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In Sports News: Slavia Prague go six points clear at the top of the Czech
football league with a win over Teplice, though they lose captain Stanislav
Vlcek ahead of a Champions League clash with Arsenal; Sparta are now second
in the league after a 5:0 demolition of Most; Slavia Prague are also at the
top of the Czech ice hockey league, after a win over Liberec; and Czech
motorcyclist Lukas Pesek reflects on a "wild" season in which he
finished fourth in the 125cc championship.
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PanoramaVelka Pardubicka - the "Czech Grand National"
Although the Czech Republic is better known in sporting circles for its ice
hockey and football prowess, it also has a surprisingly strong horse-racing
tradition, which dates back to the days of the Habsburg Empire. For well
over a century, the highlight of the racing season in this country has been
the Velka Pardubicka steeplechase, which is sometimes known as the
"Czech Grand National".
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In Sports News this week: Sixteen ridden by Dusan Andres wins the Czech
Republic's most famous horse race, the Velka Pardubicka steeplechase; Czech
motorcyclist Lukas Pesek wins the second Grand Prix of his career in
Australia; and captain Tomas Rosicky is set to play in Wednesday's Euro
2008 qualifier against Germany.
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In Sports News: Sparta football team captain Tomas Repka loses his famous
temper in a 2:1 loss to Teplice; Neved's Juventus is edged 1:0 by Udine in
the Serie A; Liberec win second-straight in Czech ice hockey; Pesek a
disappointing 13th in 125 cc motorcycle racing in Portugal. More
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In Sports News: a quarter of a million people turn out for the Czech MotoGP
as Lukas Pesek becomes the first Czech rider to reach the podium in
decades; Slavia Prague follow their good result against Ajax in a
Champions
League qualifier with their third win out of three, a feat also achieved
by
Ostrava and Teplice; and captain Tomas Rosicky is out for Wednesday's
friendly against Austria. More
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