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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.

Plzeň sustain first loss in 13 outings but retain advantage at top of Extraliga; Czech biathlon relay teams fail to impress in Hochfilzen; Sáblíková comes second in Salt Lake City for best result of season; and Plzeň draw Partizan Belgrade in Europa League.

Viktoria Plzeň consolidate football league lead ahead of winter break; video referee helps Sparta win; bright start for Czech women in world handball championships; and Lukáš Krpálek among the medals after injury.

In Sports News this week: Viktoria Plzeň’s winning league run comes to an end; Olomouc deepen Sparta suffering; Petr Čech adds another clean sheet to tally; and poor start to biathlon season.

Three months ahead of the start of the winter Olympics in South Korea, the Czech Olympic team has revealed its official winter collection. The outfit in national colours, with white predominating, was created by the Czech firm Alpine Pro.

In this week's Sports News: Jessica Kordová finishes second in LPGA tournament finals; Martina Sablíková comes in third at the last day of the second stage of the ISU World Cup season; Czech Tomáš Nosek is the only Czech standing in busy day for NHL; and the world of sport mourns the death of tennis legend Jana Novotná.

Czechs end ice hockey’s Karjala Tournament with poor showing in sixth successive defeat to Russians; disappointing start to season for speed skater Sáblíková; javelin world champion Špotáková named Athlete of Year; and footballers win twice during Doha visit.

Slavia’s chairman “concedes” title to Plzeň after 1:0 win for latter extends perfect run to 13 victories in 13 this term; Plzeň also top ice hockey Extraliga; and Vrabcová Nývltová achieves personal best in New York Marathon.

Andrea Hlaváčková lifts Singapore doubles title with Babos – and promptly splits from Hungarian; Plíšková slips to fourth after exiting WTA Finals in semis; Sparta overcome Ostrava but latter’s Baroš insists his team could have done better against “average” side; and Plzeň make it 12 league wins in a row for maximum points so far this season.