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In Sports News: just a few days before a World Cup qualifier against
Macedonia, Czech striker Milan Baros scores the first hat trick of his
senior career; in the Czech football league, second-placed Teplice are
still unbeaten this season after a win over Olomouc, who are third; the
Czech Republic finish third in ice hockey's Karjala Cup, while Jaromir
Jagr is finding the training regime tough at new club Omsk.
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Current AffairsStar striker Milan Baros hoping Czechs can reach World Cup for first timesince Italy '90
On Wednesday evening the Czech football team begin their campaign to reach
the 2006 World Cup with an away game against the Netherlands. Before the
squad left for Amsterdam, I spoke to Milan Baros, who became a world star
this summer when he became the top scorer at the European Championships in
Portugal. I began by asking the 22-year-old striker whether he and his
team mates had been aware of the football mania here in the Czech Republic
during Euro 2004. 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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Sports NewsCzech football scandal deepens, but there is also good news in the run-up to Athens
The police investigation into match-fixing allegations has expanded to ten
clubs, as Czech football's off-pitch agony deepens; but the weekend also
saw Czech success in canoeing, volleyball and tennis, and there's
speculation over the future of Euro 2004 star, Milan Baros. Could the
Czech striker be about to leave Liverpool?
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MagazineMagazine
The statue that predicted the fall of the coalition government. A group of
disabled people go for adrenalin sports - and football star Milan Baros is
to get a statue built in his honour in his home town of Vigantice. Find
out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.
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Business NewsBusiness briefs
Taiwanese to build 20bn euro plant in Ostrava, CSA seeks to lure home
Americans of Eastern European decent, Polish venture capital group opens
Prague office, and the value of Czech striker Baros up five-fold
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Current AffairsCzech football team gearing up for Euro 2004 semi-final clash with Greece
On Thursday millions of Czechs will be watching their national football
team take on Greece in the semi-finals at the European Football
Championships. The Czechs are now favourites to win the competition for
the first time since their only previous victory in 1976.
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Current AffairsMilan Baros scores two great goals as Czechs reach semi-finals at Euro 2004
Miiiilllllaaaaaaannn! Milan Baros on Sunday scored two brilliant goals in
three minutes as the Czech Republic beat Denmark 3:0 at the European
Football Championships. Baros is now the top scorer in the competition,
with five goals in four games. Now he and his Czech team-mates face Greece
in the semi-finals on Thursday.
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Current AffairsCzechs beat Germans for first time in 40 years at European Football Championships
The Czech Republic seem to be able to do no wrong at the European
Championships in Portugal, with a win over Germany on Wednesday making
them the only country to win all three of their group games. More
Current AffairsCzechs stun Dutch in Euro thriller
So far the Euro 2004 football tournament couldn't be going better for the
Czechs. On Saturday the Czech national squad faced the Netherlands,
dangerous but traditional rivals by now: the Czechs fought Holland not
only in qualification where they won the edge, but also faced them at the
European Championships four years ago, where Holland contributed to the
Czech Republic's early exit. Not so on Saturday. Despite taking control
early in the game with two goals by the 19th minute, the Dutch would lose
the match in spectacular fashion, though not for lack of excellent play. More
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