In the picture in the middle, the Albanian referee Juxhin Xhaja gives a red card, on the right its recipient and Dnipro player Eduard Sarapij in the fifth minute in the first match of the European Conference League playoffs Source: TASR/Lukáš Grinaj TRNAVA – The players of Spartak Trnava had a 1:1 draw in the … Read more
The weekend just ending is one of the saddest in Czech popular music. First, the media reported on the death of the father of Czech music journalist Jiří Černý, then there was news of the passing of Jan Kalina, the frontman of the ska group Sto zvítěr, and finally, the singer and composer Vašo Patejdl … Read more
BUCHAREST/WARSAW (Reuters) – Russia in July pulled out of a year-old agreement to safely export Ukrainian grain through Black Sea ports. Since then, Ukraine has relied entirely on alternative routes through the European Union. In July, Russia withdrew from a year-old deal that allowed Ukrainian grain to be safely exported through Black Sea ports. Ukraine … Read more
Slovak tennis player Anna Karolína Schmiedlová Source: SITA/AP/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake PRAGUE – Slovak tennis player Anna Karolína Schmiedlová failed in the singles quarterfinals at the WTA tournament in Prague. She easily lost to fourth-seeded domestic Czech Linda Nosková in two sets 0:6 and 2:6. Schmiedlová lost the first eight games in the match, winning the … Read more
In the second half of the past decade, he was in full force. Opponents knew what he was capable of, but they had no answer to the performances of the lightning fast Slovak. Mainly because of this, he was able to perform what no cyclist in the 200-year history of this sport has been able … Read more
Milan Škriniar signs for PSG fans Source: Twitter/Paris Saint-Germain BRATISLAVA – Milan Škriniar is gradually getting acclimatized to his new teammates in the Paris Saint-Germain team, with whom he is currently on an Asian tour. The Slovakian representative already played in his new club’s pre-season matches against Al-Nassr (0:0) and even against his ex-colleagues from … Read more
The traditional summer hockey tournament Hlinka Gretzky Cup starts on Monday, July 31, the final is scheduled for Saturday, August 6. The eight participating countries are divided into two groups of four teams each. In the regular part, everyone will play one match against each other, the best two from each group advance to the … Read more
Four graduates of Prague’s Czechoslovak Academy of Commerce have produced a “smart” Novus bollard, which they believe could prevent accidents on the roads. It has a built-in solar panel and can also light up, thanks to the scarecrow it warns animals. With the help of Bluetooth technology, it activates other bollards in a row. At … Read more
On the left Juraj Kucka, on the right Nego Ekofo (Hesper) and in the background Jaba Kankava (ŠK Slovan) Source: TASR/Pavel Neubauer BRATISLAVA – Slovak footballer Juraj Kucka from Slovan Bratislava received a two-game suspension for biting Neg Ekof during the opening match of the 1st preliminary round of the Champions League against Luxembourg’s FC … Read more
People’s Governor of the South Moravian Region, Jan Grolich, appeared at one of the folklore events and talked about traditions in an interview with Aktuálně.cz. At the same time, he complained about how a certain part of the public views the specific South Moravian region, in which traditions still play a large role, such as … Read more