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Riga “Dinamo” wins KHL Hope Cup

KHABAROVSK- Today, Latvian ice hockey club Riga “Dinamo” defeated Russian ice hockey club Khabarovsk “Amur” 5:3 in the fourth game of the Kontinental Ice Hockey League's (KHL) Hope Cup finals, thus winning the post-season tournament. “Dinamo” won the best-of-five series 3-1. Rodrigo Lavins, Oskars Cibulskis, Gunars Skvorcovs, Vitalijs Pavlovs and Martins Bicevskis scored the goals for “Dinamo,” while Evgenii Orlov, Anton Poleschuk and Timofey Shishkanov scored the goals for “Amur.” As reported, Riga “Dinamo... Full story...

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RIGA - The Latvian government decided on Oct. 30 that Latvian medalists at this year’s London Olympic and Paralympic games will receive their cash awards in full, reports LETA. BMX gold medalist Maris Strombergs will receive 100,000 lats (142,000 euros), beach volleyball pair Martins Plavins and Janis Smedins, who won the bronze in London will receive 27,000 lats each. Furthermore, Latvia...

Oct 31, 2012 - It’s snow joke for Estonia...

RIGA - Estonia’s Under 17 national football team will have to wait until Nov. 10 to see if they can qualify for the 2013 UEFA Under 17 championships elite round as their match against Wales on Oct. 26 was abandoned after 26 minutes due to a blizzard in Tallinn. Rather than collecting Horse Chestnuts and brightly colored autumn leaves, last weekend’s weather better suited snowbal...

Oct 17, 2012 - Copacabana dreams fading...

RIGA - Dreams of the Copacabana and the Maracana in the summer of 2014 remain no more than that after the latest round of World Cup qualifiers saw Estonia and Latvia fail to keep pace with the top teams in their respective FIFA World Cup qualifying groups, while only Lithuania appear to have any realistic chance of staying in contention for a place in Brazil. Only the top team in each of th...

Oct 03, 2012 - Good form marred by more injuries...

RIGA - Kaia Kanepi’s return to the tennis court has been short-lived but successful with a trip to the final of the KDB Korea Open. In spite of ongoing heel injuries that have sidelined Kanepi for significant parts of the 2012 season and left her looking on at a number of major tennis tournaments, the 27-year-old Estonian continues to produce the best tennis of her life. The right-han...

Oct 03, 2012 - New season, new look for BBL...

RIGA - Basketball in the Baltics will have a different feel to it this winter with the Baltic-wide Baltic Basketball League (BBL) debuting in October under a completely new format. Since first appearing on the Baltic basketball scene in the winter of 2004/2005, the BBL has undergone a number of changes, but perhaps none are as revolutionary as those made during the summer of 2012. In its in...

Sep 19, 2012 - New bike trend takes to the streets...

RIGA - This summer Riga has undergone something of a fixie revolution, with fixed-gear bicycles now a staple part of Riga’s scenery. At the fore of fixie riding in Latvia are the founding fathers of one of Riga’s hippest brands, Tru Fix Kru, Toms Alsbergs, Ingemars Dzenis and Arturs Pavlovs. The trio caught up with Jared Grellet to help explain the rise of the current fixie phenomen...

Sep 05, 2012 - Baltic nations prep for WC Qualifiers...

This week the national football teams of all three Baltic States begin their journey to do what no one from their country has done before in attempting to qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Despite each country having reason for optimism ahead of the qualifying campaign, which begins on Sept. 7, it will take nothing short of a major miracle for any of the three nations to advance past the fir...

Aug 22, 2012 - Latvia: Europe’s California...

RIGA - Latvia can rightfully claim to be the California of Europe following on from their success in beach volleyball and BMX at the recently completed Summer Olympics in London. Latvia returned home from England’s capital with two medals, both of which came in sports that have their roots firmly embedded in southern California. The biggest surprise was in men’s volleyball, where ...

Aug 08, 2012 - Kanter denies Alekna a fourth Olympic medal...

RIGA - Estonian Gerd Kanter has denied elder statesman Virgilijus Alekna what may well be the Lithuanian legend’s final chance to claim an Olympic medal, by beating Alekna into the bronze medal position in the men’s discuss in London. At 40 years of age and already with two Olympic golds and a bronze to his name, Alekna went into London seeking what may well be his last hope of ...

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