Attempts to describe all of Russia's problems in terms of a conspiracy of external enemies, which has become the political fashion of the last decade, are completely pointless to extend to sports - an area where the results are much more clear-cut than in politics or economics.

FOOTBALL. March 30--31. Champions League. Quarterfinals. First matches. April 1st. Europa League. Quarterfinals. First matches . Russian Championship. Premier League. 4th round. April 3. "Amkar" - "Sibir", CSKA - "Zenit", "Anzhi" - "Alania", "Spartak-Nalchik" - "Rostov". April 4. "Tom" - "Spartak" M, "Terek" - "Wings of the Soviets", "Saturn" - "Rubin", "Lokomotiv" - "Dynamo". First division. 2nd round. March 30--31.

The Moscow Prosecutor's Office protects Deputy Yuri Luzhkov from the investigation The Moscow Prosecutor's Office, as Vremya Novostei learned, canceled the resolution of the capital's department of the Investigative Committee to initiate a criminal case against the Deputy Mayor of Moscow for control over investments and contracts, Chairman of the Committee for Control and Regulation of Investment Programs of the City (Moskontrol) Alexander Ryabinin.

In Gothenburg yesterday, an agreement was signed between the American Ford Motor and the Chinese Geely on the sale of the Swedish passenger car manufacturer Volvo. The ceremony took place in the presence of Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping, who arrived in Sweden on an official visit in connection with the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, and Swedish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry Maud Olofsson.

The Constitutional Court took over the magistrates' courts Last Friday, the Constitutional Court again examined the norms of the Civil Procedure Code (CCP). This year, the Constitutional Court held several meetings at which applicants complained that, for various reasons, they were deprived of their constitutional rights to appeal due to procedural prohibitions. Now so-called “third parties” have begun to complain.

Hotline numbers in connection with explosions An official representative of the mayor's office said that for questions related to the fate of the victims, you can call 622-14-30 and 688-03-25 (Moscow Metro Administration) and 624-34-40 (Prefecture of the Central District of Moscow). The hotline number in the Central Administrative District is 912-37-39. The emergency response hotline number is 626-37-07.

Europeans will have to adjust the length of the famous river in reference books An inquisitive German scientist found an error in the measurements of the Rhine. Biologist Bruno Kremer from the University of Cologne calculated that the length of this European river is not 1320 km, as was believed for many years, but just over 1230 km, ITAR-TASS reports. The extra kilometers in the parameters of the Rhine, as the scientist suggests, appeared due to a banal typo.

Dmitry Medvedev wants to abolish alcohol limits for drivers President Dmitry Medvedev introduced a bill to the State Duma prohibiting driving with any level of alcohol in the blood. The head of state has fulfilled the promise he made at the end of last year - after parliament approves the presidential amendments, the criterion by which traffic police inspectors now determine the degree of intoxication of a detained driver should disappear from the legislation.

In St. Petersburg, they are looking for traces of the missing relatives of the murdered Ingush oppositionist Traces of the missing relatives of the murdered Ingush oppositionist, owner of the website “Ingushetia.org” Maksharip Aushev, have been found in St. Petersburg. Relatives of the victims and their lawyers spoke about this at a meeting with journalists at the St. Petersburg Institute of Regional Press.

February 26 -- March 26, 2010 “Politicians Through the Eyes of the Media,” a joint project of “Vremya Novostei” and the “Medialogia” company, are ratings of political figures who are most actively discussed in the federal press and on central TV channels.

40 points from a native of Guadeloupe Basketball. NBA. Regular season. “Washington” – “Utah” – 87:103, “New Orleans” – “Portland” – 101:112, “Golden State” – “Dallas” – 90:111, “Chicago” – “New Jersey” – 106:83, “Houston” – “Lakers” – 101:109. Playing his first season in the NBA, Guadeloupe native and French passport holder Rodrigue Bebois played an incredible match.

The first Sergei Kuryokhin awards were presented Last Thursday, in the still poorly heated hall of the former Priboy cinema, the ceremony for presenting the first prize to Sergei Kuryokhin took place an hour late and lasted until midnight.

An anniversary exhibition of vintage cars took place in Moscow Yesterday, the Oldtimer Gallery exhibition of vintage cars finished its work in Moscow. The only specialized exhibition of technical antiques in Russia and the largest in Eastern Europe was held in the capital for the 15th time. This year, private collectors, restorers, Russian classic car clubs and collection bureaus demonstrated their unique exhibits.

Vasily Ivanchuk won the prestigious tournament in Nice The traditional “Amber Tournament” with the participation of most of the strongest grandmasters ended in Nice with the victory of the Ukrainian grandmaster Vasily Ivanchuk.

Two weeks after the signing of the Russian-American START treaty, an informal meeting of the foreign ministers of NATO member countries will be held in Tallinn on April 22-23. The heads of foreign affairs departments of 28 states, among other issues, will consider the North Atlantic Alliance's nuclear disarmament policy. The agreements between Russia and the United States on the issue of reducing strategic offensive weapons are encouraging NATO leadership to clarify their own nuclear priorities.