Basketball
Zenit newcomer Nate Mason: St Petersburg easier to settle into
American Nate Mason says he has met no real difficulties in St Petersburg, is fully fit after a hard year and calls Zenit more than ready for the Uralmash opener.
Saratov
Ex-Avtodor Saratov Coach Nikolai Arzyamov Dies at 80
Nikolai Arzyamov, who helped build Saratov's Avtodor basketball club and trained generations of players, has died; a farewell ceremony is set for 17 September.