Half-way through the Russian soccer season with this weekend marking the fifteenth out of 30 matches, Zenit Saint Petersburg sits proudly on top of Russia’s Premier-Liga, unbeaten, seven points clear over second-placed FC Rubin Kazan.Saturday’s matches brought another victory for Zenit, this time over Rostov, 3-1 away; it was Zenit’s eleventh victory in 14 games and with three draws, the Saint Petersburg side is undefeated. Second-placed Rubin Kazan defeated Dinamo Moscow in Kazan by 2-0 and first meets second next Saturday’s thriller in Moscow.
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Kings have agreed to terms on a one-year contract with unrestricted free agent left wing Alexei Ponikarovsky, Kings President/General Manager Dean Lombardi announced Tuesday.