In brief 
TBT#549 [ Mar 21, 2007 ]
The Latvian soccer club Dinaburg was disqualified ...

Lietuvos Rytas qualifies for ULEB Cup final  
TBT#549 [ Mar 21, 2007 ]
VILNIUS - Lithuanian basketball team Lietuvos Ryta...

Estonia, Russia to face off on football pitch 
TBT#549 [ Mar 21, 2007 ]
TALLINN - In what has been one of the most anticip...

In BRIEF 
TBT#547 [ Mar 07, 2007 ]
Lithuanian strongman Zydrunas Savickas, 31, took t...

Crazed fans stop basketball game 
TBT#547 [ Mar 07, 2007 ]
VILNIUS - An SEB Basketball League game between Z...

First-ever Ice Cricket World Championship ends in draw 
TBT#547 [ Mar 07, 2007 ]
TALLINN - The first-ever Ice Cricket World Champio...

In BRIEF 
TBT#545 [ Feb 21, 2007 ]
Division II leaders Tartu Rock trounced seventh-pl...

Swedes dominate Tartu Marathon 
TBT#545 [ Feb 21, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Swedish competitors filled most of the t...

In BRIEF 
TBT#543 [ Feb 07, 2007 ]
The Baltic Basketball League saw an exciting All S...

Brazilian wins MVP of the month 
TBT#543 [ Feb 07, 2007 ]
VILNIUS - Brazilian Marcelo Machado has won the Ja...

Latvian biathlete banned from World Championships 
TBT#543 [ Feb 07, 2007 ]
RIGA - Latvian biathlete Ilmars Bricis was banned ...

Sports in briefs 
TBT#541 [ Jan 24, 2007 ]
Baltic Basketball League team Nevezis Kedainiai sn...

Lithuanian NBA star joins the Warriors 
TBT#541 [ Jan 24, 2007 ]
NEW YORK - Lithuanian NBA player Sarunas Jasikevic...

Latvian takes sixth place in Dakar Rally 
TBT#541 [ Jan 24, 2007 ]
RIGA - Motorcyclist Janis Vinters (KTM) won the fi...

In brief 
TBT#540 [ Jan 17, 2007 ]
Olympic and world champion discus thrower Virgilij...

Baltics celebrate first dome-covered soccer field 
TBT#540 [ Jan 17, 2007 ]
RIGA - Riga is officially home to the Baltics’ fir...

Sports in brief 
TBT#536 [ Dec 06, 2006 ]
After losing to Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius, SEB basket...

Latvia’s best, face to face 
TBT#536 [ Dec 06, 2006 ]
RIGA - Riga saw an exciting game last week when La...

In brief 
TBT#535 [ Nov 29, 2006 ]
Lithuanian climber Vladas Vitkauskas and hot-air b...

Lithuania rakes in the gold 
TBT#535 [ Nov 29, 2006 ]
VILNIUS - It’s not often that a country boasts thr...

In brief 
TBT#534 [ Nov 22, 2006 ]
Lietuvos Rytas (SEB) surprised many on Nov. 16 whe...

Nevezis enjoys SEB winning streak 
TBT#534 [ Nov 22, 2006 ]
VILNIUS - The Baltic Basketball League is in full ...

In brief 
TBT#533 [ Nov 15, 2006 ]
The Latvian Soccer Federation has decided that for...

Balloonists to break world altitude record 
TBT#533 [ Nov 15, 2006 ]
VILNIUS - Two Lithuanians are hoping to set a new ...

In brief 
TBT#532 [ Nov 08, 2006 ]
Former NHL and current Moscow CSKA goalkeeper Pete...

Point guard earns MVP of the month award 
TBT#532 [ Nov 08, 2006 ]
RIGA - American point guard Curtis Millage, who pl...

Prokopcuka claims second New York Marathon victory 
TBT#532 [ Nov 08, 2006 ]
RIGA - Latvia’s Jelena Prokopcuka earned her secon...

In brief 
TBT#531 [ Nov 01, 2006 ]
Latvia’s Ernests Gulbis set national tennis histo...

Lithuanian basketball takes on Europe 
TBT#531 [ Nov 01, 2006 ]
VILNIUS - Lithuanian basketball fans will be spend...

Sports in brief 
TBT#530 [ Oct 25, 2006 ]
A new museum will be opened next year in Latvia, d...

Latvia to play world champion Spain in EuroBasket 
TBT#530 [ Oct 25, 2006 ]
RIGA - The Latvian national men’s basketball team ...

Sports in brief 
TBT#528 [ Oct 11, 2006 ]
Lithuania beat the Faroe Islands 1-0 in their Grou...

Latvia delivers cold blow to Iceland 
TBT#528 [ Oct 11, 2006 ]
RIGA - Latvia claimed their first 2008 Euro Cup qu...

Lithuania bids farewell to head basketball coach  
TBT#528 [ Oct 11, 2006 ]
VILNIUS - Antanas Sireika, who in 2003 led the Lit...

In brief 
TBT#527 [ Oct 04, 2006 ]
Lietuvos Rytas finished one of its best basketball...

Estonia shows Newcastle best effort, but fails to win 
TBT#527 [ Oct 04, 2006 ]
TALLINN - The Levadia Tallinn soccer club traveled...

Sports in brief 
TBT#526 [ Sep 27, 2006 ]
The Lithuanian women’s basketball team lost 79-73 ...

Latvia qualifies for European Championships 
TBT#526 [ Sep 27, 2006 ]
RIGA - The Latvian women’s basketball team notched...

Lithuanian climbing team makes Mount Ararat history 
TBT#526 [ Sep 27, 2006 ]
VILNIUS - A group of Lithuanians, led by world tra...

Sports in brief 
TBT#525 [ Sep 20, 2006 ]
Latvia beat Denmark 78-66 in the final Group D qua...

Lithuania keeps their eyes on the prize 
TBT#525 [ Sep 20, 2006 ]
VILNIUS - The Lithuanian women’s national team has...

Sports in brief 
TBT#524 [ Sep 13, 2006 ]
The Lithuanian soccer team lost 2:1 (0:0) to Scotl...

Tallinn applies to host judo competition  
TBT#524 [ Sep 13, 2006 ]
TALLINN - The City of Tallinn, together with the E...

