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In Sports News this Monday: Jorge Lorenzo wins the Czech Grand Prix, but
only teenager Jakub Kornfeil gives local fans something to cheer about in
Brno with a sensational finish in the 125cc race; Viktoria Plzeň remain
in
front in the Czech football league, while title-holders Sparta prepare to
face Žilina for a place in the Champions League; and close but no third
2010 victory over Federer for Tomáš Berdych. More
Czechs beat Latvia 4:1 in last game before Euro 2012 qualifiers
The Czech Republic’s footballers have won their final warm-up game before
their campaign to reach Euro 2012 gets underway next month. The Czechs
struggled to impress in the early stages of Wednesday’s home friendly
against Latvia, before moving up a gear in the second half and running out
4:1 winners.
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In Sports News this Monday: supporters continue to boycott the home games
of Bohemians 1905 due to a new ground-share deal – player Lukáš Hartig
says he hopes they come around; Milan Baroš signs a lucrative new deal
with Galatasaray; Tomáš Berdych is now seventh in the world, his highest
ranking to date; and ice hockey goalie Milan Hnilička retires at 37.
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In Sports News this Monday: the Czechs take only one medal at the European
Athletics Championships, bronze for Barbora Špotáková in the javelin –
coach Tomáš Dvořák says a young team is still lacking something;
shooter Kateřina Emmons fails to reach the finals at the ISSF World
Championship in Munich; and Plzeň top the Czech football league, while
champions Sparta lose their second game in three.
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In Sports News this Monday: Roman Kreuziger again comes ninth in
cycling’s Tour de France; Barbora Špotáková is racing to be fit for
the women’s javelin at the European Athletics Championships; and Sparta
Prague’s Tomáš Řepka could find himself in hot water after appearing
to spit at an opponent.
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In Sports News: Hradec Králové end champions Sparta Prague’s 33-game
unbeaten run as they return to Czech football’s first division in style;
Bohemians 1905 draw with Slavia in their first home game at the latter’s
Eden stadium; Roman Kreuziger drops out of the leading 10 riders in the
Tour de France; and it’s love-all as tennis players Štěpánek and
Vaidišová wed.
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No pressure approach key, says Chelsea executive on big bucks signing of Czech teen
One of the most keenly watched players in the Czech league this season will
be defender Tomáš Kalas. Though the 17-year-old has only made one
appearance for Sigma Olomouc, some of Europe’s top clubs were tracking
him and he has now joined England’s Chelsea in a deal that will see him
move to London next year and could net Olomouc USD 8 million. I discussed
the signing of Tomáš Kalas with Chelsea’s sporting director Frank
Arnesen, who was in Prague on Thursday.
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Some fans plan boycott of first game of new Czech football league season over ground-share
The new league season in Czech football gets underway after the summer
break this weekend. And the very first game of 2010-2011 could well take
place in front of half-empty stands on Friday evening. Bohemians 1905 are
hosting Slavia Prague, but both clubs’ fans are organizing a boycott of
the game to protest the fact that they are now sharing the modern Eden
stadium. It was built for Slavia, but it is now also Bohemians’ home
ground, after they were forced to leave their traditional stadium about a
kilometer away.
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In Sports News this Monday: the Czech Republic beat Chile to reach the
semi-finals of tennis’s Davis Cup, but will face a sterner test against
Novak Djokovic and his Serbian team-mates in September; Roman Kreuziger can
enjoy a rest day in the Tour de France after finishing fourth in the first
Alpine stage on Sunday; and the Czech football season begins with a piquant
game in Prague’s Vršovice district.
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In Sports News: the Czech Republic’s athletes qualify for the super
league of the European Team Championships, after coming first in the
competition’s second tier in Budapest; Jimmy Connors tells Czech Radio
that Tomáš Berdych can do “damage” at Wimbledon; and a 17-year-old
who has made only one Czech league appearance is reported to be on his way
to Chelsea in a EUR 6-million deal.
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