The head of Rosneft is now responsible for summer sports President of Rosneft Sergei Bogdanchikov was yesterday elected president of the Summer Sports Association. Previously, this post was held by State Duma deputy Valery Kuzin, but after his sudden death, the position of the head in charge of summer sports in the country was vacant. According to the President of the Russian Olympic Committee Leonid Tyagachev, the leadership of the ROC was looking for a “super-worthy” person for this position.

TV broadcast schedule date time match live broadcast and replay on the “Sports” channel June 9 20.00 Group "A" Germany -- Costa Rica "Russia" June 10, 1.00 June 9 23.00 Group "A" Poland -- Ecuador "First" June 10, 7.15 June 10 17.00 Group "B" England - Paraguay "Sport" June 11, 1.00 June 10 20.00 Group "B" Trinidad and Tobago -- Sweden "First" June 11, 5.55 June 10 23.00 Group "C" Argentina -- Ivory Coast "Russia" June 11, 3.30 June 11 17.00 Group "C" Serbia and Montenegro -- Holland "First"

Deputies clarified new rules for military service As expected, a block of four military bills passed the second reading in the State Duma without any problems. The first reading took place at the end of April this year. The only thing that caused debate yesterday was the document concerning the abolition of deferments from military service, and, as lawyers say, on formal grounds.

The Contemporary Dance Festival has come to an end "Ramp of Moscow" is over. Results of the festival? Well, what a special result - after all, it’s not the World Cup, gold and silver medals are not awarded. Nevertheless, it is still a competition; Several sets of awards were raffled off. Management Award - in it, producer Nikolai Basin is always competing with himself. That is, the Basin of today with the Basin of yesterday - and, I must say, wins.

CLUBS Stewart Walker (Germany), Sanchez, Gleb 9. Techno party as part of “Sanchez Thursdays”. "Propaganda" , 21.00. Count Basic (Austria--USA). An acid jazz project led by vocalist Kelli Sae and guitarist Peter Legat. Ikra , 22.00. Alexander Tsarovtsev and the group “Pilgrim” (Israel).

The prosecution demanded the maximum punishment for corrupt officials from the secret services Yesterday, the state prosecutor demanded that Vladimir Ganeev (pictured) , a general of the Ministry of Emergency Situations who led the criminal group of “werewolves in uniform,” be sentenced to 25 years in a maximum security colony.

The FIFA World Cup starts tomorrow in Germany There's not long to wait. Just one day. And 32 teams will begin the campaign for the main football trophy - the golden figurine of the goddess of victory Nika. 64 matches in 31 days is something that the whole world will watch and discuss.

The Central Bank has completed the selection of banks for the deposit insurance system It took the Central Bank almost a year and a half to identify the most worthy representatives of the domestic banking community and entrust them with work with private clients.

The prosecutor's office suspended the dispute between officials and deputies over the seizure of land plots The attempt of the capital's authorities to introduce a norm into legislation that would simplify the seizure of land plots from users for urban needs turned out to be a failure. At yesterday's meeting of the Moscow City Duma, deputies who came to the defense of tenants were unexpectedly supported by the Moscow prosecutor's office.

Juries will not consider cases of war crimes in Chechnya The scandalous case of Captain Ulman, accused of shooting civilians in Chechnya, will not be tried by a jury.

The bulk of the Italian contingent will be withdrawn from Iraq by the end of autumn. This was stated yesterday during a visit to Baghdad by the new Italian Foreign Minister Massimo d'Alema. Italian forces are stationed in the area of ​​the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah. The head of the Italian Foreign Ministry emphasized: “We received a mandate from our voters. By the end of the year, the Italian military presence in Iraq will end." Mr D'Alema's statement comes as tensions in Iraq escalate.

Moldova agreed with Gazprom on the price of supplies Gazprom has completed a campaign with the CIS countries to conclude new contracts for gas supplies this year. Late last Monday evening, the chairman of the board of the concern, Alexey Miller, and the general director of Moldovagaz, Gennady Abashkin, signed documents on gas supply to Moldova in the first quarter of 2006.

Political scientists are inventing an oligarchic conspiracy in the 2008 presidential elections The thought of the possibility of an oligarchic coup has not left some Russian political scientists for almost a year.

German Economics Minister Michael Gloss expects “clearer signals” from Moscow to strengthen confidence On the eve of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's visit to Moscow on Monday, Manfred Grund, a member of the Bundestag's foreign policy committee, told Vremya Novostey's Berlin correspondent that Germany and Europe "shuddered" when Russia turned off Ukraine's gas tap. The truth of these words could be seen once again yesterday in Berlin.

The road industry is undergoing a rethinking of priorities In 2005, Russian road workers again had to work under conditions of insufficient budget funding. And in this industry, any financial problems instantly affect the condition of the road network. Therefore, road builders have to look for ways to more efficiently develop available resources. Deputy Head of the Federal Road Agency Anatoly CHABUNIN talks about how road work is carried out in these conditions.