Lithuania misses first world  
TBT#524 [ Sep 13, 2006 ]
VILNIUS - The Lithuanian women’s basketball team m...

In brief 
TBT#523 [ Sep 07, 2006 ]
Lithuanian basketball players Darius Lavrinovic an...

Lithuania set on EURO 2008 
TBT#523 [ Sep 07, 2006 ]
Lithuania played an impressive 1-1 EURO 2008 quali...

Latvia-Sweden game yields little hope for Euro 2008 
TBT#523 [ Sep 07, 2006 ]
RIGA - If it wants to qualify for Euro 2008, the L...

In brief 
TBT#522 [ Aug 30, 2006 ]
The Latvian national soccer team’s head coach, Jur...

Lithuania misses chance at World Championship medal 
TBT#522 [ Aug 30, 2006 ]
VILNIUS - The Lithuanian national men’s basketball...

In brief 
TBT#521 [ Aug 23, 2006 ]
The Vilnius TV tower, which is the tallest constru...

Estonians join Homeless World Cup 
TBT#521 [ Aug 23, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Six homeless Esto-nians will compete in ...

In brief 
TBT#520 [ Aug 16, 2006 ]
Latvia’s FK Ventspils, the nation’s strongest prem...

Balts shine at Euro Championships 
TBT#520 [ Aug 16, 2006 ]
RIGA - Baltic athletes flexed their exceptional tr...

In brief 
TBT#519 [ Aug 09, 2006 ]
Lithuanian Basketball Team Lietuvos Rytas added th...

Lithuania tunes up for World Basketball Championships 
TBT#519 [ Aug 09, 2006 ]
VILNIUS - The Lithuanian men’s basketball team los...

For the love of a good wind 
TBT#518 [ Aug 02, 2006 ]
It’s a blustery day, and the Bay of Tallinn is whi...

In brief 
TBT#517 [ Jul 26, 2006 ]
Palladium, one of Estonia’s most successful compet...

New legislation favors Lithuanian basketball star 
TBT#517 [ Jul 26, 2006 ]
VILNIUS - Lithuanian Parliament passed an amendmen...

In brief 
TBT#516 [ Jul 19, 2006 ]
A 200-kilometer bicycle path along the Lithuanian ...

Savickas smashes world record, wins Grand Prix 
TBT#516 [ Jul 19, 2006 ]
RIGA - In front of hundreds of enthusiastic onlook...

In brief 
TBT#515 [ Jul 12, 2006 ]
Lithuanian cyclist Edita Pucinskaite, riding for t...

Rally driver dies in championship accident 
TBT#515 [ Jul 12, 2006 ]
RIGA - Latvian rally champion Gatis Vilcins died i...

Italy wins World Cup after Zidane sees red 
TBT#515 [ Jul 12, 2006 ]
RIGA - Italy won the World Cup for the first time ...

In brief 
TBT#514 [ Jul 05, 2006 ]
The Latvian men’s volleyball team beat Romania 3 –...

Breaking basketball borders 
TBT#514 [ Jul 05, 2006 ]
VILNIUS - It was a dream come true for Lithuanian ...

In brief 
TBT#513 [ Jun 28, 2006 ]
The traditional nude run on Midsummer night was he...

Ansip unveils Michael Park memorial 
TBT#513 [ Jun 28, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip unv...

In brief 
TBT#512 [ Jun 14, 2006 ]
Latvian hockey fan Dainis Krievs has not managed t...

FLYING SAUCER 
TBT#512 [ Jun 14, 2006 ]
Discus has always been a popular sport in the Balt...

World championship organizers look back with satisfaction 
TBT#512 [ Jun 14, 2006 ]
RIGA - Prime Minister Aigars Kalvitis has awarded ...

In brief 
TBT#511 [ Jun 07, 2006 ]
A team of 60 Estonians are planning to climb Mt. K...

Let the World Cup craze begin 
TBT#511 [ Jun 07, 2006 ]
RIGA - if you are not aware that the 2006 World Cu...

FINAL DESTINY 
TBT#511 [ Jun 07, 2006 ]
BC Kalev/Cramo won the Estonian Championship’s fin...

In brief 
TBT#510 [ May 31, 2006 ]
Riga vice-mayor Almers Ludviks and the City Counc...

Daddy big bucks 
TBT#510 [ May 31, 2006 ]
Although the BBC reported last week that Latvian b...

U.S.A. beats Latvia in final World Cup friendly 
TBT#510 [ May 31, 2006 ]
RIGA - The U.S.A. notched up an unconvincing 1-0 v...

In brief 
TBT#509 [ May 24, 2006 ]
The Riga municipal police fined 567 people for var...

Barcelona reign supreme in Europe 
TBT#509 [ May 24, 2006 ]
RIGA - One of the most eagerly-anticipated Champio...

Sweden takes Championship gold 
TBT#509 [ May 24, 2006 ]
RIGA - May 21 marked the World Championship’s fin...

In brief 
TBT#508 [ May 17, 2006 ]
The Lithuanian weight lifting federation is planni...

Week two round-up 
TBT#508 [ May 17, 2006 ]
Slovenia was relegated to Division I following its...

North Americans squash Latvia’s dream 
TBT#508 [ May 17, 2006 ]
RIGA - In the end, Latvia bowed out of this year’s...

In brief 
TBT#507 [ May 10, 2006 ]
Latvian ice-hockey player Sandis Ozolins was arres...

Latvia shocks, inspires and dissapoints  
TBT#507 [ May 10, 2006 ]
RIGA - Latvia’s opening match against the Czech Re...

Off the ice 
TBT#506 [ May 03, 2006 ]
The Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) semifinals ...

In brief 
TBT#506 [ May 03, 2006 ]
Latvia’s most popular ice-hockey defenseman, Sandi...

Let the party begin 
TBT#506 [ May 03, 2006 ]
RIGA - Latvia is about to go ice hockey crazy. Fin...

Venues 
TBT#505 [ Apr 26, 2006 ]
Reconstruction to bring Skonto Stadium (E.Melngail...

In brief 
TBT#505 [ Apr 26, 2006 ]
Latvia’s first Soviet-era car race will be held on...

In brief 
TBT#504 [ Apr 19, 2006 ]
Lietuvos Rytas became the new SEB Baltic Basketbal...

Olympic athlete leads hunger strike 
TBT#504 [ Apr 19, 2006 ]
RIGA - Latvia’s Olympic bronze medalist, Martins R...

