(Recasts, adds details)

// Feb. 12, 2006 - 14:41 GMT

TURIN, February 12 (RIA Novosti) – Yevgeniya Medvedeva-Arbuzova of Russia won the bronze medal in the women's 15-kilometer pursuit Sunday. The gold medal went to Kristina Smigun of Estonia who overtook silver medalist Katerina Neumannova from the Czech Republic, finishing in 42 minutes, 48.7 seconds – 1.9 seconds ahead of Neumannova.

// Feb. 12, 2006 - 10:19 GMT

MOSCOW, February 10 (RIA Novosti) – Russia's national men's tennis team took a 2–0 lead over the Netherlands in day one of the first round of the Davis Cup World Group and needs only one victory in the remaining three matches to advance to the quarterfinals.

// Feb. 10, 2006 - 18:49 GMT

MOSCOW, February 10 (RIA Novosti, Olesya Karpova) – A Russian sports official ruled out any hint of doping after a skier was suspended for five days Friday in the first whiff of scandal at the start of the 2006 Winter Olympics.

// Feb. 10, 2006 - 11:27 GMT