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In Sports News: as the Czech football team prepare for their opening game
at Euro 2004, experienced midfielder Vladimir Smicer tells us even though
their opponents on Tuesday are the unfancied Latvia, the first game is
always very difficult. In ice hockey, goaltender Dominik Hasek looks set
to join Ottawa and Czech tennis number one Jiri Novak has recorded his
best ever placing on grass, just a week before Wimbledon.
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Current AffairsCzech football team ready for Euro 2004, says striker Milan Baros
On Thursday morning the Czech football team left Prague for the European
Championships in Portugal, with fans around the country hoping they can
win the tournament for the first time since 1976. Among the stars of the
Czech team should be striker Milan Baros, who has scored a very impressive
16 goals in 25 international games - not bad for a 22-year-old. Before the
Czech team left for Euro 2004, Ian Willoughby spoke to Milan Baros, and
began by asking him how the Czech team's preparations for the tournament
had gone.
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Current AffairsFootball legend Panenka says Czechs can go far if they advance from group at Euro 2004
The Czech Republic has been gripped by football fever ahead of Euro 2004,
which gets underway in Portugal on Saturday. The only time the Czechs - or
rather Czechoslovakia - won the European Championships was in 1976, when
Antonin Panenka's famous chipped penalty entered football lore. Czech
football fans have high hopes their team will do well in Portugal - but
how does the great Antonin Panenka rate their chances?
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The Czech national football team to face Latvia, Germany and the
Netherlands in 'Group D' at European championship, Euro 2004; Czech
cyclist Jan Hruska takes third in Tour of Germany; and Liberec to host
2009 Nordic skiiing championship. More
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In Sports News: Czech Roman Sebrle has beaten his main rival Tom Pappas of
the US in a warm-up for the decathlon at the Olympics in Athens. At
tennis's French Open, the last Czech in the competition, Denisa Chladkova,
has been knocked out, while Martina Navratilova has ruled out appearing at
Wimbledon after an unsuccessful singles return at Roland Garros. And in
football, the Czech national team play two friendly matches this week as
they continue preparations for Euro 2004.
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For the 8th time in ten years the Prague International Marathon has been
won by a Kenyan; Robert Stefko made marathon history by becoming the first
Czech to make the winners' podium by coming in third; the Czech national
football side has entered its final training phase ahead of Euro 2004; at
least one Czech's name will grace this year's Stanley Cup no matter who
wins.
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Czech wins swimming gold. Football season ends with victory for Banik,
tears for Zizkov. Crowd trouble casts a final shadow over a troubled
season. Synot up for sale.
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Current AffairsLaw on football hooliganism to also address sale of beer during games
While many European countries have been dealing with football violence for
decades, in the Czech Republic it is a relatively recent phenomenon, one
of the more unwelcome imports which followed the fall of the Communist
system. Now legislators are preparing a new law to combat the problem. Jan
Obst is the chairman of the Czech Football Association:
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The election of Miroslav Kalousek as the head of the junior coalition
Christian Democratic Party makes the headlines in all today's papers.
Photos of Mr. Kalousek wearing a broad grin share front page space with
reports on the terrorist attack in Riyadh.
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