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After three years, the world’s Nordic Combined elite returns to Liberec. From 24th to 26th February 2012, the city will host two races of the FIS World Cup Nordic Combined. These feature an individual race (HS 134/10 km) and this season’s hot news – the Penalty Race. The Nordic Combined elite will be coming to Liberec for the tenth time in history.

During today's European Men's Skeleton Championships at the Altenberg Track in Germany, which was also a Skeleton World Cup stage, Latvia's Martins Dukurs and Tomass Dukurs finished in overall first and second place, with M.Dukurs being crowned the continent's champion for the third year in a row.

Latvian ice hockey club Riga ''Dinamo'' has signed one of its former players - Slovak forward Marcel Hossa, according to the club's official web-site.

In Yuletide Riga is presenting loads of interesting concerts and performances.

The Balsis youth choir gives traditional Christmas performances in St. Salvator's (Anglican) Church on December 22, 23 and 25 presenting pieces from Valts Pūce's Seasons and his Winter Roads, as well as the world premiere of Peter-Anthony Togni's (Canada) Missa Liberationis.

Latvia's Martins and Tomass Dukurs on Friday celebrated a double victory in a Skeleton World Cup event in France's La Plagne.

Despite scoring the first goal in his NHL career Sunday, the Ottawa "Senators" Monday sent forward Kaspars Daugavins back to the farm in Binghampton to rejoin the AHL's "Senators".

In NHL action yesterday, Latvian forward Kaspars Daugavins scored a goal, earning his first NHL point and helping Ottawa "Senators" defeat at home the Toronto "Maple Leafs" 3:2.

On Friday, relatives of Latvian ice hockey star Karlis Skrastins arrived in the Russian city of Yaroslavl to identify his body, the general secretary of the Latvian Ice Hockey Federation Maris Balodnieks informed LETA.

On Tuesday, the board of the Latvian Basketball Association (LBA) came out with an announcement that they are satisfied with the performance of the Latvian national men's basketball team at this year's European Men's Basketball Championships (EuroBasket 2011).

Latvian national airline airBaltic has teamed up with AS Nordeka, a major Riga-based bus operator, to improve its AirportExpress shuttle bus service linking Riga International Airport with the city centre, main hotels and the central bus station.