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Title race appears back on after latest Plzeň slip-up sees lead over Slavia shrink to seven points; Kometa Brno and Třinec reach Extraliga playoffs final; Vrbata hangs up skates in NHL; and biathlon star Koukalová to also sit out next season.

Czechs beat hosts 4:1 in first meeting to take third spot in China Cup; Kvitová reaches fourth round in Miami; and semi-finals line-up almost complete in Extraliga playoffs.

Slavia come back from 3:0 down to secure draw in gripping, VAR-influenced derby; Plzeň increase lead with first win of spring; Strýcová wins Indian Wells doubles with last-minute partner; and Kometa Brno are first club into Extraliga semi-finals.

In Sports News this week: Petr Čech achieves clean sheet record; stuttering re-start of season for Viktoria Plzeň; Sparta Prague new manager starts with league draw; double trouble for Eva Samková; and Ester Ledecká lands crystal globe

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.