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MINSK, Belarus -- Russia secured a quarterfinals berth at the ice hockey world championship with a 4-1 win over Latvia on Saturday to remain unbeaten. Russia outshot Latvia 43-15 in its fifth straight win. It leads Group B, with still two games to go, by six points from Latvia and Belarus. The United States and Finland are another point back. Also, Denmark upset the Czech Republic 4-3 in a penalty shootout, France prevailed in another penalty shootout to edge Norway 5-4, and host Belarus rallied to beat Germany 5-2. In late games, Slovakia topped Italy 4-1 and Switzerland downed Kazakhstan 6-2 to earn their second victories in Minsk in six games. Forward Viktor Tikhonov starred for Russia with two first-period goals and an assist. He tied it at 1 with a wrist shot, and scored on a power play to make it 3-1 with his sixth goal of the tournament. "We conceded a goal but then we showed our character and replied," Tikhonov said. "We have to play for 100 per cent the whole game." Sergei Shirokov and Sergei Kalinin also had a goal apiece. Miks Indrasis one-timed the puck past Russia goaltender Sergei Bobrovski to give Latvia an early lead. "The best thing is that we keep winning," Kalinin said. Mikkel Boedker netted a backhand in the penalty shootout to give Denmark its first victory over the Czech Republic at the worlds. "We stayed in the game. We stayed the course," Boedker said. "We kept battling and we got two late goals." Jaromir Jagr had a power play goal and set up Jakub Klepis, also on a power play, but the Czechs blew a 3-1 lead. Patrick Bjorkstrand force overtime with 53 seconds remaining in regulation. Stephane Da Costa scored the winning penalty in the shootout to lift France over Norway. Four teams -- the Czech Republic, France, Norway and Slovakia -- are tied for third in the eight-team Group A. Defending champion Sweden led, followed by Canada. The first four in each group advance to the quarterfinals. Antoine Roussel scored twice and Yorick Treille had one goal in a 51-second span in the second to lead Frances comeback, after Norway took a 2-0 lead with goals from Mats Trygg and Morten Ask. Mikhail Grabovski completed the comeback for Belarus against Germany with two goals in the third to thrill the sold-out Minsk Arena. Kai Hospelt and Alexander Barta gave the Germans a 2-0 first-period lead. Cheap Football NCAA Jerseys . -- Keith Aulie has joined the Tampa Bay Lightning. NCAA Jerseys Outlet .ca. The NHL Play of the Year showdown kicks off with some slick moves going head-to-head with a combination of soft hands and endless patience. https://www.chinajerseysncaa.us/. A 19-game winner with the New York Yankees in both 2006 and 2007, Wang spent most of this year at Triple-A for the Yankees and Blue Jays. The 33-year-old right-hander was 1-2 with a 7. Replica NCAA Jerseys . - The Oakland Athletics say they are stopping negotiations to extend their lease at the Coliseum. Wholesale NCAA Jerseys . Cammalleri scored two goals, Corban Knight netted the winner in a shootout, and the Flames erased a two-goal deficit in the third period to beat the Stars 4-3 on Friday night.Russian 400m runner Nadezhda Kotlyarova has tested positive for meldonium, according to TASS news agency. The substance has been banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency since January 1 this year, with Kotlyarova the first Russian track-and-field athlete to test positive for meldonium since then.Kotlyarova told Russias Tass agency that she failed a drug test at last months Russian indoor championships in Moscow and protested her innocence. She said the spate of positive tests for the endurance-boosting meldonium is injustice, and added that she intended to see this situation out to the end. Maria Sharapova revealed she had tested positive for meldonium earlier this month Earlier this month tennis player Maria Sharapova revealed she had tested positive for meldonium at the Australian Open in January.ddddddddddddThe Russian, who is the womens world No 7, has been provisionally suspended but said she had taken the drug for 10 years on medical advice and blamed her failure to read an updated list of prohibited substances for the failed test.Russias athletics federation is racing against time to meet anti-doping standards dictated by the sports world governing body and have a cheating ban repealed in time for the Rio Olympics in August. Also See: Sharapova reveals failed drug test Swimming champ faces life ban London 2012 samples retested WADA head seeks sponsor funding ' ' '