Star goalie to sit our of world championship 
TBT#504 [ Apr 19, 2006 ]
RIGA - Latvia’s star ice-hockey goalie, Arturs Irb...

Dutch maestro gives Russian soccer new hope 
TBT#504 [ Apr 19, 2006 ]
RIGA - Guus Hiddink became the new coach of the Ru...

In brief 
TBT#503 [ Apr 12, 2006 ]
For the third year in a row, Lithuanian diplomats ...

Skonto may be headed for extinction 
TBT#503 [ Apr 12, 2006 ]
RIGA - Fed up with the state of Latvian soccer, Sk...

Lithuanians and Latvians vie for final six 
TBT#503 [ Apr 12, 2006 ]
VILNIUS - In the final weekend of the Baltic Baske...

In brief 
TBT#502 [ Apr 05, 2006 ]
Representatives of the Latvian Olympic Committee w...

Zalgiris disappoints new coach 
TBT#502 [ Apr 05, 2006 ]
VILNIUS - It was a difficult last couple of weeks ...

In brief 
TBT#501 [ Mar 29, 2006 ]
Latvian biathlete Ilmars Bricis lost his chance fo...

Lithuanian tycoon stirs up more turmoil 
TBT#501 [ Mar 29, 2006 ]
RIGA - The Scottish Premier League side Hearts and...

In brief 
TBT#500 [ Mar 22, 2006 ]
Lithuanian SEB basketball team Neptunas Klaipeda o...

Lithuanian teams struggle in the Top 16 
TBT#500 [ Mar 22, 2006 ]
VILNIUS - In week 4 of the Euroleague Top 16, both...

In brief 
TBT#499 [ Mar 15, 2006 ]
Young athletes in Riga are injured most often whil...

Champions League draw reunites friends and enemies  
TBT#499 [ Mar 15, 2006 ]
RIGA - The Champions League quarterfinal fixtures ...

Belokons considers English soccer team 
TBT#499 [ Mar 15, 2006 ]
RIGA - Latvian banker Valerijs Belokons still has ...

In brief 
TBT#498 [ Mar 08, 2006 ]
Former Latvian hockey coach Kurts Lindstrems, whos...

Kaunas Zalgiris stuck in basketball rut 
TBT#498 [ Mar 08, 2006 ]
VILNIUS - For the second week in a row, Euroleague...

In brief 
TBT#497 [ Mar 01, 2006 ]
Arturas Poviliunas, Lithuania’s Olympic Committee ...

Balts celebrate a victorious Winter Games 
TBT#497 [ Mar 01, 2006 ]
RIGA - The 2006 Winter Olympics ended with its tra...

In brief 
TBT#496 [ Feb 22, 2006 ]
In order to promote Latvia and the 2006 World Ice-...

Hockey fans ecstatic over tie 
TBT#496 [ Feb 22, 2006 ]
RIGA - Latvia’s Olympic ice-hockey team was anythi...

Estonians rack up the gold 
TBT#496 [ Feb 22, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Cross-country skiers Kristina Smigun and...

In brief 
TBT#495 [ Feb 15, 2006 ]
Days after figure skater Michelle Kwan bowed out o...

Top 16 draw sets Euroleague ranks 
TBT#495 [ Feb 15, 2006 ]
VILNIUS - On Feb. 13, as sports fans around the wo...

Estonians light up in gold-medal glow 
TBT#495 [ Feb 15, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Estonian cross-country skier Kristina Sm...

Latvian sets Winter Games history 
TBT#495 [ Feb 15, 2006 ]
RIGA - Latvian luger Martins Rubenis made history ...

In brief 
TBT#494 [ Feb 08, 2006 ]
About 1,000 ice-hockey fans will support the Latvi...

Latvia wishes good luck to largest-ever Olympic team 
TBT#494 [ Feb 08, 2006 ]
RIGA - It is the largest team in Latvian Olympic h...

In brief 
TBT#493 [ Feb 01, 2006 ]
Latvian ice-hockey goalkeeper Arturs Irbe was chos...

Banker considers buying English football club 
TBT#493 [ Feb 01, 2006 ]
RIGA - Latvian banker Valerijs Belokons could beco...

Lithuania, Estonia get tough draw 
TBT#493 [ Feb 01, 2006 ]
TALLINN - The Euro 2008 qualifying draw, announced...

Lithuanian cyclist faces suspended jail time 
TBT#493 [ Feb 01, 2006 ]
VILNIUS - A French court has sentenced Lithuanian ...

In brief 
TBT#492 [ Jan 25, 2006 ]
Latvia’s parliamentary sports sub-committee has in...

Ice-dancing duo make flashy comeback 
TBT#492 [ Jan 25, 2006 ]
LYON - After nearly six years off the rink, Lithua...

Lithuanian teams struggle to earn back reputation 
TBT#492 [ Jan 25, 2006 ]
VILNIUS - Both Kaunas Zalgiris and Vilnius Lietuvo...

In brief 
TBT#491 [ Jan 18, 2006 ]
Investigators have filed charges against three for...

Latvian team withdraws after tragic accident 
TBT#491 [ Jan 18, 2006 ]
RIGA - After a tragic accident in which a 10-year-...

In brief 
TBT#490 [ Jan 11, 2006 ]
Vilks Studija, a Latvian film studio, is shooting ...

Lietuvos Rytas dominate one-sided game 
TBT#490 [ Jan 11, 2006 ]
VILNIUS - The SEB Baltic Basketball League picked ...

Martin bows out of World Championship 
TBT#490 [ Jan 11, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Estonia’s star rally driver, Markko Mart...

In brief 
TBT#488 [ Dec 21, 2005 ]
Lithuanian swimmer Vytautas Janusaitis (photo) won...

Lithuanian swimmer may represent Qatar 
TBT#488 [ Dec 21, 2005 ]
VILNIUS - Lithuanian swimmer Rolandas Gimbutis wil...

Olympic Committee president quells rumors 
TBT#488 [ Dec 21, 2005 ]
RIGA - Jelena Rublevska, Latvia’s Olympic pentath...

In brief 
TBT#487 [ Dec 14, 2005 ]
During an SEB Baltic Basketball League game on De...

Latvia wins one, loses another 
TBT#487 [ Dec 14, 2005 ]
RIGA - SEB Latvian Basketball team Barons/LU retu...

