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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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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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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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After 16 years without a Czech medal in individual competition, two Czech
biathlonists made it to the podium at the sport's World Championships in
Siberia on Saturday. The Czechs took only one medal at the European Indoor
Atheltics Championships in Birmingham, when Roman Sebrle scored a
disappointing bronze. The line-ups for the ice hockey Extraliga play-offs
have been decided, and in football Sparta stay in front with a win over
Stare Mesto.
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Czech tennis number one Jiri Novak has crowned the best season of his
career by reaching the Masters Cup in Shanghai, and puts his new-found
success down to coach Jan Kukal. Decathlete Roman Sebrle has been named
Czech Athlete of the Year. And the first leg of the second round of the
UEFA Cup did not go as well as the four Czech teams taking part might have
hoped. All those stories and more are in Sports News.
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It was a dramatic weekend for Czech tennis number one Jiri Novak, who
reached his first ever Masters Series final only to miss the match through
injury. In football, Sparta Prague remain at the top of the league, while
foreign clubs are reportedly hoping to sign several of the club's key
players. Pardubice stay on top of ice hockey's Extraliga, while Roman
Sebrle has again been nominated for world athlete of the year. All those
stories are in Sports News.
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Roman Sebrle is one of the Czech Republic's leading athletes. Last year he made history, becoming the first decathlete ever to breach the 9,000 points barrier. This season too Sebrle has had a great deal of success; in March he took the gold in the heptathlon at the European indoor championships, and just last month he became the first Czech in decades to win gold at the European Outdoor Championships, this time in the decathlon. And Sebrle, who is 28, has also experienced joy in his personal life; last Wednesday his wife gave birth to their first child, a boy they have named Stepan. Ian Willoughby spoke to a very happy Roman Sebrle earlier this week, and asked him what had been the highlight of his season.
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