2012-02-13T16:20:55+01:00 Radio Prague http://radio.cz/en/article/145560 urn:uuid:fd19097a-bfae-58ff-a5aa-dbde452c11ed 2012-02-13T16:20:55+01:00

In this weeks sports news, the Czech Republic progresses to the Davis Cup quarter finals; the national hockey team sees one debacle and one triumph; Czech basketball player Jan Veselý helps his NBA team to victory and ski jumper Roman Koudelka scores a career-best jump.

urn:uuid:336dea98-8fca-5278-8ea6-c2f82ccbbae4 2012-02-06T15:19:20+01:00

In Sports News: Two tough wins by tennis player Petra Kvitová at the weekend advanced the Czech Republic to the semi-final of the Fed Cup; preliminary matches in Spain between Czech top flight football club Sparta Prague and Switzerland’s Bellinzona ended following incident; in the NHL, Plekanec scores, earns an assist to help Montreal Canadiens down the Winnipeg Jets; in the domestic hockey league, Kometa Brno trounce Vítkovice.

urn:uuid:873354b0-5f15-58c4-972a-38000690e788 2012-01-30T16:45:42+01:00

The Australian Open ended with mixed blessings for the Czech players, the happiest of whom was doubtless Radek Štěpánek. Unseeded Štěpánek and Leander Paes of India won the men’s doubles tournament, defeating the defending champions, the American Bryan twins, 7-6, 6-2. With that, Karviná native Štěpánek leapt forward 68 places in the rankings to world 23rd, two places behind his compatriot František Čermák.

urn:uuid:d970a151-56d4-52db-a7b0-9aac7ee9b30b 2012-01-23T16:52:17+01:00

Starting with tennis - there was an extraordinary set of events in the men’s fourth round of the Australian Open, where the Czech seventh seed Tomas Berdych was booed off the Hisense Arena after an ill-tempered fourth-round victory over Nicolas Almagro.

urn:uuid:f9637b5b-0102-5ded-9ff6-dd4ba836b09c 2012-01-16T16:00:24+01:00

Starting off with tennis, and the Australian Open in Melbourne, where three Czech players – among them favourite Tomáš Berdych, advanced to the second round on Monday. World no. 7 Berdych had the wind and heat to compete against as he faced Albert Ramos.

urn:uuid:8035c9cf-6600-5f74-b818-13ad62aebbd0 2012-01-09T15:14:21+01:00

In Sports News: Czech tennis players Kvitová, Berdych triumph in Hopman Cup; Sáblíková clinches fourth European Championship title in speed skating; Bauer comes in sixth at Tour de Ski; Stanislav Řezáč wins Jizerská padesátka cross-country skiing race; Jágr loses puck on key play in 6:4 Flyer loss against Ottawa.

urn:uuid:3a9d9481-b567-5c62-9427-5a04472a123d 2012-01-02T16:09:22+01:00

In Sports News: Czech tennis players Petra Kvitová and Tomáš Berdych give Czech Republic a 2-1 win over Bulgaria in their opening match-up in the Hopman Cup; Britain’s Andy Murray appoints 51-year-old tennis legend Ivan Lendl as his new full-time coach; ski jumper Roman Koudelka finishes in top 10 at Garmisch-Partenkirchen in the prestigious Four Hills Tournament; star hockey player Jaromír Jágr will, for the first time in his career, play in the NHL’s Winter Classic held outdoors under an open sky; the Czech squad at the World Junior Hockey Championship faces Russia in the quarterfinals.

urn:uuid:ff2ffc8e-a060-5e8e-be0b-26382645d6d2 2011-12-12T16:02:39+01:00

In Sports News: Czech women’s floorball team wins bronze at World Floorball Championships; in the domestic hockey league, Tipsport extraliga Pardubice trounce Sparta; star Czech hockey forward Jaromír Jágr sets a new milestone scoring his 656 NHL goal, tying Brendan Shanahan as No. 11 all-time scorer; Czech ski jumper Hlava finishes 13th in Harrachov.

urn:uuid:f15d9110-7fef-53b9-a935-f040caa87416 2011-12-05T16:29:48+01:00

In Sports News: The national football squad draws Russia, Poland and Greece in Group A at next year’s Championships; footballers Sparta win final autumn match but club will see key changes in management; in hockey, Kladno snaps Sparta’s 10-game undefeated streak; downhill skier Bank finishes 46th at Beaver Creek.

urn:uuid:510f9ba0-94a9-5858-aa17-bd472d1ef69f 2011-11-28T15:38:00+01:00

In Sports News this Monday: Viktoria Plzeň see their first win in the Champions League; in tennis, Tomáš Berdych loses in the semifinal of the ATP’s World Tour Finals; in hockey, Czech hockey clubs refuse to form a joint Czech-Slovak league; and in motorsport, a Czech driver takes part in a Formula 1 event.

