back the wrong horsevsadit na špatnou kartu I almost always back the wrong horse. It's pretty much a character flaw. It was only after we'd invested all the money that we discovered we'd been backing the wrong horse. (Free Dictionary) I am not one for giving up easily but occasionally you can back the wrong horse and if a new design isn't working I will bin it and start afresh. (Google) |
backhand shotstřela backhandem; backhand Now that you have mastered the wrist shot, follow the same steps for the backhand shot except use the back half of your stick blade. Google Iginla raced Burke to the open net and guided a backhand shot between a Burke's pads. Google Last week we discussed the proper techniques for the wrist shot and the backhand shot. Google |
baton changepředávka, předání štafetového kolíku They messed up a baton change and failed to finish, creeping from the track with the ribald comments of the crowd in their ears! BNCB I prepared myself for the baton change as Mac set off on his leg, so I did not see what happened there. BNCB A catastrophic baton change outside the designated area wrote off the squad's hopes of at least a silver medal. Google |
baton pass(ing)předávka, předání štafetového kolíku They blasted through their one-lap trek with speed and power, gracing it further with excellent baton passing to hold off Louisiana State, a five-time past champion in the event. Google To be successful in a relay race a high degree of baton passing ability is necessary. Google After the baton pass, the receiving runner accelerates to top speed and runs a 400m lap at full speed. Google |
bicycle kicknůžky; nože Then Robbie Earle saw his spectacular bicycle kick hit the bar, and Terry Gibson's free kick was palmed over by Southall. BNCB Ansah's bicycle kick was as cleanly executed as it was spectacular and necessitated Forrest to be at his sharpest. BNCB Frank Lampard led the revival, helping Eidur Gudjohnsen score with a bicycle kick (Leeds again troubled by overheads) to equalise Harry Kewell's opener. Google |
blocked shot(z)blokovaná střel It was from a blocked shot in injury time at the end of the first half that Chelsea took the lead. Google Jacobson finished the game with 10 rebounds, nine points, and a blocked shot. Google Lucious Harris added a season-high 24 points, and Kerry Kittles scored 18 and helped forced overtime with a three-pointer and a blocked shot in the final minute of regulation. Google |
blue flagmodrá vlajka (signalizace povinnosti nechat se předjet jezdcem, který je o kolo rychlejší) I was sat behind Ralf Schumacher for ages and he was one lap behind me, but he just wasn't letting me past despite the blue flags. (Google) Then when I was given a blue flag to let Jenson Button past, I reacted immediately and let him past at the next corner. (Google) Da Matta picked up a drive-through penalty in a blue flag controversy. (Google) |
blue linemodrá čára; modrá Minnesota All-Star Marian Gaborik turned the puck over to Cassels near the blue line, with Cassels deking Fernandez on the breakaway for his 17th of the season. Google Chris Chelios spent nearly seven seasons patrolling the blue line in Montreal and the Canadiens still likely regret giving him up for an aging Denis Savard. Sure, the Habs won the Cup in 1992-93, but Chelios has been a big part of Detroit's and even Chicago's success. Google Offside occurs when an offensive player crosses the blue line into the attacking zone before the puck. Google |
bob-sleddingbobový sport; boby Reviewed by Dan Despite some ugly frame rates, bob-sledding is actually one of The approach of the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, brings more than traditional thoughts of bob-sledding and figure skating to the minds of millions of jubilant women sports enthusiasts: 1998 will usher in the premier of women's ice hockey as an Olympic sport. Google I suppose from our point of view, I literally watched the bob-sledding at Nagano on television, and I heard most of the team, if not all of them, were retiring. Google |
bobsleigh trackbobařská dráha, bobová dráha After a running start on spiked shoes, athletes race headfirst down the bobsleigh track at the Utah Olympic Park on a thin steel sled, steering by shifting their weight or lightly dragging a toe, their chins nearly scraping the icy surface. Google The first time I went on a bobsleigh track, I had to race in temperatures of -25 degrees Celsius and, boy, was it cold! Google The Swiss had their national championships at the beginning of January on the oldest bobsleigh track in the world which has been extended by 110 metres to now 1,722m (times taken after Portago corner) this year. Google |
