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Women’s World Championship started in Lidköping, Sweden too. Participating teams Group A: Group B: is back and makes its debut. PRELIMINARY ROUND TUESDAY 25 MARCH 10.30 Pool A – USA-Finland 18.00 Pool A – Sweden-Norway Norway-F WEDNESDAY 26 MARCH 07.00 Pool B – Germany-Switzerland 09.30 Pool B – Ukraine-Netherlands 12.00 Pool A – Sweden-USA 14.30 Pool A – Norway-Finland THURSDAY 27 MARCH 07.00 Pool B – Switzerland-Ukraine 09.30 Pool B – Netherlands-Germany 12.00 Pool A – Norway-USA 17.00 Pool A – Sweden-Finland FRIDAY 28 MARCH 09.30 Pool B – Germany-Ukraine 12.00 Pool B – Switzerland-Netherlands PLAY OFFS. 14.30 Pool A – Semifinal Team 2-Team 3 SATURDAY 29 MARCH 10.00 Pool B – Placement 5-6 Team 2-Team 3 13.00 Qual. for Bronze game – Team 4 Pool A-Team 1 Pool B SUNDAY 30 MARCH 07.00 Bronze game – Loser Semifinal – Winner Qualifying for Bronze game 12.30 Final game – Team 1 Pool A – Winner Semifinal

MONDAY 24 MARCH USA-Hungary 4-2 Sweden-Norway 9-3

Men’s World Championship in Group A started in Lidköping, Sweden Participating teams: Unfortunately is not competing first time since 1993. So Hungary or the USA will be in the top-4 first time. PRELIMINARY ROUND MONDAY 24 MARCH 15.30 USA-Hungary 19.00 Sweden-Norway TUESDAY 25 MARCH 13.00 Sweden-Hungary 20.30 Norway-Finland WEDNESDAY 26 MARCH 17.00 Finland-Hungary 19.30 Sweden-USA THURSDAY 27 MARCH 11.00 Great Britain-Netherlands 14.00 Germany-Switzerland FRIDAY 28 MARCH 14.30 USA-Finland 19.30 Hungary-Norway PLAY OFFS. SATURDAY 29 MARCH 15.30 Semifinal 1 18.00 Semifinal 2 (If in the semifinals, Sweden plays this match) SUNDAY 30 MARCH 09.30 Bronze game – Losers Semifinal 1 – Semifinal 2 16.00 Final game – Winners Semifinal 1 – Semifinal 2

Eddie Jordan, the Jordan Grand Prix founder, has died aged 76 while undergoing treatment for cancer. https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/eddie-jordan-1948-2025-obituary/10705114/

FRIDAY 14 MARCH Bronze game Great Britain-Switzerland 13-1 Final game Netherlands-Germany 7-1 Final standings in the Division B 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

THURSDAY 13 MARCH Great Britain-Netherlands 2-9 Germany-Switzerland 13-0 TABLE M W D L G P 1. Netherlands 4 4 0 0 39-5 8 2. Germany 4 3 0 1 28-11 6 3. Great Britain 4 2 0 2 18-15 4 4. Switzerland 4 1 0 3 4-37 2 5. Slovakia 4 0 0 4 6-26 0 So the Bronze game is Great Britain-Switzerland, the Final game is Netherlands-Germany.

WEDNESDAY 12 MARCH Switzerland-Slovakia 4-3 Germany-Great Britain 4-3 Netherlands-Slovakia 11-0 Slovakia will finish on fifth place after losing their 4 matches. We will know the finalists tomorrow. If two teams ends up on the same points, the mutual match between the two teams will be decisive for their placements. If 3 teams ends up on the same points, the goal difference in the matches between only these three teams will be decisive.

TUESDAY 11 MARCH Netherlands-Germany 7-3 Slovakia-Great Britain 2-4

MONDAY 10 MARCH Netherlands-Switzerland 12-0 Germany-Slovakia 8-1 Great Britain-Switzerland 9-0

Men’s World Championship in Group B is going to start in Uppsala, Sweden Participating teams: PRELIMINARY ROUND – 2 x 30 min. MONDAY 10 MARCH 09.00 Netherlands-Switzerland 11.00 Germany-Slovakia 14.00 Great Britain-Switzerland TUESDAY 11 MARCH 11.00 Netherlands-Germany 14.00 Slovakia-Great Britain WEDNESDAY 12 MARCH 09.00 Switzerland-Slovakia 11.00 Germany-Great Britain 14.00 Netherlands-Slovakia THURSDAY 13 MARCH 11.00 Great Britain-Netherlands 14.00 Germany-Switzerland PLAY OFFS – 2 x 45 min. FRIDAY 14 MARCH 14.00 Bronze game – Team 3-Team 4 17.30 Final game – Team 1-Team 2

That is what UEFA published after the draw.

The results 2025-27 Under-21 Euro qualifying group stage draw. Group A: Spain, Romania, Finland, Kosovo, Cyprus, San Marino Group B: Portugal, Czechia, Bulgaria, Scotland, Azerbaijan, Gibraltar Group C: France, Switzerland, Iceland, Faroe Islands, Luxembourg, Estonia Group D: England, Republic of Ireland, Slovakia, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Andorra Group E: Italy, Poland, Sweden, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Armenia Group F: Germany, Georgia, Greece, Northern Ireland, Latvia, Malta Group G: Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia, Israel, Bosnia and Herzegovina Group H: Ukraine, Croatia, Hungary, Türkiye, Lithuania Group I: Denmark, Belgium, Austria, Wales, Belarus Qualifying group stage ▪ 17–25 March 2025 ▪ 2–10 June 2025 ▪ 1–9 September 2025 ▪ 6–14 October 2025 ▪ 10–18 November 2025 ▪ 23–31 March 2026 ▪ 21 September–6 October 2026 Play-offs ▪ 9–17 November 2026 The nine group winners and the runner-up with the best record (not counting results against sixth-placed teams) qualify directly for the final tournament. The eight other runners-up contest play-offs to determine the four remaining finalists. Hosts Albania and Serbia qualify directly for the final tournament in summer 2027. The final tournament is the qualification for the 2028 Olympics for Europe.

After missing one year, 2025 World Championships are coming in March. FIB 2025 World Championship Men B will be arranged in Sweden. It will be played in the Serwent indoor arena in Uppsala 10-14 March. 2025 World Championship Men B participating teams: The World Championship tournament for men group A will be arranged in Sweden and the venue is Sparbanken Lidköping indoor arena in Lidköping between 24-30 March 2025. The tournament will be held at the same dates and place as the World Championship for Women. 2025 World Championship Men A participating teams: 2025 World Championship Women participating teams:

Valeriy Gontar (cross-country skiing) has started to compete for Slovenia https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sectorcode=CC&seasoncode=&competitorid=178100&type=result&categorycode=&sort=&place=&disciplinecode=&position=&limit=150

Unusual result. Many favorites lose. From top-4 only Metallurg previously won KHL tournament (last time 2016). Lokomotiv and Traktor played in the final only. But Lokomotiv won Russian championship (last time 2003). For Avtomobilist it's the best result ever.