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Williams inspires USA Fed Cup win [Apr 22, 2012] The USA secure their place back in the Fed Cup World Group with a win over Ukraine, while Japan, Slovakia and Australia join them. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovakia's Zolnir breaks Japanese judo domination [Dec 19, 2011] Urska Zolnir of Slovakia turned the tide on Japan's judo domination Saturday at the Grand Slam tournament as she defeated former world champion Yoshie Ueno. [via YahooNews] More >>

Judo: Slovakia's Zolnir breaks Japanese domination [Dec 10, 2011] TOKYO: Urska Zolnir of Slovakia turned the tide on Japan's judo domination Saturday at the Grand Slam tournament as she defeated former world champion Yoshie Ueno. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovakia's Zolnir breaks Japanese judo domination [Dec 10, 2011] Urska Zolnir of Slovakia turned the tide on Japan's judo domination Saturday at the Grand Slam tournament as she defeated former world champion Yoshie Ueno. [via YahooNews] More >>

Team ready for Japan [Aug 31, 2011] THE national Olympic squad are in confident mood ahead of this month's Asian third round Group C qualifier against Japan after a recent successful training-cum-playing stint in Slovakia. [via YahooNews] More >>

No. 5 seed Radwanska opens with win at Stanford [Jul 26, 2011] Once Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova calmed down, she regained control of her first-round match at the Bank of the West Classic. Fifth-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland and the eighth-seeded Cibulkova each won their opening matches Monday night. Radwanska beat Barbora Zahlavova Strycova of the Czech Republic 6-1, 6-2, while Cibulkova held on to beat Japan's Kimiko Date-Krumm, 6-2, 7-6 (7). [via YahooNews] More >>

Ludovit Kanta's 20th year in Japan Memorial Concert [Jun 22, 2011] Slovakian cellist Ludovit Kanta plans to celebrate his 20th anniversary in Japan with a special concert in his adopted hometown of Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture. Born in Bratislava, 53-year-old Kanta studied cello at Bratislava Conservatory and the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. Then, after performing as principal cellist with the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra for eight years, in 1990 he ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Wimbledon Qualifying Results [Jun 17, 2011] Thursday At Bank of England Sports Ground Roehampton, England Surface: Grass-Outdoor Singles Men Qualifying Round Kenny de Schepper, France, leads Simone Bolelli (13), Italy, 7-5, 3-6, 7-6, susp., rain. Lukas Lacko (20), Slovakia, leads Go Soeda (16), Japan, 6-4, 3-4 (15-15), susp., rain. Ruben Bemelmans , Belgium, leads Guillermo Olaso, Spain, 7-6 (4), 6-3, 1-0, susp., rain. Cedrik-Marcel Stebe ... [via YahooNews] More >>

French Open Results [May 24, 2011] Monday At Stade Roland Garros Paris Purse: $24.99 million (Grand Slam) Surface: Clay-Outdoor Singles Men First Round Viktor Troicki (15), Serbia, def. Julian Reister , Germany, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3. Mikhail Youzhny (12), Russia, def. Go Soeda , Japan, 7-5, 6-2, 6-4. Mikhail Kukushkin , Kazakhstan, def. Daniel Brands, Germany, 6-2, 6-4, 6-4. Juan Martin del Potro (25), Argentina, def. Ivo Karlovic ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovaks Join in Aiding Japan [Mar 18, 2011] BRATISLAVA, Slovakia, MARCH 17, 2011 ( Zenit.org ).- Catholics in Slovakia are joining their efforts to the international Church response to aid Japan. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovakia ploughs ahead with nuclear plans despite Japan disaster [Mar 15, 2011] Slovakia's two nuclear power plants hail from the Soviet era. Although they have been modernized in parts, some Slovaks are calling for them to be shut down in the wake of events in Japan. [via YahooNews] More >>

ATP World Tour SA Open Results [Feb 04, 2011] Thursday At Montecasino Johannesburg Purse: $500,000 (WT250) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles Second Round Karol Beck , Slovakia, def. Go Soeda , Japan, 3-6, 7-5, 6-0. Kevin Anderson (4), South Africa, def. Dudi Sela , Israel, 6-2, 6-4. Adrian Mannarino (6), France, def. Denis Gremelmayr , Germany, 6-7 (2), 6-4, 6-4. Frank Dancevic , Canada, def. Fritz Wolmarans , South Africa, 7-6 (4), 6-3 ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Watch IHF Men?s Handball World Championships 2011 Korea Republic vs Slovakia, Brazil vs Japan, Algeria vs Australia ... [Jan 20, 2011] 10:15 AM ET Korea Republic vs Slovakia 16:15 CET 11:00 AM ET Brazil vs Japan 17:00 CET 12:00 PM ET Algeria vs Australia 18:00 CET 12:00 PM ET Egypt vs Bahrain 18:00 CET 12:30 PM ET Germany vs Tunisia 18:30 CET 1:10 PM ET Iceland vs Norway 19:10 CET 2:15 PM ET Croatia vs Denmark [...] [via YahooNews] More >>

Watch IHF Men?s Handball World Championships 2011 Chile vs Slovakia, Korea Republic vs Poland, Norway vs Brazil ... [Jan 18, 2011] 10:15 AM ET Chile vs Slovakia 16:15 CET 11:00 AM ET Japan vs Hungary 17:00 CET 12:15 PM ET Korea Republic vs Poland 18:15 CET 1:10 PM ET Norway vs Brazil 19:10 CET 2:15 PM ET Sweden vs Korea Republic 20:15 CET 2:30 PM ET Bahrain vs Egypt 20:30 CET 3:30 PM ET Austria vs [...] [via YahooNews] More >>

Watch IHF Men?s Handball World Championships 2011 Slovakia vs Sweden, Japan vs Austria, Argentina vs Poland, Brazil vs ... [Jan 15, 2011] 12:15 PM ET Slovakia vs Sweden 18:15 CET 12:45 PM ET Japan vs Austria 18:45 CET 2:15 PM ET Argentina vs Poland 20:15 CET 3:00 PM ET Brazil vs Iceland 21:00 CET [via YahooNews] More >>