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Most Successful Slovak Female Tennis Player Ever Cibulkova Retires

Most Successful Slovak Female Tennis Player Ever Cibulkova Retires

Bratislava, November 12 (TASR) – The most successful Slovak female tennis player ever Dominika Cibulkova announced her retirement from professional tennis on Tuesday. Cibulkova, the tennis world champion from 2016, made the announcement at the presentation of her autobiography ‘Tenis je moj zivot’ (Tennis Is My Life) in Bratislava. “It was

Danka Bartekova Triumphs in Skeet at European Championships

Danka Bartekova Triumphs in Skeet at European Championships

Lonato, September 13 (TASR) – Slovak sports shooter Danka Bartekova won a gold medal in the women’s skeet at the 2019 European Shooting Championship Shotgun in Lonato, Italy, retaining her title from Leobersdorf, Austria in 2018. The 34-year-old Bartekova collected 56 points in the finals, beating by one hit the

Sagan Took Control of TdF Green Jersey Competition Again and Set Record

Sagan Took Control of TdF Green Jersey Competition Again and Set Record

Paris, July 29 (TASR) – Slovak cycling star Peter Sagan has once again shown that he has no competition in the fight for the green jersey on the Tour de France (TdF) and put on his seventh one in Paris on Sunday (July 28), overtaking the legendary German Erik Zabel by

Canoeist Petrusova Wins Gold Medal at Junior European Championship in Racice

Canoeist Petrusova Wins Gold Medal at Junior European Championship in Racice

Racice, July 13 (TASR) – Slovak athlete Mariana Petrusova won the gold medal in women’s U23 K1 1000 metres A final at the 2019 Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint European Championship in Racice, the Czech Republic, on Saturday. This is already the second medal that the nineteen-years-old canoeist has brought

Ice Hockey Player and Coach Jan Starsi Dies Aged 85

Ice Hockey Player and Coach Jan Starsi Dies Aged 85

Bratislava, April 13 (TASR) – Former ice hockey player and legendary coach Jan Starsi died at the age of 85 on Saturday after a long-term illness, spokesman for the Slovak Ice Hockey Association (SZLH) Peter Janosik has confirmed for TASR. Born on October 17, 1933 in the village of Sokolce (Zilina

Biathlete Kuzmina Wraps Up Rich Career with Fireworks in Norway

Biathlete Kuzmina Wraps Up Rich Career with Fireworks in Norway

Holmenkollen, March 24 (TASR) – Slovak biathlete star Anastasia Kuzmina’s tenth place in the mass start race at the World Cup finals in Holmenkollen, Norway on Sunday seemed to matter little to her fans, as she was wrapping up a bountiful career just one day after an emotional victory in

Kuzmina Tops Pursuit without Single Miss at Biathlon World Cup Finals

Kuzmina Tops Pursuit without Single Miss at Biathlon World Cup Finals

Holmenkollen, March 23 (TASR) – Slovak biathlete Anastasia Kuzmina, a three-time Olympic champion, topped the women’s 10km pursuit race at the World Cup finals in Holmenkollen, Norway on Saturday. Kuzmina, who dominated throughout the race, was the only woman without any miss in the shooting part, and crossed the finish