Football in the Czech Republic

PLZEN - Partizan Belgrade have been knocked out of the UEFA Europa League after losing 2-0 to Czech side Viktoria Plzen in the away leg of their Round of 32 tie on Thursday.

The first leg ended in a 1-1 draw.

Red Star Belgrade beat Sparta Prague 1-0 in Thursday's away match of their UEFA Europa League qualifiers third round tie.

The Belgrade club in this way advanced to the competition's playoffs.

Czech football player Frantisek Rajtoral was found dead on April 23 in his home in the southeastern province of Gaziantep, police said. He was 31.      

Rajtoral, who played for the Czech national team and Turkish Super League club Gaziantepspor, did not attend a training earlier in the day, club chairman İbrahim Kızıl told reporters.

Sandra Štajner was today appointed as new General Manager of Telenor Montenegro, where she will succeed Michael Malvebo by September 1.