Polish match called off at Euro 2012 venue amid safety concerns
Poland’s National Stadium in Warsaw, a key venue for this summer’s Euro 2012 games, is not ready to host a Polish match this month due to safety concerns, the city’s officials said on Friday. Continue reading
Police get English lessons and tips on dealing with fans
POLISH police are getting English lessons in order to prepare them for the influx of football fans.
Gardai will also be travelling to Poland in the coming months to advise the police force about how Irish fans behave and how to defuse any situations involving drunk fans. Continue reading
Hero Polish goalkeeper from 1973 World Cup qualifier ‘a communist spy’
Jan Tomaszewski was “a voluntary consultant” who had been “acquired” on July 28 1986 under the code name “Alex”, according to alleged secret police documents from the same year printed in Newsweek Polska magazine. Continue reading
Kubica has successful surgery
Polish Formula One driver Robert Kubica had successful surgery on Sunday before beginning a full rehabilitation programme after his life-threatening rally accident in February. Continue reading
Polish F1 driver Robert Kubica leaves hospital 11 weeks after rally crash
Polish Formula One driver Robert Kubica has left the hospital 11 weeks after suffering severe injuries during a rally crash. Continue reading
Ski jump star Malysz to compete in Dakar Rally
Polish ski jump star Adam Malysz, who retired from the sport in March, announced on Thursday that he will compete in next year’s Dakar Rally.
“It’s not a brutal change in direction. I’ve been interested in rallies for some time and the Dakar was a model for me,” said the 33-year-old. Continue reading
Kubica future still unclear
Polish Formula 1 driver Robert Kubica will have to wait at least three months before he will know if he is able to return to the sport.
Kubica is recovering from a horror rally accident in February and the Pole stated his recovery is “moving in the right direction” earlier this week. Continue reading
Robert Kubica set to leave hospital after two-month stay
Polish Formula One driver Robert Kubica plans to leave hospital in Italy within days to start the next stage of his recovery from a career-threatening rally accident in February. Continue reading
Malysz Stows His Skis
The former world ski jump champion Adam Malysz is retiring, and Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski was among thousands of fans gathering in the southern ski resort of Zakopane for festivities to mark the end of his career. Continue reading
World Champion Extends Hammer Throw Mark
The Polish world champion Anita Wlodarczyk broke her own women’s hammer world record with a throw of 256 feet 11 inches (78.30 meters) in Bydgoszcz, Poland, the International Association of Athletics Federations reported.
Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/07/sports/global/07sportsbriefs-hammer.html
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