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back the wrong horse

vsadit 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 shot

střela 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 change

předávka, 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 kick

nůžky; 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 flag

modrá 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 line

modrá 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-sledding

bobový sport; boby

Reviewed by Dan Despite some ugly frame rates, bob-sledding is actually one of
the better events in the game. Google

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 track

bobařská 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 biulder

kulturista/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(-)building

kulturistika

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) tape

protrhnout 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 deadlock

prolomit 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 down

stáhnout, 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 live

vysílat 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) rights

vysílací 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 medal

bronzová 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 medallist

držitel(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 save

rozklek, 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