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Sports News - September 9-15

Monday September 9, 1996

At the Bournemouth tennis tournament, David Skoch was successful, advancing to the 2nd round with a win over Norval of South Africa 6:4, 7:5.

Tuesday September 10, 1996

The 1st round of football's UEFA Cup kicked off with its opening matches.

MALMO FF - SLAVIA PRAHA 1:2 (0:0)
Goals: 83rd: A. Andersson - 70th: Asanin, 86th: Vagner

In Malmo, Sweden, Slavia repaired their reputation after their disgraceful departure from the Champion's League at the hands of Zurich's Grasshoppers. Although a better team at the end of the game, Slavia did waste a scoring chance in the first half. The Red-and-Whites had to wait until the 70th minute for their goal, when Asanin headed in Horvath's corner. The home team was already a man short, as Wirmol had recieved a red card for a foul on the penetrating Penicka a short time before. The Swedes went on to even the score, however, on a defensive mistake by the visitors, but the last word belonged to Vagner, alone in front of the goaltender on a long kick by Stejskal for the winner. This last goal by Slavia was too much for Malmo's Beuken, who left early with his second yellow card.

The Pupp Czech Open tennis tournament continued in Karlovy Vary with more 1st round matches. The best news among the Czech players was the victory of Lenka Cenkova (145th in the WTA rankings), who triumphed easily over the 63rd player in the world, Georgia's Meschi.
Results:
Lenka Cenkova (CZE) - Leila Meschi (GEO) 6:1, 6:0, Katerzyna Nowak (POL) - Veronika Martinek (GER) 6:2, 2:6, 6:3, Henrietta Nagy (SVK) - Cristin Torens-Valor (ESP) 4:6, 7:5, 6:2, Sandra Dopfer (AUT) - Petra Langrova (CZE) 6:2, 6:4, Radka Bobkova (CZE) - Mariana Diaz-Olivia (ARG) 4:6, 6:4, 6:4, Sabina Hack (GER) - Katerina Kroupova (CZE) 6:3, 6:3, Ruxandra Dragomir (ROM) - Sarah Pitkowska (FRA) 6:7 (5:7), 6:4, 6:3, Silvia Talaj (CRO) - Bettina Fulce-Villa (ARG) 6:1, 6:3, Karina Habsudova (SVK) - Andrea Glass (GER) 6:4, 7:6 (7:1), Patty Schnyder (SWI) - Maria Sanchez- Lorence (ESP) 6:3, 4:6, 6:1, Emaauelle Gagriardi (MON) - Sandra Kleinova (CZE) 6:7 (3:7), 6:1, 7:6 (7:1).

In the 1st round of the Bucharest tennis tournament, Jiri Novak advanced after defeating Carbonella of Spain 5:7, 6:3, 7:6. David Rikl, on the other hand, was eliminated in Bogota by 4th- seeded Lapenti of Ecuador 4:6, 6:4, 4:6.

In the opening game of the preliminary round of basketball's Korac Cup, BK Novy Jicin lost at BC Echo in Houthalen, Belgium 85:110.

Wednesday September 11, 1996

The Czech players in the Pupp Czech Open tournament in Karlovy Vary didn't fare well.
Results: 1st Round
Janette Husarova (SVK) - Helena Sukova (CZE) 6:3, 6:3, Barbara Paulus (AUT) - Katarina Malejev (BUL) 6:4, 6:3.
2nd Round
Ruxandra Dragomir (ROM) - Denisa Chladkova (CZE) 7:5, 6:0, Flora Perfetti (ITA) - Radka Bobkova (CZE) 6:1, 6:0, Katerina Studenikova (SVK) - Sandra Dopfer (AUT) 6;2, 6:1, Silvia Talaj (CRO) - Karina Habsudova (SVK) 6:4, 6:0, Emanuelle Gagliardi (MON) - Sabine Hack (GER) 6:4, 7:6 (7:0).

Prague's Sparta basketball team won in it's first game in the preliminary round of the Korac Cup over Poland's Polonia Przemysl 72:64.

Thursday September 12, 1996

In football's Cup Winner's Cup:

STURM GRAZ - SPARTA PRAHA 2:2 (1:0)
Goals: 8th: Vastic, 85th: Mahlich - 57th: Repka, 72nd: Lokvenc.

The Austrians took control at the start of the match, when Novotny kicked off directly to the feet of Gassler. He then found Vastic, who got through the stupefied Sparta defense and put it past the goalkeeper. Even after Sparta woke up, they had to wait until the second half for a chance, when Repka followed a penalty kick by Zdenek Svobody to even the score. From then on, Sparta threatened mostly fron standard situations. In the 68th minute, Siegl headed a corner kick just wide, but 4 minutes later with Lokvenc in the same situation, Sparta took the lead. But the curse of Sparta in the final minutes couldn't be escaped even in Graz, and with 7 minutes to go, Mahlich put one in to even the score.

