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In Sports News this Monday: the Czech women’s tennis team are trounced by
Italy in the Fed Cup semi-finals; Patrik Eliáš and Petr Sýkora pull out
of the Czech squad for next month’s ice hockey World Championship, while
there are calls to call up Dominik Hašek (45); and reports Tomáš
Rosický could return to the Bundesliga are denied.
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In Sports News this Monday: Pardubice make home advantage pay to go 2:0 up
in the Extraliga final, with young forward Daniel Rákos and veteran goalie
Dominik Hašek making most headlines; Sparta Prague drop two points in the
race for the Czech league title and have to see out season without
goalkeeper Jaromír Blažek; and Czech javelin star Barbora Špotáková is
named an “ambassador” for the new Diamond League.
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In Sports News: sparks fly in the Czech football league as Bohemians Praha
refuse at the last minute to play Bohemians 1905 in a first division game;
Baník Ostrava go top, but for how long?; Milan Baroš bags a hat-trick for
Galatasaray in his first start since October; and it’s Pardubice vs
Vítkovice in the Extraliga playoffs finals.
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In Sports News: Czech tennis player Tomáš Berdych is downed by American
Andy Roddick in the final of the Miami Masters but becomes the country’s
No.1 ranked player; Hockey’s Slavia win a crucial Game 3 in their
semi-final series against Vítkovice, while Pardubice take a 2-0 lead in
their series against Liberec; in football Sparta tie with Plzeň to hold on
to a slim lead atop the league standings; and in Champions League action
Tomáš Rosicky’s Arsenal eke out a 2:2 draw against Barca.
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In Sports News this Monday: there are upsets in the playoffs of ice
hockey’s Extraliga, with the clubs who came first and second in the
regular season both exiting in the quarter-finals for the first time ever;
Sparta Prague pull ahead in the Czech soccer league with a 3:0 win over
Brno; Vendula Frintová takes a top triathlon prize in Australia; and
former European footballer of the year Pavel Nedvěd takes part in the
Prague Half Marathon.
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In Sports News this Monday: Martina Sáblíková crowns a dream season with
victory at the World Allround Speed Skating Championships, though her coach
says he may quit if the state doesn’t put more money into the sport;
Lukáš Bauer also ends his season well, coming second in the cross-country
skiing World Cup; Czech football is hit by allegations of match-fixing,
though questions are asked about the timing of the controversy; and Sparta
Prague go top of the league after they beat Olomouc and Teplice are beaten
by Brno.
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In Sports News: Czech downhill skiers clinch a sensational win in the World
Cup Nations Teams event in Garmisch-Partenkirchen; football’s Sparta eke
out last-minute win against Mladá Boleslav; Baroš scores in his first
game back for Galatasaray; in hockey, Slavia and Liberec become the last
two teams to reach the quarterfinals; Czech athletes post disappointing
results at World Indoor Athletics championships.
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In Sports News this Monday: the Czech Republic make very light work of
Belgium to reach the last eight in tennis’s Davis Cup, not dropping a
set
on their way to victory in just six and a half hours; cross country skier
Lukáš Bauer comes second in the 30 km pursuit in Finland’s Lahti; and
Teplice and Sparta Prague are still neck-and-neck in the Czech soccer
league after victories at the weekend. More
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In Sports News this Monday: the 2010 Winter Olympics are the most
successful ever for the Czech Republic with two gold and four bronze
medals; Šárka Záhrobská is the last Czech to reach the podium following
a third-place finish in the women’s slalom; after two bronze medals
(including one in the men’s cross-country relay) skier Lukáš Bauer
finishes way off the pace in the 50 kilometre classic; and Jablonec extend
their lead as the Czech football season resumes.
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In Sports News this Monday: speed skater Martina Sáblíková takes bronze
in the 1,500 metres, bringing the Czech Republic’s medals tally in
Vancouver to three; a clash between Alexander Ovechkin and Jaromír Jágr
is the key moment as the Czech hockey team lose 4:2 to Russia; Lukáš
Bauer comes seventh in the 30 kilometre pursuit; and after dominating ski
cross for a
decade, Tomáš Kraus fails to make the final the first time the sport is
included in the Olympics. More
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