PRAGUE Holders Czech Republic on Wednesday named a five-member squad led by world number eight Petra Kvitova for their Fed Cup semi-final tie against Italy on clay in Palermo on April 20-21.  Besides Kvitova, team captain Petr Pala has called up world number 21 KlaraZakopalova and 25th-ranked ...

ALMATY - Andrey Golubev and Yuriy Schukin defeated Czech pair Jan Hajek and Radek Stepanek in Saturday's doubles in Astana to keep Kazakhstan's hopes of reaching the Davis Cup semi-finals alive.The hosts won 7-6 (7/2), 6-4, 6-3 in two hours 20 minutes to make it 2-1 in their quarter-final encounter ...

PARIS - What looked like being a fairly straightforward assignment in Kazakhstan for Davis Cup holders the Czech Republic has turned into a quarter-final minefield following the late withdrawal of top player Tomas Berdych.The towering Berdych, who led the Czechs to glory in the team competition ...

PRAGUE - The Czech Republic will aim to avenge a humiliating 5-0 defeat in the 2009 Davis Cup final when they take on holders Spain in this year's climax starting here on Friday.The team led by Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek will also want to add another trophy to the Fed Cup which the Czech ...

PRAGUE : The Czech Republic's Lucie Safarova beat Serbia's Ana Ivanovic 6-4, 6-3 in the first Fed Cup final rubber here on Saturday to give the holders a 1-0 lead. Safarova, the world number 17 and Czech number two, needed an hour and 41 minutes to sink world number 12 Ivanovic on the hardcourt of ...

A man suspected of planning attacks similar to those carried out in Norway by Anders Behring Breivik has been arrested in the Czech Republic, according to police. Police said an assault rifle, explosives, ammunition and police clothing were found in his apartment. The 29-year-old old man was ...

The Czech Republic is withdrawing from U.S. missile defense plans out of frustration at its diminished role in a new U.S. plan, the Czech defense minister told The Associated Press Wednesday. The Bush administration first proposed stationing 10 interceptor missiles in Poland and an advanced radar ...

PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech authorities have released a Pakistani national held on an international warrant for suspected murder and terrorism after Pakistan failed to apply for his extradition, a regional court prosecutor said on Tuesday. The police detained Muhammad Zafar in April when he applied ...

PRAGUE (AFP) New Jersey Devils winger Patrik Elias and NHL legend Jaromir Jagr will lead the Czechs in their quest for an Olympic medal in Vancouver, head coach Vladimir Ruzicka said Wednesday. Ruzicka, a former NHL player himself, said his team for the Olympic tournament on February 16-28 next ...

GENEVA (AFP) - Ten-man Turkey made the greatest of escapes to book their Euro 2008 quarter-final berth as they came from 2-0 down to stun the Czech Republic 3-2 here on Sunday and take their place in the quarter-finals. The Turks had looked dead and buried on 62 minutes as Czech winger Jaroslav ...