moving onto the ice now to continue our look around each and every of the twenty three kontinental hockey league clubs our man robert downey in this week and metal magnitogorsk to cast his eye over the pride of the city that is metallic. strike world are in his heart that's what this team has consistently done to be gone one of the giants of russian and european ice hockey three time domestic champions two time you're a leak winners little from you the worst one of russia's largest industrial in mining cities are more often than not labeled a spade words in every tournament he put a spade in meanwhile the kontinental hockey league and its major trophy the garden club remains elusive. goal of the city of others from season to season we have the same aim planes are potential and get to the finals just as simple as that the kids shell has become a much stronger competition recently so the season must be even tougher. nevertheless middle can get significant during foresman for the challenge ahead and you head coach a killer little committee for the good girl and go finals in two thousand and nine an

ridgetop but it's even hard to hold on to the summit of worse the undisputed powerhouse of the kontinental hockey league with a third gay chelsea isn't underway because inside is still the only club to have lifted the league's top trophy the gaar in cup this isn't the snow leopards received yet another boost to their roster after signing one of the league's top scorers marcel hossa going up at r.k. for if he were rich something else will. kill this team has a boy kind of experience where you know they wanted to championship so. that's why i came here of course i want to win something in my pocket. is legal. it's very tough tough for all to get for the covering of. this thing to change washington but you are saying to three years of. course the falls are going to be for just three think. although a strong lineup is not often enough to secure a long term success. as brightest stars in russian internationals i would say more rows of indonesia review of don't just appear out of the blue they need to be home . for tea went on a mission to the republic of their stand to find their hokie team's best kept secre

i know kontinental hockey league it's a great leak and and when i when he talked to me. and told me that they want me here in moscow in spite of i didn't have to think about it too much and i made decisions but you said two years ago you thought. enough is enough then you feel that you can can be back on the highest level why didn't you go back to two two to the n.h.l. chimerica because they because they didn't offer you a contract or or you just don't want to play in the jury that he would the or the. i don't know we've been. for me a contract or not but like i said i said goodbye to the n.h.l. completely i made my speech i i said thank you to my teammates to go to doing sort of any station and was there any other real reason then just the you know we want we want to stanley cups with that being said. you know if you win something sometimes you feel like that's enough you don't need anything to prove to yourself . and so while you can use mentally compared it continues to still be competitive if you don't have anything to prove there can't be anything bigger than the st

the undisputed host of the kontinental hockey league with a third get under way because inside is still the only club the league's top trophy the degree of. this isn't the snow leopards received yet another boost to their roster after signing one of the league's top scorers marcel hossa you know your party for anyone rich something else will. feel this team has a. good experience where you know they wanted to championship so. that's why i came here of course i want to win something in my pocket. when is legal. it's going to be tough tough for all to get for the capitol but i think this thing didn't change washington very much saying to all three years of. course. what else you can do for just remembering thank you all for all the strong lineup is not often enough to secure a long term success. as brightest stars in russian international scene moros of indonesia the repeal of don't just appear out of the blue they need to be home. r t you went on a mission to the republic of their stan to find out their whole kitty was best kept secret the secret of continuous success first and foremost

i stuck in amsterdam oh moscow have failed to grab an early jointly in the kontinental hockey league off to slide into their second straight defeat this time at the hands of after my biggest it was a back and forth very few rules with securing a five four when less than a minute into overtime but i'm sure blanco a hero for them it also finished in overtime in the only other game of the day set a game but not see letting the winner in let a few makes to one defeat beaches. tennis now and verizon are over says she's disappointed with her performance in the final of the us open after the russian lost in straight sets to defending champion comply so the rival had beaten the belgian in their team that is meetings that often cost of richard being a mystic. it's easy to control the final hour actually practically six two six one of a trade it's u.s. open title. i continue getting into the match with which things were that i didn't do well in those two matches that i had that i lost to and obviously the one that woman was to me like i said before one of the most disappointing losses that i'v

