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Comeback queen Henin eases to Indian Wells win (The Malaysian Insider) [Mar 11, 2010] INDIAN WELLS, California, March 11 ? Former world number one Justine Henin continued her fairytale comeback with a 6-2 6-2 demolition of Slovakia?s Magdalena Rybarikova in the first round of the Indian Wells WTA tournament today. The 27-year-old Belgian, a dangerous wildcard entry at the desert venue where she won the women?s title in 2004, broke her opponent twice in each set to triumph in 68 ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Canadians not taking Slovakia lightly (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News) [Feb 26, 2010] Canada-Slovakia doesn't have the same ring to hockey fans in this country as Canada-Russia or even Canada-United States. But the Canadian Olympic men's hockey team plans to approach Friday's semifinal opponent as seriously as it would a more heated rival. [via YahooNews] More >>

Canadians not taking Slovakia lightly (CBC.ca) [Feb 26, 2010] Canada-Slovakia doesn't have the same ring to hockey fans in this country as Canada-Russia or even Canada-United States. But the Canadian Olympic men's hockey team plans to approach Friday's semifinal opponent as seriously as it would a more heated rival. [via YahooNews] More >>

Scouting Report: Slovakia (US National Soccer Players) [Nov 13, 2009] By Clemente Lisi - NEW YORK, NY (Nov 12, 2009) USSoccerPlayers -- The United States National Team traveled to Bratislava this week to play World Cup-bound Slovakia on Saturday in a high-profile friendly meant to help Bob Bradley?s squad build experience ahead of 2010. The game will also be the first test since the Confederations Cup in June that doesn?t involve a CONCACAF opponent, giving ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Top seed Dementieva into Charleston semi-final (AFP via Yahoo! News) [Apr 18, 2009] Russian top seed Elena Dementieva has reached semi-finals of the Charleston WTA event when her Slovakian opponent Dominika Cibulkova had to quit their match through injury. [via YahooNews] More >>

Dementieva, Wozniacki reach semi-finals (Khaleej Times) [Apr 18, 2009] CHARLESTON, South Carolina - Top seed Elena Dementieva cruised into the semi-finals of the Family Circle Cup on Friday after her opponent Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia retired hurt. [via YahooNews] More >>

Russian into Charleston semi (Sky News Australia) [Apr 18, 2009] Russian top seed Elena Dementieva made the Charleston WTA claycourt semi-finals after Slovakian opponent Dominika Cibulkova had to quit their last-eight match. [via YahooNews] More >>

Latest News (TVNZ) [Apr 18, 2009] Top seed Elena Dementieva cruised into the semi-finals of the Family Circle Cup on Saturday after her opponent Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia retired hurt. [via YahooNews] More >>

Top seed Dementieva into Charleston semi-final (AFP via Yahoo! News) [Apr 18, 2009] Russian top seed Elena Dementieva made the Charleston WTA claycourt semi-finals on Friday when Slovakian opponent Dominika Cibulkova had to quit their last-eight match through injury. [via YahooNews] More >>

Dementieva marches on in Charleston (FOXSPORTS.com.au) [Apr 18, 2009] Russian top seed Elena Dementieva reached the Charleston WTA clay court semi-finals when Slovakian opponent Dominika Cibulkova quit their last-eight match because of injury. [via YahooNews] More >>

Sharapova, Ivanovic to battle for Aussie tennis Grand Slam (TODAYonline) [Jan 24, 2008] Ana Ivanovic of Serbia reacts after victory in her semi-final match against Slovakian opponent Daniela Hantuchova, at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne. Ivanovic won 0-6, 6-3, 6-4. [via YahooNews] More >>

Hantuchova downs Radwanska to make Australian Open tennis semis (TODAYonline) [Jan 23, 2008] Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia celebrates victory in her quarterfinal match against Polish opponent Agnieszka Radwanska, at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne. Hantuchova won 6-2, 6-2. [via YahooNews] More >>

Jarmila draws Serena (Daily Telegraph) [Jan 13, 2008] JARMILA Gajdosova, the former Slovakian now an Australian tennis prodigy, could be forgiven for wishing she had drawn an easier opponent as she makes her debut for her newly adopted country. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bracknell Bees (Reading Evening Post) [Dec 10, 2007] PETER JASIK scored twice and was thrown out of the game last night as Bees kept the pressure on at the top of the English Premier League table. The Slovakian forward received a match penalty in the final minutes of the third period for a check to an opponent?s head. [via YahooNews] More >>

Kirilenko stuns Hantuchova to reach Kolkata tennis final (TODAYonline) [Sep 22, 2007] Russian tennis player Maria Kirilenko celebrates after victory over Slovakian opponent Daniela Hantuchova during a semi-final match for The Sunfeast Open 2007 at The Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata. Kirilenko won 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 . [via YahooNews] More >>

Third seed Jankovic survives wobble (Hindustan Times) [Aug 28, 2007] Third seed Jelena Jankovic survived a second-set wobble to beat Jarmila Gajdosova of Slovakia 6-2 7-6 in the first round of the U.S. Open on Monday. Jankovic, a semi-finalist here last year, led 5-3, 0-40 on her opponent's serve in the second set but had to go through a tiebreak to clinch victory. [via YahooNews] More >>

Hantuchova claims comfortable win (RT? News) [Jun 26, 2007] Daniela Hantuchova made swift progress at Wimbledon on Tuesday by thrashing Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in straight sets. The tall Slovakian, seeded ten, was dominant against her Russian opponent, clinching a 6-0 6-1 victory in under an hour on court 11. [via YahooNews] More >>

PEER PREVAILS IN TENSE BATTLE (Sporting Life) [Jun 02, 2007] Shahar Peer came out on top in her French Open third round battle with Katarina Srebotnik on Saturday. The Australian Open quarter-finalist from Israel eventually overcame her Slovakian opponent 6-1 4-6 6-3 in two hours and eight minutes on Court 1. [via YahooNews] More >>

Ivanovic makes German Open final (Moldova.org) [May 13, 2007] Ana Ivanovic Saturday beat Julia Vakulenko in the semifinals at the German Open in Berlin.The 12th-seeded Serbian was leading, 4-3, just 27 minutes into the match before her Ukrainian opponent retired with a hand injury.Vakulenko had complained about numbness in her right hand and inflammation in her left foot Friday, when she trounced Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova, 6-1, 6-1, in a quarterfinal ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Preview: Canadiens at Blue Jackets (Covers.com) [Feb 18, 2007] The Montreal Canadiens are hoping an unfamiliar opponent - and a new goaltender - will be enough to snap their longest losing streak of the season. The Canadiens try to avoid their seventh straight loss when they visit the Columbus Blue J... [via YahooNews] More >>