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Government Refuses to Buy National Football Stadium from Kmotrik

Government Refuses to Buy National Football Stadium from Kmotrik

Bratislava, July 15 (TASR) – The state won’t buy the recently built National Football Stadium in Bratislava from businessman Ivan Kmotrik, Deputy Prime Minister for Legislation Stefan Holy (We Are Family) announced after a Government meeting on Wednesday. Holy said that contracts from 2013 and 2016 that would have paved

DAC Dunajska Streda Counters Matovic on COVID-19: Life Must Go On

DAC Dunajska Streda Counters Matovic on COVID-19: Life Must Go On

Dunajska Streda, July 3 (TASR) – DAC Dunajska Streda football club on Friday released a counter-statement against criticism of its coronavirus measures by Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO), who after the DAC-Slovan Bratislava match on Wednesday decided to toughen regulations for spectators at sport events as of next Monday. Matovic criticised

Marian Hossa to Be Inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame

Marian Hossa to Be Inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame

Toronto, June 25 (TASR) – Slovak ice hockey legend Marian Hossa is among five former National Hockey League (NHL) players who were elected on Wednesday to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame later this year. “It’s an immense honour, and it means a lot to me. I’d

Fitness Centre Owners Plan to Block Entry into Bratislava on Monday

Fitness Centre Owners Plan to Block Entry into Bratislava on Monday

Bratislava, May 22 (TASR) – Owners of fitness centres have decided to go on strike, Pavel Kisel of the Slovak Fitness Centres Union told TASR on Friday, adding that the owners intend to block entry into the Slovak capital at 6.30 a.m. on Monday (May 25). “The reason for

Top Ice Hockey League in Slovakia Ended Prematurely

Top Ice Hockey League in Slovakia Ended Prematurely

Zvolen, March 11 (TASR) – The top ice hockey league in Slovakia won’t complete the 2019/20 season, as Tipsport League officials decided to end it prematurely at their meeting in Zvolen on Wednesday. They made the decision due to the spread of the coronavirus infection and with regards to

Vlhova Runner-up to Robinson in Giant Slalom in Kranjska Gora

Vlhova Runner-up to Robinson in Giant Slalom in Kranjska Gora

Kranjska Gora, February 15 (TASR) – Slovak skier Petra Vlhova ended up second in a World Cup giant slalom in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, on Saturday, finishing 0.34 seconds behind New Zealand’s Alice Robinson. The 24-years old Slovak skier entered the second round of the race from the leading position,

Vlhova and Brignone Share World Cup Win in Giant Slalom in Sestriere

Vlhova and Brignone Share World Cup Win in Giant Slalom in Sestriere

Sestriere, January 18 (TASR) – Slovak Alpine skier Petra Vlhova and Italian Federica Brignone shared the first place in a World Cup giant slalom in Sestriere, Italy, finishing a mere one-hundredth of a second ahead of American Mikaela Shiffrin. The 24-year-old Slovak, voted the 2019 Athlete of the Year in her