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WIN The national soccer team beat Ireland 1–0 in a crucial Euro 2008 qualifier played in Prague Sept. 12. Defender Marek Jankulovski scored the only goal in the 13th minute. The win could pave the way for the country to play in the Euro 2008 finals in Austria and Switzerland next summer; The team needs to score one more victory in its last three qualifiers in Germany (Oct. 13), at home against Slovakia (Nov. 17), and in Cyprus (Nov. 21).

COURT The Prague 8 District Court has rejected the appeal of HC Vsetín to halt the start of the country’s Extraliga hockey league. Vsetín was dropped from the competition due to repeated financial woes and a failure to pay financial guarantees for this season. Ironically, the court refused to deal with the issue because the hockey club did not pay a 50,000 Kč ($2,520) court deposit. The Extraliga kicked off Sept. 13.
CONTROVERSY Kateřina Neumannová, former skiing champion and now president of the 2009 Liberec World Championship organizing commitee, said she may hire foreign managers to help her prepare the championship. Neumannová was appointed to lead the committee this summer after the previous head, Roman Kumpošt, was dimissed due to an alleged suspicious financial deal. Kumpošt argued against the decision and most of his management team resigned in protest.
AFFAIR Sparta Praha soccer captain Tomáš Řepka spat at a Teplice official and later hit the lens of a Czech Television camera after being sent off the pitch in a Gambrinus liga game in Teplice Sept. 16. The Czech Soccer Association’s disciplinary committee is scheduled to deal with the issue later this month.
SPEEDWAY Biker Lukáš Dryml has qualified, after two years of attempts, for the prestigious Grand Prix series. Dryml secured a spot among the world’s top 16 bikers after he finished second in a qualification race in Vojens, Denmark, Sept. 15.
FORFEITED The International Baseball Federation has stripped the national baseball team of its two victories this month in the European Championships after it determined that three players violated a contract between the IBAF and Major League Baseball. The Czech squad had defeated Croatia and Austria, losing four other games. Both wins now go into the record book as forfeits.


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