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STANLEY The world’s foremost hockey trophy, the Stanley Cup, toured the Moravian towns of Olomouc, Prostějov and Vsetín in early August as both Czech players on the Detroit Red Wings,  forward Jiří Hudler and goalie Dominik Hašek, exercised their right to bring the cup home in celebration of Detroit’s victory this past season.

CAPTAIN Two Czech defensemen playing with the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs — Pavel Kubina and Tomáš Kaberle — could take over captain positions. If so, Toronto would become the fourth NHL team to grant a Czech athlete this honor recently. Last season, Jaromir Jágr captained the New York Rangers and Jaroslav Špaček briefly stepped into this role for Buffalo. Patrik Eliáš captained New Jersey two years ago.
LACROSSE Competing in a tough Group B, the national lacrosse squad crushed Italy (25-3) and Norway (20-2) before dropping two straight games to Finland and Germany in the European Championships. The losses knocked the Czechs from a possible elimination berth. The tournament is being held in Finland.
RANKING The national soccer team ranks eighth in the world in standings issued by FIFA, the game’s world-governing body. The winner of the recent Euro 2008 tournament, Spain, tops the list. Meanwhile, the Czech squad’s next opponent, England, settled into the 14th position. England hosts the Czechs in a friendly match at Wembley Stadium in London Aug. 20.
ROSICKÝ National soccer team captain Tomáš Rosický took part in a light practice session, his first after being absent from the pitch for more than six months following a knee injury. Rosický underwent surgery to repair a ligament in May; he is expected to participate fully by late September.
SPARTA Sparta Praha advanced to the third round of the UEFA Champions League qualifications after beating Moldova’s Sheriff Tiraspol 2-0 Aug. 6 in Prague. Sparta was scheduled to take on Panathinaikos Aug. 13 in Athens and play the return leg Aug. 27, when Slavia Praha will battle Italy’s Fiorentina, also in third round action.
DEPARTED Young soccer goalkeeper Radek Petr, who backed the Czech junior team en route to silver medals at the World Under-20 Championship in Canada in spring 2007, was put on loan by Italy’s top league side AC Parma to third division’s Pro Patria. Petr has not been given a chance to play in the Italian Serie A so far.
TRAGEDY Radek Suchomel, the European Bodybuilding Champion in the men’s 80 kg category, allegedly committed murder-suicide Aug. 9 in his family home in Vyškov, south Moravia. According to preliminary police investigations, Suchomel shot both of his parents to death before killing himself. Further details of the tragedy have not been released.


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