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refuse at the last minute to play Bohemians 1905 in a first division game;
Baník Ostrava go top, but for how long?; Milan Baroš bags a hat-trick for
Galatasaray in his first start since October; and it’s Pardubice vs
Vítkovice in the Extraliga playoffs finals.
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In Sports News: Czech tennis player Tomáš Berdych is downed by American
Andy Roddick in the final of the Miami Masters but becomes the country’s
No.1 ranked player; Hockey’s Slavia win a crucial Game 3 in their
semi-final series against Vítkovice, while Pardubice take a 2-0 lead in
their series against Liberec; in football Sparta tie with Plzeň to hold on
to a slim lead atop the league standings; and in Champions League action
Tomáš Rosicky’s Arsenal eke out a 2:2 draw against Barca.
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In Sports News this Monday: there are upsets in the playoffs of ice
hockey’s Extraliga, with the clubs who came first and second in the
regular season both exiting in the quarter-finals for the first time ever;
Sparta Prague pull ahead in the Czech soccer league with a 3:0 win over
Brno; Vendula Frintová takes a top triathlon prize in Australia; and
former European footballer of the year Pavel Nedvěd takes part in the
Prague Half Marathon.
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In Sports News this Monday: Martina Sáblíková crowns a dream season with
victory at the World Allround Speed Skating Championships, though her coach
says he may quit if the state doesn’t put more money into the sport;
Lukáš Bauer also ends his season well, coming second in the cross-country
skiing World Cup; Czech football is hit by allegations of match-fixing,
though questions are asked about the timing of the controversy; and Sparta
Prague go top of the league after they beat Olomouc and Teplice are beaten
by Brno.
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In Sports News: Czech downhill skiers clinch a sensational win in the World
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out last-minute win against Mladá Boleslav; Baroš scores in his first
game back for Galatasaray; in hockey, Slavia and Liberec become the last
two teams to reach the quarterfinals; Czech athletes post disappointing
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In Sports News this Monday: the Czech Republic make very light work of
Belgium to reach the last eight in tennis’s Davis Cup, not dropping a
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on their way to victory in just six and a half hours; cross country skier
Lukáš Bauer comes second in the 30 km pursuit in Finland’s Lahti; and
Teplice and Sparta Prague are still neck-and-neck in the Czech soccer
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In Sports News this Monday: the 2010 Winter Olympics are the most
successful ever for the Czech Republic with two gold and four bronze
medals; Šárka Záhrobská is the last Czech to reach the podium following
a third-place finish in the women’s slalom; after two bronze medals
(including one in the men’s cross-country relay) skier Lukáš Bauer
finishes way off the pace in the 50 kilometre classic; and Jablonec extend
their lead as the Czech football season resumes.
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In Sports news this week: the Czech women’s tennis team beats Germany to
reach the Fed Cup semi-finals; in football, Czechs will face title holders
Spain in the next European 2012 championship qualifications; goalie Petr
Čech contributes to Chelsea’s win over city rival Arsenal; and hockey
star Jaromír Jágr returns from Russia fit for the Winter Olympics in
Vancouver.
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Current Affairs2009 a mixed year for Czech sport
2009 has been a rather mixed year for Czech sport. Perhaps the biggest
single story was the national soccer team’s failure to reach the World
Cup, despite having a relatively easy group on paper. The Czech men’s
tennis team, meanwhile, went on a remarkable run in the Davis Cup, only to
lose to Spain in the final. And in athletics, Barbora Špotáková took the
Czech Republic’s only medal, silver in the women’s javelin, at the
Athletics World Championships in Berlin.
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