In brief 
TBT#486 [ Dec 07, 2005 ]
New York marathon winner Jelena Prokopcuka and wei...

Lithuanian teams score Euroleague victory 
TBT#486 [ Dec 07, 2005 ]
NUREMBERG - Zalgiris Kaunas reached first place in...

LFF to keep identity of match-fixers confidential 
TBT#486 [ Dec 07, 2005 ]
RIGA - The Latvian Football Federation announced t...

In brief 
TBT#485 [ Nov 30, 2005 ]
Janusas Loputis, who headed the Lithuanian footbal...

Lithuanian cyclist faces eight-month sentence 
TBT#485 [ Nov 30, 2005 ]
VILNIUS - A French court has charged Raimondas Rum...

Estonian soccer coach to stay on  
TBT#485 [ Nov 30, 2005 ]
TALLINN - The Estonian Football Association has re...

In brief 
TBT#484 [ Nov 23, 2005 ]
okov took three gold medals in the men’s 105-kilog...

The determination of a long distance runner 
TBT#484 [ Nov 23, 2005 ]
When 29-year-old Jelena Prokopcuka recently won th...

In brief 
TBT#483 [ Nov 16, 2005 ]
Estonia held its final round of Premier League soc...

Zalgiris doesn’t miss a step in Euroleague 
TBT#483 [ Nov 16, 2005 ]
KAUNAS - Kaunas Zalgiris captured its second victo...

Honors even between Estonia and Finland in soccer friendly 
TBT#483 [ Nov 16, 2005 ]
TALLINN - Estonia scored twice in the last half-ho...

In brief 
TBT#482 [ Nov 09, 2005 ]
CSKA beat Dynamo 2-1 in a heated Moscow derby on N...

A new Romanov dynasty dawns at Hearts 
TBT#482 [ Nov 09, 2005 ]
RIGA - If a week in politics is a long time, try a...

Latvian wins New York Marathon, draws world attention  
TBT#482 [ Nov 09, 2005 ]
RIGA - Latvia’s Jelena Prok-opcuka brought a wave ...

In brief  
TBT#481 [ Nov 02, 2005 ]
The Tallinn Art Hall, Goethe Institute and Estonia...

FK Riga and Dinaburga dream of Europe 
TBT#481 [ Nov 02, 2005 ]
RIGA - With Liepaja Metalurgs already crowned cham...

In brief 
TBT#480 [ Oct 26, 2005 ]
Latvian auto-racing duo Matiss Mezaks and Arnis Ro...

Lithuanian tycoon creates a stir in Scottish soccer 
TBT#480 [ Oct 26, 2005 ]
RIGA - In an extraordinary few days at Scottish Pr...

In brief 
TBT#479 [ Oct 19, 2005 ]
Last season’s basketball club “Riga” player Uldis ...

2006 World Cup qualifying group phase decided 
TBT#479 [ Oct 19, 2005 ]
RIGA - At long last the qualifying group stages fo...

In brief 
TBT#478 [ Oct 12, 2005 ]
The Lithuanian Football Federation has submitted a...

Lithuania, Estonia jump into premier league season 
TBT#478 [ Oct 12, 2005 ]
VILNIUS/TALLINN - The basketball premier league ha...

Serbia-Montenegro sails past Lithuania, eyes on World Cup 
TBT#478 [ Oct 12, 2005 ]
VILNIUS - Group 7 leaders Serbia and Montenegro st...

In brief 
TBT#477 [ Oct 05, 2005 ]
Virgilijus Alekna, the Olympic and world discus ch...

Lithuanian strongman sets three world records 
TBT#477 [ Oct 05, 2005 ]
VILNIUS - Lithuania’s world-champion weight lifter...

Liepaja emerges from Skonto shadow with Championship gold 
TBT#477 [ Oct 05, 2005 ]
RIGA - After 47 years, Liepajas Metalurgs has fina...

In brief 
TBT#476 [ Sep 28, 2005 ]
Latvia will ratify the UNESCO anti-doping conventi...

Ventspils wins Latvia's Cup, third year in a row 
TBT#476 [ Sep 28, 2005 ]
RIGA - FK Ventspils won the Latvian Cup on Sept. 2...

Lithuania loses to France, winds up in fifth place 
TBT#476 [ Sep 28, 2005 ]
VILNIUS - Lithuania’s national basketball team won...

In brief 
TBT#475 [ Sep 21, 2005 ]
Leavander Johnson (photo) underwent brain surgery ...

Latvia flunks out of Euro basket 
TBT#475 [ Sep 21, 2005 ]
RIGA - Latvia won’t be joining its close neighbors...

Martin's co-driver killed in Wales 
TBT#475 [ Sep 21, 2005 ]
TALLINN - Michael Park, co-driver for the Estonian...

Lithuanians celebrate victorious weekend 
TBT#475 [ Sep 21, 2005 ]
VILNIUS - Three games – three striking victories. ...

Baltic teams fall by the World Cup wayside 
TBT#474 [ Sep 14, 2005 ]
With another round of qualifiers out of the way, i...

Cost of Ice-Hockey World Championships could hit 7 million 
TBT#473 [ Sep 07, 2005 ]
RIGA - Along with honor, hosting the 2006 Ice-Hock...

Latvia loses sight of World Cup dream 
TBT#473 [ Sep 07, 2005 ]
TALLINN - Estonia defeated Latvia 2-1 in a 2006 Wo...

Lithuanian makes history, windsurfs across Baltic Sea 
TBT#472 [ Aug 31, 2005 ]
VILNIUS - Basketball is no longer the only sport t...

Bribed? 
TBT#471 [ Aug 24, 2005 ]
The captain of the Latvian football team reportedl...

Honorable draw with Russia not enough for Latvia 
TBT#471 [ Aug 24, 2005 ]
RIGA - A capacity crowd of 10,000 watched Latvia e...

NHL Mighty Ducks re-sign Latvian defenseman 
TBT#470 [ Aug 17, 2005 ]
RIGA - Defenseman Sandis Ozolins signed a two-year...

Estonian surprises world with javelin gold 
TBT#470 [ Aug 17, 2005 ]
TALLINN - Estonia’s Andrus Varnik turned heads whe...