one day old on the third kontinental hockey league season has already thrown opposite champions are humbled by merger club. or something like this of course the cape charles only ever champions taking on the team depleted of star names but the squad. upset the courtesy of a superb opening third where they finished zero up. and giving hope to underdogs everywhere. let's stay with the league age is just a number as far as the els most high profile signing of the year dominic is concerned forty five years of age the czech native and two time hart trophy winner is ready to open a new chapter of his career here in moscow rich poor flea takes up the story. has been pretty much everything there is to. gold medal for the stanley cup and even if you. have to be cheer. for missing privileges trophy cabinet ok children are income people arguing hage completely made you think of. it was a difficult decision i think i felt like. i won big. red wings. won the championship. in the czech republic and i thought something still inside me and i also play hockey and to play a cage. it's something new for me an

now let's wish our attentions of the kontinental hockey league for a moment where nine games took place on tuesday and let's bring up that scoreboard . you live breeze through c.b.d. five one tractor lost at home to. the army men from st petersburg claimed their first victory on home ice this season in a match against blondes but needed the shoot out. also won on the road in the moscow region against. matches were held in moscow and she is they were sparked talk fine that it broke its losing streak after defeating love. and says cowher also victorious in the capital after a thrashing after the least belorussian and left both playing at home as well. kazakhstan finds out how they'll play in the first round of the davis cup next year in wednesday's draw they reached the top tier of men's tennis following victory over switzerland last week richard reports on how the central asian nation has achieved so much success on the court in such a short period of time. because extern is a country and its young capital astana some awards bold a song on the sporting from the country starting to catch

i stuck in amsterdam and moscow had failed to take an early joint lead in the kontinental hockey league after sliding to their second straight defeat this time at the hands after my release it was a back and forth a. five four with less than a minute into overtime under a shade blanco the hero for them but also finished in overtime in the only other game of the day said again we're not skiing in the we're not in the he makes two one defeat of the. tennis now and vera zvonareva says she's disappointed with her performance in the final of the us open after the russian lost in straight sets to defending champion compliance does so on the rival had beaten the belgian in their two previous meetings but after its posters admitted she'd love. complete control of the final she wrapped up a six two six one victory within an hour the so if you ask you can try to think of her career. i can't even you getting into the match with which the things were that i didn't do well in those two matches i lost to an obviously the one that woman with me like i said before one of the most disappointing loss of

now the clash billed as the game of the weekend in the kontinental hockey league have a distinctly individual flavor to it on saturday denise putting his name in lights . off guard for their third straight win the visitors were the first to get on the scoreboard just three minutes in what i'm on getting on with the lead. responded five minutes later the old converting on the breakaway i'm there was plenty more to come from the youngster midway through the second the young forward does it all himself with the hosts on top. of completing his first career huck trick with an empty netter to see the album cards late in the game three one in the final stewards now a sitting pretty. russia's female busta ball team are through to the second group stage of the world championships in the czech republic softer they reported their third consecutive win over argentina this time seventy seven fifty nine the final score thus finishing top of group d. to prove into the next stage the united states spain on reading champions or st are the other on the fitted squads. that put the bad a wall full record out of

of the oldest darby's in russian ice hockey added another chapter on friday night in the kontinental hockey league this time. city rivals spartak in a comeback thriller as robert ford on the no reports. spark down versus denominate on the page board or ice there is always something more than one thousand titles at stake when it comes to derby like this first of all it's a matter of honor friday's game so both teams with new jokers in hand post sport out expected a significant boost in their performance deciding one of the greatest not more interest in the history of the game chad the many caution that blue and whites are now led by the legs narrow the best cake show killed each of the last season the visitors or the first to open the scoring as the new still but the struggle through this part of the past is the dominant there are not a spark that rushed to lies and succeeded neither wished misty here making it one one although it was the number who seemed to have taken the game to control by the first intimation the home side quarterback taking the lead through the gate open call early in the seco

