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Current AffairsCzechs reach Euro 2008 as Group D winners after victory in Cyprus
The Czech Republic’s campaign to reach football’s Euro 2008 came to a
successful end on Wednesday evening with a 2:0 away win over Cyprus.
What’s more, the Czechs – at times somewhat at sea earlier in the year
– finished first in their group, ahead of Germany.
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On the anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, the Czech Republic’s
national football team defeat Slovakia in Euro qualifying; in NHL ice
hockey, the New York Rangers are on roll – Detroit’s Hasek suffers
slump; boxer Konecny, injured in training, misses chance to fight for World
Championship belt in November; speed skater Sablikova sets new Czech record
for the 3,000 metres in Calgary.
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Today in Mailbox: the Czech team's qualification for Euro 2008, author
Milan Kundera, plans by a neo-Nazi group to march through Prague's historic
Jewish Quarter, response to an interview with Czech-Japanese businessman
Tomio Okamura, and the proposed US radar base to be built in the Czech
Republic. Listeners quoted: Ted Schuerzinger, Tom Lane, Jana Zimmer, Hanka
Stibingerova, Lynda-Marie Hauptman.
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In Sports News: Czech football captain Tomas Rosicky returns after a
month's lay-off to score for Arsenal; Jiri Jarosik plays a rare game for
Glasgow Celtic, but comes off on the losing side in the world famous Old
Firm derby; Petr Cech is among the nominees for European footballer of the
year; Slavia are five points clear in the Czech football league; and tennis
star Nicole Vaidisova loses to the world number one in the Czechs first
semi-final appearance since the Australian Open.
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Current AffairsCzech Republic upset favourites Germany to qualify for Euro 2008
The Czech Republic's national football squad went a long way on Wednesday
to repairing a somewhat bruised reputation by securing a sensational win
few expected to see: a 3:0 defeat of Germany at the shiny Allianz stadium
in Munich. The win saw the Czechs join Germany in qualifying for next
year's European Championship held in Austria and Switzerland.
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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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Current AffairsIreland match "do or die" for Czech football team
Wednesday has been called "do or die" for the Czech national
football squad if the team hopes to compete at Euro 2008 next year in
Austria and Switzerland. To secure a tighter hold on the crucial second
spot in Group D the Czechs would ideally need to win Wednesday night
against visitors Ireland, but many pundits are sceptical that will happen. More
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In this week's Sports News: the Czech National team beats San Marino 3:0 in
the Euro 2008 qualification; O2 Extraliga in ice-hockey starts on
Wednesday; Yvetta Hlavacova swam across the English Channel but was too
slow to break the record and Marlene Ottey has made an appearance in the
Czech athletics league.
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