Riga FC, runners-up in Latvia’s top football division, say they will not play their last match of the season against RFS. We look at the club’s arguments, what the federation’s rules say, how their season went and what lies ahead on 20 November and 10 December.
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Rīgas FS | 35 | 89 |
| 2 |  Riga FC | 35 | 83 |
| 3 |  Auda | 36 | 73 |
| 4 |  BFC Daugavpils | 36 | 52 |
| 5 |  Liepāja | 36 | 51 |
| 6 |  Super Nova | 36 | 40 |
| 7 |  FS Jelgava | 36 | 35 |
| 8 |  Grobiņa | 36 | 29 |
| 9 |  Tukums 2000 | 36 | 25 |
| 10 |  Ogre United | 36 | 19 |
In the revised schedule for the IIHF World Junior Championship, Russia replace Norway. Latvia’s under-20 team would face them in Edmonton on 30 December, but Latvian law does not allow such a match.
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | 22 | |
| 2 | 11 | 21 | |
| 3 | 13 | 16 | |
| 4 | 9 | 14 | |
| 5 | 12 | 14 | |
| 6 | 12 | 7 | |
| 7 | 12 | 6 | |
| 8 | 13 | 6 | |
| 9 | 8 | 4 |
The Golden State Warriors centre said in a statement on Friday evening that he had decided to put his health first and step away from the game. He did not say he was retiring and plans to work out a solution with the club.
| # | Team | P | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | |
| 3 | 9 | 7 | 2 | |
| 4 | 9 | 6 | 3 | |
| 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | |
| 6 | 10 | 6 | 4 | |
| 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | |
| 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | |
| 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | |
| 10 | 9 | 4 | 5 |
The Latvian athlete finished third in Senegal on Monday evening with a throw of 52 metres. One throw made the difference — on her third attempt she moved up from seventh to third.
Lauris Strautmanis, Emīls Vasermanis and Ernests Erbs beat South Korea by three points in the 25m rapid fire pistol team event in Doha.
The season-ending tournament began in Indian Wells on Sunday. The Latvian and Taiwanese pair’s first doubles match is the last on Monday’s schedule, so fans in Latvia will only be able to watch it overnight.
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