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In Sports News: Tomas Berdych climbs back into the top ten in tennis's
world rankings after reaching the quarter-finals at Wimbledon; Nicole
Vaidisova says goodbye to the All England Club at the same stage, but has
more to regret; football goalkeeper Petr Cech is set to wear a special
protective helmet for another season; Vladimir Smicer scores on his
'debut' for Slavia Prague; and Dominik Hasek receives a better contract
from Detroit Red Wings, while Robert Lang leaves the NHL club.
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Czechs take three golds at the kayak slalom World Cup in Prague; goaltender
Dominik Hasek is close to singing a new contract with Detroit Red Wings
while his brother, footballer Martin Hasek, is retiring. Midfielder
Vladimir Smicer is likely to sign with Slavia Prague as well as start his
new TV career. Cyclist Pavel Padrnos will not be taking part in this
year's Tour de France, while in athletics, Katerina Badurova overcomes the
Czech pole vault record at the Golden Spike in Ostrava.
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Lukas Pesek sees disappointing 18th place in 125cc British Grand Prix; in
ice hockey, 19 year-old Jakub Voracek was the first European chosen in
this year's NHL draft; goalie Tomas Vokoun is headed for Florida after 9
years with the Nashville Predators; and, English jockey Paul Eddery has
won the 87th Czech Derby at Prague's famous Chuchle racetrack. More
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Czechs out of European Under-21 Championships following 3:1 loss to Italy;
Pavel Nedved keeps secret whether he will return to the pitch for Italy's
Juventus; Berdych wins first grass title; Hilgertova becomes oldest
European medallist in kayak slalom, while Czech duo win silver in canoe;
ice hockey's Dominik Hasek ready to negotiate new season with the Detroit
Red Wings. More
Letter from PragueWill the "Dominator" be back?
With the temperatures soaring to 30 degrees in the Czech capital these
days, ice hockey is probably the furthest thing from many peoples' minds,
mopping their foreheads at work, ticking off the days before their
holidays start. All of the year's big tournaments have wrapped up and the
Czechs didn't do too well in any: at the Ice Hockey World Championship in
May they struggled through three losses before finally giving up the
ghost. Likewise, this year was the first in a while that saw no Czechs win
North America's Stanley Cup. True, at least there a good number of them had
a fighting chance, including one world-famous goalie whose nickname is
again in the news. It is practically summer but one question has wiggled
its way into the papers: will the Dominator retire or will he be back?
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This week in Sport News: Czech Republic draws against Wales in Euro 2008
qualifier; Nicole Vaidisova reaches last eight in French Open; in the
second Czech football division, Bohemians 1905 lose their home match while
Viktoria Zizkov, having already won the second league and moving on to the
first, sign up a new coach. Nymburk beats Prostejov in the final series of
the basketball league; and Jaromir Jagr comes home for the summer.
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In Sports News this week: Roman Sebrle falls short of a record six straight
wins in the decathlon at Austria's Gotzis, while Tomas Dvorak - briefly -
reminds spectators of his glory days; its D-Day the Czech football league,
with Sparta Prague closing in on the double; Karel Poborsky plays his last
game; and has ice hockey legend Dominik Hasek played his?
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In Sports News: the Czech Republic come close to an embarrassing early exit
from the World Ice Hockey Championships but scrape through by taking a
point from Canada; motorcyclist Lukas Pesek is the first Czech ever to win
a 125 cc Grand Prix race; things remain extremely tight at the top of the
Czech football league, with a last-minute goal keeping Liberec in front;
Sparta goalie Jaromir Blazek gets a dream move abroad at 34; and injuries
force 2002 Olympic champion Ales Valenta to retire.
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Ice hockey's Sparta Prague defend championship title; Jagr's Rangers and
Hasek's Red Wings take early 2:0 series leads in the Stanley Cup playoffs;
Cech helps English football side Chelsea to FA Cup final against
Manchester; in the domestic league Liberec draw 0:0 to fall five points
behind second-place Sparta Prague who inched closer to top spot. More
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