Police anticipate orderly fan behavior 
TBT#469 [ Aug 10, 2005 ]
RIGA - Latvian police are hopeful that the upcomin...

Baltic athletes throw gold, silver 
TBT#469 [ Aug 10, 2005 ]
VILNIUS - Baltic athletes have swept at least one ...

Lithuania boasts Europe's best 
TBT#467 [ Jul 27, 2005 ]
VILNIUS - The best basketball player in Europe tod...

Armstrong seals his name in history 
TBT#467 [ Jul 27, 2005 ]
RIGA - Lance Armstrong lived up to his iron-man re...

Lithuania brings home U20 silver 
TBT#466 [ Jul 20, 2005 ]
VILNIUS - The boys may be teenagers, but they play...

Motorcyclist's death ruled as ‘tragic accident’ 
TBT#465 [ Jul 13, 2005 ]
RIGA - The Latvian Motor Sports Federation conclud...

FK Riga takes close derby match 
TBT#464 [ Jul 06, 2005 ]
RIGA - FK Riga beat local rivals Olimps 1-0 to win...

Pentathlon athlete reclaims title 
TBT#463 [ Jun 29, 2005 ]
VILNIUS - Lithuanian athlete Edvinas Krungolcas co...

Kirsipuu sweeps Estonian Championships 
TBT#463 [ Jun 29, 2005 ]
Jaan Kirsipuu, the first Estonian to ever win a st...

Replay in the making 
TBT#462 [ Jun 15, 2005 ]
A packed crowd of 5,000 handball fans were disappo...

Underdogs fight it out in mediocre performance  
TBT#462 [ Jun 15, 2005 ]
RIGA - Latvia squeezed past an un-fancied Liechten...

Rowdy Russian fans push the limit 
TBT#461 [ Jun 08, 2005 ]
RIGA - The Latvian Football Federation has conside...

Latvia watches World Cup slip away 
TBT#461 [ Jun 08, 2005 ]
RIGA - Latvia’s chances of qualifying for next yea...

New champs beat last year’s titleholder 
TBT#460 [ Jun 01, 2005 ]
TALLINN - Ehitustooriist became national basketbal...

Miraculous Liverpool win makes history 
TBT#460 [ Jun 01, 2005 ]
RIGA - I hate moustaches. That’s why I vowed to gr...

Thousands turn out for Tallinn’s May Run 
TBT#459 [ May 25, 2005 ]
TALLINN - Some ran, some walked, some pushed babie...

Ventspils takes sixth Championship title 
TBT#459 [ May 25, 2005 ]
RIGA - Ventspils Basketball Club is a team with a ...

Czechs steal Canadian glory 
TBT#458 [ May 18, 2005 ]
RIGA - The gold medal game of the World Hockey Cha...

British underdog ready to take on AC Milan  
TBT#457 [ May 11, 2005 ]
At long last the final on May 25 at the Ataturk St...

Latvia’s loss to Sweden takes team out of tourney 
TBT#457 [ May 11, 2005 ]
RIGA - Latvia gave both the Canadians and American...

NFL drafts first Estonian ever 
TBT#456 [ May 04, 2005 ]
TALLINN - He was granted All-American honors from ...

Latvia gives Canada something to talk about 
TBT#456 [ May 04, 2005 ]
RIGA - The Latvian national hockey team lost to wo...

ULEB cup champion 2005: Lietuvos Rytas  
TBT#455 [ Apr 27, 2005 ]
VILNIUS - Lietuvos Rytas won its first European ti...

Latvian becomes strongest man in Europe 
TBT#455 [ Apr 27, 2005 ]
RIGA - Latvia’s Viktors Scerbatihs took the Europe...

Southern university courts young Lithuanian 
TBT#454 [ Apr 20, 2005 ]
VILNIUS - Basketball fans at the University of Sou...

Champion’s League brings shock, shame and sheer delight 
TBT#454 [ Apr 20, 2005 ]
RIGA - The Champion’s League is heading for the pe...

Biedrins starts to carry weight on Warrior roster 
TBT#453 [ Apr 13, 2005 ]
RIGA - Nineteen-year-old Andris Biedrins was given...

Martin takes fifth in New Zealand rally 
TBT#453 [ Apr 13, 2005 ]
TALLINN - Estonian rally driver Markko Martin deli...

One more victory to reach the European crown 
TBT#452 [ Apr 06, 2005 ]
VILNIUS - Lietuvos Rytas will go on to play Greece...

Riga-2000champions again 
TBT#451 [ Mar 30, 2005 ]
RIGA - It came as no surprise to sports fans, but ...

Estonia passed up by Slovakia  
TBT#451 [ Mar 30, 2005 ]
TALLINN - Estonia lost to Slovakia 1:2 in a tough ...

Slovakia, Russia game preview 
TBT#450 [ Mar 23, 2005 ]
TALLINN - After a difficult start of the year – a ...

Zalgiris’ loss ends tournament hopes 
TBT#450 [ Mar 23, 2005 ]
VILNIUS - Despite a furious comeback by Zalgiris a...

Baltic teams crash out of Europe  
TBT#449 [ Mar 16, 2005 ]
VILNIUS - Lietuvos Rytas reached the ULEB Cup semi...

Lase-R wins thrilling Baltic Cup final 
TBT#448 [ Mar 09, 2005 ]
RIGA - The Latvian men’s volleyball team Lase–R wo...

Record-size Estonian Premier League kicks off 
TBT#448 [ Mar 09, 2005 ]
TALLINN - A record 150 teams in six divisions will...

Grooming the next generation of basketball stars 
TBT#447 [ Mar 02, 2005 ]
VILNIUS - When Arvydas Sabonis was asked why he op...

Versatile athlete still at top of his game 
TBT#446 [ Feb 23, 2005 ]
Erki Nool is one of the most successful and popula...

Stunning victory secures Latvia a ticket to the 2006 Olympics 
TBT#445 [ Feb 16, 2005 ]
RIGA - The horns were tooting well into the freezi...

Zalgiris keeps up 100 percent BBL record 
TBT#444 [ Feb 09, 2005 ]
RIGA - Lietuvos Rytas easily dispensed with Ehitus...

Riga hosts Olympic ice-hockey qualifiers 
TBT#443 [ Feb 02, 2005 ]
RIGA - Six ice-hockey qualification games will get...

