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Avalanche in Western Tatras Sweeps Away Three Ski Mountaineers, Killing Two

Avalanche in Western Tatras Sweeps Away Three Ski Mountaineers, Killing Two

Liptovsky Hradok, February 14 (TASR) – An avalanche under the Kondratova Kopa mountain (on the Slovak-Polish border) in the Western Tatras swept away three Polish ski mountaineers on Saturday (February 13) in the late hours of the night, killing two of them, the Mountain Rescue Service (HZS) reported on its website

Jozef Venglos, First Foreigner to Coach English Top Division Club, Dies at 84

Jozef Venglos, First Foreigner to Coach English Top Division Club, Dies at 84

Bratislava, January 27 (TASR) – Former Slovak football player and manager Jozef Venglos, also known as the greatest figure in the Slovak football, died on Tuesday evening at the age of 84, the Slovak Football Association and football club Slovan Bratislava reported on the same day. Venglos coached the Czechoslovak national

SZLH Confirms Bratislava Could Co-host Ice Hockey Championship

SZLH Confirms Bratislava Could Co-host Ice Hockey Championship

Bratislava, January 22 (TASR) – Bratislava could host matches of one of the two groups of this year’s ice hockey world championship, as the Slovak Ice Hockey Federation (SZLH) confirmed on Friday that it’s initiated talks with the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) on coorganising the tournament with Latvia

Vlhova Wins in Zagreb, Increases Lead in Overall World Cup Standings

Vlhova Wins in Zagreb, Increases Lead in Overall World Cup Standings

Zagreb, January 3 (TASR) – Slovak skier Petra Vlhova on Sunday triumphed in a World Cup slalom race in Zagreb, defending her victory at the same resort last year. Vlhova crossed the finishing line with a time of 1 minute and 59.08 seconds, beating Austria’s Kathrina Katharina Liensberger by

Dolezal: Winter Ski Season in Slovakia Won't Open until Beginning of January

Dolezal: Winter Ski Season in Slovakia Won't Open until Beginning of January

Bratislava, December 3 (TASR) – The winter ski season in Slovakia won’t open at least until the beginning of January, Transport Minister Andrej Dolezal (a We Are Family nominee) has posted on a social network, adding he has clear and fresh information from the expert consilium that it will recommend

Vlhova Triumphs in Parallel Giant Slalom, Wins Third Consecutive Race

Vlhova Triumphs in Parallel Giant Slalom, Wins Third Consecutive Race

Lech, November 26 (TASR-correspondent) – Slovak skier Petra Vlhova triumphed in women’s World Cup parallel giant slalom, defeating American Paula Moltzan in the finals in the Austrian resort of Lech-Zurs and winning the third consecutive World Cup race, TASR learnt on the same day. Lara Gut-Behrami ended up third. The

Trnava Theatre Play Looks Back at Fateful Football Match

Trnava Theatre Play Looks Back at Fateful Football Match

Trnava, November 23 (TASR) – An unusual theatre play titled ‘Football or White Angel in Hell’ will be premiered in Trnava on December 4, broaching the subject of a controversial football match between Spartak Trnava and Rimavska Sobota in the final round of the 1996-97 season. In the match, premier league