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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
Czech Republic beats Sweden to advance to semi-finals in Ice Hockey World Championship
It was a dramatic game: a last-minute goal by Milan Michálek some 30
seconds before the end of the match against Sweden on Thursday brought the
Czechs the victory they needed to advance to the semi-finals in this
year’s Ice Hockey World Championship. The Czech 4:3 result also marks the
first time in 12 years that Sweden will not be playing in the semifinals.
In the next match, the Czech Republic faces its neighbor Slovakia. While
this is the third time that the Czechs will be competing for a spot in the
finals, this year’s solid performance of the Slovak team has come as a
surprise. Ahead of Friday’s match, we spoke to daily Mladá fronta dnes
hockey expert Karel Knap. More
Sports News
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
Hockey specialist: Czech team at worlds has been underwhelming, will have to dig deep
The Czech national hockey team has not been firing on all cylinders so far
at the Ice Hockey World Championships hosted by Sweden and Finland. In
three games, it won twice and lost once, but each match was a struggle, the
last – against Denmark – came down to penalty shots. Can the squad turn
things around moving forward – putting together a faster, more dynamic
game? More
Sports News
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
Sports News
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
Sports News
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
Sports News
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
Sports News
In Sport News this Monday: the Czech women’s national hockey team reaches
the world’s top-tier while the league playoffs continue; in football,
Sparta Prague loses grip on lead in the top division; and in tennis, Czech
Republic’s Radek Štěpánek and India’s Leander Paes win in Miami. More
In hockey league playoffs, Kometa Brno shine bright
In the Czech hockey league, the semifinals best-of seven series are under
way, with the Liberec White Tigers going ahead 2:1 against Pardubice on
Wednesday in some really nerve-wrecking action. In the other series,
however, Kometa Brno is set to surprise just about anyone including their
most devoted fans. Having finished 10th in the regular season, Kometa
knocked out the winners Sparta Prague. Now, the Brno side is leading the
regular season runners-up Plzeň 2:0. RP spoke to Czech TV commentator and
Philadelphia Flyers forward Martin Hosták about what made the playoffs’
underdogs the hottest candidates for the title. More
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