http://radio.cz/en/article/145560 Radio Prague brings you the latest news in Czech sports. en Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:20:55 +0100 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:20:55 +0100 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Radio Prague CMS 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Radio Broadcasting cr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas) webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) http://radio.cz/en/article/145560 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. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:20:55 +0100 urn:uuid:fd19097a-bfae-58ff-a5aa-dbde452c11ed http://radio.cz/en/article/145375 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. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:19:20 +0100 urn:uuid:336dea98-8fca-5278-8ea6-c2f82ccbbae4 http://radio.cz/en/article/145205 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. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:45:42 +0100 urn:uuid:873354b0-5f15-58c4-972a-38000690e788 http://radio.cz/en/article/145021 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. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:52:17 +0100 urn:uuid:d970a151-56d4-52db-a7b0-9aac7ee9b30b http://radio.cz/en/article/144840 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. Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:00:24 +0100 urn:uuid:f9637b5b-0102-5ded-9ff6-dd4ba836b09c http://radio.cz/en/article/144653 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. Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:14:21 +0100 urn:uuid:8035c9cf-6600-5f74-b818-13ad62aebbd0 http://radio.cz/en/article/144490 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. Mon, 02 Jan 2012 16:09:22 +0100 urn:uuid:3a9d9481-b567-5c62-9427-5a04472a123d http://radio.cz/en/article/143971 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. Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:02:39 +0100 urn:uuid:ff2ffc8e-a060-5e8e-be0b-26382645d6d2 http://radio.cz/en/article/143789 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. Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:29:48 +0100 urn:uuid:f15d9110-7fef-53b9-a935-f040caa87416 http://radio.cz/en/article/143608 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. Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:38:00 +0100 urn:uuid:510f9ba0-94a9-5858-aa17-bd472d1ef69f http://radio.cz/en/article/143421 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. Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:49:28 +0100 urn:uuid:b0873a7a-51b6-5322-b830-d7733f562ca9 http://radio.cz/en/article/143264 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. Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:28:22 +0100 urn:uuid:1d2f444a-039e-5073-9136-820311cc63f2 http://radio.cz/en/article/143071 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. Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:32:52 +0100 urn:uuid:c8dfbd13-8a1a-5352-980b-42b220683bd8 http://radio.cz/en/article/142890 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. Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:56:12 +0100 urn:uuid:e7ed6c40-4b0f-579e-94d5-df3c389e5bf7 http://radio.cz/en/article/142725 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. Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:46:09 +0200 urn:uuid:aa33be14-af24-5fae-9766-c52528a7c1f1 http://radio.cz/en/article/142536 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. Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:15:23 +0200 urn:uuid:46ed2f51-a01d-5717-a6dd-08230bb1eec0 http://radio.cz/en/article/142356 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. Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:57:10 +0200 urn:uuid:31f8d2f9-0d01-52df-8a9b-afe0ef1a8cf2 http://radio.cz/en/article/141990 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. Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:54:41 +0200 urn:uuid:8932b25e-d163-5bab-9722-50ac30929af8 http://radio.cz/en/article/141801 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. Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:27:20 +0200 urn:uuid:fe419209-bc0d-5f75-b74b-0a1cadd65102 http://radio.cz/en/article/141618 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. Mon, 12 Sep 2011 15:31:47 +0200 urn:uuid:97aa5ae7-0c7b-5d51-815c-370c26b7b337