Showers interrupted the course of the Pupp Czech Open tennis tournament in Karlovy Vary.
Results: 2nd Round
Lenka Cenkova (CZE) - Janette Husarova (SVK) 7:5, 6:1, Henrietta Nagy (SVK) - Katarzyna Nowak (POL) 6:1, 6:4, Barbara Paulus (1- AUT) - Patty Schnyder (SWI) 6:3, interrupted by rain.
Quarterfinals:
Katarina Studenikova (4-SVK) - Emanuelle Gagriardi (MON) 6:0, interrupted by rain.

Jiri Novak advanced to the quarterfinals of the tennis tournament in Bucharest with a win over Rouxe of France 6:4, 7:6. In the second round in Bournemouth, David Skoch couldn't keep up with Albert Costa of Spain, losing 4:6, 1:6.

The winner of the 3rd Annual Ceska Sporitelna Race, held in Prague's Strahov, was once again Slovak distance-runner Miroslav Vanko. Finishing second in the seven-kilometer race was Vanko's fellow countryman Robert Stefko, while the top Czech performer was Jan Pesava in third.

In the preliminary round of basketball's Korac Cup, USK Praha put itself in good position for the return match, losing by only one point on the home court of Macedonia's KK Tikves Kavadarci 77:78.

Friday September 13, 1996

1st League Football, 4th round replay: Karvina - Banik Ostrava 1:1 (0:1). In the historic opening of the Miners' Derby, the match drew largely due to the very difficult field conditions. Goals: 63rd min. Tuma - 20th min. Samec.

Seeded 8th in the ATP tennis tournament in Bucharest, Jiri Novak was defeated in the quarterfinals by Romania's Andreie Pavla 3:6, 2:6.

A trio of drivers from team Skoda Motorsport, Emil Triner, Pavel Sibera, and Stig Blomqvist, lead their class after the initial speed trial in the Australian Rally. In the ratings for two-seaters, Triner is in third place, with Sibera in fifth and Blomqvist right behind him in sixth.

The Czech team of Katerina Neumannova and Vaclav Korunka won the fourth roller-skiing race of the Czech ASA Cup 96, which was completed in Masarykovo namesti in Hradec Kralove.

At the European Juniors Championship of Sport Shooting in Sofia, the team from the Czech Republic made up of Michal Kalny, Jaroslav Motak and Petr Hybler won the bronze medal in the free- style small-caliber 3 x 40 category. The individual competition continues on Saturday.

In Karlovy Vary at the Pupp Czech Open tennis tournament, relentless rain precluded the play of any matches, including the two singles' matches stopped on Thursday: Paulus (AUT) - Schnyder (SUI) (at 6:3) and Studenikova (SVK) - Gagliardi (MON) (at 6:0).

1st League Handball, 1st round: Kovopetrol Plzen - HC Dukla Praha 25:22 (12:10)
Leading Scorers: Blecha 7/3, Piroch 5, Spalek and Pauza 4 each - Filip 6/4, Travnicek and Urban 5 each. This game kicked off the season in the top league for Men's Handball.

Saturday September 14, 1996

At the Duathalon World Championships in Ferrara, Italy, the Czech Republic won three medals, for them a giant success. Stepan Chroustovsky took the silver, junior Ladislav Pokorny wore the bronze, as did the men's trio of Chroustovsky, Ladislav Raim, and Milos Fox.

The Women's Field Hockey team of the Czech Republic was victorious in the first of two international friendlies to be played today and Sunday on the artificial turf at Slavia's field at Eden, beating Belgium 2:1. Scoring: 30th min. Adamkova, 54th Turkova - 12th Gierts.

At the Pupp Czech Open '96 women's tennis tournament in Karlovy Vary:
2nd round Replays: Patty Schnyder (SUI) - Barbara Paulus (AUT) 3:6, 7:6 (7:6), 6:4.
Quarterfinals: Katarina Studenikova (SVK) - Emanuelle Gagliardi (MON) 6:0, 6:7 (5:7), 6:4, Ruxandra Dragomir (ROM) - Silvia Talaj (CRO) 6:2, 7:6 (7:5), Lenka Cenkova (CZE) - Henrietta Nagy (SVK) 6:2, 6:2, Patty Schnyder (SUI) - Flora Perfetti (ITA) 7:5 (7:5), 6:2.

