Swiss beat Latvia 3-0
Switzerland eased to their eighth straight win in football World Cup qualifying, even affording themselves the luxury of a missed penalty, as they won 3-0 away to bottom side Latvia on Sunday.
Sevastova stuns Sharapova for second straight US Open quarterfinal
No.16 seed Latvia's tennis player Anastasija Sevastova booked her place in yet another US Open quarterfinal in dramatic style, recovering from a set down to dismiss 2006 champion Maria Sharapova, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2.
Riga "Dinamo" loses to Moscow "Dinamo"
In Kontinental Ice Hockey League (KHL) action on saturday, Latvian ice hockey club Riga ''Dinamo'' lost to Russian ice hockey club Moscow "Dinamo" - 1:5 (0:2, 0:3, 1:0).
Jelena Ostapenko dropes out of US Open
Latvian tennis player Jelens Ostapenko lost to Russian Daria Kasatkina in the third round US Openi - 3:6, 2:6.
Timma and Porzingis score 27 points apiece to help Latvia get first win at EuroBasket 2017
Janis Timma and Kristaps Porzingis scored 27 points apiece as Latvia won its first match at this year's European Basketball Championship today by beating Belgium 92:64 (24:25, 23:8, 16:22, 29:9) in a Group D match.
Sevastova reach fourth round of US Open
Latvia's tennis player Anastasija Sevastova reach fourth round of US Open. In the third round she beat Donna Vekic (Croatia) - 6:2, 6:3.
Latvia lose opener to Serbia in Istanbul
Latvian basketball team lost the opening game jf the EuroBasket to Serbia 82:92 (24:21, 23:24, 13:20, 22:27).
Ostapenko and Sevastova reach third round of US Open
Latvia's tennis players Jelena Ostapenko and Anastasija Sevastova reach third round, but Ernests Gulbis drope out of US Open.
Bookmakers: Latvia may become the biggest sensation of Eurobasket 2017
Latvia’s basketball players depart for Eurobasket 2017 without loud promises but with, probably, the best team. 11.lv sports betting site predicts Latvia’s team will reach the quarter-finals.
Ostapenko reach second round of US Open
Latvia's tennis player Jelena Ostapenko reach second round of US Open. In the first round she beat Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino (Spain) - 6:2, 1:6, 6:1.
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Entertaiment & Arts
The Gala concert of young opera singers will be held in the Latvian National operaWithin the cultural mission for advance of Latvia as a cultural center of Northern Europe which is carried out by Fund “Baltic Musical Seasons”, on August 29 in the Latvian National opera will be held the Gala concert of young opera singers from the different countries of the world accompanied by symphonic orchestra of the Latvian National opera (conductor Martinsh Ozolinsh). |