Fierce rivals to face off again 
TBT#443 [ Feb 02, 2005 ]
TALLINN - Estonia’s Erki Nool and Roman Sebrle fro...

Zalgiris wins the battle of giants in BBL 
TBT#442 [ Jan 26, 2005 ]
VILNIUS - It was the meeting of the two best baske...

Lithuanian teams flex their muscle in BBL 
TBT#441 [ Jan 19, 2005 ]
RIGA - The second round of Baltic Basketball Leagu...

Baltic Basketball League gets off to high-scoring start 
TBT#440 [ Jan 12, 2005 ]
RIGA - The first season of the newly formed Baltic...

Shevchenko voted best player from former Soviet Union 
TBT#439 [ Jan 06, 2005 ]
RIGA - Andrei Shevchenko, who was named European p...

Skiing World Cup descends on Otepaa 
TBT#439 [ Jan 06, 2005 ]
TALLINN - The FIS World Cup, the main event of the...

Tallying up the year in sport 
TBT#438 [ Dec 22, 2004 ]
To wildly paraphrase the Frank Sinatra song, it wa...

In brief 
TBT#437 [ Dec 15, 2004 ]
Olympic relay silver medalist Marit Bjorgen of Nor...

Happy returns for Lithuania's sporting giant 
TBT#437 [ Dec 15, 2004 ]
VILNIUS - Few people can celebrate their 40th birt...

Martin leaves his mark on WRC 
TBT#436 [ Dec 09, 2004 ]
Markko Martin is not only the fastest Estonian the...

In brief 
TBT#435 [ Dec 01, 2004 ]
The Estonian cross-country skier Kristina Smigun e...

Going for more gold for Lithuania 
TBT#435 [ Dec 01, 2004 ]
The whole of Lithuania cheered when winner of the ...

In brief 
TBT#434 [ Nov 25, 2004 ]
The Slovenian national basketball champions Union ...

Lithuania notches up another vital win 
TBT#434 [ Nov 25, 2004 ]
VILNIUS - Lithuania's hopes of qualifying for ...

NHL superstars take on Riga 2000 
TBT#434 [ Nov 25, 2004 ]
RIGA - For hockey-loving Latvians, things don'...

In brief 
TBT#433 [ Nov 17, 2004 ]
There was some confusion last week surrounding the...

Martin finishes third in the WRC 2004 
TBT#433 [ Nov 17, 2004 ]
TALLINN - The World Rally Championship ended with ...

Skonto wins record 14th championship title 
TBT#433 [ Nov 17, 2004 ]
RIGA - Skonto FC won a world record 14th straight ...

In brief 
TBT#432 [ Nov 10, 2004 ]
Two key players from the Estonian national soccer ...

Scandalous finale to Lithuanian soccer season 
TBT#432 [ Nov 10, 2004 ]
VILNIUS - The Lithuanian Premier League ended in c...

Latvia mourns death of hockey great 
TBT#432 [ Nov 10, 2004 ]
RIGA - Players, officials and hundreds of fans wea...

In brief 
TBT#431 [ Nov 01, 2004 ]
The Estonian Markko Martin, a candidate for the mo...

Levadia wins Estonian Premier League 
TBT#431 [ Nov 01, 2004 ]
TALLINN - Tallinn's FC Levadia won the Estonia...

Kaunas clinches Lithuanian Cup 
TBT#431 [ Nov 01, 2004 ]
VILNIUS - After an unusual penalty shootout scenar...

In brief 
TBT#430 [ Oct 27, 2004 ]
Top Lithuanian cyclist Edita Pucinskaite will ride...

Smigun sisters ready for new season 
TBT#430 [ Oct 27, 2004 ]
TALLINN - Despite the unseasonably warm weather ri...

Lithuanian basketball mourns the loss of Stumbrys 
TBT#430 [ Oct 27, 2004 ]
VILNIUS - Lithuanian basketball was sent into shoc...

In brief 
TBT#429 [ Oct 20, 2004 ]
Latvian prosecutors have dropped their case agains...

Honors even for Latvia and Estonia 
TBT#429 [ Oct 20, 2004 ]
RIGA - In what was a tense, closely fought and oft...

Spain held to goalless draw by Lithuania on 'paddy field' 
TBT#429 [ Oct 20, 2004 ]
VILNIUS - It was a good day at the office for Lith...

In brief 
TBT#428 [ Oct 13, 2004 ]
Latvia was soundly beaten by Slovakia 4-1 in their...

In a league of their own 
TBT#428 [ Oct 13, 2004 ]
VILNIUS - Somewhere off the British coast there is...

In brief 
TBT#427 [ Oct 06, 2004 ]
Car engine failure robbed Estonia's Markko Mar...

Lithuania's Premier League comes to a head 
TBT#427 [ Oct 06, 2004 ]
VILNIUS - As the 2004 Lithuanian Premier League ne...

Lithuanian businessman courts Scottish club 
TBT#427 [ Oct 06, 2004 ]
VILNIUS - The Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich...

In brief 
TBT#426 [ Sep 29, 2004 ]
The three Baltic states each came away with a resp...

NEW PREMIER LEAGUE ORDER 
TBT#426 [ Sep 29, 2004 ]
The 24th round of games in the Estonian Premiere L...

Fun, games and a little World Cup horse jumping 
TBT#426 [ Sep 29, 2004 ]
TALLINN - They say that a country’s athletic achie...

In brief 
TBT#425 [ Sep 22, 2004 ]
Jose Antonio Camacho resigned as Real Madrid coach...

Pijpers to leave as Estonia, FC Flora coach 
TBT#425 [ Sep 22, 2004 ]
TALLINN - The Estonian national soccer team is on ...

Boxing storm to descend on Riga 
TBT#425 [ Sep 22, 2004 ]
RIGA - For some, boxing is a brutal, mindless spor...

In brief 
TBT#424 [ Sep 15, 2004 ]
Tallinn’s FC Levadia, which currently leads the Es...

19-year-old streaker threatened with prosecution 
TBT#424 [ Sep 15, 2004 ]
RIGA - There is no surer way of incurring the wrat...

Baltic teams’ World Cup campaign off to promising start 
TBT#424 [ Sep 15, 2004 ]
RIGA - Portugal effortlessly dispensed with its se...

In brief 
TBT#423 [ Sep 09, 2004 ]
Lithuania held Belgium to a 1-1 draw in its first ...

