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Sweden prepares for Olympic hockey clash with Latvia amid criticism
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Sweden's men's hockey team faces Latvia in the Olympic round of 16 after a disappointing third-place finish in Group B. Coach Sam Hallam has responded to criticism from experts questioning his player usage, particularly for star forward Filip Forsberg. The match is set for 21:10 in Milan.
Japan's mixed doubles wheelchair curling team, the reigning world champions, suffered a 10-4 defeat to Latvia in their seventh round-robin match on March 9 at the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games, ending their medal hopes and semifinal chances.
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Andrei Lankov, a Korean studies professor at Kookmin University in Seoul, has been detained by police in Latvia while delivering a lecture on North Korea. Russian media outlet RBC reported that he was added to a Latvian authorities' blacklist, and the Australian consulate has been notified. No reasons for the detention were provided.