“Rīgas Zeļļi” and “VEF Rīga” | Photo: Andris Grīnbergs The “Pafbet” Latvian Basketball League (LBL) final series between “VEF Rīga” and “Rīgas Zeļliam” will begin on Thursday, May 9, informs the Latvian Basketball Association (LBS). As Salvis Mētra, director of the Latvian basketball leagues, confirmed to LETA agency, an agreement has been reached with the… Read More »
Lithuanian and Dutch 3×3 basketball teams | Photo: FIBA Closed today in the Japanese city of Ukonomiya the second qualification tournament of the Paris Olympic Games in 3×3 basketball. The ticket to the Olympics was won by the Dutch 3×3 team, which beat Lithuania 19:15 in the decisive match. This was already the second mutual… Read More »
Tomas Stolzermanis | Photo: “F4 SEA” Latvian racing driver Tomas Štolcermanis won the seventh place “Formula 4” on Sunday at the Mizano circuit (F4) in the third race of the first stage of the Italian championship, but he was eighth in the stage standings. The 16-year-old pilot of the “Prema” team, Stolcermanis, started in the… Read More »
Rihards Bukarts | Photo: Guntis Lazdāns/LHF Latvian ice hockey team forwards Rihards Bukarts and Mārtiņš Dzierkals shared their impressions of the game against Norway in a conversation with LMT. It has already been announced that the Latvian national team defeated the Norwegian national team 8-0 yesterday in the last test match before the world championship.… Read More »
Jaime Mungia and Canelo Alvarez | Photo: Al Powers Last night in the US city of Las Vegas, Mexican boxer Canelo Alvarez (61-2-2) with a unanimous decision of the judges provided to his compatriot Haim Mungi (43-1) the first loss in his career, while defending his title of absolute champion in the second middleweight category… Read More »
“Valmiera FC” | Photo: Jānis Līgats “Valmiera” will meet with RFS, and “Auda” with “Riga” in the match of the 11th round of the “Tonybet” Latvian Football Premier League today. The match will start at 2 p.m. at the Valmiera Olympic Center stadium, and two hours later “Auda” will host “Riga” at the “Skonto” stadium,… Read More »
Anthony Edwards | Photo: Minnesota Timberwolves Last night, in the National Basketball Association (NBA), the second round of the “play-off” in the Western Conference began with a victory for the Minnesota “Timberwolves”, who are away with 106:99 beat the champions Denver Nuggets. The Timberwolves got off to a great start as the Nuggets dominated the… Read More »
Jānis Timma | Photo: Santiago de Campos “Obradoiro” Latvian basketball player Jānis Timma scored 18 points on Saturday in the victory of Santiago de Compostela's “Obradoiro”, represented by him and Jānis Strēlnieks, in the Spanish top league (ACB) in the game, while Andrzej Pasechnik scored 12 points in Palencia's win in Bilbao. Santiago de Compostela's… Read More »
Latvian hockey team | Photo: LHF The Latvian men's ice hockey team will meet Norway today in its last test match before the World Championship in “Rīga Arena”. The match will start at 16:00, broadcast live on TV6. On Friday, the Latvians lost to the Norwegians in extra time with 0:1. The goal of the… Read More »
Luka Doncic | Photo: Dallas Mavericks Last night in the National Basketball Association (NBA) Dallas Mavericks beat the Los Angeles Clippers in the sixth game of the Western Conference play-offs 114:101celebrating a 4-2 series win. Kyrie Irving scored 30 points for the winners, while Luka Doncic had 28 points and 13 assists. Norman Powell scored… Read More »