on capital clash the first moscow darby of the kontinental hockey league season see sparks and. he's been a top fifty player for the best part of a decade and earned some six million dollars in prize money but what really drives me reaching a grand slam final a prospect that's never been closer for the moscow fight usually is into the semifinals. is best ever singles place in a major tennis tournament tough a five set win over stanislaus for the way he did it in new york after breaking the swiss player serve in the second game of the fifth twenty eighth there will never. be able to resist the sporting winds to stir up an epic encounter but it was the russian he finished the stronger three six seven six three six six three six three the final score i. know if usually is to make it into the decider he'll have truly shocked the world such rough. in the last for the world number one taking care of fellow spaniard fernando verdasco in straight sets nervy opening set forgotten about quickly. seven five six three six four of the top seed moving ever closer to the only grand slam crawl

on to ice hockey know where there were three matches up for consideration in the kontinental hockey league heading into the weekend garden cup with cars managed to overcome bronco underdogs finding the net twice in the last period five three out ended in his on left to him it came from behind a ploy to nara win over u h c four three. or so off home side and how about all this. and that brings us finally to the greens where there is nothing between charlie we and mark could chart the top of the b.m.w. championship leaderboard the per heading the way at the halfway stage in illinois now defending champion that's tiger woods nine shots behind at the start of the day didn't alter at the end of it his seventy two marking the first time woods as open with consecutive runs or over par coghill since you will see the role that amateurs now despite battling an infection could charm homage to part two or straight birdies on the back nine truly enjoyed top six on he's got we for company up the sum it up to the so i think korean marked sixty eight on friday here just to shop clear of market meaning the

the twenty eighth of july two thousand and nine the kontinental hockey league strike killed three term in the chills when the recently gave to the returns to russia to join a chill side middle can give a good risk. scored by a russian born player in the n.h.l. unique skating skills combined with outstanding defensive ability all these cool beats have made exploit the point through its three great players in one so would good one of the most outstanding russian ice will keep players ever do the food of the urals to money that bores can particular. my brother played a few years back my father was in good contact with the former management former director of the team and former manager of the team and my brother played pretty well for this club few years back especially in play offs so in connection with war there and interest always were. very big compared to other clubs and annoying but worse pretty solid hockey club but i don't write for players were you. i mean really good luck runs in the services and also. financially very stable and also it was a dream of mine and my family also to

brings us finally to my psyche where the third kontinental hockey league season is now upon us our correspondent richard van port and for a one on one with the league's president alexander medvedev we acknowledge the challenges ahead for europe's biggest club competition but added every year things are getting brighter of course as a long term projects but just after two years you have the project is going in the right direction obviously. so would you. come so. far away so the canadian and american news agencies see the cage shell as a perhaps a bit of a retirement home for players come back to russia and millions of dollars towards the end of a careers but i think he's shown this year especially with the question of getting a walker for instance that he could have pushed off but really actually became seriously looking to attract talent to stop playing at the top of their ability. actually my film i give the four is one of the top players. in your score. and they show a steal of course the shows are all polar concept one who has the best simply the best and or all the best players respect for

for every i stuck in amsterdam or moscow have failed to take an early joint lead in the kontinental hockey league after sliding to their second straight defeat this time at the hands after mobilise it was a back and forth a. five four when less than a minute into the overtime under a shade blanco the hero for them but also finished in overtime in the only other game of the day that he gave a not screaming match in the when i met a few makes two one defeat of the chance. tennis now and vera zvonareva says she's disappointed with her performance in the final of the us open after the russian lost in straight sets to defending champion kim clijsters so the rival had beaten the belgian in their two previous meetings but after its pluses a pretty cheap low interest rate is in complete control of the final she wrapped up a six two six one victory within an hour or so of us open title of her career. i continue getting into the match with which things were that i didn't do well in those two matches that i lost and obviously the one that woman with me like i said before was the most disappointing loss of d

often than not labeled a spray birds in every tournament they put a spade in meanwhile the kontinental hockey league and its major trophy the garden cup remains elusive. goal is if you know that from season to season we have the same game planes are potential and get to the finals just a simple as that the kid chill has become a much stronger competition recently so this season must be even tougher. nevertheless mental health gets significant during foresman for the challenge ahead and you head coach gary hay killer little committee to the good girl and go finals in two thousand and nine and really was named the league's best goalie then and pull his coach the pull of the ural mountains of course here is like a lot of experience in this game has been reading i guess you see all the flags up in the roof so this team is know how doing and there's lots of experienced players so. of course we have a lot like a new coaching staff and we have a new system there's some new players and it's always take a while you know everybody to get used to used to this systems and. and i think like like every other way.

