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In this edition of Sports News: Czech success at the Indoor World
Championships in Hungary, including Roman Sebrle's record-setting win in
the heptathlon; more woe for football's slumping Sparta Prague in the
Czech premier division; and, the latest results in the first round of the
hockey play-offs including big wins by Pilsen and Vitkovice.
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The Czech Republic have been beaten 3:2 by Spain in the first round of this
season's Davis Cup, after Czech number one Jiri Novak suffered a groin
strain. Czech ice hockey coach Slavomir Lener says he was pleased with how
his team played at the Swedish Games, the last tournament before May's
World Championships. Cross country skier Katerina Neumannova has won yet
another World Cup event, this time the 10 kilometre free in the French
Alps. Athlete Roman Sebrle has started the season in style and Czech
footballers made their mark in Europe at the weekend.
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Martina Navratilova's last ever match at tennis's Australian Open ended in
defeat in the mixed doubles final on Sunday. Another Czech sporting great,
ice hockey forward Jaromir Jagr, played his 1,000th NHL game on Friday,
though the game could have gone better for the famous no. 68. In football,
Jiri Stajner has joined Sparta Prague on loan from Hanover, while other
Czech players had mixed fortunes as the Bundesliga started again.
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Three Czech football players scored their debut international goals in a
5:1 win over Canada on Saturday that showed the squad's strength in depth.
Meanwhile, the country's Under 21s - the reigning European champions - are
in a good position to reach their Euro 2004, after beating Switzerland
away in the first leg of play-offs. Decathlete Roman Sebrle has once again
been named Czech Athlete of the Year, and 17-year-old Jakub Sindel has
broken Jaromir Jagr's record to become the youngest player to ever score a
hat trick in the domestic ice hockey league.
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It hasn't been a great week for Czech sport, with Roman Sebrle's silver in
the decathlon the only Czech medal so far at the World Athletics
Championships in Paris. In football, Sparta Prague have drawn Chelsea,
Lazio and Besiktas in the Champions League. Spare a thought, though, for
Slavia, who battled hard but could not turn around a 3:0 deficit in their
qualifier. And tenth seed Jiri Novak and Radek Stepanek are the only Czech
tennis players left at the US Open after the fourth day's play.
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Ahead of the World Athletics Championships which begin in Paris on
Saturday, the greatest athlete in the history of the javelin, Jan Zelezny,
tells us why he left the announcement he was going so late, adding he
hopes to finish his career on a high at next year's Olympics. And Roman
Sebrle, who holds the world points record in the decathlon, says that
while he too has Athens in his sights, his main aim at the moment is to
take gold in Paris.
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The Czech Republic topped the medals table at the World Water Slalom
Championships at Augsburg, Germany, with three golds, a silver and a
bronze. In swimming, Ilona Hlavackova has taken the first ever Czech medal
at the World Championships. The new Czech football season has begun, while
the two Czech teams in the Champions League qualifiers face tough opposition. And
police have recommended the state attorney file charges against ice hockey
goaltender Dominik Hasek for a brutal attack during an in-line hockey
game.
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The Czech Republic have taken their best ever tally - three medals - at the
European Triathlon Championships in Karlovy Vary. Leading Czech athlete
Roman Sebrle has taken part in an unusual event - a complete decathlon not
over the regular two days but in just 100 minutes! The Czech Republic's
men's volleyball team have something to celebrate after reaching the
sport's World League finals in Madrid next month. And in tennis news, Jiri
Novak's coach says the Czech no. 1 may retire next year and Martina
Narvratilova has made a call for smaller tennis rackets.
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Javelin legend Jan Zelezny is looking forward to what may be his last big
meeting in the Czech Republic, next week's Golden Spike in Ostrava. Former
ice hockey megastar Dominik Hasek has been banned from in-line hockey for
a year for attacking an opponent. The Czech football team which reached
the final of Euro 96 have reunited for an exhibition match in Prague and
goalkeeper Petr Cech could fulfil a childhood dream by signing with
Spanish giant Barcelona.
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13th seed Jiri Novak tumbles out of the French Open, while Czech-born
Martina Navratilova excels in the doubles; Viktoria Zizkov secure last
available spot for preliminary round of UEFA Cup; Roman Sebrle crown of
decathlon at Gotz for record third time; and Patrik Elias scores in a
losing effort by New Jersey in the third match of the Stanley Cup Finals.
All looked at in today's edition.
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