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Current injuries a huge blow

The head coach of the Latvian national men's ice hockey team, Ted Nolan, believes that the current injuries to the team's potential leaders are a huge blow, but that this will be a good opportunity for some of Latvia's nearest reserves to prove themselves.
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Daugavins put on waivers

The NHL's Ottawa ''Senators'' put Latvian forward Kaspars Daugavins on waivers, North American media report.
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Rublevska and Cerkovskis third in Modern Pentathlon World Cup mixed relay

Latvia's Jelena Rublevska and Deniss Cerkovskis on Sunday placed third in mixed relay during the second stage of Modern Pentathlon World Cup in Brazil.
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"VEF'' wins final VTB regular season game

‘’VEF Riga” closed its VTB United League regular season Sunday with a key victory 98:95 over Krasnodar ‘’Lokomotiv-Kuban”, resulting in sole possession of fourth place in Group B.
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Latvian football team play 1:1 draw against Lichtenstein

The Latvian national football team play 1:1 draw against Lichtenstein in a World Cup qualifier.
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Daugavins scores his first NHL goal of the season

Latvian forward Kaspars Daugavins scored his first NHL goal of the season, however, his Ottawa ''Senators'' lost to the Boston ''Bruins'' 1:2.
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''Ventspils'' through to BBL finals

Latvian basketball club ''Ventspils'' defeated Estonian basketball club Tallinn ''Kalev/Cramo'' 78:65 in a second-leg Baltic Basketball League (BBL) semifinals match, thus winning on aggregate and advancing to the BBL finals.
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Latvia takes on Liechtenstein in World Cup qualifier this evening

The Latvian national football team will take on Liechtenstein in a World Cup qualifier this evening. The match will be played in Vaduz (Liechtenstein) and will kick-off at 8:30 p.m. (Latvian time).
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Riga ''Dinamo'' victorious in KHL Hope Cup finals

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.
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Kulda signs with NHL's Winnipeg ''Jets''

Latvian national team defenseman Arturs Kulda officially signed with the NHL's Winnipeg ''Jets'', according to North American media.
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Entertaiment & Arts

20 000 Euro Prize Money Paid out to Artists

On 6 July, awards ceremony and opening of the juried exhibition “Martinsons Award” marked the end of the 2nd Latvia International Ceramics Biennale. The biennale was part of the Latvian centenary programme and was organised with a view to developing contemporary ceramics as a discipline, promoting cooperation among the Baltic states and commemorating the artistic legacy of Pēteris Martinsons, who is widely considered the father of Latvian contemporary ceramics.