twenty five twenty two six three kontinental hockey league resumes on tuesday after a day's break with nine games taking place this evening we'll update you on those as they get underway but for now let's review what happened on sunday sell about your life for their first defeat of the season at the hands of jaromir yonkers drawing regulation over time and eventually winning the shootout in kazakhstan a double by brandon help local side. a little. bit to he made a hard home victory against the least by four points he needed overtime to overcome . six five the final score there. another three games to place on sunday words. believes new converts from hunting we won scott st petersburg last game four of six this season by way of. overtime there as well and find that a lot of the. needed the shootout to determine their winners well victory two points going to the cup holders. and finally it's still four years ago before the next world cup but fans in the football crazy brazil are already being. some international action as the homeless world cup got underway at the copacabana beach to giv

are talking and in all moscow have failed to take an early joint lead in the kontinental hockey league after sliding to their second straight defeat this time at the hands of afghan would be least it was a back to their host securing a five four win less than a minute into overtime on the day the hero for them it also finished in overtime the only other game of the day there but not skin netting the winner in the two one defeat of the chads. the last grand slam of the season and we're going to have to wait a bit longer for a conclusion rain has postponed the men's final at the u.s. open until monday novak djokovic was due to play rafael nadal on sunday evening at flushing meadows in new york but bad weather delayed the final for a year running well no such problems on the hardwood in the stumble where the usa. have been crowned basketball world champions after defeating house to eighty one point two sixty four to go gave the turks their first lead fifteen faulting midway through the gate and called to the heavens around the company quickly turn the game their way and they found themsel

now let's check on the latest scores in the kontinental hockey league where seven games were played on sunday and sell about you live stuff with their first defeat of the season at the hands of jaromir joggers ave guard draw in regulation and overtime and the home side eventually winning the shootout in kazakhstan a double of brandon but chance he helped local side bar is beat and usually comes if he may got a hard earned home victory against after mobilise five four and looking at the needed overtime to overcome moscow reagents lines sixty five the final score there . another three games took place on sunday words in a moscow top the league's new converts bugrov scott st petersburg last game four of six this season the latest by wales or pedal three two in overtime there as well and finally in left the arena and of course because i needed the shootout to determine the winner victory and two points going through the garden cup holders are bars. cycling now and after coming into existence just last year a russian team cut off at capture their first major title as they won the same class

champion nine hundred ninety eight today dominick starts his first season in the in the shoes kontinental hockey league with the club spartak moscow. welcome to the show thank you very much for being with us well first of all. two thousand eight. hundred time. but. now you decided to come to that. decision. in two thousand and eight we wanted a couple weeks. and i thought like. i said to be n.h.l. but never said completely hockey so after taking off i decided to play again i play for chick when i started to play hocking pattern to be say i was born instead i played hockey up twenty five before i left the n.h.l. . so i. wonder championship in. and. after that i felt like there is something still inside me i can still play and compete on the highest level and. then came they came to people from from from spot of talk to me and start talking to me and i decided to continue by in kontinental hockey that's why i'm here for. another reason which is. why he inspired that is because of militia vision and who is a check and who is sponsoring skill which is that is that true. the coach of my new coach is definit

twice talking and now moscow have failed to take an early lead nearly jointly in the kontinental hockey league after sliding to their second straight defeat this time at the hands of after one. the least it was a back and forth. with the host securing a five four win less than a minute into overtime on the great ship olenka the hero for them it also finished in overtime in any other game of the day. netting the winner n.f.t. him two one defeat of the chaps. now it is the last grand slam of the season and we're going to have to wait a bit longer for a conclusion ryan has postponed the men's final at the u.s. open until monday another joke of it was due to play rafael nadal on sunday evening at flushing meadows in new york but bad weather delayed the final for a. running no such problems on the hardwood in the stumble where the usa have been crowned basketball world champions after defeating host eighty one points to sixty four had to go to clue gave the turks their lead at fifteen fourteen midway through the opening quarter but kevin durant's and company quickly turn the game their way and than

