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In sports news this week: Katerina Neumannova is named Czech sportswoman of
the year, while Martina Navratilova is declared a Czech sports legend;
Speed skater Martina Sablikova wins the European championships in Italy;
and
goalkeeper Petr Cech may make an early return to action after being
sidelined with a fractured skull. More
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In Sports News: Tomas Berdych is again named Czech tennis player of the
year; the Czech volleyball team lose their first two games in the last-8
group stage at the world championships; speed skater Martina Sablikova
again reaches the podium in a world cup event; cross country skier
Katerina Neummanova finishes fourth in Finland; and Sparta Prague lead the
Czech football league but have next to no chance of advancing in the UEFA
Cup - or of signing Jan Koller. More
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In Sports News: Roman Sebrle is named Czech Athlete of the Year for the
fifth year in a row, with Barbora Spotakova narrowly missing out on the
crown; Martina Sablikova takes the first ever Czech medal at the Speed
Skating World Cup; Sparta Prague top the Czech football league for the
first time in 18 months; and a goal scored by Czechoslovakia's Oldrich
Nejedly in the 1934 World Cup is finally acknowledged. More
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In Sports News: Lukas Pesek becomes the first Czech to reach the podium in
a motorcycling Grand Prix for 35 long years, while Jan Kopecky equals the
best ever result for a Czech in the World Rally Championship; speed skater
Martina Sablikova sets her first senior world record; Liberec edge ever
closer to winning the Czech football league; Tomas Rosicky shines for
Dortmund; it's semi-finals time in the Czech ice hockey league; and Radek
Stepanek reaches the fourth round in Miami.
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Current AffairsThe Olympics: Hasek to start in goal in Czechs' opening ice hockey match
On Tuesday the Czech ice hockey team plays its first match against Germany,
a highly-anticipated match that should see players like Jaromir Jagr and
new team captain Robert Lang in top form. One mystery that has been
resolved for the time being: the question of who would start between the
pipes. It will be none other than Dominik Hasek, who led the Czechs to
gold at the Olympics eight years ago. At 41, Hasek is enjoying the season
of the lifetime in the NHL, and the Czechs are hoping he will keep up the
good work in the first game. Although originally his luggage - including
equipment - was lost, it was found in time to allow him to appear in the
game.
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In Sports News: cross country skier Katerina Neumannova wins the Czech
Republic's first medal at the Winter Olympics in Turin; eighteen-year-old
speed skater Martina Sablikova is satisfied with seventh place in her
first Olympics; ski jumper Jakub Janda finishes a poor 13th, while Nikola
Sudova and Lukas Bauer are also disappointed; and - away from Turin -
javelin legend Jan Zelezny has announced he is retiring this year.
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In Sports News: free-style aerial skier Ales Valenta comes a disappointing
16th in his last event before the Winter Olympics in Turin; speed skater
Martina Slabikova is set to be the youngest ever Czech flag bearer at the
opening ceremony; and ice hockey player Petr Prucha is to miss the
Olympics through injury, possibly making room for star winger Patrik
Elias.
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