Shahzed continues his winning streak at the World Mixed Martial Arts World Championship. He defeated Celeb from the US in the third round. He will now face a boxer from the Czech Republic. National boxer Shahzeb made the nation proud as he emerged victorious in the third round of the ongoing World Mixed Martial Arts … Read more
The body should be taken to the Kharkiv area tomorrow, Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky. This is the second Czech casualty of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The death of a Czech truck driver was confirmed in May. Jan Lipavsky, Foreign Minister of Ukraine announced on Saturday that a Czech man had died in Russia’s occupied … Read more
Bayer Leverkusen sign teenage striker Adam Hlozek from Sparta Prague. 19-year-old scored 34 goals in 105 top flight games for Sparta. Becomes the youngest scorer in the Czech league. Bayer Leverkusen have signed Sparta Prague’s talented teenage striker Adam Hlozek on a five-year deal, the Czech club confirmed on Thursday. Leverkusen, third in the Bundesliga … Read more
Iga Swiatek, the 2020 French Open winner, will face Lesia Tsurenko of Ukraine in the first round. Since the surprising retirement of world number one Ashleigh Barty, the 20-year-old from Poland has swept past all rivals and transformed herself into the woman to beat in women’s tennis. Swiatek has won five events in a row … Read more
The European Union’s govt unveiled Wednesday plans for a gradual ban on Russian oil imports as part of a raft of new sanctions to punish Moscow for invading Ukraine. The European Commission also proposed slapping sanctions on Russia’s biggest bank and on Patriarch Kirill, the top of the Russian Orthodox Church. If approved by member states, the oil ban … Read more
New York: According to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, the Ukraine situation might cause 1.7 billion people to go hungry. “We all see the tragedy unfolding in Ukraine. But beyond its borders, the war has launched a silent assault on the developing world. The crisis could plunge up to 1.7 billion people, more than a fifth … Read more
SYDNEY: In-form world number seven Anett Kontaveit cruised into the Sydney Classic semi-finals Thursday after top-10 opponent Ons Jabeur retired hurt, days before the Australian Open. The Estonian won a tight first set 6-4 before the Tunisian called for a medical timeout. After lengthy treatment on her lower back, Jabeur forfeited the match. It is a big … Read more
PRAGUE: Tensions have been flying high between Taiwan and China just as a Taiwanese delegation is visiting central and eastern Europe to boost business ties in a region also targeted by Chinese investors. The 66-member delegation on a tour of Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Lithuania has signed 18 memorandums of cooperation in the three countries. Taiwan’s charm … Read more
The Chinese Foreign Ministry has said that the Speaker of the Senate of the Czech Republic, Miloš Vystrčil, will have to pay a heavy price for violating the “One China” principle by visiting Taiwan. According to reports, the President of the Senate of the Czech Republic is visiting Taiwan with a 90-member delegation, including the Mayor … Read more
Six people have been killed and two more injured in a shooting at a hospital in the Czech Republic on today, police and the country’s health minister have said. The attack took place in the city of Ostrava at about 7.19am local time. Police said on Twitter that after a manhunt they had tracked down … Read more
