Latvian Rider Garijs Rožkalns Abandons Le Mans 24-Hour Race Due to Mechanical Failure Latvia’s leading motorcycle racer Garijs Rožkalns was forced to retire prematurely from the Le Mans 24 Hours endurance race due to an engine failure, ending his bid to become the first Latvian to finish the prestigious French classic. The 32-year-old Rožkalns, who … Read more
Latvian Basketball Player Vītols Suspended for Racist Remarks Rūjiena, Latvia – Mārcis Vītols, a guard for Valmiera Glass/ViA, has been suspended for one game and his club fined €500 following a racially charged incident during a recent Latvijas-Igaunijas Basketbola līga (LIBL) game against Tartu Universitāte/Maks & Moorits. The incident, which occurred on March 8, 2026, … Read more
Kontiolahti, Finland – Latvian biathlete Andrejs Rastorgujevs secured an eighth-place finish in the mass start event at the Biathlon World Cup in Kontiolahti, Finland, on Wednesday. Despite a costly error in the final shooting stage, Rastorgujevs demonstrated strong skiing and precision throughout much of the race, finishing just over three minutes behind the winner. The … Read more
Latvian Biathletes Volfa and Bleidele Secure Silver and Bronze at World Junior Championships Arber, Germany – Estere Volfa and Elza Bleidele delivered a stunning performance for Latvia at the 2026 World Junior Biathlon Championships, securing silver and bronze medals respectively in the women’s junior mass start event on Friday. The Latvian duo’s success adds to … Read more
Daugavpils awards almost 10,000 euros to Samoilova for her achievements in beach volleyball 1188.lv Daugavpils municipality generously rewards world champion Samoilova Apollo.lv Samoilova: “I love Latvia with all my heart, but someone criticizes me for my last name” – Beach volleyball Sportacentrs.com World champion Anastasia Samoilova returns to Daugavpils and inspires students Daugavpils.lv World champion … Read more
60 new half-ice courts are planned to be built in Latvia 1188.lv The boom of Padeltenis reaches Latvia. Will invest 25 million in the development of “Epic Padel” courts Delphi “Piche” plans to invest 25 million euros in the creation of 60 half tennis courts liepajniekiem.lv Padel, beloved in Spain, travels across borders and becomes … Read more
Latvian forward Teodors Bļugers could return to the field after Christmas as soon as possible, the head coach of the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL) club he represents, Adam Foot, announced on Monday. This season, due to injuries, Blügers participated in only two NHL games, in which he scored one goal. The … Read more
Latvian basketball player Kristaps Porzingis’ illness and missing four games of the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA) are not related to the weakness that struck the basketball player in the spring, the website “Basketnews.com” quoted the basketball player as saying on Saturday. It has already been reported that on Friday, after missing … Read more
The International Judo Federation (IJF) has announced that Russian athletes will be able to compete with their national flag from this week. The first tournament where it will take effect will be the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam, which will take place from Friday to Sunday. In September 2022, the IJF banned Russian and Belarusian judokas … Read more
Referee Under fire: Latvian Football Federation Backs Official Amidst Post-Match Chaos Riga, Latvia – The aftermath of a tense playoff match for a spot in next season’s “Tonybet” football superleague has ignited a firestorm, with the Latvian Football Federation (LFF) stepping in to defend referee Andras Treimanis amidst accusations of misconduct and a disturbing display … Read more