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In Sports News this week: no medals so far for the Czechs at Rio but they have pulled off some surprises and comebacks on the tennis courts. In football, both league title holders Viktoria Plzeň and Sparta Prague make a stuttering start to the season. And Czechs made an impression at the Moto Surf Wold Cup in Prague.

In Sports News this Monday: Title contenders need to work hard for victories and Boleslav’s Chramosta scores his first hat-trick as new Czech football season begins; Plzeň and Sparta gear up for away Champions League qualifiers; and Olympic javelin champion Špotáková says Olympics without Russian athletes “incomplete”.

In Sports News this Monday: Rio-bound Czech athletes split over treatment of Russians; Kvitová hoping to turn season around in Brazil; Plzeň and Sparta readying for Champions League qualifiers; and Prague Black Panthers lift Czech Bowl after controversial call.

In Sports News this Monday: Czechs lose with pride to France in the Davis Cup; Tomáš Berdych and Karolína Plíšková drop out of Olympics; David Limberský hangs up boots for the national squad; and Roman Kreuziger is well positioned to attack lead in the second week of Tour de France.

In Sports News this Monday: New Czech record in 4 x 400m men’s relay in Amsterdam but no Olympics place for team; coach Lendl praises Murray’s mental strength after Wimbledon success; Jarolím in frame to become national soccer team boss; and Čech confirms international retirement.

In Sports News this Monday: Veselý and Berdych to square off in Wimbledon fourth round; meanwhile, Lucie Šafářová is last Czech remaining in the women’s singles competition; Pavel Vrba quits as head of Czech football team after a poor Euro 2016 showing; and cyclist Jaroslav Kulhavý scores second place at the elite Mountain Bike World Championships

In Sports News this Monday: König to head Czech road cycling team at summer Olympics; Jágr wins Golden Hockey Stick for player of year; Wild card Radek Štěpánek to face Nick Kyrgios at Wimbledon.

In Sports News this Monday: Czechs comeback to secure point against Croatia at Euro 2016; injured Rosický likely to have appeared in national colours for last time; and Turkey-based Sivok looks forward to all-or-nothing clash with Turks in final group game Tuesday.

In Sports News this Monday: Czech national football team faces Spain at Euro 2016; Czech tennis player Karolína Plíšková clinches her first title of the season; and Great Britain’s Andy Murray reunites with Czech-born tennis legend Ivan Lendl.

In this week’s sports news: the Czechs lose in their last pre-Euro-2016 warm up; it’s silver for Marketa Sluková and Barbora Hermannová at the European beach volleyball championships; the Czech men’s kayak four strike gold; and an epic penalty shoot-out is a hit worldwide.