Nedved hangs up international boots
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The 32-year-old European footballer of the year said this month that he would not return to the national squad until he had fully recovered from a knee injury.
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Czech captain Pavel Nedved will return to the national soccer team once his knee is completely healed, he said in a statement which his manager Zdenek Nehoda provided Tuesday.
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No matter how meticulously a Brazilian coach prepares for the new season, his plans can be wrecked in an instant by the international transfer window.
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World gymnastics officials were looking for a way out of the Paul Hamm medal mess. All they did was make more people mad. The president of the International Gymnastics Federation asked Hamm to give up his
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PORTSCHACH, Austria: Thunder, lightning and incessant rain delayed the start of the Davis Cup World Group play-off tie between Austria and Great Britain.
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In LONDON story headlined &quot;Van Nistelrooy plays down hip injury&quot;, please read in intro ... World Cup qualifying win ... instead of ... friendly win ... correcting status of match. LONDON, Nov 18  - Manchester
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Aston Villa goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen has pulled out of Denmark&#39;s squad for Wednesday&#39;s World Cup qualifier against Turkey because of a back injury, the Danish football association (DBU) said on Monday.
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Officials call for explanation over baton-charging of supporters denied entry to Champions League final.
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I READ that Adrian Mutu idolises Diego Maradona and tried to visit him in Cuba but his agent stopped him. He should have let Mutu go.
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A superb goal by the Czech Republic's European footballer of the year Pavel Nedved gave Juventus a 1-0 victory over Dutch side Ajax in their Champions League Group C match.
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The German suffered a tirade of abuse from travelling fans after the 1-1 draw in Moldova on Wednesday night and looks set to leave his position.
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A 76th minute goal from European Footballer of the Year Pavel Nedved gave Juventus a 1-0 win over Bayern Munich, handing the Italians clear control at the top of Champions League Group C. The result gives
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ATHENS Serbia-Montenegro is shockingly out of medal contention in Olympic men&#39;s basketball, and the team&#39;s head coach doesn&#39;t have many admirers left at home.
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GREG RUSEDSKI failed to rescue Britain from being dumped among the Davis Cup also-rans by Austria yesterday. Rusedski lost 7-6 6-4 7-5 to Stefan Koubek in the fifth rubber in Portschach.
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Pavel Nedved, the Czech captain and playmaker, has retired from the national team because of persistent injury, the Czech soccer federation said Friday.
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SCOTLAND and Ireland will face competition from Scandinavia if the Austria-Switzerland joint hosting of Euro 2008 runs aground. It emerged at the weekend that leading UEFA officials are unhappy at Switzerland
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Well, at least that one's out of the way. Happened pretty quick, too. Turns out the Americans can't play singles very well, either.