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Ostrava Banik has opened the spring football schedule with 2-0 victory over
Liberec, while Sparta Prague has kept pace by beating a feisty Opava
side; ice hockey's Pilsen are still fighting to retain a play-off berth;
Bobby Holik's 1000th game in the NHL was marred by a 6-2 loss; and skiing
star Katerina Neumannova had to pull out of a world cup event after her
trainer opted for the wrong skis.
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In football, Vaclav Kolousek has finally joined Slavia Prague, after weeks
of negotiations. Tomas Rosicky, meanwhile, is staying at Dortmund, at
least until the end of the season. Czech international coach Karel
Brueckner has come second in a poll of the world's best managers in 2003.
Ice hockey star Jaromir Jagr has been having mixed fortunes at his new
club New York Rangers, and is it the end of the line for another Czech
legend, Dominik Hasek?
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The Czech ice hockey megastar Jaromir Jagr has left Washington for the New
York Rangers. However, Jagr's first game for Rangers saw them being
thrashed in a game the player described as a "kick in the
behind". Jiri Novak bowed out in the third round of tennis's
Australian Open, despite having led 2:0 on sets against Pavel of Romania.
Katerina Holubcova has come second in a Biathlon World Cup event while
Ales Valenta has won the second World Cup event of his career in freestyle
aerial skiing.
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Just weeks after joining Sparta Prague, 21-year-old striker Jan Rezek made
a dream debut on Tuesday, when he scored two goals. The next day the
younger Gluscevic brother at the club also made his mark by netting two.
After winning the latest stage of the Dakar Rally, six-time winner Karel
Loprais is currently third overall in the truck category in a Czech-made
Tatra. Jiri Novak is in good form ahead of tennis's Australian Open. And
will Czech ice hockey fans get to see stars Jagr and Lang in action at the
World Championships?
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Current AffairsGreat honour for Czech football as Pavel Nedved named European Player of the Year
Pavel Nedved, the Czech international football captain, has won perhaps the
most prestigious award in his sport, the magazine France Football's Golden
Ball for European Player of the Year. Nedved, who plays for the Italian
club Juventus, won the poll of sports journalists from around the
continent by some margin, and his win has generated great excitement here
in the Czech Republic.
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Pavel Nedved, the Czech international football captain, has been named the
Czech Sportsman of the Year, the first footballer to ever win the award.
Cross country skier Katerina Neumannova has made a remarkable comeback
after having a baby, winning a World Cup race in Austria. And the Czech
ice hockey team impressed at the Baltic Cup in Moscow, where they came
second.
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The Czech swimmer Ilona Hlavackova has won gold and silver medals at the
European Short Course Championships in Dublin: she tells us she couldn't
have wished for a better Christmas present. In football's Champions League
Sparta Prague have drawn holders AC Milan: Sparta's chairman is relishing
the prospect. Jiri Welsch is going strong in basketballs' NBA, while
upcoming Czech ice hockey star Jiri Hudler has scored his first goal in
the NHL.
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In football, leaders Ostrava were fortunate to come away from Sparta Prague
with a point on Saturday, after the most exciting league game seen in the
Czech Republic in some time. Several Czech players found the net in
various European leagues at the weekend, and coach Jaroslav Hrebik has
taken over at Dinamo Moscow. The Czech ice hockey team came second in the
Karjala Cup and the Velka Kunraticka cross country race was held for the
70th time, with one runner saying this was his last year after an
incredible 55 outings!
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