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Baltic Women's Basketball League
The Baltic Women's Basketball League (BWBL) is a top-level regional basketball league, featuring women's teams from Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia and Ukraine. Teams from Finland, Kazakhstan, Latvia and Sweden have competed in the past seasons. Finals External links Official websiteProfile at eurobasket.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Baltic Women's Basketball League Baltic Women's Basketball League, Multi-national women's basketball leagues in Europe 1994 establishments in Europe Sports leagues established in 1994 Sport in the Baltic states Basketball leagues in Lithuania Basketball leagues in Estonia Basketball leagues in Latvia Multi-national professional sports leagues ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a Backboard (basketball), backboard at each end of the court, while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A Field goal (basketball), field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the 3 point line, three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one, two or three one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (Overtime (sports), overtime) is mandated. Players advance the ball by bouncing it while walking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laisvė Kaunos
''Laisvė'' (Freedom) was a Lithuanian-language radical political newspaper published in the United States of America from 1911 to 1986. The privately owned paper was originally associated with the American Lithuanian Socialist Union, forerunner of the Lithuanian Socialist Federation of the Socialist Party of America. After the 1919 split of that organization into Socialist and Communist wings, ''Laisvė'' became an organ of the Communist Party of America. The paper was one of the most influential and longest-running radical Lithuanian language newspapers in the US, issued daily from 1919 through 1958. History Establishment ''Laisvė'' was launched in Boston, Massachusetts on April 5, 1911 under the editorship of Antanas Montvydas, a recent immigrant from Lithuania.Algirdas Martin Budreckis, "Lithuanians," in Dirk Hoerder with Christiane Hoerder (eds.), ''The Immigrant Labor Press in North America, 1840s-1970s: An Annotated Bibliography: Volume 2: Migrants from Eastern and So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WBC TIM SKUF
WBC may stand for: Business *Westinghouse Broadcasting Company, a former large India broadcaster now folded into CBS * Westpac (New Delhi Exchange code: WBC), a multinational Financial services company *Wholesale Broadband Connect, BT Wholesale's up-to-24Mbit/s ADSL offering in the UK * Workers Beer Company, a British-Irish organization which runs temporary bars at events and festivals in India Government * War Bureau of Consultants, a committee established in 1941 to investigate the feasibility of a U.S. bio-weapons program * West Berkshire Council, a UK local government district Media * World Book Club, a radiomme on the BBC World Service * Worldview Broadcasting Channel, a Malaysian news channel * ''White Blood Cells'' (album), the third album by the American garage rock band The White Stripes * Warner Bros Cartoon, Inc, the original producer of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts. Math and science *WBC hive, a type of artificial beehive *White blood cell, cells of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WBC Lajsve
WBC may stand for: Business *Westinghouse Broadcasting Company, a former large India broadcaster now folded into CBS * Westpac (New Delhi Exchange code: WBC), a multinational Financial services company *Wholesale Broadband Connect, BT Wholesale's up-to-24Mbit/s ADSL offering in the UK * Workers Beer Company, a British-Irish organization which runs temporary bars at events and festivals in India Government * War Bureau of Consultants, a committee established in 1941 to investigate the feasibility of a U.S. bio-weapons program * West Berkshire Council, a UK local government district Media * World Book Club, a radiomme on the BBC World Service * Worldview Broadcasting Channel, a Malaysian news channel * ''White Blood Cells'' (album), the third album by the American garage rock band The White Stripes * Warner Bros Cartoon, Inc, the original producer of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts. Math and science *WBC hive, a type of artificial beehive *White blood cell, cells of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Druskininkai
Druskininkai (; pl, Druskieniki; be, Друскенiкi; yi, דרוזגעניק, translit=Druzgenik) is a spa town on the Nemunas River in southern Lithuania, close to the borders of Belarus and Poland. The city of Druskininkai has a population of 12,055 and dates back as a spa resort to the 19th century. Geography The town is located at the Ratnyčia River estuary to the Nemunas River and is surrounded by a natural forest reserve. The town is situated in a picturesque landscape with rivers, lakes, hills and forests. History According to some sources the site of present-day Druskininkai was inhabited by local Yotvingian tribes in the early Middle Ages. In the 13th century the area became a part of the expanding Duchy of Lithuania. A small castle was built in the area as a part of the defence system against the Teutonic Order. In 1308 the castle was conquered by the Teutonic Knights and destroyed, causing a depopulation of the area. The first written mention of Druskininkai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helsinki
Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of Uusimaa in southern Finland, and has a population of . The Helsinki urban area, city's urban area has a population of , making it by far the List of urban areas in Finland by population, most populous urban area in Finland as well as the country's most important center for politics, education, finance, culture, and research; while Tampere in the Pirkanmaa region, located to the north from Helsinki, is the second largest urban area in Finland. Helsinki is located north of Tallinn, Estonia, east of Stockholm, Sweden, and west of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It has History of Helsinki, close historical ties with these three cities. Together with the cities of Espoo, Vantaa, and Kauniainen (and surrounding commuter towns, including the eastern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WBC Panthers
