2013-09-23T15:59:58+02:00 Radio Prague http://radio.cz/en/section/sport/sports-news-2013-09-23 urn:uuid:65ebcdbf-c4b4-5542-8807-1860422b18a3 2013-09-23T15:59:58+02:00

In Sports News from the past week: Czech Davis Cup team will play the Netherlands in the first round next season; Sparta Prague is at the top of the chart in Gambrinus Liga; Striker Libo Kozák secures victory for Aston Villa; Hockey Liberec beats Sparta 6:5; Simona Baumrtová has been invited to participate in the All-Star European team at the Duel in Pool event in Glasgow.

urn:uuid:1f09ae0b-5564-590a-8121-c3cda5426bcb 2013-09-16T15:30:28+02:00

In Sports News this Monday: Berdych and Štěpánek lead holders Czech Republic to third Davis Cup final in five years, though non-playing captain says Serbia will be demanding environment; Czechs take three golds at World Canoe Slalom Championship; and Plzeň drop points ahead of Man City clash in Champions League.

urn:uuid:32962e42-e658-5b55-99b7-25779c1bc6c4 2013-09-09T15:20:57+02:00

In Sports News this Monday: Czechs’ dream of reaching soccer World Cup evaporates – Rosický blames poor finishing; and Czech tennis players score major success in US Open doubles competitions.

urn:uuid:facbf39f-6ef3-5749-97b3-e8ba5da7ecf3 2013-09-02T14:08:04+02:00

In Sports News this Monday: rower Synek crowned world champion in single skulls; Czech soccer in team in Prague ahead of World Cup qualifiers; Čech looks forward to more trophies with Mourinho; Czechs fail to impress at Czech Games; and Berdych enters week two at US Open without losing set.

urn:uuid:b0205ced-fb95-54a9-8d2b-928152c6b0a6 2013-08-26T15:57:13+02:00

In Sports News from the past week: Slovan Liberec pulled off an unexpected victory against Udine in the Europa League qualifying match; Tennis player Petra Kvitová failed to defend her title at the New Haven Open; Only Jakub Kornfeil managed to win any points at the Moto Grand Prix in Brno; And canoeist Kateřina Hošková took second place at the slalom cup in Bratislava.

urn:uuid:4db79f0b-41c0-52ca-ae13-e95c43ee710f 2013-08-19T14:57:33+02:00

In Sports News this Monday: Veselý’s long awaited javelin gold gives the Czechs three medals at World Athletics Championships; Berdych reaches career-high fifth in world rankings; Sparta sell Kadlec to Frankfurt; and Plzeň prepare to host Maribor in Champions League playoff.

urn:uuid:2225f4fa-4f7a-557a-aff9-e582e0712c6b 2013-08-12T15:14:21+02:00

In Sports News this Monday: Plzeň to play Slovenia’s Maribor in Champions League’s final qualifier Liberec face Udinese while Jablonce play Real Betis to reach Europa League; and two Czech medal hopefuls qualify for their events’ finals at World Athletics Championships in Moscow.

urn:uuid:06dd5438-a674-52ad-8bfe-205fca0c1ce8 2013-08-05T14:49:07+02:00

In Sports News this Monday: Plzeň make it nine points out of nine (and 13 goals in three games) with trouncing of Ostrava in Czech top flight; Sparta are neck and neck with win over Brno, though four fans are injured as storm fells tree; Eintracht Frankfurt are eyeing Sparta’s Kadlec; and swimmer Chocová is disqualified in final at 50m breaststroke in Barcelona.

urn:uuid:e66af12e-a9a7-57d5-9ae4-cfa4f96637f8 2013-07-29T14:30:48+02:00

In Sports News this Monday: Hejnová sets new Czech record in 400m hurdles and tops Diamond League podium yet again; Sparta apologise to fans for rapid exit from European competition, while Plzeň prepare to play Estonia’s Kalju in Champions League qualifier; Dukla’s Pospěch equals record for goals scored in Czech top flight game; and golfer Spilková achieves her best placing to date on Ladies European Tour.

urn:uuid:754d7b1a-d0ac-5c58-9700-82c0e31e2044 2013-07-22T15:58:24+02:00

In Sports News this Monday: Kreuziger comes fifth in Tour de France; champions Plzeň and title contenders Sparta start season with wins; Czech sides have work to do in European competition qualifiers; Koller is back – playing beach soccer; and is Jágr set to team up with Eliáš at New Jersey?