now let's check on the latest scores in the kontinental hockey league where seven games were played on sunday. after the season at the hands of. the home side eventually when the shootout in the. local. home. for. the final score. three games took place on sunday were. game four of six this season by way of. overtime there as well and finally in. a shootout to determine the winner victory and two points. cycling now and after coming into existence just last year russian protein kudzu shall have captured their first major title as they won that simplicity cation as the last of the three grand sores of the season. got to show up to local favorites as the parnate to the coveted title by twenty nine seconds and were no small debts and cambridge riggins who incidentally hails from spain with thirty one year old finished fourth overall while also placing high in the points being of the mountains and combination classifications russia's carpets also contributed to the two for success after clocking the thirteenth fastest time individual honors went to the way of its island and chance in the b

now let's check on the latest scores in the kontinental hockey league where seven games were played on sunday. for their first defeat of the season at the hands of jaromir youngers. draw in the regulation and overtime and the home side eventually winning the shootout in kazakhstan a double by brandon but help local side bar is. initially comes in it's even got a harder home victory against often will be at least five four and local machine needed overtime to overcome moscow reagents plops six five the final score in that one. another three games took place on sunday were. the league's new comers you draw three one st petersburg last game for six this season by way of. overtime there as well and find that in a lot. of the shootouts to determine the winner victory and to poise going to the garden cup holders of bars. cycling now and elsewhere coming into existence just last year russians seem cut you shall have captured their first major title as they won the team classification of the last of the three grand source of the season. but you shut the local favorites case depart and they do

animal here and that are stun and maybe its magic power helps the cousin side to dominate the kontinental hockey league for the last three years but now it's time for us to leave form and get a gorski to find out more about him not a giant of the russian hockey. are better than they are r.t. some for russia. moving to cycling now a slow but that's a valid stigma took on as in stage seventeen of love oil tales the research done wednesday after tuesday's rest day rushes denise minshull fall they rob a bank team was the second falls to stay in the spanish town of benefield the stage itself was a four to six kilometer individual time trial world champion five and conscious favorite cycling shonar and the swiss battled his way to the top small early on bob he was soon pushed down to second by main shelf a double lovewell to a winner of the day obviously belonged to valid sounds of the twenty five year old age to seek along there either of surprise the odds by winning his first major a stage with a time of fifty two minutes and forty seven seconds when chance a new body meanwhile regained the overall lead fr

the twenty eighth of july two thousand and nine the kontinental hockey league strike gold three time in the chill stanley golf winner surrogate returns to russia to join a chill side middle income given. scored by a russian born player in the n.h.l. unique skating skills combined with old standing defensive ability all these qualities have made expertly point zero is three great players you want to know what good one of the still standing russian ice will be players ever do the food of the year rules to monitor boris from particular. my brother played a few years back my father was in good contact with the former management former director of the team and former manager of the team and my brother played pretty well for this club few years back especially in play offs so connection were or there and interest always were. very big compared to other clubs and annoying but worse because they sold hard to club brought up the rights for players who are here. i mean a really good market and the services also. financially very stable and also it was a dream of mine and my family also to play

you know ice hockey the merry go round continues at the top of the kontinental hockey league with dinamo moscow climbing to the summit after a come from behind win at home to atlanta the capital club mantra third period fight back chalk up their fifth straight win breathing down their neck is scarse and petersburg had better spartak moscow. also in the shoot following their finally beating of the chairs processed out and talk radio two one. moving on and cycling has been rocked by another drug scandal after three time tour de france champion alberto contador has tested positive for a banned stimulant and been suspended from the sport contango has admitted a tiny amount of clenbuterol was found in his system after one of the stages of this year's tour de france where the spaniard went on to win the yellow jersey for a third time the stimulant use the flow of oxygen in the blood stream has now been suspended by the sport's governing body the u.c.i. was a contador says he's been the victim of food contamination with his two year ban it's something new to all this confirmed. he got it but i'