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Pressure builds on Sparta Prague trainer after draw; Pavel Maslák takes third indoor gold in a row; Davidová becomes 10 km junior biathlon champ; and Ledecká lands small Crystal Globe.

Ledecká becomes first woman to win Winter Olympics gold in two unrelated events with snowboard success on closing weekend in Pyeongchang; Czech Olympic Committee chief pleased with seven medals; VAR used in Czech top flight for first time; and Berdych misses out on final again in Marseille.

Ester Ledecká stuns world with gold in super-G for greatest ever Czech success in downhill skiing; Czech medals tally in Pyeongchang up to six with bronze for Erbanová in speed skating 500m; Kvitová returns to top 10 with Qatar victory; and leaders Plzeň draw in first round after winter break.

Czech biathletes land Olympic medals; disappointment for speed skater Martina Sáblíková; Czechs to face Germany in Fed Cup; and Olympic ice hockey optimism curbed

Kvitová climbs rankings after 21st title in St. Petersburg; Jágr makes three assists in first game for Kladno; Liberec retires local born Petr Nedvěd’s jersey; national ice hockey team make final Olympics preparations in Prague; and ovations for Rosický on return to Arsenal.

Jágr finished at Calgary with speculation of return to Kladno; Plzeň beat Sparta in Extraliga; hockey internationals gather ahead of Winter Olympics; Sáblíková leaves early for Pyeongchang; and Laštůvka returns to Ostrava.

Berdych to face Federer in Australian Open after overcoming Fognini; Sáblíková pleased with third place as Olympics draw near; Extraliga leaders Plzeň beat Olomouc in Extraliga; and football league leaders Plzeň are embarrassed by Salzburg in friendly.

Milan Hejduk becomes second Czech to have NHL jersey retired; Czechs come fourth at World Junior Championship; best weekend of season for Czech biathlon team; record Czech participation in Dakar Rally; and Kvitová gets season off to winning start.

2017 was not a particularly notable year for Czech sport. However, there were some outstanding individual successes, with Barbora Špotáková winning javelin gold at the World Athletics Championships and Karolína Plíšková becoming the country’s first women’s tennis number one in decades.

In Sports News this Monday: Ledecká fails to clinch third triumph in Snowboard World Cup; hockey's Rittich allows just one goal in Calgary Flame win; Petr Čech one away from magical 200th clean sheet; 19-year-old footballer Zinedin Mustedanagič returns to Sparta.