After the opening day of the prestigious International Decathalon Meet in the french town of Talence, Czech bronze- medallist at the Olympic games in Atlanta Tomas Dvorak is in 4th place, with 4337 points after 5 events. Other Czech contestants Robert Zmelik and Kamil Damasek are in 6th and 7th place respectively. Jon-Arnar Magnusson of Iceland, the bronze medal- winner in this year's European Indoor Championships in Stockholm, leads with 4425 points, just 13 more than world number 2 Eduard Hamalainen of Belorussia.

1st League Men's Handball, 1st round: Tatran Stresovice - Astra Praha 19:27, Cosmetic HM Ostrava - Milo Olomouc 21:14.

1st League Women's Handball, 1st round: Banik Most - Bohemia Regent Trebon 25:20, CS Zubri - KH Koprivnice 21:17, HC Novesta Zlin - SK Frydek Mistek 21:16.

Sunday September 15, 1996

The Czech Republic, runners-up in football's European Championship, play on Wednesday in a qualification match for advancement to the '98 World Cup in France. On Sunday, the team's trainer Uhrin announced the 15 nominated players. Poborsky and Bejbl have arrived, but they'll have to wait until Monday for Kouba, Nedved and Patrik Berger, whose two goals in the English Premier League came quickly in Liverpool's 3:0 victory over Leicester City.

The Women's Field Hockey team of the Czech Republic lost the return match in the international friendly series with Belgium on the artificial turf at Slavia's Eden field 0:2. Goals: Pauwel, Schafer.

On the Catalunya circuit of the Catalan motorcycle road race near Barcelona, Czech rider Jaroslav Hules of the Pileri stable took 13th on a Honda in the under-125 cc class, winning three points on this, the 13th out of 15 races for the World Championship.

1st League Men's Handball, 1st round: Kovopetrol Plzen - HC Dukla Praha 25:22, HC Ivacar Ivancice - HCB Karvina 19:22, HK Lovosice - Zoris Ostrava 14:13.

1st League Women's Handball, 1st round: Slavia Praha - HK Otrokovice 22:18, HC Veseli nad Moravou - HC Luby 16:14.

1st League Women's Basketball, 2nd round: Kaucek Kralupy - IMOS Zabovresky 74:82, Pavexin Kraluv Dvur - SK UP Olomouc 97:57, CZ Strakonice - Spartak PS Prerov 109:70, Aritma Libochovice - ICEC Brno 78:85.

Thanks to an excellent effort by Petr Korbel, the Czech Table Tennis team defeated Denmark 4:1 in Aarhus in their opening game in the First Division of the European League. The 4th-best finisher in the Olympic games in Atlanta contributed three points toward the win, winning both his singles matches and a doubles match teamed with Josef Plachy. Miroslav Bindac added the fourth point.

Czech athlete Tomas Dvorak took 2nd place with 8456 points at the international Decathalon meet in Talence, France. Only 22 points separated him from the winner, Belorussia's Hamalainen, and another Czech competitor, Robert Zmelik, finished third. A third Czech, Kamil Damasek, finished 9th.

In today's critical 17th leg of the Cycling League in Zdar nad Sazavou, Frantisek Trkal of the Husqvarna ZVVZ team dominated the 81.6 km race. In front for the entire race, he ensured himself the top spot in the whole series.

The Pupp Czech Open '96 tennis tournament being played in Karlovy Vary:
Semifinal results: Patty Schnyder (SUI) - Lenka Cenkova (CZE) 5:7, 7:6 (7:3), 7:6 (2), Ruxanda Dragomir (ROM) - Katarina Studenikova (SVK) 6:0, 6:7 (5:7), 6:4.
Singles' final: Ruxanda Dragomir - Patty Schnyder 6:2, 3:6, 6:4. Doubles' final: Karina Habsudova, Helena Sukova (SVK/CZE) - Eva Martincova, Elena Wagner (CZE,GER) 3:6, 6:3, 6:2.

The Czech team of Katerina Neumannova and Vaclav Korunka added another victory in the fifth race for the Czech Cup in roller-skiing at Pisek.

The Czech Republic's Junior Women's Volleyball took 10th place in their age group at the European Championships with a loos in their final match against Germany, 2:3 in sets. The champions remained the Italians.

In the Third Annual International Czech-Moravian Football Federation Under-17 Tournament, the Czech team maintained its dominance, defending its title with a victory over the Hungarians in Mnichov Hradiste 2:0 (0:0). Goals: 55th min. Hered, 75th Zelenek.

The Swedish tennis team arrived in Prague, site of the Davis Cup semifinals, where they will face the Czech Republic at Sparta Hall. This included the 30 year-old Stefan Edberg, who plans to retire at the end of the year, along with Thomas Enqvist, non- playing captain Carl-Axel Hagezkog and former Davis Cup team- member Anders Jarryd. In the early evening, Nicklas Kulti, Jonas Bjorkman and alternate Magnus Larsson arrived from Stockholm.

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