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Inter Milan's Milan Škriniar, the stopper leaves the pitch after he gets the second yellow card during a Serie A football match between Inter Milan and Empoli at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, on January 23, 2023.

Inter Milan punishes top Slovak footballer for decision to join Parisians

Though Milan Škriniar’s contract ends in June, he is not allowed to wear the captain’s armband in matches anymore.

US soccer players in 1930.
Boris Vanya
Martin Rančík
Marián Hossa

Chicago Blackhawks officially retire Hossa's number

The Slovak ice-hockey player's '81' jersey number will not be used again.

SZĽH President Miroslav Šatan.

Moral compass takes some Slovak players to KHL, and thus to Putin

The Slovak hockey federation sees no problem with athletes playing in the KHL league and for the national team.

Ján Volko.

Slovak sprinter just misses medal at European Championship

Volko equals own Slovak record on way to finals.

Silvia Solymosy and Jozef Solymosy pose for photographers with their medals at the end of the mixed duet technical final at the European swimming championships in Rome on August 15, 2022.

Slovak artistic swimmers win historic medals at European championships

The Solymosy siblings have won two bronze medals in Rome.

Montreal Canadiens hockey team first overall NHL draft pick Juraj Slafkovsky goes through skating drills.

Hundreds of people in Montreal gather to see Slafkovský train

The young Slovak ice-hockey star called Montreal the best place in the world.

Slovak coach of the Ukrainian biathlon team, Juraj Sanitra .

Ukraine must show how strong it is, says Slovak coach of their national team

Slovak biathlon coach back in Ukraine after weeks of waiting, hopes sport could help further boost Ukrainian morale.

Slovak player Juraj Slafkovský and German player Moritz Seider are fighting for the puck at the world hockey championship in Finland on May 14, 2022.

Slovakia will have to wait for second win following 1-2 loss to Germany

Slovakia had 29 shots on the German net, visibly more than Germany.

Slovak goalkeeper Patrik Rybár during the first game at the 2022 world hockey championship in Helsinki, Finland, on May 13, 2022.

Slovakia wins first game at this year's world hockey championship

Pavol Regenda scored the opening goal against France.

Craig Ramsay.

Slovakia coach Ramsay: I'm nervous as always

The boys will try hard, coach says.

Boris Vanya
Hundreds of skiers broke a record at the Štrbské Pleso ski resort on March 26, 2022.

Skiers break a record after they ski down a hill

Skiers broke a record from 2019 at Štrbské Pleso over the past weekend.

Slovakia poses for a photo after defeating Sweden in the men's bronze medal hockey game at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Slovak ice hockey team celebrates the victory over the USA.
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Petra Vlhová of Slovakia celebrates during the medal ceremony after winning the gold medal in the women's slalom at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
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Slovakia wins its first medal. Skier Vlhová dominated the slalom race

Petra Vlhová won after ending eighth in the first run.

Petra Vlhová crosses the finish of the giant slalom at the Women's World Cup in Kronplatz, Italy, on January 25, 2022.

Skier Vlhová has three attempts to win the ultimate prize, an Olympic medal

Four years ago in South Korea, Petra Vlhová was one of the favourites, but she failed. Since then, she has become more experienced.

Petra Vlhová

Vlhová celebrates historic success, looks towards Olympics

She won the small crystal globe for the second time.

After obtaining a Slovak passport in 2017, American Andre Jones represented Slovakia for three years.

The NBA did not work out for them. US basketball players star in Slovakia's top league

The first US basketball players came to play in Slovakia in the nineties.

Slovakia's only LGBTI sports club, Lotus Flowers, brings the LGBTI community and their allies together, and even some anti-LGBTI people.
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Slovak gay sportspeople live among us

A decade ago, gay people founded their own sports club, Lotus Flowers, in Bratislava.

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