In Moscow, Spartak players on their field with a score of 2-0 beat Akhmat in the match of the second round of the Russian Football Championship. In the first half, Jordan Larson struck the gates of Groznysev, but after watching the episode by the arbitrators responsible for the VAR video assistant system, the goal was canceled, as the ball fell into the hand of the Swedish striker.

The Coordinator of Open Russia, the Coordinator of Artyom Vyzhenkov, was released in Minsk, in the near future he will leave the limits of Belarus, said the coordinator of the Human Rights Cards Alexei Pryanishnikov. At 19:00 on August 15, the maximum possible time for the content of Vyugenkov in custody expired. By this time, his lawyer was called to the Investigative Committee, writes MBH Media .

Russia "at the first request" will provide comprehensive assistance to ensuring the safety of Belarus in the event of external military threats, said President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko at a meeting in the center of strategic administration in the country's Ministry of Defense. According to him, the corresponding agreement was personally reached with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) disqualified an 80-year-old cycle bike for the use of forbidden drugs, reports CyclingNews . On August 29, 2019, Barbara Gikel set a world record in her age category, having passed 500 meters from a place for 44.062 seconds. After the race, the Gikel was asked to take a doping test, the results of which showed the presence of traces of methyltestosterone in its body.

The Associated Press agency published a frame on its website , which was supposedly captured by the moment of a shot at a participant in Belarusian protests by Alexander Taraykovsky, who died on August 10 at the intersection of Pushkin Avenue and Prititsky Street in Minsk. The photo shows a man in a light T -shirt and shorts, pressing his hand to his chest, from where blood flows to the groin.

In the Toronto Hockey players, Washington lost to New York Ailenders with a score of 2: 5 in the second match of the first round of the Stanley Cup. As part of the metropolitan club, both the washer of Semyon Barlamov was abandoned by the striker Alexander Ovechkin (1 ', 27'). The Ilanders distinguished Nick Leddi (23 '), Matt Martin (26'), Brock Nelson (27 '), Cal Caltterbak (58') and Anders Lee (59 '). “We know how to play against such teams,” Ovechkina quoted the official website of the NHL.

The Uganda Runner Joshua Cheptegei set a new world record in a distance of 5000 meters. In the final race of the stage of the "Diamond League" in Monaco, a 23-year-old athletlet showed the time 12 minutes 35.36 seconds. Czeptegei exceeded the achievement of the famous Ethiopian styer Kenenis Bekele, who in 2004 ran a similar distance in 12 minutes 37.35 seconds.

Alexander Lukashenko, whom the Belarusian CEC declared the winner of the presidential election in the country, held a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The heads of state "discussed the situation that develops inside and around" Belarus, according to the website of the Belarusian president. Details are not given. A more detailed message was published by the Kremlin. It is noted that the conversation took place on the initiative of the Belarusian side.

People from the environment of the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko contacted their Kremlin contacts about a possible flight to Russia in case of overthrow of the current government, Bloomberg writes with reference to two informed sources in Moscow.

In Belarus, a criminal case has been instituted to receive a bribe against an unregistered presidential candidate Valery Tskopkalo, who left the country before the election, fearing the detention. This was reported by the Medusa by the representative of Tsepkopsi Alexei Urban. This article provides for up to 15 years in prison. Tsepkool confirmed RIA Novosti that he saw documents on initiating the case. In addition, he was put on the wanted list in Belarus and Russia.

Over the past day, 5061 coronavirus cases in 83 regions have been identified in Russia, 119 people died, according to the Telegram channel of the Federal Operational Staff. In total, 917,884 sick and 15,617 dead were registered in the country. Of the hospitals per day, 6447 people were discharged, the total number of recovered patients increased to 729,411 people. Statistics of new cases of COVID -19 by regions (in brackets - the number of dead per day): Moscow - 695 (12) St.

The Ukrainian blocking Russian Zenit Volleyball Club from St. Petersburg Dmitry Pashitsky received a Russian passport. “I have repeatedly said in an interview earlier that I feel Russian,” TASS gives the words of Pashitsky. “I took the oath a few days ago, and today I receive a passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation. Of course, I am very happy about this event.” "The Russian national team? At first I need to get sports Russian citizenship, but I don’t have any obstacles.

Lilia Shevtsova "Lukashenko traded loyalty for a long time. He sold loyalty to Moscow in exchange for an economic resource, while blackmailing the Kremlin with a threat to go to the west. Lukashenko flirted with the West, pretending to be ready for their arms. Western leaders were ready to hug him. Even if he spreads rot his society. The main thing is to draw Belarus from Russia. This father of geopolitics!" - writes political scientist Lilia Shevtsova on his Facebook page.

Thousands of people gathered in the area of ​​the Minsk Pushkinskaya metro station on the day of the funeral of 34-year-old Alexander Taraykovsky , who died during the protests on August 10. According to the official version, the man wanted to throw an explosive device at the security forces, but it worked in his hand. The certificate of Taraykovsky’s death states that the main cause of death was the open wound of the chest, as a result of which massive blood loss occurred.

In Lisbon, Bavaria defeated 8: 2 Barcelona in the quarterfinals of the Champions League. Thomas Müller (4 ', 31'), Ivan Perishic (22 '), Serge Gnabri (28'), Yozua Kimmikh (63 '), Robert Levandovsky (82') and Philippe Coutinho (85 ', 89') distinguished themselves as part of the winners. The Catalans have a goal in the asset of Luis Suarez (57 '), and at the very beginning of the match, the defender of the Munich team David Alaba (7') sent the ball into his own goal, but was not at all upset.