Али́са За́йкина победи́ла на турни́ре в Алма́ты
Russian skater Alisa Zaikina won the junior women’s event at the Denis Ten Memorial in Almaty, scoring 206.05 points. Two other Russian skaters finished second and third.
Russian skater Alisa Zaikina won the junior women’s event at the Denis Ten Memorial in Almaty, scoring 206.05 points. Two other Russian skaters finished second and third.
Viktor Mushtakov of Altai Krai placed third in the 1,000-meter race at the Kolomna Kremlin Cup. The event brought together 260 speed skaters from Russia and Belarus.
Russian goalie Igor Shesterkin scored into an empty net as the New York Rangers beat Tampa Bay 5–1. He became the first goalie in Rangers history to score a goal.
Russia topped the team standings at the World Sambo Cup in Dushanbe, winning 45 medals. Athletes competed in three forms of sambo, including events for blind athletes.
Russia’s under-15 football team beat Tajikistan 7–0 in a friendly match in Khushёri. Matvey Rodionov scored four goals.
Six-year-old Lian Yunzhi of China set the women’s 3×3 Rubik’s Cube average world record twice in three days. Her latest official average was 4.27 seconds.
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl beat Avangard Omsk 2–1 on September 18, winning its sixth KHL game in a row. Artyom Kuzin scored his first goal in the league.
Liudmila Samsonova beat top seed Marta Kostyuk to reach her first WTA semifinal of 2026 in Guadalajara. She then lost to Peyton Stearns in the semifinal.
The International Skating Union rejected Kamila Valieva’s appeal after withdrawing her neutral-athlete status. Valieva and three other Russian figure skaters cannot currently compete in ISU events as neutral athletes.
Karen Khachanov reached the US Open semifinals for the second time. Alexander Zverev won their September 11 match in straight sets, with tiebreaks in the last two sets.