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In this week's Sports News: Dominik Hašek is named the greatest ever
European ice hockey player; Czech Záhlavová-Strýcová is beaten in the
Italiacom Open finals; Czech Olympic javelin hopeful performs in
pre-Olympic tournament; police close the case of death of Rally Bohemia
navigator and Czech wins third stage in Tour de Pologne cycle competition. More
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In this week's Sports News: coach Lendl fails to bring Murray Wimbledon
victory; the last remaining Czech players are defeated at the Wimbledon
finals; a tearful Navrátilová remembers parents absence during Cold
War-era win and Czechs win the Women’s Volleyball League Title More
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In this week's Sports News, Petra Kvitová to play crucial fourth round
match at Wimbledon; Czech players on the move in the NHL; two local
ice-hockey teams form a business partnership; five medals for Czechs at
the
European Athletics Championships and the national women's basketball team
qualifies at the eleventh hour for the London Olympics. More
Lendl and Navrátilová: home and away
The year is 1984, and Ivan Lendl plays the winning point against John
McEnroe in the final of the French Open in Paris, one of eight Grand Slam
singles titles in his career. The 1970s and 80s were period of huge tennis
success in Czechoslovakia, and the country put considerable resources into
the sport. Unlike most of their compatriots, the country’s top tennis
players were able to travel round the world, and when Czechoslovak Radio
caught up with the 19-year-old Lendl just before Christmas 1979, it was
during one of his rare trips back home: More
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In Sports News: Fans, players mark the 50th anniversary of
Czechoslovakia’s second-place finish at the 1962 World Cup; Pirlo
emulates Panenka with a cheeky chip against England at EURO 2012; Czech
football champions Liberec will face Kazakhstan’s Shakhter Karagandy in
the 2nd qualifying round of the Champions League; Kvitová begins defence
of Wimbledon title. More
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In Sports News this Monday: Czechs lose to Russia at Euro 2012; in tennis,
Petra Kvitová falls short of reaching French Open final; young athlete
sets new national heptathlon record and qualifies for the Olympics, and in
hockey, three Czech players keep hopes alive of winning the Stanley Cup. More
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In Sports News: the Czech national football team arrives in Poland ahead of
Euro 2012; in hockey, the L.A. Kings have won the first two games of
Stanley Cup finals against the New Jersey Devils, lessening the chance the
cup will travel to the Czech Republic this year; in tennis, world No. 4
Petra Kvitová and fellow Czech player Klára Zakopalová have both made it
to the fourth round at the French Open. More
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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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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
Berdych puts Czechs through to Davis Cup semi-final
The World number 7 in men’s tennis, Tomáš Berdych, proved key in Davis
Cup action at the weekend, helping the Czech Republic win three points
against Serbia to put the Czechs through to the semi-final. Although his
match against Janko Tipsarevic was a decidedly even affair he held on and
at the weekend didn’t lose a single set. More
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