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Current AffairsFootball's Gambrinus League resumes after summer break
The long wait will be over for Czech football fans on Saturday, when after
a two-and-a-half month break the Gambrinus Liga – the top tier of Czech
soccer – kicks off once again. Can Slavia Prague defend the title they
won so dramatically in May, or will fierce rivals Sparta return to their
usual dominance? Who are the players to watch out for this season? And
what’s the story with the two clubs called Bohemians? More
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In Sports News this Monday: Roman Kreuziger comes an impressive 13th in his
first Tour de France; Tomáš Necid is top scorer at football’s Under 19
Euros; Slavia prepare for the resumption of the Czech league with a win
over Iran; Karel Bruckner, 70 next year, takes over as Austrian national
manager; and reigning Olympic decathlon champion Roman Šebrle pulls out
of
an exhibition event but should be fit for Beijing. More
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In Sports News this Monday: Tomáš Dvořák fails to complete the final
decathlon of a successful career blighted by injury; cyclist Roman
Kreuziger is 14th overall in his first Tour de France – and second in
the
Under 25s category; Petr Čech signs an improved deal that should keep him
at Chelsea until 2013; Tomáš Rosický targets a September return; and
the
Czech Under 19s reach the semi-finals at their European Championship. More
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In Sports News this Monday: it’s all football today, with Slavia Prague
winning their first league title in 12 years; after their rollercoaster
end
to the season, Slavia coach Karel Jarolím says, all’s well that ends
well, while midfield veteran Vladimír Šmicer compares this team to the
1996 Slavia title-winning side; Bohemians 1905 and Most are relegated; and
Czech international goalkeeper Petr Čech is looking forward to what he
says is the biggest game of his career, the Champions League final. More
Current AffairsSlavia take on Oxford University in exhibition match at new Eden stadium
The official opening of Slavia Prague's new
stadium on Wednesday night was a momentous occasion for the football club,
who for seven
years had no ground of their own while a reconstruction project dragged on
at their traditional home at Eden in Prague 10. Fourteen thousand
red-and-white fans turned out to see the ultra-modern stadium, and an
exhibition game between Slavia and Oxford University - the two sides
having
first played each other in 1899. More
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