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Moscow army team has defeat Estonia national team in the friendly game. This game was playing in the training camp of our team which is took place in Tallinn. 4000 spectators came to Saku arena to see it.

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Yesterday Moscow Amy team went to Tallinn where they will have a training camp; also there they will celebrate the New Year party. 12 players went to the capital of Estonia.

Today the forward of CSKA Viktor Khryapa today has passed the medical tests about the injury after the game against Ural-Great. Doctors said that because of the injury of the ligamentof the right leg he will miss 7-10 days.

After the game against Ural-Great CSKA was celebrating the New Year party. The management of the club has given players two days of rest. They used it to spend this time with their families. Only Sergey Panov has participated in the party.

The confrontation between CSKA and Ural-Great has left only basketball frameworks a long time ago. The pregame show always was a visit card for the Perm club. In the game against Moscow Army team hosts tried to show their best.

Today Moscow Army team went to Perm by the charter flight from the airport Ostafievo. There they will play the last game of this year against local Ural-Great, the finalist of the last Russian Championship.

Yesterday Army junior team played in a control game against Chehov Hawks, bronze winners of the tournament of the Moscow Region. Having good advantage after the first quarter (30-13), CSKA finished to the final buzzer with 26-point difference: 99-73.

Before the game between CSKA and Zalgiris the game between fans of two teams has taken place. Russian fans defeat Lithuanian team 81-26.

With a perhaps unexpected veteran star supplying a blast from the past, the latest edition of an historic rivalry saw CSKA top Zalgiris 90-81 in Moscow on Thursday. The Russian champs now hold at least a share of first place in Group B at the season’s halfway mark.

Today in PBC CSKA Euroleague marketing consultant Marshall Glickman has meet with Russian journalists. Arrival of one of the key figures of the strongest continental basketball league is connected to the beginning of the preparation to the Moscow Final Four which will take place in the our capital next season.

Today evening Zalgiris came to Moscow. Right after arriving to the airport they went to the hotel Aerostar which is situated near the USH CSKA. Duethe messages that Sabonis can stay in Lithuania he came. At the hall of the hotel he answered the questions of Russian journalists.

The game against CSK Samara didn’t become a serious test for the Moscow Army team. CSKA have turned the result of the game after the second quarter winning with 31-10. After it coach staff could use all players.

On December, 11 CSK Samara came to Moscow after the finishing of the third World army games in Italy. Today in the evening they had first practice in USH CSKA. 12 players will participate in the game against CSKA Moscow. Vladimir Sharko will substitute injured guard Viktor Maltsev.

Five rounds of the regular season of the Euroleague passed before the player of CSKA Marcus Brown became the MVP of the week. It is symbolic that he won this title in Tel-Aviv, the city where Final Four will be situated.

A comeback that won’t be forgotten soon by those who witnessed it saw CSKA Moscow end Maccabi’s undefeated season with a stunning 84-87 Group B win in Tel Aviv on Thursday. It was only stunning because CSKA had trailed by 19 points midway through the third quarter.

At least three people were killed today afternoon and 18 were injured in an explosion on Yehuda Halevy street in Tel Aviv. An incident has taken place in five minutes drive from the hotel where CSKA players are living now.

Today Moscow army team came to Israel by the regular flight of Transaero. CSKA moved to the game against the leader of group B with the strongest roster. Only Egor Vialtsev stayed in Moscow.

As well as in the first round of the Junior Basketball League CSKA junior team started the round from the game against Konti St.Petersburg. The game with this team was the most strong for our players in the first round.

CSKA junior team played against Khimki-2 as a preparation to the second round of Junior Basketball League which will take place in Tula. The Army team controlled the game from the first minutes and won with 24-points leading: 95-71.

The game in Saint-Petersburg became the last check for CSKA before the road game in Euroleague against Maccabi Tel-Aviv. Obviously, coach staff of our team decided to give a rest American center Victor Alexander. Dragan Tarlac changed him in the starting five.

Without the injured Darius Songaila, there was no clear leader for CSKA in the game with Slask. If, of course, you don’t count the typically strong play of J.R. Holden. Nonetheless, by the end of the first quarter, CSKA lead 17-11. And they successfully build on the lead up until halftime, helped by excellent team defense and missed easy shots by the Slask players.

The contract for allocating the 2005 Final Four venue was signed by CSKA and Euroleague representatives today in Moscow, confirming that Moscow’s majestic Olimpiyskiy arena will host the 2005 Final Four.

Dusan Ivkovic: It was very tough game, very difficult for my team who fight all 40 minutes. This night we played one non-balanced game for the reason that Skipper used the zone defense for 37 minutes at least when we adapted to it.

A giant fell in Group B to start Week 5 on Wednesday as Skipper Bologna ended CSKA’s undefeated season with an end-of-game rally for a 70-71 road win in Moscow. Hanno Mottola’s 2 free throws with 4.6 seconds left completed a 2-12 finishing run for Skipper after CSKA had led by 9 points with 3 minutes to play.

By the invitation of the CSKA management CEO of Euroleague Jordi Bertomeu will visit the game against our team and Skipper Bologna.

Today Skipper Bologna came to Moscow. In the evening Italian team had a 2-hour practice in the USH CSKA. The head coach of the team Jasmin Repesa took for the game against CSKA 12 players.