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Current AffairsCanada downs Czech Republic in opener at World Junior Ice Hockey Championship
This year’s World Under-20 Ice Hockey Championship got underway in
Pardubice, East Bohemia on Wednesday, with the Czechs hoping for a strong
tournament on home turf. Last year they finished a disappointing fifth and
fans – who have helped sell out the 10,000+ Cez Arena in Pardubice –
are hoping this year they’ll finish at least two better. But it won’t
be easy. On Wednesday the Czechs got off to a losing start: despite a
strong performance in their opener, they were beaten by three-time
defending champions, Canada. The final score was 3:0.
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In Sports News this week: the Czech ice hockey team finished third in
Moscow’s Channel One Cup; a rare mistake by Petr Cech costs Chelsea three
points against Tomas Rosicky’s Arsenal; the Czech national team are now
6th in the FIFA world rankings; Slavia Prague has new owners, though their
identity is a mystery; and newspaper reports suggest 18-year-old tennis
star Nicole Vaidisova is to marry Radek Stepanek.
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SpotlightPardubice – the “best place to live in the Czech Republic”
Spotlight this week comes from the town of Pardubice, which lies about an
hour away
from Prague in east Bohemia. The pretty Renaissance buildings on the main
square
Pernstynovo namesti and the impressive chateau nearby give an indication
of
Pardubice’s long and rich history, which saw it evolve from a prosperous
hamlet in the Middle Ages to an industrial powerhouse by the start of the
20th century. More
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In Sports News this week: the Czech cross country skiing relay team make
history with their first ever World Cup win; Slavia Prague go into the
winter break as Czech football league leaders; Rosicky scores for Arsenal
but ends up on the losing side, while Nedved secures three points for
Juventus; Milan Hejduk notches up three goals and three assists for
Colorado in an NHL game against St Louis; and the Czech Republic is chosen
as the venue for the 2010 women’s basketball world championships.
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In Sports News: the Czech national football teams finished first in their
qualifying group for Euro 2008 and learned their opponents in the World
Cup
2010 qualification; Brno beat Sparta Prague in top football division;
skiers Sarka Zahrobska and Lukas Bauer came in second in their World Cup
events; as well as the latest in Czech ice-hockey. More
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