Latvia on a losing streak 
TBT#423 [ Sep 09, 2004 ]
RIGA - The sellout crowd at Riga’s Skonto Stadium ...

Estonia in top form 
TBT#423 [ Sep 09, 2004 ]
TALLINN - Who would ever have thought it. Estonia ...

Sports calendar 
TBT#422 [ Sep 02, 2004 ]
EstoniaRIDINGSat 11 - Estonian Championship (endur...

In brief 
TBT#422 [ Sep 02, 2004 ]
The Latvian Ice Hockey Federation has said that it...

Lithuania mourns basketball ignominy 
TBT#422 [ Sep 02, 2004 ]
Vilnius - It was just too good to be true. Having ...

Baltic athletes head home after successful Olympic outing 
TBT#422 [ Sep 02, 2004 ]
RIGA - All in all, it was a very good Games for th...

Sports calendar 
TBT#421 [ Aug 26, 2004 ]
EstoniaSAILINGThu 26 - Sat 28 - Estonian Champions...

In brief 
TBT#421 [ Aug 26, 2004 ]
Latvian athlete Ineta Radevica got into the sporti...

Athens Olympics marred by drug cheats 
TBT#421 [ Aug 26, 2004 ]
The Athens Olympic Games look set to break the dub...

The Baltic medal tally slowly rises in Athens 
TBT#421 [ Aug 26, 2004 ]
Latvia won its first medal at the Athens Olympics ...

In brief 
TBT#420 [ Aug 19, 2004 ]
Erki Nool is looking to repeat his gold-medal perf...

Betting operators fear match-fixing 
TBT#420 [ Aug 19, 2004 ]
VILNIUS - A majority of betting operators in Lithu...

Lithuanians demonstrate supremacy on the court 
TBT#420 [ Aug 19, 2004 ]
VILNIUS - Lithuania's basketball team got off ...

SPORTS CALENDAR 
TBT#419 [ Aug 12, 2004 ]
SAILINGThu 12 - Sun 15 - Roja RegattaVenue: Roomas...

In brief 
TBT#419 [ Aug 12, 2004 ]
Lithuania's hopes for a medal in men's bas...

Lithuanian-led Chinese look for basketball medal in Athens 
TBT#419 [ Aug 12, 2004 ]
VILNIUS - 2004 could be the year the dream falls a...

Olympic champions to earn more than a medal 
TBT#419 [ Aug 12, 2004 ]
RIGA - The Latvian Olympic Committee signed a coop...

In brief 
TBT#418 [ Aug 05, 2004 ]
Danny Williams (photo) caused a major upset when h...

All classes welcome at Parnu 2004 
TBT#418 [ Aug 05, 2004 ]
TALLINN - Many efforts have been made to build a p...

Latvian soccer league reaches halfway point 
TBT#418 [ Aug 05, 2004 ]
RIGA - After a long summer recess due to the 2004 ...

Sports brief 
TBT#417 [ Jul 28, 2004 ]
Latvian defender Igors Stepanovs has joined top Sw...

Some extreme ways to see the summer through 
TBT#417 [ Jul 28, 2004 ]
TALLINN - While numerous skate parks and the Extre...

U-20 basketball team strives for the big time 
TBT#417 [ Jul 28, 2004 ]
RIGA - The Latvian U-20 mens national basketball t...

In brief 
TBT#416 [ Jul 22, 2004 ]
Kobe Bryant (photo) has signed a new seven-year de...

The Latvian Olympic Team: 
TBT#416 [ Jul 22, 2004 ]
Track and field: Stanislavs Olijars, Aigars Fadeje...

Latvia gets ready to bag a brace of medals 
TBT#416 [ Jul 22, 2004 ]
RIGA - The Latvian Olympic Committee approved the ...

Sports calendar 
TBT#415 [ Jul 15, 2004 ]
EstoniaSOCCERUEFA Cup qualifiersThu 15 - 19:00 - F...

In brief 
TBT#415 [ Jul 15, 2004 ]
Australia's Shane Warne equaled the world bowl...

Balts make strong showing in ironman competition 
TBT#415 [ Jul 15, 2004 ]
VILNIUS - Lithuania's Zydrunas Savickas was na...

Estonia selects its Olympic hopefuls 
TBT#415 [ Jul 15, 2004 ]
TALLINN - Thirty-nine athletes and 35 auxiliary pe...

Sports calendar 
TBT#414 [ Jul 08, 2004 ]
EstoniaSOCCERInternational MatchSun 11 - 14:00 - F...

In brief 
TBT#414 [ Jul 08, 2004 ]
Estonian cyclist Jaan Kirsipuu of the AG2R Prevoya...

Latvia holds its first ever Olympiad ahead of Athens 
TBT#414 [ Jul 08, 2004 ]
RIGA - With less than 40 days left until the Olymp...

Top Latvian hockey teams move to Belarus 
TBT#414 [ Jul 08, 2004 ]
RIGA - After weeks of rumors, it's now officia...

In brief 
TBT#413 [ Jul 01, 2004 ]
Andris Biedrins was the 11th player chosen in this...

Latvia's Euro-odyssey ends in pride 
TBT#413 [ Jul 01, 2004 ]
RIGA - They came, they saw, and they didn't do...

Sports calendar 
TBT#412 [ Jun 17, 2004 ]
EstoniaSOCCERInternational MatchTue 22 - 18:00 - F...

In brief 
TBT#412 [ Jun 17, 2004 ]
Rugby world champions England were thrashed 36-3 b...

Government foots cost for showpiece stadium 
TBT#412 [ Jun 17, 2004 ]
TALLINN - Just a few days before the Euro 2004 soc...

Latvia unlucky on big stage debut 
TBT#412 [ Jun 17, 2004 ]
RIGA - Latvia almost caused a major shock on its E...

Sports calendar 
TBT#411 [ Jun 10, 2004 ]
EstoniaSOCCERInternational MatchFri 11 - 16:00 - E...

In brief 
TBT#411 [ Jun 10, 2004 ]
Tampa Bay won the Stanley Cup for the first time i...

Latvia packs its bags for Portugal 
TBT#411 [ Jun 10, 2004 ]
RIGA - In its final friendly match before the Euro...

Sports calendar 
TBT#410 [ Jun 03, 2004 ]
EstoniaSOCCEREstonian ChampionshipFri 4 - 19:00 - ...

