There he also attracted the attention of the then senior Russian poet Gavriil Derzhavin, who called the young Pushkin his poetic heir. The historic soccer match between Russia and Ukraine ended in disaster for the Russian team. Russian goalie Alexander Filimonov virtually scored against his own team in the last minutes of the game, knocking the ball in when trying to catch an easy shot kicked by Ukraine's Andrei Shevchenko. To add insult to injury, the Russian club Dina lost to Brazil in the finals of the Intercontinental Cup in mini-soccer. The highlight of the coming sports week will be the Moscow Ladies Kremlin Cup, opening October 16 at Moscow's Olympiysky stadium.
Organizers expect many top stars to show.
And the popular Russian player Anna Kurnikova is slated to compete as well, after a long absence from the court due to an injury. Kurnikova is ranked 15th in the world and hopes to clinch her first ATP victory here. Meanwhile, German magazine Bild ranked Kurnikova as the world's ninth sexiest woman. Joke of the week. A wolf, a bear, a fox and a moose fell into a trap.