Sparta suffer second-straight defeat in Spengler Cup

Hockey's Sparta Prague have suffered their second defeat in a row in the Spengler Cup, underway in Switzerland. After losing 4:3 in their opener against Servette Geneva on Monday, Sparta were outclassed a day later by Petrohrad. The Czech team was defeated easily by a score of 4:1, outperformed in the match and unproductive on the powerplay. The finals of the competition will be held on December 31.