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TRANSFERS Two Czech soccer players based in the British leagues are moving back to Continental Europe. Midfielder Jiří Jarošík returns to Russia, where he will play in Samara. He left CSKA Moscow in 2005 and played with Chelsea in England’s Premiership and Celtic Glasgow in Scotland. Meanwhile, national team defender David Rozehnal was put on loan by England’s Newcastle to Italy’s Lazio Rome.

CHESS Retired Russian grandmaster Garry Kasparov will take part in two exhibition  matches in the south Bohemian chateau Hluboká nad Vltavou March 30. The opponents of the 44-year-old Russian are yet to be announced.
RIGHTS The public broadcaster Czech Television (ČT) may purchase the rights to show the Euro 2008 soccer tournament from Prima TV, said ČT sports editor Otakar Černý. Prima is looking to sell its broadcasting rights, which it purchased last year for 100 million Kč ($5.7 million), Černý said. Prima’s management denies Černý’s remarks.
TENNIS The Czech women’s tennis team defeated Slovakia, 3-2, in a Fed Cup World Group II match in Brno, south Moravia, Feb. 2–3. The win qualifies the team for the Fed Cup’s playoff round in April, where they will play to advance to the elite 16-member World Group. The top Czech player, Nicole Vaidišová, won both her singles matches and also secured the decisive third point with Květa Peschkeová in doubles play.
DIED The country’s oldest living Olympic champion, František Čapek, died Jan. 31 at the age of 93. Čapek won a gold medal in men’s canoeing at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.
SIGNED Sparta Praha, the reigning hockey champion, has signed American defenseman Charlie Cook to boost its blue-line play. Cook moved to Europe from the American Hockey League’s Bingham Senators last fall, playing in Finland with IFK Helsinki.
LAWSUIT The Bohemians Praha, a second division soccer club, has filed a 51 million Kč lawsuit against the Czech Football Association (ČMFS), seeking compensation for lost sponsorship incomes. The lawsuit dates back to 2005, when the ČMFS stripped the Bohemians of their professional license due to the club’s unpaid debts. The team’s fans then launched the Bohemians 1905 soccer club, which secured succession rights from the ČMFS. The Bohemians Praha have been challenging that decision in court ever since.
EQUITY Slavia Praha agreed at a general meeting Jan. 31 to increase the club’s equity by 618 million Kč in debt capitalization. Slavia has reportedly been dealing with serious debts and was facing the threat of bankruptcy. The club’s management refused to provide further details.

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