Satoranský named Czech basketball player of the year for ninth time

Tomáš Satoranský has been named the best Czech basketball player of the past season for the ninth time, extending his record as the most successful player in the history of the award. Among women, 22-year-old centre Emma Čechová won the award for the first time. She signed with Minnesota in May to play in the WNBA.

Partial solar eclipse to be visible in Czechia on Wednesday

A partial solar eclipse will be visible in Czechia on Wednesday evening, August 12. Special programmes will be held at observatories and planetariums, as well as places including an airport, an artillery fortress and the terrace of the Ještěd transmitter. The Perseid meteor shower will also be visible after dark.

Tram disruptions in central Prague due to track repairs

Tram services have been suspended across part of central Prague as the city's public transport operator (DPP) carries out track repairs in Spálená and Národní streets and on Vítězná Street near Újezd. The disruption affects the section between the Újezd and Lazarská stops. No replacement bus service has been introduced. The works are scheduled to continue until Monday, August 10.