urn:uuid:60388963-c8be-5966-b877-244940d8769d 2013-07-15T15:43:52+02:00

In the Sports News this Monday: Maslák sets new Czech record in the 200m; Kreuziger is fourth in Tour de France after stage 15; league winners Plzeň lose to cup holders Jablonec in soccer’s Super Cup; boxer Konečný defends WBO European title; Hlaváčková and Hradecká score their first doubles success since Olympics; and rower Synek tops podium in Lucerne.

urn:uuid:494b6efe-3729-5941-92b5-45426fd6c909 2013-07-08T15:36:38+02:00

In Sports News this Monday: Andy Murray pays tribute to Ivan Lendl after Wimbledon victory; Czech duo wins junior girls doubles in London; Kreuziger supports Contador through the Pyrenees stage of Tour de France; Montreal expressed interest in Jágr.

urn:uuid:064f82bb-f282-540f-8d79-c173d3fe6e7d 2013-07-01T13:45:26+02:00

In Sports News this Monday: Czech tennis players Berdych, Kvitová, reach fourth round at Wimbledon; Stanley Cup winners Chicago trade forward Frolík to the Winnipeg Jets; Asafa Powell wins men’s 100m in Ostrava.

urn:uuid:9b12de5e-90e1-503b-b52a-d01da2128eb9 2013-06-24T15:14:34+02:00

In Sports News: Berdych hopes to avoid repeat of last year’s early exit(s) from Wimbledon; Krejčí is named Czech ice hockey player of year while he and Jágr hope to help Bruins save Stanley Cup final series; Bolt cancels visit to Ostrava; and decathlete Šebrle confirms retirement at 38.

urn:uuid:ca4ec459-d960-5b98-a6df-7450c9e07b92 2013-06-17T15:04:23+02:00

In Sports News this Monday: cyclist Roman Kreuziger finishes third in the Tour de Suisse; the Boston Bruins, with Jaromír Jágr, even their series against Chicago in the Stanley Cup final; the Czech women’s basketball team declasses Lithuania to qualify for the knock-out stages at the European Championships; and football legend Josef Masopust returns to site of a Czechoslovak win over Brazil 57 years ago.

urn:uuid:95d8d2d2-87f3-580b-8cd9-00af3ad4cd7c 2013-06-10T14:14:21+02:00

In Sports News this Monday: Czech hopes of reaching World Cup recede after goalless home draw with Italy; Euro 2004 side reunites for Jankulovski testimonial; Pelta re-elected chairman of Czech FA; and 21 years after last lifting trophy, Jágr reaches Stanley Cup final with Bruins.

urn:uuid:446380d1-1dd9-5a57-bb2b-1ddfbfa34ade 2013-05-27T13:59:47+02:00

In Sports News this Monday: Czech soccer’s first division set for cliff-hanger finale with Plzeň’s lead on Sparta down to two points with one game to go; Hradec Králové and České Budějovice relegated as Bohemians 1905 bounce straight back from second tier; and decathlon great Roman Šebrle may well have competed for last time.

urn:uuid:2a873181-1048-5258-ab2e-9518413f5c4e 2013-05-20T15:58:37+02:00

In Sports News this Monday: Zuzana Hejnová wins 400m hurdles at Diamond League meeting in Shanghai; Baník Ostrava football club come dangerously close to bankruptcy; Arsenal and Spurs said to be keen to snap up Czech striker Matěj Vydra; and Tomáš Berdych overcomes one bogeyman in Rome but can’t get past second.

urn:uuid:bc593b58-6abd-5b8a-8c3c-df9897304693 2013-05-13T15:27:00+02:00

In Sports News this Monday: The Czech Republic just about hang on at Ice Hockey World Championship – and now need to beat Norway to reach playoffs; defeat for leaders Plzeň allows Sparta to cut gap to two points with three rounds to go in soccer league; Kweuke gets 12-match ban for leg-breaking “tackle”; and Nicholas Kemboi wins Prague Marathon.

urn:uuid:ea57a6bb-954d-5776-bc40-b0d990d265b9 2013-05-06T14:47:10+02:00

In Sports News this Monday: Czechs get off to winning start at World Ice Hockey Championship with win over Belarus but are comprehensively outshot in defeat to hosts Sweden; Plzeň open up five-point gap on Sparta in the race for the Czech soccer title; and Slavia trounce Jablonec in first game under Petrouš following his return.