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In Sports News this Monday: Czech soccer’s first division set for cliff-hanger finale with Plzeň’s lead on Sparta down to two points with one game to go; Hradec Králové and České Budějovice relegated as Bohemians 1905 bounce straight back from second tier; and decathlon great Roman Šebrle may well have competed for last time.

In Sports News this Monday: Zuzana Hejnová wins 400m hurdles at Diamond League meeting in Shanghai; Baník Ostrava football club come dangerously close to bankruptcy; Arsenal and Spurs said to be keen to snap up Czech striker Matěj Vydra; and Tomáš Berdych overcomes one bogeyman in Rome but can’t get past second.

In Sports News this Monday: The Czech Republic just about hang on at Ice Hockey World Championship – and now need to beat Norway to reach playoffs; defeat for leaders Plzeň allows Sparta to cut gap to two points with three rounds to go in soccer league; Kweuke gets 12-match ban for leg-breaking “tackle”; and Nicholas Kemboi wins Prague Marathon.

In Sports News this Monday: Czechs get off to winning start at World Ice Hockey Championship with win over Belarus but are comprehensively outshot in defeat to hosts Sweden; Plzeň open up five-point gap on Sparta in the race for the Czech soccer title; and Slavia trounce Jablonec in first game under Petrouš following his return.

In Sports News this Monday: Lukáš Rosol wins first ATP title – Ivan Lendl says player may have been boosted by recent Davis Cup success; Viktoria Plzeň pull two points ahead of Sparta with five rounds to go; Czechs fail to defend Euro Hockey Tour title but are now focusing on World Championship.

In Sports News this Monday: Plzeň claims first Extraliga title in club history; defending Fed Cup champions Czech Republic lose to Italy in semifinals; and in Czech football, Sparta and Plzeň are still neck and neck at top of Gambrinus Liga with six round to go.

In Sports News this Monday: Kreuziger claims biggest one-day success of career with victory in Holland’s Amstel Gold; Plzeň and Zlín are at 2:2 in final series of Extraliga playoffs; Viktoria Plzeň remain ahead of Sparta Prague on goal difference after both win; and Klára Zakopalová reaches world top 20 for first time.

In Sports News: the Czech Republic defeats Kazakhstan to advance in Davis Cup; Plzen and Třinec reach final in hockey playoffs; in the NHL, Jaromír Jágr sees winning start with the Boston Bruins; 12,000 people take part in the Prague Half Marathon.

In Sports News this Monday: the national football squad suffers a debacle against Denmark in World Cup qualifying; striker Matěj Vydra is named Championship Player of the Year; speed skater Sáblíková clinches her 10th career gold at the Worlds; hockey club Slavia win the opener of their semi-final series against Plzeň.

In Sports News this Monday: Berdych loses yet again to eventual winner Nadal in semi-finals at Indian Wells; biathlete Soukalová enjoys best weekend of career with three first-place finishes in Khanty-Mansiysk; Viktoria Plzeň stay top of league after win over Dukla team reduced to 10 men in only 20 seconds; and Czech national squad gather in Prague ahead of World Cup qualifiers against Denmark and Armenia.