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Czechs off to positive start at ice hockey worlds with wins over Sweden and Norway – next up are the Russians; and Slavia Prague overcome Viktoria Plzeň to close in on Czech football title.

Slavia draw first game in final phase of football league as Plzeň cut gap ahead of head-to-head; Dazza wins Prague Marathon in second fastest time while Salpeter sets women’s record; Muchová on the up after Prague Open final; and tennis coach Pavel Korda dies.

In Sports News this week: Petra Kvitová wins WTA title in Stuttgart; Czech international football player Josef Šural dies in traffic accident; Czech football league’s regular season wraps up; Třinec clinches Czech ice hockey Extraliga.

Slavia-Sparta game marred by refereeing error that “makes mockery” of football; Plzeň match also contains dubious VAR conclusion; no third Extraliga title in row for Kometa Brno; and Berdych slips as Czech number one after nine years.

Slavia make light work of Dukla to remain top; Plzeň boss eyes chances in new mini-league system; judo’s Krpálek takes bronze in first outing of 2019; Extraliga playoff semifinals continue; and Kenya’s Kimeli wins Prague Half Marathon.

Plíšková moves up to world number four; Plzeň narrows Slavia’s lead; hockey teams prepare for play-off semi-final, while Jágr struggles; cyclist Štybar wins E3 BinckBank Classic.

Czech Republic suffers historic defeat at Wembley; Petr Čech voted 11th best foreign player in Premier League history; three Czechs in Miami Open last 16; Kometa Brno first to reach play-off semi-finals.

Slavia pull nine points clear with five league rounds to go; second-placed Plzeň have Sparta on their heels; Samková wins snowboard cross World Cup as coach looks forward to “quiet” 2019–2020 season; and Kvitová returns to second in world rankings.

Slavia in driving seat for title after extending lead to six with six games left; Extraliga playoffs start after Liberec come first in regular season; and Sáblíková again sets new world record.

Victorious Sáblíková sets new world records; video technology hands Slavia controversial goal; Třinec narrows down Liberec’s lead; bad result for athletes at European Indoor Championships; and Klinský wins silver at the Winter Universiade super-G.