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04/05/2015
Czech President Miloš Zeman has said that the door of Prague Castle, the seat of the head of state, is closed to US ambassador Andrew Schapiro, according to a report by the news server Parlamentní Listy. The server said that the president’s stance was a reaction to Schapiro’s criticism of Zeman for his intention to attend celebrations in Moscow for the 70th anniversary of the end of WWII. Zeman pointed out that he would not expect the Czech ambassador to Washington to presume to tell the US president where he should make his foreign trips. Zeman has said he visit to Moscow is to pay tribute to those who fell in the war and not recognition of Russian president Vladimir Putin. Most EU heads of state have said they will boycott the celebrations.
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04/05/2015
The Czech national team beat Norway 1:0 in the second warm up game for the world ice hockey championships being staged in Prague and Ostrava at the start of May. The sole goal on Saturday was scored by Dominik Simon in the 30th minute. Manager Vladimír Růžička made two changes to the team which won 4:0 on Friday, bringing in Petr Zámorský in defence and Hynek Zohorn up front. The Czechs were rarely under pressure in the match but failed to convert many of their chances. Růžička said afterwards that he was happy with the performance but added that some of the plays had been too elaborate.
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04/05/2015
In football, reigning league champions Sparta Prague kept up the pressure on top of the table Viktoria Plzeň with a 3:0 win against Hradec Králové on Saturday. It was Sparta’s first away victory so far since the winter break. Sparta striker David Lafata also ended a four game goal drought by getting on the scoring sheet. The win closes the gap on Viktoria Plzeň to two points. Plzeň travel to Baník Ostrava on Sunday with Ostrava difficult to beat at home on current form.
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04/05/2015
In ice hockey, Třinec took a 3 to 2 lead in the Extra League play-off semi-finals series against visitors Sparta Prague on Saturday night. The home team were already two goals up by the 13th minute but allowed an initially uncertain Sparta back into the game. It eventually went down the line to penalties with Třinec’s back Zbyněk Irgl scoring the decisive goal. The result means Třinec can get through to the final with victory in the next match. Litvínov already secured their place in the finals, for the first time in 19 years, on Friday night.
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04/04/2015
Czech customs officers found 15 young Syrians in the back of a Hungarian lorry during a routine check near the Rozvadov border crossing in West Bohemia. The Syrians were without proper papers and are believed to have been intercepted on their way to nearby Germany. They have all been detained by the police. The 15 were hidden in a space at the back of the lorry no bigger than 2 cubic metres.
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04/04/2015
Czech police stepped up checks on motorists during the Easter break with around 3,000 transport police and other officers drafted in for the now traditional clampdown. Police say Easter is one of the most dangerous periods of the year for road safety. The stepped up controls have paid off with the number of accidents down in recent years according to the police. Last year four people died on the roads over the Easter break, five years earlier in 2009 the total was 15. Around 50,000 checks were carried out last year with infringements found in around a quarter of cases.
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04/04/2015
The Czech national ice hockey team beat Norway 4:0 in the first of a series of preparatory matches ahead of the World Championships being hosted by Prague and Ostrava from the start of May. Norwegian goal tender Haugen kept a clean sheet in spite of heavy pressure until the 17th minute when Vladimír Svačina scored. Back Jan Kolár added a second in the 33rd with Vojtěch Mozík and Martin Zaťovič scoring in the final period. Norwegian pressure intensified in the final period. Czech assistant coach Ondřej Weissmann said he was well satisfied with the performance but pointed out that the players could be sharper in some of the attacks.
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04/04/2015
In ice hockey, Litvínov secured the first place in the Extra League finals after a 3:2 extra time win against Kometa Brno on Friday night. The win secured Litvínov an insurmountable 4:1 advantage in the best of seven series. The hero of the duel was Martin Ručinsky who scored the winning goal in the 68th minute. A minute earlier he blocked two clear strikes on an open goal by Kometa’s forward Petr Ton. It is the first final for Litvínov in 19 years. They will face the winner of the ongoing match between Sparta Prague and Třinec which currently stands at 2:2.
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04/04/2015
In tennis, Tomáš Berdych lost 4:6, 4:6 in the semi-final of the Miami Open against Scot Andy Murray. Berdych, who came into the match with a 6:5 advantage in matches against Murray, dropped his serve early in both sets and struggled to recover. The Czech said he was surprised by Murray’s attacking play. Berdych lost at the same stage of the Australian Open against Murray earlier in the year in four sets. Murray goes on to face Novak Djokovic in the final.
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04/04/2015
The Czech Republic has received a second warning from the European Commission about air pollution levels in some cities. The latest warning focuses on continued excess dust emissions in the air in the Ostrava and Ústí regions. The EU rules allow the limits to be exceeded 35 times a year but the number of times the limit has been passed this year is already approaching 100 in part of Ostrava and was passed 116 times at Věrňovice near the Polish border in the far east of the country. The Commission can take the Czech Republic to the European Court of Justice, which can impose sanctions, for breaking the rules. The Ministry of Environment says it is taking steps to tackle the urban pollution in the worst areas. The first warning over air pollution was delivered in 2013.
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