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SPORTS LINKS
SOCCER
Clubs
Sparta Praha
Defending Czech champions Sparta Praha is the Czech Republic's wealthiest and most successful club.
Slavia Praha
Sparta's greatest rivals have an impressive official
site that is currently undergoing many improvements.
The site also has an English-language mirror.
Bohemians Praha
The 'Kangaroos,' one of the nation's most famous and best-known clubs, still in the 1st division (3 years and counting). Its Web site is well-designed and has an extensive English-language section.
Boby Brno
In common with many European nations, the Czech
Republic's best-supported soccer team is from a
provincial city. For information on Brno's Boby,
check out the English-language section of fan
Jaroslav Palinak's unofficial Web site.
ICE HOCKEY
General
Czech Ice Hockey Association (CSLH)
The CSLH (Czech Ice Hockey Association) site is extensive, and includes pages on each of the elite Czech teams. Unfortunately, however, none of it is translated into English.
AMERICAN FOOTBALL
General
Czech Association of American Football (CAAF)
Gridiron's governing body in the Czech Republic has a
rather basic Czech-language site.
Clubs
Prague Lions
One of the country's two oldest clubs (along with the
Prague Panthers), and 1998 national champions, the
Lions maintain a large, accessible site, in English
and Czech.
BASEBALL
Czech Baseball Association (CBA)
The CBA Web site is packed with information on the
country's well-developed baseball scene, and includes
information on the elite Extraliga clubs that battle
for the national championship.
BASKETBALL
Czech Basketball Federation (CBF)
The national basketball federation Web site features
an extensive English-language mirror, covering all
areas of Czech basketball, including the national
team and the men's elite Mattoni National Basketball
League.
GOLF
Courses
Golf Club Praha
This club close to downtown Prague has a colorful
history. Founded in 1926, the original course was
destroyed by the communists in 1950. The club
survived and moved to its present site -- a former
military training area -- in 1989.
HORSE RACING
Prague-Velka Chuchle Racecourse
The Velká Chuchle racecourse lies in the south suburbs of Prague. It was founded in 1906. The racecourse has always played a large role in the management of horse racing in the country. Races take place every Sunday from April to November, apart from the midsummer break in July.
MOTOR SPORTS
Masaryk Circuit
The country's premier motor racing circuit, in Brno, hosts motorcycling's Czech Republic Grand Prix, probably the nation's best-attended sporting event. The Masaryk is also lobbying to become a Formula One venue. Its Web site is fully translated into English.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Prague International Marathon
The annual Prague International Marathon is held in the spring. Organizers also sponsor other events on the day of the marathon and the whole year round. For information on all these events, check out the Marathon site.
OTHER SPORTS
CSTV (Czech Physical Education Union)
As an umbrella organization for the vast majority of
Czech sports federations, the CSTV site, though only
in Czech, provides a treasure trove of links to many
of the smaller Czech sports associations' official
Web sites and e-mail addresses.
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