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In sports news this Monday: Hlaváčková and Strýcová triumph at the China Open; the national football team faces first matches under its new coach, Jaroslav Šilhavý; NHL teammates Petr Mrázek and rookie Martin Nečas help Hurricanes ice the NY Rangers.

In Sports News this Monday: Petra Kvitová moves to fourth spot in ATP world rankings, silver and bronze medals for Czech team at Rio, Petr Čech likely out of action for weeks following injury and Slavia hold on to first place in league despite loss to Baník.

In Sports News this Monday: Plíšková lifts Tokyo Open title; Radek Štěpánek to play Tommy Haas in his farewell to tennis; Čech first to make 1000 saves in premier league; Czech biker Kateřina Nash takes bronze at World Cup in Waterloo; Slavia beat Bohemians 1905 and return to top of table.

The Czech basketball team scores an historic success by reaching sport’s world cup; Slavia set new away record for not conceding away – and concede; and linesman Libor Suchánek becomes first non-North American fulltime official in NHL.

Czech soccer manager Jarolím under fire after poor Nations League start; javelin pair represent Europe in Continental Cup; climber Ondra misses out on third world championships gold; and Czech tennis pairing fail in Grand Slam hat trick bid.

Plíšková into fourth round at US Open but Kvitová fails to reach Grand Slam last 16 yet again; Slavia leapfrog Plzeň at top of table after dramatic drubbing; and Dukla set new record for worst start to season with seventh defeat.

Plzeň remain unbeaten, Slavia bounces back, Sparta loses ground; Italian Andrea Pagan win the Czech Masters, his first European title; five Czech women, including two debutantes, reach the US Open in New York.

Kvitová climbs to fifth in world after reaching semis in Cincinnati; top Czech tennis names slam new Davis Cup format; only Plzeň have perfect points record in soccer league after Sparta and Slavia slip up; Czechs win minifootball European Championships; and hurdler Hejnová calls time on season.

Medals for Ogrodníková, Drahotová and Vrabcová Nývltová at the European Athletics Championships in Berlin, including historic result for latter in marathon; top three in soccer league make it maximum 12 points in four outings; and Slavia with work to do against Dynamo Kyiv in Champions League playoffs.

Jakub Kornfeil comes third in Moto3 at Brno MotoGP in “best result of career”; Andrea Dovizioso wins Czech Grand Prix; top three all win again in domestic soccer league; and Sparta’s Radaković apologises over Europa League exit.