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The Czech Republic topped the medals table at the World Water Slalom
Championships at Augsburg, Germany, with three golds, a silver and a
bronze. In swimming, Ilona Hlavackova has taken the first ever Czech medal
at the World Championships. The new Czech football season has begun, while
the two Czech teams in the Champions League qualifiers face tough opposition. And
police have recommended the state attorney file charges against ice hockey
goaltender Dominik Hasek for a brutal attack during an in-line hockey
game.
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Two first ladies grace the front page of Lidove Noviny. Livia Klaus and
Margot Loffler, the wife of visiting Austrian President Thomas Klestil are
shown arm in arm, wearing big smiles - a photo symbolic of the thaw in
Czech-Austrian relations. The Austrian President's one day visit to Prague
has been hailed as a success with both sides prepared to strengthen
cooperation and conduct "an open friendly and critical dialogue"
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A variety of faces appear on the front pages of Wednesday's newspapers. Ice
hockey player Dominik Hasek "dominates" the dailies; the
38-year-old has just announced he is returning to the NHL and his last
club, the Detroit Redwings. Popular skier Katerina Neumannova is also in
the news: several papers picture her and her new-born baby daughter.
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Current AffairsThe return of Dominik Hasek? Czech fans can only speculate for now...
Just one year after he hung up his goalie skates Czech star goaltender
Dominik Hasek may soon be back in the NHL. There have been reports in the
US press that the 38-year-old legend and 1998 Olympic gold medal winner
has been talking to the Detroit Red Wings, with whom he won the Stanley
Cup in his last season. Is Hasek still hungry for another shot at sport's
oldest tournament trophy? Well, that's still a matter of speculation. But
one thing is certain: a Hasek comeback would be welcomed by a great many
fans, not least those in the Czech Republic. For some perspective on a
possible return by the legend here's Radio Prague's biggest hockey fan Jan
Velinger.
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Current AffairsFormer NHL goaltender Dominik Hasek under police investigation
Who ever said that European ice hockey players were not as tough as their
North American counterparts? Although his career in the NHL is over,
Dominik Hasek, who was one of the best goaltenders of all time, continues
to compete in many sporting events here in his native Czech Republic. As
Martin Hrobsky reports, the Dominator may have gone too far while playing
in an in-line hockey game.
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Czechs TodayDominik "The Dominator" Hasek
After his recent Stanley Cup win and his subsequent retirement from ice hockey, the legendary goaltender Dominik Hasek is now back home in the Czech Republic. In this week's Profile Pavla Horakova looks at the life and career of the outstanding Czech ice-hockey player.
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