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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
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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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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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In Sports News: Czech hockey club Pardubice win Game 2, evening their
semi-final series against Liberec at one apiece; in the NHL, Tomáš
Fleischmann scores, earns assist for the Florida Panthers; football club
Sparta Prague are a meagre point ahead of second-place Liberec, leaving the
season title up-for-grabs; Martina Sablíková wins the 5,000 metres at the
World Championships. More
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In Sports News: In the Tipsport Extraliga hockey playoffs, Liberec reach
the semi-finals while Vítkovice force a game 7 in their quarterfinal
against Pardubice;in the NHL, goalies Neuwirth, Pavelec suffer defeat
against Caroline, Chicago; in football, Liberec remain within three points
of league-leaders Sparta; Chelsea book spot in Champions League
quarterfinals. More
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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
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