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Czech world record holder Sosenka tests positive
PRAGUE AFP — Czech cyclist Ondrej Sosenka, who holds the women's one-hour world record, has tested positive and has been suspended, the CTK press agency reported on Friday. Sosenka's A sample tested positive for stimulant methamphetamine and, should the B sample prove positive, she would likely be sacked from...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Prague, women
Research articles 2008-08-29
Czech president halts legal proceedings against hip seller
PRAGUE AFP — Czech President Vaclav Klaus has blocked criminal proceedings against a man suspected of offering the head of state's hip for sale on the Internet, his office said Thursday. Premysl Donat faced criminal investigation for fraud after Klaus' hip was offered for auction on the internet at...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, INTERNET, Litigation, Prague, president
Research articles 2008-08-28
Fiorentina safely through to Champions League group stage
PRAGUE AFP — Fiorentina qualified for the Champions League group stage for the first time since 2000 after a 0-0 draw with Slavia Prague here on Wednesday. La Viola produced a controlled, if unspectacular, performance to get the result they needed to secure a 2-0 aggregate victory. The...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Prague
Research articles 2008-08-27
Czech goalie on loan to West Ham
PRAGUE AFP — Czech goalkeeper Jan Lastuvka has been loaned by Ukrainian first division side Shakhtar Donetsk to West Ham for a season, the CTK news agency reported on Monday. Lastuvka, 26, will cover for Robert Green at the Premier League club. Lastuvka, who previously played for English...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Prague
Research articles 2008-08-04
Top US official to launch anti-missile defence meet
PRAGUE AFP — The head of the United States Missile Defense Agency MDA will Tuesday inaugurate a global conference on missile defence in Prague, the US embassy said. Henry Obering's visit will coincide with that of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who is scheduled to sign an accord finalising...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, conference, Manufacturing, missile, Poland, Prague, radar, Raytheon Co.
Research articles 2008-07-07
Former Czech international Vachousek signs for Teplice
PRAGUE AFP — Former Czech international attacking midfielder Stepan Vachousek has signed a two-year contract with first division Czech club FK Teplice. The 29-year old joins from Austria Vienna as a free agent after his contract there expired. He returns to Teplice after an interval of more than...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, join, Prague
Research articles 2008-06-25
Sanofi strikes back in takeover battle for big Czech drug company
PRAGUE AFP — Czech-based generic drugs giant Zentiva was at the heart of a takeover tussle Wednesday after French group Sanofi-Aventis struck back with an offer countering a bid by local financial concern PPF. PPF, holding a 19.2 percent stake in Zentiva, which has substantial markets in Slovakia, Romania...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, analyst, Europe, FINANCE, Government, Investment, Prague, Sanofi-Aventis, Slovakia, SOFTWARE, Zentiva
Research articles 2008-06-18
Fairytale rise to fame for Czech singer turned actress
PRAGUE AFP — With low-budget musical movie "Once" winning awards from Hollywood to Moscow, and its soundtrack ballad "Falling Slowly" climbing the charts worldwide, Czech youngster Marketa Irglova has experienced a fairytale rise to stardom. "There was a lot of very good fortune involved, almost magical" said the 20-year-old,...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, festival, Hollywood, movie, Prague, soundtrack
Research articles 2008-06-13
Rice expected to sign Czech radar deal at start of July: report
PRAGUE AFP — US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is expected to sign an agreement with the Czech government to place a US anti-missile in the country in early July, CTK newsagency reported Wednesday. Rice was originally expected to fly into Prague at the start of May to sign...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, agreement, Government, Manufacturing, Prague, radar
Research articles 2008-06-11
Prague mayor stages about-turn on theatre subsidy regime
PRAGUE AFP — Prague's mayor announced he will stage an about-turn over a controversial theatre subsidy programme that has raised uproar in the capital's artistic community, the website of the daily newspaper Lidove Noviny announced on Friday. Right-wing Civic Democrat lawmaker Pavel Bem said he proposes to scrap the...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, FINANCE, INTERNET, Prague, SALES
