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In Sports News: Czech tennis player Berdych wins his first ever ATP
tournament, just a fortnight after his 19th birthday; hard man defender
Tomas Repka looks set to return to the Czech international football team,
though Patrik Berger's agent says the midfielder is unlike to do likewise;
leading Czech racing driver Tomas Enge crashes in his first Indy Racing
League race.
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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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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
Current AffairsSilver for shooter Hykova at Olympics a pleasant surprise for Czech sports fans
On Wednesday the Czech Republic won its second medal at the Olympic Games
in Athens, but not through one of the country's famous athletes:
little-known shooter Lenka Hykova said she was surprised to qualify for
the final of the 25m pistol event, never mind take the silver. But take
the silver the 19-year-old did, and now her smiling face is splashed all
over the newspapers. More
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In Sports News: Czech international footballer Tomas Ujfalusi has signed
with Italian club Fiorentina, just days after being appointed captain at
Hamburg; Marek Jankulovski looks close to signing with Inter Milan and
Tomas Rosicky has turned down Champions League holders Porto; Banik
Ostrava face Leverkusen in a Champions League qualifier, while Sparta are
still in with a chance of reaching the competition; decathlete Tomas
Dvorak looks set to miss the Olympics, while canoeist Martin Doktor could
be in trouble after "sleeping through" a drugs test.
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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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Czech football league leaders Banik Ostrava have been beaten by bottom of
the table Blsany, while defending champions Sparta slipped up at Ceske
Budejovice, allowing a resurgent Slavia to go second. Milan Baros has
returned from injury in style with a goal in his first league game, while
his Czech international team-mate Tomas Rosicky is out with a broken arm.
In ice hockey, Pilsen whupped Kladno to take the last place in the
playoffs and Czech star Robert Lang has gotten off to a great start at new
club Detroit.
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