In brief 
TBT#410 [ Jun 03, 2004 ]
The Los Angeles Lakers have reached the NBA finals...

Lembergs fears cap on foreign players in LBL 
TBT#410 [ Jun 03, 2004 ]
RIGA - Aivars Lembergs, the oil tycoon and preside...

Estonia loses to Scotland, ties with Denmark 
TBT#410 [ Jun 03, 2004 ]
TALLINN - The Estonian national soccer team underw...

In brief 
TBT#409 [ May 27, 2004 ]
Latvian cyclist Andris Nauduzs took fourth place i...

One Mile Challenge for speed freaks 
TBT#409 [ May 27, 2004 ]
TALLINN - On May 29 at Tapa airfield (near the tow...

End of soccer season shuffling begins 
TBT#409 [ May 27, 2004 ]
RIGA - The final whistle was barely up on the socc...

Nordea sponsors Latvian soccer in huge new deal 
TBT#409 [ May 27, 2004 ]
RIGA - A huge new sponsorship deal between Nordea ...

Sports calendar 
TBT#408 [ May 20, 2004 ]
EstoniaSOCCEREstonian Premiere LeagueThu 20 - 19:0...

In brief 
TBT#408 [ May 20, 2004 ]
Thailand's billionaire Prime Minister Thaksin ...

Ventspils breezes to league victory 
TBT#408 [ May 20, 2004 ]
RIGA - It's sometimes said that the only certa...

Zalgiris wins title with naked talent 
TBT#408 [ May 20, 2004 ]
VILNIUS - As predicted, Zalgiris clenched the Lith...

In brief 
TBT#407 [ May 13, 2004 ]
The Estonian Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation l...

Canada crowned hockey world champions 
TBT#407 [ May 13, 2004 ]
RIGA - They gave it their best shot, but in the en...

Lithuanian hopes to host 2007 basketball championship 
TBT#407 [ May 13, 2004 ]
VILNIUS - Lithuania was left as one of only three ...

In brief 
TBT#406 [ May 06, 2004 ]
Estonia's Formula-3 driver Marko Asmer came fo...

Mixed results in friendly soccer matches 
TBT#406 [ May 06, 2004 ]
TALLINN and RIGA - The Estonian national soccer te...

Hockey heaven 
TBT#406 [ May 06, 2004 ]
RIGA - Having just scraped through to the second r...

Highlights from the 2004 World Championship 
TBT#405 [ Apr 29, 2004 ]
The U.S.A. tied 3-3 with Slovakia in a memorable g...

Latvia scrapes through 
TBT#405 [ Apr 29, 2004 ]
RIGA - This is the kind of tournament that can tur...

In brief 
TBT#405 [ Apr 29, 2004 ]
Latvian weightlifter Viktors Scerbatihs won silver...

Sports calendar 
TBT#404 [ Apr 22, 2004 ]
EstoniaBASKETBALLThu 15 - 18:00 - EBS/Nybit - TU/R...

Champions League progresses to semifinals 
TBT#404 [ Apr 22, 2004 ]
RIGA - No one but no one could have predicted the ...

Latvia (sort of) gets ready for world championship 
TBT#404 [ Apr 22, 2004 ]
RIGA - Every Latvian hockey fan's mind is curr...

In brief 
TBT#404 [ Apr 22, 2004 ]
Zalgiris Kaunas lost an agonizing game 107-99 in o...

Sports calendar 
TBT#403 [ Apr 15, 2004 ]
EstoniaBASKETBALLThu 15 - 18:00 - EBS/Nybit - TU/R...

Champions League progresses to semifinals 
TBT#403 [ Apr 15, 2004 ]
RIGA - No one but no one could have predicted the ...

Latvia (sort of) gets ready for world championship 
TBT#403 [ Apr 15, 2004 ]
RIGA - Every Latvian hockey fan's mind is curr...

In brief 
TBT#403 [ Apr 15, 2004 ]
Zalgiris Kaunas lost an agonizing game 107-99 in o...

Sports calendar 
TBT#402 [ Apr 08, 2004 ]
EstoniaVOLLEYBALLEstonian Championship Schenker Th...

In brief 
TBT#402 [ Apr 08, 2004 ]
There was nothing funny about Zalgiris' 87 - 1...

Latvian soccer season gets underway 
TBT#402 [ Apr 08, 2004 ]
RIGA - The sun is starting to shine in Riga, women...

Latvia and Estonia in different leagues 
TBT#402 [ Apr 08, 2004 ]
TALLINN-RIGA - The friendly matches played by the ...

In brief 
TBT#401 [ Apr 01, 2004 ]
The Estonian discus thrower Aleksander Tammert bea...

Sports calendar 
TBT#401 [ Apr 01, 2004 ]
EstoniaBASKETBALLEstonian Championship, semifinalT...

Zalgiris back to form in Euroleague 
TBT#401 [ Apr 01, 2004 ]
VILNIUS - After playing only 15 minutes this whole...

Latvian hockey season draws to dramatic finish 
TBT#401 [ Apr 01, 2004 ]
RIGA - It's been a dramatic finale to the Latv...

Latvian soccer team to get team talisman 
TBT#398 [ Mar 11, 2004 ]
RIGA - On March 28 the Domina shopping mall will b...

Kaunas to build new stadium 
TBT#398 [ Mar 11, 2004 ]
VILNIUS - The Kaunas City Council passed on March ...

2004 soccer season opened 
TBT#398 [ Mar 11, 2004 ]
TALLINN - The 2004 Estonian soccer season opened l...

In brief 
TBT#398 [ Mar 11, 2004 ]
Like a good Latvian, Karlis Skrastins of the Color...

Martin wins rally in distant Mexico 
TBT#399 [ Mar 18, 2004 ]
TALLINN - Estonian racing ace Markko Martin of the...

2004 women�s ice hockey championship in Ventspils 
TBT#399 [ Mar 18, 2004 ]
RIGA - The World Ice Hockey Championship for women...

Lietuvos Rytas ends ULEB Cup campaign seven points short 
TBT#399 [ Mar 18, 2004 ]
VILNIUS - After losing 79-72 in Israel a week earl...

In brief 
TBT#399 [ Mar 18, 2004 ]
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (photo below) was named NBA Pla...