Sport

Vilnius BC Wolves wants to suspend activities, asks LKL to suspend its license

June 12, 2025

BC Wolves Twinsbet, a Vilnius-based basketball club founded and owned by businessman Gediminas Žiemelis, intends to suspend its activities for two years and has asked the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) [..]

Sport

Football fan dies in stadium fall as Portugal wins Nations League

June 10, 2025

By Christoph Lother and Christian Kunz, dpa. A football fan died during Portugal’s Nations League final win against Spain in Munich on Sunday, the European football body UEFA has confirmed. [..]

Sport

More tickets available for Latvia’s EuroBasket 2025 games starting June 4

June 3, 2025

Starting Wednesday, June 4 at 12:00, basketball fans can purchase additional tickets for Latvia’s group stage games at the FIBA EuroBasket 2025 via the official ticketing site www.eurobasket2025.lv. These tickets [..]

Sport

Estonian Olympic mountain biker Janika Lõiv’s coach brings new training regime

May 30, 2025

Mountain biker Janika Lõiv has a new coach, Norwegian national Ove Sollie. With the aim of building up the two-time Olympian’s endurance, speed, and technical skill. The partnership is not [..]

Sport

Austria stuns Latvia to make QF

May 22, 2025

By Andrew Podnieks. Austria overwhelmed Latvia 6-1 this afternoon to claim fourth place in Group A and a spot in the quarter-finals on Thursday. It was a disappointing loss for [..]

Sport

Thousands of Bayern fans celebrate Müller: “Merci and bye-bye”; Possible US move

May 19, 2025

Thousands of Bayern Munich fans gathered in the city’s main Marienplatz square on Saturday to celebrate the success of the men’s and women’s football teams, but also to say farewell [..]

Sport

Knicks eliminate Celtics in game 6 blowout, advance to east finals

May 17, 2025

The New York Knicks crushed the defending champion Boston Celtics 119–81 in Game 6, securing their first trip to the Eastern Conference Finals since 1999. Dominating on both ends, the [..]

Sport

Reports: Leverkusen’s Frimpong set for Liverpool move

May 14, 2025

Full back Jeremie Frimpong is reportedly the next man to leave Bayer Leverkusen as he has been heavily linked with a move to Premier League champions Liverpool. Kicker sports magazine [..]

Sport

Latvians survive French scare

May 11, 2025

By Andrew Podnieks. Eduards Tralmaks scored at 2:02 of the third period to break a 1-1 tie and send Latvia on their way to a cruciual 4-1 win over France. [..]

Sport

Leverkusen coach Alonso says he will leave club, no word on Madrid

May 11, 2025

By Mark Meadows, dpa. Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso has announced he will leave the club at the end of the season, but he did not comment on reports linking [..]

Sport

Porziņģis contributes as Celtics crush Knicks for first win in series

May 11, 2025

Kristaps Porziņģis, still playing through illness, helped the Boston Celtics secure their first win in the Eastern Conference semifinals. In 19 minutes off the bench, he scored 5 points from [..]

Sport

Davis Cup returns to Tallinn After 25 Years

May 11, 2025

The Davis Cup returns to Tallinn in September, marking the first time in a quarter-century. The Kalev Sports Hall will host the World Group II match between Estonia, led by [..]

Culture, Lithuania, Sport

Kaunas: A “Pretty Fly” getaway for music lovers and sports fans

February 25, 2025

Flights to Kaunas offer swift access to a city that is increasingly attracting global music icons such as Justin Timberlake, Kylie Minogue, Robbie Williams, and OneRepublic to their tour itineraries. [..]

Europe, Sport

European sports stars encourage citizens to vote in European elections

May 31, 2024

Footballers, football clubs, tennis tournaments, and Paralympians have joined in with the EU’s #UseYourVote campaign ahead of the European Parliament elections on 6-9 June. Leading footballers including Belgian Red Flames [..]