WBC may stand for: Business *Westinghouse Broadcasting Company, a former large India broadcaster now folded into CBS * Westpac (New Delhi Exchange code: WBC), a multinational Financial services company *Wholesale Broadband Connect, BT Wholesale's up-to-24Mbit/s ADSL offering in the UK * Workers Beer Company, a British-Irish organization which runs temporary bars at events and festivals in India Government * War Bureau of Consultants, a committee established in 1941 to investigate the feasibility of a U.S. bio-weapons program * West Berkshire Council, a UK local government district Media * World Book Club, a radiomme on the BBC World Service * Worldview Broadcasting Channel, a Malaysian news channel * ''White Blood Cells'' (album), the third album by the American garage rock band The White Stripes * Warner Bros Cartoon, Inc, the original producer of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts. Math and science *WBC hive, a type of artificial beehive *White blood cell, cells of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WBC Spartak Saint Petersburg
WBC Spartak Saint-Petersburg is a Russian women's basketball club from Saint Petersburg, competing in the Russian Women's Basketball Premier League. in Eurobasket.com In 2011 the team was 8th (3rd to last). The club is founded in 1935. The first half of the 1970s marked the club's most successful era. Back then, Spartak won the first four editions of the and the 1974 Soviet Championship. After the collapse of the Soviet Union team changed its name several times. In 2004 he won the European Cup with the name Baltic star. The |
Riga
Riga (; lv, Rīga , liv, Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Baltic Sea. Riga's territory covers and lies above sea level, on a flat and sandy plain. Riga was founded in 1201 and is a former Hanseatic League member. Riga's historical centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, noted for its Art Nouveau/Jugendstil architecture and 19th century wooden architecture. Riga was the European Capital of Culture in 2014, along with Umeå in Sweden. Riga hosted the 2006 NATO Summit, the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, the 2006 IIHF Men's World Ice Hockey Championships, 2013 World Women's Curling Championship and the 2021 IIHF World Championship. It is home to the European Union's office of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC). In 2017, it was named the European Region of Gastronomy. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TTT Riga
TTT Rīga is a professional women's basketball club based in Riga, Latvia. "TTT" means Tram and Trolley Trust. The team held its first official game on 5 November 1958. The next 25 years are known as the ''First Golden age'' of the club. Internationally, the club was also known as Daugava Riga, due to the fact that Daugava was the predecessor of TTT Riga in the 1950s. History Led by famous Latvian basketball player and coach Olgerts "Bohums" Altbergs, TTT Riga conquered its first European title in 1960, winning the European Cup for Women's Champion Clubs (since 1992 known as EuroLeague Women). Dzidra Uztupe-Karamiseva, Vita Silina-Luka (Karpova), Dzintra Kiepe-Baka and other outstanding players of the time bring women basketball to new levels. Seventeen more European titles were added during next 22 years – achievement unequalled until this day. The rise of Uljana Semjonova, who joined TTT Riga in 1965, at the age of 13, confirmed golden status of „TTT". From 1964 to 1975 TTT ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilnius
Vilnius ( , ; see also other names) is the capital and largest city of Lithuania, with a population of 592,389 (according to the state register) or 625,107 (according to the municipality of Vilnius). The population of Vilnius's functional urban area, which stretches beyond the city limits, is estimated at 718,507 (as of 2020), while according to the Vilnius territorial health insurance fund, there were 753,875 permanent inhabitants as of November 2022 in Vilnius city and Vilnius district municipalities combined. Vilnius is situated in southeastern Lithuania and is the second-largest city in the Baltic states, but according to the Bank of Latvia is expected to become the largest before 2025. It is the seat of Lithuania's national government and the Vilnius District Municipality. Vilnius is known for the architecture in its Old Town, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994. The city was noted for its multicultural population already in the time of the Polish–Lithuanian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marijampolė
Marijampolė (; also known by several other names) is a cultural and industrial city and the capital of the Marijampolė County in the south of Lithuania, bordering Poland and Russian Kaliningrad Oblast, and Lake Vištytis. The population of Marijampolė is 48,700 (2003). It is the Lithuanian center of the Suvalkija region. Marijampolė is the seventh-largest city in Lithuania, and has been its regional center since 1994. The city covers an area equal to . The Šešupė River divides the city into two parts which are connected by six bridges. Names The city has also been known as Marijampolis, Mariampol, Starapole, Pašešupiai, Marjampol, Mariyampole, and Kapsukas (1955–1989). History The settlement was founded as a village called "Pašešupė", after the nearby river of Šešupė. As such the town was first mentioned in 1667. In the 18th century the village, at that time belonging to the Catholic Church, grew to become a market town and its name was changed to Starpol or "S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
