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14-05-2012 14:36 | Jan Velinger

Slovan Liberec, photo: CTK 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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12-03-2012 16:43 | Jan Velinger

Jakub Holuša (left), photo: CTK In Sports News: Holuša clinches lone Czech medal at the World Indoor Championships; Plzeň have jumped to 2:0 lead in the Česká pojišotvna playoffs; in the NHL, Vokoun and Neuwirth both earn shutouts; footballer Tomáš Rosický has re-signed with Arsenal. More

Emil Zátopek: a Czech sporting hero

26-11-2011 02:01 | David Vaughan

Emil Zátopek The early 1950s in Czechoslovakia was a bleak period in the country’s history, but there was also some escape from politics. In 1952 the Summer Olympics were held in the Finnish capital Helsinki and the undisputed hero of the games was the greatest Czech runner of all time, Emil Zátopek. Despite his extraordinary style, with his face contorted, his head and torso swinging, and emitting sounds that earned him the nickname of “the Czech locomotive”, he went to Helsinki having already twice broken the world record over 20 kilometres. His dream at the Olympics was to win two gold medals: in the 5,000 and 10,000 metres. Czechoslovak Radio’s Bohuš Ujček and Vítězslav Mokroš were there to report on the event. More

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29-08-2011 15:58 | Jan Velinger

Lukáš Krpálek, photo: CTK Decathlete Roman Šebrle finishes in disappointing 13th place in the World Athletics Championships; pole-vaulters Jiřina Ptáčníková and Jan Kudlička advance to finals; Judo wrestler Lukáš Krpálek wins the bronze medal at the world championships in Paris; in football Lafata earns second-straight hat-trick; Man U destroy Arsenal. More

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18-07-2011 16:47 | Jan Richter

Jaroslav Jiřík, photo: CT24 In Sports news this week: two Czechs take points in the motorcycle racing world championship; European Under 23 Championships concludes in Ostrava; Czech women’s tennis team will play Germany in the first round of Fed Cup; and hockey legend Jaroslav Jiřík dies in plane crash. More

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30-05-2011 16:06 | Christian Falvey

Petra Kvitová, photo: CTK Kreuziger takes a historic sixth place in the Giro d'Italia; French Open remains a dream for Petra Kvitová, who lost the fourth round to Li Na; the Czech women’s basketball team beats Russia to win the Karlovy Vary Grand Prix; and Bolt is back for the Golden Spike Ostrava, and having a go at golf. More

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09-05-2011 15:42 | Jan Velinger

Czech Republic - Russia, foto: ČTK The Czech hockey team continues streak at the World Championships with wins over Slovakia and Russia; Czech tennis player Kvitová breaks into the women’s top ten for the first time; League-leaders Plzeň defeat Mladá Boleslav to retain three point lead over Sparta; defending Premier League champions Petr Čech and Chelsea suffer defeat against Manchester United; Kenyan runners dominate Prague International Marathon. More

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07-03-2011 15:25 | Jan Richter

Tomáš Berdych, photo: CTK In Sports News this week: the Czech Republic goes down in defeat at the tennis Davis Cup; Czechs bring home two golds, a silver and a bronze from the European indoor championships; in hockey, the season’s playoff-offs quarterfinals continue; and in football, Sparta narrow the gap behind league leaders Plzeň. More

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15-11-2010 15:44 | Ian Willoughby

Czech Republic - Finland, photo: CTK In Sports News this Monday: Six months after being crowned world champions, the Czech Republic’s ice hockey players fail to take a single point in their first tournament of the new season; the gap at the top of the Czech football league narrows, after leaders Plzeň are held to a draw and Sparta win; Olympic champion speed skater Sáblíková is for once halted by illness; and warm weather brings a high turnout for Prague’s Velká Kunratická cross country race. More

Špotáková looking forward to working more closely with javelin legend Železný after injury-blighted season

17-09-2010 13:03 | Ian Willoughby

Barbora Špotáková The reigning Olympic javelin champion Barbora Špotáková came first in the international Diamond League this year, but could only manage bronze at the European Championships in Barcelona. Following a season blighted by injuries, the 29-year-old announced last month she was parting company with her trainer – and planning to work with javelin legend Jan Železný. When I spoke to Špotáková this week, I asked the athletics star if it was true there had been a link between her training schedule and her injury problems.  More

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