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Czechs sensationally win their group at EURO 2012 to book quarter-final spot
The Czech Republic’s national football team defeated EURO 2012 co-hosts
Poland in their last group-stage game on Saturday to surprisingly emerge as
winners of Group A. After a disappointing start to the tournament against
Russia, the Czech team gained momentum and beat both Greece and Poland,
advancing to the quarter-finals where they’ll play Portugal on Thursday.
But the injured Czech captain Tomáš Rosický’s participation in the
game is uncertain. More
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In Sports News this Monday: Czechs lose to Russia at Euro 2012; in tennis,
Petra Kvitová falls short of reaching French Open final; young athlete
sets new national heptathlon record and qualifies for the Olympics, and in
hockey, three Czech players keep hopes alive of winning the Stanley Cup. More
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In Sports News: the Czech national football team arrives in Poland ahead of
Euro 2012; in hockey, the L.A. Kings have won the first two games of
Stanley Cup finals against the New Jersey Devils, lessening the chance the
cup will travel to the Czech Republic this year; in tennis, world No. 4
Petra Kvitová and fellow Czech player Klára Zakopalová have both made it
to the fourth round at the French Open. More
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In Sports News: Eleven days before the start of Euro 2012, football coach
Bílek makes final change to national team roster; in related news, the
coach will head the national squad at least until the summer of 2014; Czech
swimmer Petra Chocová takes gold the European Swimming Championships in
Hungary; cyclist Kreuziger finishes in disappointing 15th spot in Giro
d’Italia; press suggests Leafs could pick-up hockey goalie Vokoun. More
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In Sports News: Star goalie Petr Čech becomes just the fourth Czech in
football history to win the Champions League; national squad captain
Rosický should be fit in time for Euro 2012; in hockey, the Czech national
team wins bronze at the Ice Hockey World Championships. More
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In Sports News: Liberec win Czech football title; Arsenal, with Czech
midfielder Tomáš Rosický, have secured a spot in next year’s Champions
League; Chimsa, Kiprop win Prague International Marathon while legendary
footballer Pavel Nedvěd also takes part; the Czech national hockey team
wins over Italy but loses to Russia in group stage action at the World
Championship in ice hockey; Czech tennis player Berdych loses to Federer in
Madrid final. More
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In Sports News: the Czech squad wins its opener but loses its second match
at World Ice Hockey Championships; in the NHL’s Stanley Cup playoffs
Jágr’s Philadelphia face an uphill battle to make it to the next round;
London football club Chelsea, together with star Czech goalie Petr Čech,
win the FA Cup; Czech tennis star Petra Kvitová slips to World No. 4. More
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In this week’s Sports News: The Czech national team wins the Euro Hockey
Tour ahead of world championship while national team coach announces his
picks for the upcoming world championships; and in soccer, Liberec stay
conserve their four-point lead in the Gambrinus liga. More
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In Sports news this Monday: Pardubice win the Czech hockey league playoffs;
in the NHL, the Philadelphia Flyers with Jaromír Jágr knock Pittsburgh
out of the Stanley Cup playoffs; in football, three teams compete for the
title with four rounds to go; and in tennis, the Czech Republic’s
women’s team beats Italy to reach the Fed Cup finals. More
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In Sports News: In football, Sparta Prague stumble in the Gambrinus liga,
drawing 2:2 draw against visitors Teplice; Petr Čech and London club
Chelsea reach the FA Cup final; Pardubice square series against Kometa Brno
in Tipsport Extraliga finals; Jágr earns three assists in win that puts
Pittsburgh Penguins on the brink in the first round of the Stanley Cup
playoffs. More
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