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In Sports News: leading Czech cross country skier Katerina Neumannova wins the first World Cup event of her career in front of home fans; little known Czech tennis player Ivo Minar is knocked out in the final of the Sydney International; Sparta Prague football club find out this week if they are to be investigated for corruption; this year's Dakar Rally is one to forget for Czech drivers; and Robert Lang is not, after all, going to play in the Czech ice hockey league.

In Sports News: the atmosphere turns bitter as javelin legend Jan Zelezny stands against incumbent Milan Jirasek for chairmanship of the Czech Olympic Committee; skier Nikola Sudova becomes the first Czech woman to win a moguls World Cup event, while cross country star Katerina Neumannova impresses on her return from illness; and footballer Jiri Jarosik makes his first appearance for Chelsea just days after arriving in London.

In Sports News: the Czech Under 20 team is knocked out of the ice hockey World Championships; Jiri Novak is taking January off and misses the Australian Open, while Martina Navratilova says she is still "damn good"; Sigma Olomouc goalkeeper Martin Vaniak becomes unofficial world champion in saving free kicks.

In Sports News: Petr Cech continues to impress, with the Czech international goalkeeper keeping his 14th clean sheet of the season for Chelsea on Sunday; Porto are chasing Tomas Rosicky, while Marek Jankulovski is linked to glamour club AC Milan; Tomas Vokoun departs the Czech ice hockey league for Helsinki, while Jan Caloun notches up nine goals in six games after a stint in Russia; almost 100 "hardy fellows" brave the Vltava river for the annual St Stephen's Day swim.

In Sports News: Olympic gold medallist Roman Sebrle is named Czech Sportsperson of the Year, while the widow of Ivan Hlinka receives the Emil Zatopek Sporting Legend award on behalf of her late husband; Milan Baros plays a blinder for club Liverpool; sacked Sparta Prague manager Frantisek Straka says he will sue a newspaper over cocaine allegations; the Czech Republic come third in the Rosno Cup ice hockey tournament in Moscow.

In Sports News: Czech ski jumper Jakub Janda wows the home crowd in the north Bohemian resort of Harrachov, reaching the podium for the third weekend in a row; in football Slavia Prague avert a crisis, finding the money to pay players threatening a mass walkout; Patrik Elias is set to leave the Czech ice hockey league, where Ladislav Lubina sets a new appearances record of 847 games.

In Sports News: as the Czech football league winter break begins, Sparta Prague captain Karel Poborsky reflects on a successful first half of the season for the club; there is big news in Czech motorsport with Roman Kresta joining the Ford team for the 2005 World Rally Championship; Sparta Prague also lead the ice hockey Extraliga, while a Canadian becomes the first foreigner to play in the Czech Republic during the NHL lockout.

In Sports News: Czech cross country skier Katerina Neumannova has an excellent weekend, finishing first and second in World Cup races at a meeting in Finland; Jiri Novak is named Czech tennis player of the year - for the sixth year in a row; Jaromir Jagr scores at hat-trick for Omsk in the Russian ice hockey league; the Czech women's football team fail in their attempt to reach the European Championships for the first time.

In Sports News: Olympic gold winner Roman Sebrle is, as expected, named Czech Athlete of the Year; Katerina Neumannova comes fifth in the first race of the cross country skiing World Cup; Tomas Jun gets two goals for Sparta Prague a few days before their Champions League game against Fenerbahce; Banik Ostrava boss Jarabinsky is under pressure after they fail to win in five games with him in charge.

In Sports News: just a few days before a World Cup qualifier against Macedonia, Czech striker Milan Baros scores the first hat trick of his senior career; in the Czech football league, second-placed Teplice are still unbeaten this season after a win over Olomouc, who are third; the Czech Republic finish third in ice hockey's Karjala Cup, while Jaromir Jagr is finding the training regime tough at new club Omsk.