October 7th, 2025018
Riga Zoo celebrates its 113th birthday with the traditional "Animal Days" on October 11-12, 2025, offering special discounts to visitors whose names contain animal references.
Special Discount Event Returns to Riga
The Riga National Zoological Garden continues its beloved annual tradition of "Animal Days" this October. Visitors...
September 20th, 2025059
The numbers tell part of the story, but the atmosphere told it all. EuroBasket 2025 in Riga drew 195,101 spectators across 31 games, averaging 6,294 fans per match at the Xiaomi Arena. But beyond the statistics lay something more profound—a celebration of basketball that united fans from across Europe in Latvia's...
September 19th, 2025045
The annual ROADPOL Safety Days campaign launched across European Union member states this week, featuring intensified traffic enforcement and a special focus on achieving zero road fatalities on September 19.
Latvia's State Police joined the Europe-wide initiative running from September 16-22, conducting enhanced traffic controls...
September 17th, 2025074
The mayors of Riga, Tallinn, and Vilnius made a joint appeal to Google on September 16, demanding complete and up-to-date representation of cycling infrastructure across the three Baltic capitals in Google Maps.
Riga Mayor Viesturs Kleinbergs joined his counterparts Jevgeni Ossinovski from Tallinn and Valdas Benkunskas from Vilnius...
September 15th, 2025142
FIBA EuroBasket 2025 concluded in spectacular fashion at Xiaomi Arena on September 14, with Germany capturing their second continental title in a thrilling 88-83 victory over Türkiye in front of 11,000 passionate fans.
The championship capped off three weeks of elite basketball across four host nations, with Riga serving as the...
September 6th, 2025157
Kristaps Porziņģis delivered a monster 34-point, 19-rebound performance, but Lithuania eliminated Latvia from EuroBasket 2025 with an 88-79 victory at Xiaomi Arena on September 6.
The defeat ended Latvia's tournament on home soil and marked the final game of Luca Banchi's coaching era.
Velička Dominates Early
Lithuania's...
September 3rd, 2025039
Latvia delivered their most dominant EuroBasket performance in years, crushing Czechia 109-75 at Xiaomi Arena in Riga to close out group play with a statement victory ahead of Saturday's Round of 16 clash.
The Bertāns brothers led a historic offensive explosion, combining for 40 points as Latvia tied their EuroBasket scoring record...
September 1st, 2025068
Kristaps Porzingis ended his three-point drought in spectacular fashion, scoring 21 points in the first half to lead Latvia to a dominant 78-62 victory over Portugal at Xiaomi Arena on August 31, 2025.
The Latvian Hawk made five three-pointers in the opening 20 minutes after missing his first 14 attempts of the tournament. Latvia...
August 29th, 20250171
Kristaps Porzingis scored 26 points to lead Latvia from a 12-point deficit to a thrilling 72-70 victory over Estonia at Xiaomi Arena in Riga on August 29, 2025.
The Latvian Hawk dominated the fourth quarter, scoring crucial baskets and drawing fouls to deliver Latvia's first victory in EuroBasket 2025 Group A after dropping their...
August 26th, 20250212
Eight years after heartbreak in Istanbul, Kristaps Porzingis leads Latvia into their biggest basketball moment as Riga hosts the continent's elite from August 27 to September 14.
Xiaomi Arena becomes the tournament's centerpiece, hosting not just Group A action but the entire knockout phase where 16 teams will fight for European...
