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BK Liepāja
BK Liepāja, known as Betsafe/Liepāja for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club in Liepāja, Latvia playing in the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League and Latvian Basketball League. Liepāja team's greatest achievement in Latvian Basketball League came in 1997 when it won second place. It has also come in third in 2000, 2011, 2011–12 Latvian Basketball League, 2012, and 2023. History Basketball team named “Sarkanais metalurgs” from the city of Liepāja first won Latvian SSR championship in 1963. During the years teams changed names, since 1991, after Latvia regained independence from Soviet Union, according to sponsorships. Previous team names were Liepājas Metalurgs, Baltika/Kaija, BK Liepāja, Līvu alus/Liepāja, Liepājas Lauvas, Liepāja/Triobet. In May 2018, the team was reorganized into Liepājas Basketbols with the goal of creating a unified basketball system for Liepāja for junior and professional player development. The team announced the b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvian–Estonian Basketball League
The Latvian-Estonian Basketball League (, ); known as Optibet Latvian-Estonian Basketball League for sponsorship reasons, is the top-tier men's basketball league in Latvia and Estonia. The competition was introduced in 2018 and is organised by the Estonian Basketball Association and the Latvian Basketball Association. History Following the demise of the Baltic Basketball League, the LEBL was established in 2018 when the Latvijas Basketbola līga (LBL) and the Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML) largely merged. In its 2018–19 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League, inaugural season, 15 teams participated in the league. After a Final Four is played to determine the winner of the league, there are playoffs to decide the national champions of Latvia and Estonia. The first game was played on 28 September 2018, with Estonian champions BC Kalev, BC Kalev/Cramo hosting a game against the Latvian champions BK Ventspils. On 9 April 2019, BK Ventspils won the first league championship. On 19 Novem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 FIBA U18 European Championship
The 2018 FIBA U18 European Championship was the 35th edition of the FIBA U18 European Championship. The competition took place in Riga Riga ( ) is the capital, Primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Latvia, largest city of Latvia. Home to 591,882 inhabitants (as of 2025), the city accounts for a third of Latvia's total population. The population of Riga Planni ..., Ventspils and Liepāja, Latvia, from 28 July to 5 August 2018. Participating teams * * (Winners, 2017 FIBA U18 European Championship Division B) * * * * (Runners-up, 2017 FIBA U18 European Championship Division B) * (Automatically qualified for the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup as the hosts) * * (Automatically qualified as the hosts) * * * * * * * Preliminary round The draw ceremony was held on 16 January 2018 in Freising, Germany. ''All times are local ( UTC+3).'' Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- Group D ---- ---- Fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberts Freimanis
Roberts may refer to: People * Roberts (given name), a Latvian masculine given name * Roberts (surname), a surname Places * Roberts (crater), a lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon ;United States * Roberts, Idaho * Roberts, Illinois * Roberts, Indiana * Roberts, West Virginia * Roberts, Wisconsin * Roberts County, South Dakota * Roberts County, Texas * Mount Roberts (New Hampshire), a summit in the Ossipee Mountains Facilities and structures * The old name of Brandeis/Roberts (MBTA station) * Roberts Stadium (other) Other uses * Roberts (agriculture company) * Roberts class monitor, a class of British warship * USS ''Samuel B. Roberts'' (FFG-58), a U.S. Navy frigate * Roberts Cycles, a cycle manufacturer (also known as Chas. Roberts) * Roberts Radio, a radio manufacturer * .257 Roberts, a medium-powered .25 caliber cartridge * Roberts (syrup company), a Swedish soft drinks manufacturer See also * * * Strebor, a lock manufacturer (Robert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henriks Bajārs
"Rose" is the first episode of the first series of the revived British science fiction television programme ''Doctor Who''. The episode was directed by Keith Boak and written by Russell T Davies, who was also one of three executive producers. It was first broadcast in the UK on BBC One on 26 March 2005. "Rose" was the first ''Doctor Who'' episode to air since the ''Doctor Who'' television film in 1996. In the episode, the London department store worker Rose Tyler (Billie Piper) gets caught in the middle of the alien time traveller the Doctor's (Christopher Eccleston) plot to prevent an invasion of the Earth by the Nestene Consciousness (voiced by Nicholas Briggs) and the Autons after the Doctor destroys Rose's workplace. The episode marked Eccleston's first appearance as the Doctor, succeeding several other actors who played the role, and Piper's debut as the Doctor's travelling companion Rose. Two recurring characters connected to Rose were introduced: Camille Coduri as her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aigars Bergsons
Aigars is a Latvian masculine given name and may refer to: *Aigars Apinis (born 1973), Latvian decathlete and Paralympic medalist *Aigars Cipruss (born 1972), Latvian ice hockey player *Aigars Fadejevs (1975–2024), Latvian track and field athlete and Olympic medalist *Aigars Jansons (born 1971), Latvian wrestler *Aigars Kalvītis (born 1966), Latvian politician, former Prime Minister of Latvia *Aigars Kriķis (1954–1999), Latvian luger and Olympic medalist *Aigars Kudis (born 1959), Latvian former swimmer *Aigars Nerips (born 1967), Latvian basketball coach *Aigars Prūsis (born 1976), Latvian nationalist politician *Aigars Šķēle (born 1992), Latvian basketball player *Aigars Štokenbergs Aigars Štokenbergs (born 29 August 1963 in Riga, Latvian SSR) is a Latvian people, Latvian politician from the Society for Other Politics party who served as the Ministry of Justice (Latvia), Minister of Justice from 3 November 2010 to 25 Octobe ... (born 1963) Latvian politician * Aigar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agris Steckis
AGRIS is the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations' (FAO) International System for Agricultural Science and Technology, a global public domain database with structured bibliographical records on agricultural science and technology. By February 2025, the AGRIS had more than 15 million records in over 118 languages. The AGRIS search system, allows scientists, researchers, policymaker and students to perform sophisticated searches using keywords from the AGROVOC thesaurus, specific journal titles or names of countries, institutions, and authors. AGRIS stands out in food and agriculture literature by equally prioritizing grey literature and peer-reviewed articles, recognizing the importance of diverse information sources. It enhances accessibility through AGROVOC, a multilingual thesaurus in over 40 languages, addressing the linguistic diversity in the field. Additionally, AGRIS focuses on analyzing agricultural performance to inform investment, innovation, and policy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BK Ventspils
BK Ventspils is a professional basketball club that is located in Ventspils, Latvia. The club competes in the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League. History BK Ventspils was founded in 1994. In first years Ventspils proved themselves as relevant part of Latvian basketball, but major step came in 1997 when Ventspils Olympic Center was built. At that time Ventspils started to play in international competitions playing in 1997–98 edition of FIBA Korać Cup, which was followed by playing in FIBA Saporta Cup. Meanwhile, in the Latvian League Ventspils reached finals in both 1998 and 1999, but in 2000 they won their first domestic title and then went on to win seven consecutive from 2000 to 2006. The team won its eight Latvian League championship in 2009. During that championship run Ventspils also had great performances in European competitions. In the 2002–03 season Ventspils reached FIBA Champions Cup Final Four, where they finished third. In the 2003–04 season Ventspils deb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