Research articles 2008-06-06
Writers put '68 under the spotlight at Prague festival
PRAGUE AFP — A dozen international authors, including US novelist Paul Auster, Pakistani Tariq Ali, Canadian Margaret Atwood and Czech Ivan Klima, will evoke what 1968 meant for them at Prague's 18th writers' festival which opened on Sunday. "There are so many parallels between what happened then and today,"...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, festival, Government, HEALTHCARE, Iraq, Prague, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2008-06-01
Berger ends English stay to join Sparta Prague
PRAGUE AFP — Former Czech Republic international midfielder Patrik Berger has joined Sparta Prague on a two-year contract, the top Czech first division club said, to end a seven-year period in England with various clubs. The 34-year-old has played for Liverpool, Portsmouth, Stoke City and most recently Aston Villa,...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, CAREER, Prague
Research articles 2008-05-29
Marek Jankulovski Czech player of year
PRAGUE AFP — AC Milan defender Marek Jankulovski was Wednesday voted Czech footballer of the year in a poll of players and coaches in Prague. Jankulovski, 31, saw off Chelsea keeper Petr Cech and Arsenal midfielder Tomas Rosicky, the latter who will miss Euro 2008 through injury. Jankulovski,...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Games, Prague
Research articles 2008-05-28
OFI Crete take on experienced Czech coach
PRAGUE AFP — Greek First Division side OFI Crete appointed seasoned Czech coach Frantisek Straka on Tuesday on a one year contract it was announced by the Czech Football Federation CMFS. The 50-year-old former Czechoslovakian international - who was part of the side that reached the last eight of...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, champion, Prague
Research articles 2008-05-27
Ujfalusi named Czech captain for Euro
PRAGUE AFP — Veteran Czech defender Tomas Ujfalusi was on Tuesday named captain of the national side for the upcoming European Championships, which are being co-hosted by Austria and Switzerland and gets underway on June 7. The 30-year-old replaces injured playmaker Tomas Rosicky and came after national coach Karel...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Prague, Switzerland
Research articles 2008-05-27
Koller double gives Czechs Euro bounce
PRAGUE AFP — A double from seasoned striker Jan Koller gave the Czech Republic a morale boosting 2-0 victory over Lithuania in a Euro 2008 warm-up match here on Tuesday. The lanky 35-year-old took his tally to 54 goals in 85 internationals to fully support the opinion of Czech...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Games, Prague, team
Research articles 2008-05-27
Czech govt 'approves main US anti-missile deal'
PRAGUE AFP — Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek announced Wednesday that the Czech government had approved the main accord on the deployment of a US anti-missile radar in the country, the CTK news agency reported. The agreement must now be approved by parliament along with an accord covering the conditions...
Tags: accord, Agence France-Presse, Government, Manufacturing, Prague, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2008-05-21
Czech artist fined for traffic light stunt
PRAGUE AFP — A Czech artist was fined 60,000 koruna (2,400 euros, 3,750 dollars) on Wednesday for replacing the glass in pedestrian crossing traffic lights with stencils of comical and vulgar figures. David Brudnak, 33, was also ordered to pay an additional 82,000 koruna by the Prague court for...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, pedestrian, Prague, TVs
Research articles 2008-05-21
Cech dismisses move away from Chelsea
PRAGUE AFP — Czech goalkeeper Petr Cech dismissed speculation over his future insisting here Wednesday that he was committed to Chelsea. "I would like to stay at Chelsea, as long as possible," Cech told the Dnes newspaper. He said he would like to be at the club after...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, CAREER, Chelsea, Prague
Research articles 2008-05-14
Zvonareva ends WTA win drought in Prague
PRAGUE AFP — Russia's Vera Zvonareva lived up to her top seeding by winning her first WTA title in nearly two years here on Sunday. The 23-year-old from Moscow came away 7-6 (7/2), 6-2 winner against third seed Victoria Azarenka of Belarus to lift her sixth title and first...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Prague
Research articles 2008-05-04
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