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In Sports News this Monday: first place in Estonia’s Otepaa represents a
double hat-trick for cross country skier Lukáš Bauer; Šárka Záhrobská
admits to lacking “zest” after another off-the-pace finish in the
slalom World Cup; Czech ice hockey captain Patrik Eliáš is knocked
unconscious during an NHL game; and Czech men’s number one Radek
Štěpánek exits the Australian Open in the first round.
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Sports News
In Sports News: former world champion Šárka Záhrobská comes fifth in a
slalom World Cup event in Zagreb; Lukáš Bauer does well in the Tour de
Ski’s 15 km classic, but is left frustrated after an unusually poor
showing in the sprint; and Czech driver Tomáš Tomeček is forced to pull
out of the Dakar Rally after his Tatra truck crashes in the opening stage.
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Sports News
In Sports News this Monday: the Czechs get off to a very poor start at the
ice hockey Under 20 World Championship in Canada, being hammered by Sweden
and squandering a three-goal lead against Finland; anticipation mounts
ahead of the announcement of the Czech hockey squad for the Winter
Olympics; and Slavia Prague have now lost eight games out of 10 in the
Czech Extraliga.
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Sports News
In Sports News this Monday: the Czech Republic have a mixed time of it at
ice hockey’s Channel One Cup, taking points in all of their games but
never the maximum three; David Bakeš notches up a career-best fourth in a
Snowboardcross Cup event in Colorado; and the erratic Czech footballer Jan
Šimák has been shown the door by Stuttgart.
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In Sports News this Monday: the Czechs lose 5:0 to Spain in the final of
the Davis Cup in Barcelona – Radek Štěpánek says the Spanish deserved
their victory; injury-dogged Tomáš Rosický is “devastated” after
picking up a groin strain that will see him sidelined for around a month;
and Plzeň move to the top of the ice hockey Extraliga.
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In Sports News this Monday: the Czechs come last with only one point at ice
hockey’s Karjala Cup, despite taking the lead in all three of their
games; javelin star Barbora Špotáková is named Czech Athlete of the
Year
for the third time in a row; and Teplice are now three points in front in
the Czech football league after a win over their nearest rivals Jablonec. More
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In Sports News this Monday: Teplice remain top of the Czech football
league, though Jablonec are in hot pursuit; remarkably, all of the
latter’s eight victories this season have been by a single goal;
champions Slavia Prague are under pressure, after only taking one point in
four games; Czech soccer great František Veselý dies at 65; and in ice
hockey’s Extraliga, new coach David Volek makes an immediate impact at
Sparta Prague.
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In Sports News this Monday: Czech footballer Milan Baroš could be out for
two months after breaking a bone in his foot in a game for Galatasaray,
while Marek Jankulovski is set for ankle surgery; Teplice remain on top of
the Czech football league, despite dropping two points at České
Budějovice; skier Šárka Záhrobská takes nul points from her first
slalom event of the season; and after 20 rounds Třínec lead ice
hockey’s Extraliga.
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The bitter-sweet joy of supporting Kometa
A dream came true this season for ice hockey fans from Brno, myself
included. Kometa Brno, the most successful Czech hockey club in history,
returned to the top division after long 13 years. But the joy did not last
long – the “Blue and White Aristocrats” lost the first eleven
matches
in a row, which has put many fans'passion for Kometa to a serious test. More
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In Sports News this Monday: the Czech Republic’s Lukáš Dlouhý and
India’s
Leander Paes take the doubles title at the US Open, their second Grand
Slam
of the year; Tomáš Rosický scores on an impressive return for Arsenal
– former international team-mate Vladimír Šmicer tells us he hopes
Rosický can avoid injury all season; Czechs Barbora Špotáková and
Jaroslav Bába take silver medals in the javelin and high jump at the
World
Athletics Final; and Vítkovice top the table after three rounds of the
new
Extraliga season. More
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