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In Sports News: the Czech Davis Cup team beat Paraguay to stay in the World
Group; Martin Kovar is the star of the Czech Paralympics team, with three
golds in swimming; Jaromir Jagr scores a hat trick for 'home' club Kladno;
Sparta win ahead of their Champions League game against Lyon in Prague;
sparks are still flying over the circumstances of Pavel Nedved's
retirement from international football; Josef Masopust says Petr Cech
should be made Czech captain; decathlete Roman Sebrle ends a great season
with another win.
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Current AffairsCzech hockey league sees return of NHL stars
A long-standing dispute between players and owners in North America's
National Hockey League came to a head on Thursday when the league
locked-out players on a day they would have normally started training
camp. The dispute has put the regular season — as well as next year's
Stanley Cup play-offs — at threat, and as a result many European players
have returned home to play in their national leagues. More
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In Sports News: the Ice Hockey World Cup came to Prague last Friday and the
Czechs got their first win of the tournament - we talk to Czech stars
Jaromir Jagr and Petr Sykora about the team's chances of going further in
the tournament; in football, the Czech midfield is in disarray ahead of a
World Cup qualifier against Holland; and Czech tennis has a new hero in
Tomas Berdych, who has reached the last 16 at the US Open. More
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In Sports News: as the Czech football team prepare for their opening game
at Euro 2004, experienced midfielder Vladimir Smicer tells us even though
their opponents on Tuesday are the unfancied Latvia, the first game is
always very difficult. In ice hockey, goaltender Dominik Hasek looks set
to join Ottawa and Czech tennis number one Jiri Novak has recorded his
best ever placing on grass, just a week before Wimbledon.
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For the 8th time in ten years the Prague International Marathon has been
won by a Kenyan; Robert Stefko made marathon history by becoming the first
Czech to make the winners' podium by coming in third; the Czech national
football side has entered its final training phase ahead of Euro 2004; at
least one Czech's name will grace this year's Stanley Cup no matter who
wins.
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Current AffairsIce hockey star Jaromir Jagr looking forward to "home" World Championships
The Czech Republic has been gripped by ice hockey fever, with the sport's
World Championships due to start in Prague and Ostrava on Saturday. On the
eve of the competition, the biggest Czech hockey star of all time, Jaromir
Jagr, talks about the Czech team's chance of success, the passion Czechs
have for the sport and how his club team-mates from North America will
enjoy visiting the Czech Republic with their national teams.
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The Czech ice hockey team have had mixed results in their last competitive
games before the World Championships, which get underway in Prague on
Saturday. Meanwhile, coach Lener says selecting a squad will not be easy,
with several Czech NHL stars now available. In football, leaders Ostrava
have found their winning touch again, while internationals Rosicky and
Smicer are both back after injury. And in tennis, Iveta Benesova has been
defeated in the final of the Estoril Open in Portugal.
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Jaromir Jagr returns to the Czech Rep to train for the upcoming Ice Hockey
World Championships; goalie Tomas Vokoun backstops the Nashville Predators
to an important win over the Detroit Red Wings in the first round of the
Stanley Cup play-offs; Sparta Prague downs Pilsen to keep chances against
Ostrava Banik alive; and Jiri Welsch is set to make NBA history as the
first Czech to ever appear in a post-season NBA game.
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