Czechs sweat over Baros thigh strain

Czech Republic striker Milan Baros pulled out of training yesterday with a thigh strain, giving his team another injury worry ahead of their opening Euro 2012 match against Russia.

Captain Tomas Rosicky, who has struggled with a calf problem, trained for a second straight day but Baros – the Golden Boot winner at Euro 2004 – left the pitch early after feeling tightness in his thigh, Czech team doctor Petr Krejci said. “He stretched his abductor muscle,” Krejci told local media as the Czechs prepare to face Russia in their Group A match in Wroclaw, Poland, on Friday.