body biulderkulturista/ka Being the world famous body builder he is, Arnold Schwarzenegger has produced body building competitions in Columbus, Ohio for over two decades. Google I saw two young-ish women at the Los Gatos Art and Wine Festival closely followed by this handsome body builder. Google Francesca, champion body builder of France, is back again and better than ever. Google |
body(-)buildingkulturistika Bon Sante won the overall body-building championship in the 14th Mr Chandigarh Body Building championship held this evening in the DAV College Auditorium, Sector 10. Google Being the world famous body builder he is, Arnold Schwarzenegger has produced body building competitions in Columbus, Ohio for over two decades. Google Though he entered his first body-building competition three years ago, Burke said he has always been interested how the human body adapts to change. Google |
break the (finish/ing) tapeprotrhnout cílovou pásku I beat the school's fastest runner in the 100 metres sprint, breaking the finishing tape just before the other runners manage to leave their starting blocks. BNCB The clock read 8:55:26 as he broke the finishing tape. Google The first person to break the finish tape will earn the $50,000 bonus and above the traditional first placed prize of $25,000 and a Honda Accord EX V6 (valued at $24,300). Google |
break the deadlockprolomit neroznodný stav, vstřelit první gól zápasu Mark Kinsella broke the deadlock in the 28th minute with a scorching right foot drive from 25 yards, while Paul Flowers and Steve McGavin both saw lobs sail over the bar. BNCB Woodmill controlled the game for much of the first half but could not get through the Meridian defence and it wasn't until two and a half minutes into the second half that the deadlock was finally broken. BNCB Just on half-time, a long ball from Milne put him through within excelence shooting distance of Thomson, but McCart's late intervention robbed him of the golden chance to break the deadlock. BNCB |
bring downstáhnout, srazit k zemi Bernd Schuster, the German whom Toshack uses as sweeper, commited the one foul that made the heart sink as Michael Laudrup, in glittering form, was brought down. BNCB But after 32 minutes Jesper Gronkjaer escaped his marker and broke into the box only to be brought down by Lenny Pidgeley, the keeper on loan from Chelsea. Google The turning point came in the 75th minute when McGrath brought down Walsh only for the resulting penalty by Lineker to be saved easily by Spink. BNCB |
broadcast livevysílat v přímém přenosu, vysílat živě Sky will broadcast live Premier League matches on Sunday afternoons and Monday evenings. BNCB The game was being broadcast live and the young men of the party, Zamalek supporters, all carried radios. BNCB Claudio Ranieri's star-studded side beat the Red Devils 1-0 at Stamford Bridge earlier in the season, in a game that was also broadcast live on Sky. Google |
broadcast(ing) rightsvysílací práva The BBC subsequently bought the broadcasting rights to the play and commissioned David Whitaker to adapt it for Television. BNCB SportsWest not only holds television broadcast rights to these games but many local marketing rights in basketball arenas and football stadiums. Google It appears that the Commissioner does not like the principle of collective selling of broadcasting rights within football. Google |
bronze medalbronzová medaile A Russian weightlifter was banned for life by the sport's governing body after rejecting an Olympic bronze medal last night. BNCB Britain now face a play-off for the bronze medal against South Korea. BNCB We gained the bronze medal. BNCB |
bronze medallistdržitel(ka)/majitel(ka) bronzové medaile, bronzový/á medailista/ka Dennis Stewart, the light-heavyweight bronze medallist in Seoul, leads the men's team, who also include the heavyweight silver medallist, Elvis Gordon, and the middleweight bronze medallist, Densign White. BNCB Wigan's David Grindley can boost his chances of winning the European Cup 400 metres spot if he can produce a fast run tonight against Olympic bronze medallist Samson Kitur. BNCB As a bronze medallist at the last two World Championships, Brown was everybody's favourite, but Stephen hit harder and more often. BNCB |
butterfly saverozklek, zákrok rozklekem If you watch hockey a lot, you have probably noticed that more and more goalies are using the butterfly save. Google The Avs goalie, No. 33, is incredibly detailed in his classic butterfly save pose. Google When a goalie extends both legs in opposite directions in order to stop a shot it is known as a butterfly save. Google |