevent publication on the Francis page of inappropriate messages.

In Kharkov, as a result of clashes of pro -Russian protesters and the Maidan, 106 people were injured. The protesters broke into the building of the regional administration, the first floor of which was occupied by Maidan activists, they were beaten and brought out. A Russian flag was hung over the building.

Iranian President Hassan Rukhani said his country refused the production of nuclear weapons, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the AR. Earlier, the spiritual leader of the country Ayatollah Khamenei declared nuclear weapons sin. It is reported that Rukhani's statement was heard at the Saturday meeting at the Ministry of Defense.

In Russia, they are extremely concerned about the last development of events in Crimea, says the Russian Foreign Ministry on its website. At the same time, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs lies responsibility for the “further escalation” to Kyiv. "On the night of March 1, unknown armed people sent from Kyiv made an attempt to seize the building of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. As a result of the treacherous provocation, there are victims.

The UN Security Council on the night of March 1 held a closed meeting on the situation in Ukraine, as a result of which the United States announced concern in connection with the events unfolding in Crimea. The Council of Ministers expressed the support of the territorial integrity of Ukraine, called on all parties to the political dialogue and reminded of the implementation of international treaties, including the Budapest memorandum.

The chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Sergei Aksenov, appealed to the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin with a request to provide assistance in ensuring peace and tranquility. The Aksenov called the heads of the Ministry of Internal Affairs on the eve of the dismissal of the heads of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Crimea illegal and ordered the security forces not to obey Kiev.

The State Duma and the Federation Council expressed their positions on the situation in Ukraine, and in particular in the Crimea, where the center of Simferopol was taken under control by armed people. Putin is asked to assist to stabilize the situation in the Crimea and protect the Russians - up to the entry of a "limited contingent of troops." This option was allowed by the speaker of the Council of Council Valentina Matvienko.

The Supreme EU representative on foreign policy and security policy issues, the vice president of the European Commission, Katherine Ashton, called on Monday March 3 a meeting of the EU emergency council at the level of foreign ministers. The meeting will begin at 13:00, the external EU service said.

The authoritative coach of Hus Hiddink confirmed that he would head the Netherlands of Holland Football after the 2014 World Cup, which will be held in Brazil, VoetBal Premier reports. At the moment, Hiddink, who is well familiar to our fans for working with the Russian team and the Makhachkala Anji, is engaged in the configuration of the coaching staff, which can enter the past football players Yapa, ore van Nistelra, Danny Blind and Giovanni Van Bronhorst.

The head coach of the England national team Roy Hodgson allowed football players to take wives and friends to Brazil for the World Cup. Hodgio Capello's predecessor Fabio Capello was distinguished by a strict discipline: during the 2010 World Cup, he kept his wards almost in Spartan conditions, so their relatives were separate from their families. However, Roy does not see the need for such strict restrictions.

The mass action in the center of Moscow in support of the opposition politician Alexei Navalny, imprisoned under house arrest, gathered about 200 people. As soon as the detentions began, everyone began to disperse, the rain said. The action was coordinated through social networks, and riot police prepared much more thoroughly than protesters. According to the "rain", reinforced patrols were seen in all squares along Tverskaya Street. Mostly journalists came to Manezhnaya at 14:00.