Russia's Hockey Return, Porziņģis News and Burns at a Liepāja Enduro Race

The Court of Arbitration for Sport, which settles disputes in international sport, has ruled that Russia's national hockey teams must return to the world championship cycle immediately. The decision was one of the main stories in last week's sports news. How it will work in practice is not yet clear, but Russian teams could possibly be seen at next year's world championship.

Russia in weightlifting and hockey

Russia has also already been given the 2030 world weightlifting championship. In this sport, picking hosts so far ahead is not usual practice.

There is also much talk in Russian sport about Leonīds Tambijevs, a former forward for the Latvian national hockey team. He leads the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) club Moscow Dynamo, and he has become embroiled in scandals.

Porziņģis and other events

Discussion continues about Latvian basketball player Kristaps Porziņģis. The National Basketball Association (NBA) club Golden State Warriors reportedly looked at options for terminating his contract. Porziņģis, meanwhile, appeared in photos with a dentist who works in Spain. The images were published during the NBA season but deleted fairly quickly.

In Liepāja, enduro races were held on the grounds of the Liepājas Metalurgs site, and they ended with a number of chemical burns.

Other news from the week: English footballer Harry Kane won his first Ballon d'Or award, and France's Kylian Mbappé offended China. It is still unclear what will happen with the fight between Kristaps Zušs and Mairis Briedis. Mārtiņš Sesks and Renārs Francis won at the last international competitions of the season.