{"id":604448,"date":"2026-05-26T08:37:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T08:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/604448\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T08:37:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T08:37:13","slug":"great-britain-relegated-after-defeat-by-latvia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/604448\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Britain relegated after defeat by Latvia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-1094-1200x675.png\" class=\"attachment-ak_featured size-ak_featured wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto;\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\"  \/>  <\/p>\n<p> <br \/>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/realnewsmagazine.net\/category\/sports\/\" class=\"top-story-side-single-category2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sports<\/a>                    <\/p>\n<p>GREAT Britain were relegated from the top division of the World Championship following a 6-0 defeat by Latvia in Zurich.<\/p>\n<p>GB started well but failed to convert their chances as Liam Kirk, David Clements and Brett Perlini all had shots saved.<\/p>\n<p>Latvia went ahead when Martins Dzierkals scored from close range and extended their lead through Deniss Smirnovs and Rudolfs Balcers.<\/p>\n<p>Latvia maintained their momentum in the second period as goals by Eduards Tralmaks, Haralds Egle and Renars Krastenbergs put them 6-0 up before a scoreless final period.<\/p>\n<p>Latvia kept their quarter-final hopes alive with the win and face Hungary in their last group game on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>GB, meanwhile, finished their campaign winless following a 6-3 defeat by Germany in their final game on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Robert Dowd scored on his 109th and final appearance for GB while Ben Bowns also played his last game, having announced his retirement last week.<\/p>\n<p>BBCSport<\/p>\n<p>A.I<\/p>\n<p>May 26, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Tags: <a href=\"https:\/\/realnewsmagazine.net\/tag\/brett-perlini\/\" class=\"post-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brett Perlini<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/realnewsmagazine.net\/tag\/david-clements\/\" class=\"post-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">David Clements<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/realnewsmagazine.net\/tag\/deniss-smirnovs\/\" class=\"post-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Deniss Smirnovs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/realnewsmagazine.net\/tag\/latvia\/\" class=\"post-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Latvia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/realnewsmagazine.net\/tag\/liam-kirk\/\" class=\"post-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Liam Kirk<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/realnewsmagazine.net\/tag\/martins-dzierkals\/\" class=\"post-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Martins Dzierkals<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/realnewsmagazine.net\/tag\/rudolfs-balcers\/\" class=\"post-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rudolfs Balcers.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tPost navigation<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                     &#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n                             &#13;\n                                    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sports GREAT Britain were relegated from the top division of the World Championship following a 6-0 defeat 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