SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia - Zenit St. Petersburg ensured it will finish the year as Russian Premier League leader after beating Rubin Kazan 1-0 on Wednesday.Zenit, hunting its first title since 2012, stretches its lead to seven points ahead of reigning champion CSKA Moscow with one more round of matches to go ahead of the three-month break for the Russian winter.Belgian midfielder Axel Witsel scored Zenits 68th-minute winner in the snow in Kazan, tapping in a cross from Jose Salomon Rondon.Winger Alexander Ryazantsev hit the post in the first-half with a low placed shot and then struck the crossbar shortly after the break with an effort from range.Zenit went into the game having lost three of its last four matches in all competitions. Manager Andre Villas-Boas told Russian media he was very proud of his team after a very important win.FC Krasnodar had the chance to take second place and keep Zenits lead at five points, but could only manage a 1-1 draw in a derby game with Kuban Krasnodar and now sits third. Mauricio Pereira put Krasnodar in front in the first half, before Gheorghe Bucur levelled for Kuban.Igor Armas put the ball in the net for Kuban on 71 minutes but it was ruled offside.In other results Wednesday, Lokomotiv Moscow rose to fourth with a 1-0 win over Ural Yekaterinburg, Dame NDoye scoring a late winner. Torpedo Moscow edged away from the relegation zone with only its third league win of the season, a 1-0 victory over Terek Grozny.On Tuesday, reigning champion CSKA beat Amkar Perm 2-1, with Finland midfielder Roman Eremenko scoring a second half stoppage-time winner, his second goal of the game.Also Tuesday, FC Ufa beat bottom-placed Arsenal Tula 1-0. Nike Shoes Cheap Wholesale . - A mixed martial arts fighter who changed his name to War Machine was ordered Friday to stand trial in Nevada state court on 34 felony charges including attempted murder, sexual assault and kidnapping that could get him life in prison for allegedly attacking his porn star ex-girlfriend and her friend. Nike Shoes Cheap .C. -- Carter Ashton had a pair of goals and added an assist as the Toronto Marlies downed the Charlotte Checkers 5-2 on Saturday in the American Hockey League. http://www.nikeshoescheapchina.com/. -- Martin Kaymer never lost sight of opportunity even amid so much evidence of trouble in the closing stretch Sunday at The Players Championship. Nike Shoes Cheap China . - The Minnesota Vikings have ruled Christian Ponder out for Sundays game at Baltimore, because the quarterback has not yet passed all of his post-concussion tests. Authentic Nike Shoes Wholesale . The team announced the defensive coordinator will not be offered a contract extension.DETROIT - The Detroit Red Wings put goalie Jimmy Howard on injured reserve Sunday after he was carted off the ice during Saturday nights game at Washington.Howard has a groin injury. The Red Wings called up goalie Tom McCollum on Sunday from Grand Rapids of the AHL.General manager Ken Holland said the team thinks Howard will be out until the All-Star break, but that is pending an ultrasound Monday — and depends on how the goaltender feels in a few days.The 25-year-old McCollumm has appeared in 21 games for Grand Rapids this season, going 10-8-3 with a 2.dddddddddddd33 goals-against average and a 0.911 save percentage. He has won his last five starts.Howard was hurt attempting to make a save on Troy Brouwers goal in the first period. After Washington dumped the puck in, Howard stopped it behind the net and started back around front, but Brouwer got to the puck first. Howard — coming from the left — stretched trying to make the save. ' ' '