urn:uuid:b0873a7a-51b6-5322-b830-d7733f562ca9 2011-11-21T15:49:28+01:00

In Sports News: national football team captain Tomáš Rosický apologises for team over “Drulák” incident but squad receives two million crown fine; Liberec, Plzeň keep pressure on league-leaders Sparta with respective wins over Slovácko and Mladá Boleslav; Chelsea and Petr Čech fall 2:1 against Liverpool; in hockey, Sparta defeats Třinec to move to top of the league; Jágr readies for return after suffering minor injury; in tennis, Czech fans will have a chance to root for Tomáš Berdych, taking part in the final event of the season: the ATP World Tour finals in London.

urn:uuid:1d2f444a-039e-5073-9136-820311cc63f2 2011-11-14T16:28:22+01:00

In Sports News: The Czech Republic’s football squad downs Montenegro to boost its chances of reaching Euro 2012; Plzeň, currently in fourth spot in the Gambrinus Liga down 2nd league Sokolov in the 3rd round of the Czech Cup; Federer defeats Berdych in Paris; Russia has defeated the Czech Republic’s hockey team to win Karjala Cup.

urn:uuid:c8dfbd13-8a1a-5352-980b-42b220683bd8 2011-11-07T15:32:52+01:00

In Sports News: In tennis, the Czechs win their first Fed Cup in 23 years; Football’s Slavia win third in row under new coach Frantíšek Straka; goalkeeper Petr Čech, who suffered a broken nose, may miss the upcoming Euro 2012playoff against Montenegro; hockey star Jaromír Jágr and the Philadelphia Flyers demolish Columbus.

urn:uuid:e7ed6c40-4b0f-579e-94d5-df3c389e5bf7 2011-10-31T16:56:12+01:00

In Sports News: Czech tennis player Petra Kvitová caps best season with WTA Championship triumph; in football, Liberec & Viktoria Plzeň notch up victories while league leader Sparta slip; in the NHL, Montreal Canadiens Plekanec helps sink Bruins in their home-and-home series, while in the Extraliga Budějovice down Slavia.

urn:uuid:aa33be14-af24-5fae-9766-c52528a7c1f1 2011-10-24T16:46:09+02:00

Sports News: In football, Jablonec, Liberec and Plzeň all secure wins to inch closer to league leaders Sparta Prague; Chelsea – with Petr Čech – lose 1:0 against QPR; hockey goalie Chábera earns a shut-out against Sparta, while in the NHL Vokoun notches up his sixth straight win with the Washington Capitals; and, Czech tennis player Petra Kvitová will face tough opponents in her group in the WTA Championships.

urn:uuid:46ed2f51-a01d-5717-a6dd-08230bb1eec0 2011-10-17T16:15:23+02:00

In Sport News this Monday: in football, the Czech national team beats Lithuania to earn a Euro 2012 playoff place while Sparta Prague suffer first league defeat of the season; in tennis, Wimbledon Champion Petra Kvitová takes her fifth WTA title while the Czech women’s team prepares for Fed Cup final; and in cyclocross, world champion finishes third in the World Cup opener.

urn:uuid:31f8d2f9-0d01-52df-8a9b-afe0ef1a8cf2 2011-10-10T15:57:10+02:00

In Sports News: legendary Czech jockey Josef Váňa wins his eighth Velká Pardubická steeplechase; the national football squad suffer defeat against Spain in Euro Championship qualifying, meaning it will be do-or-die against Lithuania on Tuesday; in tennis, Berdych wins the China Open.

urn:uuid:8932b25e-d163-5bab-9722-50ac30929af8 2011-09-26T16:54:41+02:00

In today’s sports: Petr Čech gets the all clear after an injury scare, the weekend results from the Czech Gambrinus league and disappointment for Tomáš Berdych in Kuala Lumpur.

urn:uuid:fe419209-bc0d-5f75-b74b-0a1cadd65102 2011-09-19T16:27:20+02:00

In Sports News this Monday: Czechs beat Romania to stay in the Davis Cup World Group; in football, Plzeň wins its first point in the Champions League; the Czech top hockey league begins; and Jaromír Jágr arrives in Philadelphia for yet another NHL season.

urn:uuid:97aa5ae7-0c7b-5d51-815c-370c26b7b337 2011-09-12T15:31:47+02:00

In Sports News this Monday: Czechs mourn three hockey players killed in the Yaroslavl plane crash; in football, Vitkoria Plzeň prepare for their first Champions League game; tennis player Jiří Veselý loses in the US Open boys’ singles final; the Czech men’s volleyball team secures a spot in the European championships’ play-offs; and Czech canoeist Kateřina Hošková claims the gold medal at the slalom world championships.