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WARSAW, Poland -- A crucial decision for the Czech Republic on captain Tomas Rosickys fitness will be made only hours before its European Championship quarterfinal against Portugal on Thursday. cheap jerseys from china . Rosicky told a pre-match news conference that his availability "remains open" for the match at the National Stadium in Warsaw. Rosicky resumed training Wednesday for the first time since he picked up an Achilles tendon injury during the 2-1 win over Greece on June 12. The injury forced him to miss his teams 1-0 victory over Poland on Saturday, when his place in midfield went to Daniel Kolar. "It will be decided tomorrow in the morning If I am fit to play," he said. "Well see in the morning." The Arsenal playmaker previously said he has only a small chance of recovering but sounded more positive Wednesday. "I was able to train and have a bigger chance," he said. The last training session before Thursdays match was meant to be a fitness test for Rosicky. He didnt look to be limited by the injury. The Czechs stayed at their base in Wroclaw on Wednesday because poor conditions on the pitch at the National Stadium in Warsaw prevented them for using it. Rosicky rejoined the team Tuesday after receiving treatment in Prague. Rosickys presence is important for the Czechs to have any hopes of stopping a Portugal side led by a rejuvenated Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored twice against the Netherlands to send home one of the tournaments favourites. He missed Euro 2008 because of an injury, when the Czechs were comprehensively beaten 3-1 by Portugal in the group stage, with Ronaldo scoring a goal and setting up another. The Czechs subsequently collapsed in their final group match against Turkey and were eliminated. After his team reached the European Championship quarterfinals for the first time since 2004, Rosicky acknowledged the strength of Portugal. But he said it was too soon to write off the Czechs. "It will be the toughest opponent for us at the tournament," he said. "We are not the favourites but we still have a huge chance to advance. Well fight. Were not ready to give it up." The Czechs looked set for an early exit from the tournament when they lost 4-1 to Russia in their first match. But victories over Greece and co-host Poland saw them through. "If we are able to reproduce our performance from the previous two matches, we have a chance to advance," coach Michal Bilek said. Bilek said he has to adapt his teams tactics to deal with Portugals attacking game, which is not just limited to Ronaldo. "Were not getting ready just for him. Were getting ready for the entire (Portuguese) team," Bilek said. The Czech players decided not to shave after the loss to Russia and pledged to stick to that in the tournament. "We all look scary," Rosicky said. "And we hope that it will be even worse when we progress further and further." cheap jerseys . And former Maple Leafs coach Ron Wilson certainly knows his pain. "Its pretty hard to coach there without allowing some of these things to kind of affect you," Wilson told TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun in his ESPN. cheap nfl jerseys . The Bobcats (2-2) trailed 35-23 early in the second quarter, but cut the lead to 42-40 at halftime. Charlotte outscored Cleveland 32-17 in the third quarter to go ahead 72-59 and pulled away.CHICAGO -- Chad Henne did all he could to keep the starting quarterback job with the Jacksonville Jaguars. First-round pick Blake Bortles was about as good. Henne passed for 130 yards and a touchdown, and Bortles threw for 160 in relief before backup quarterback Jordan Palmer rallied the Chicago Bears to a 20-19 preseason victory over the Jaguars on Thursday night. Palmer, trying to beat out Jimmy Clausen for the No. 2 job, led Chicago to two fourth-quarter touchdowns. Senorise Perry scored on a 5-yard run with 50 seconds left, and C.J. Wilson intercepted a pass to seal the win after Henne and Bortles picked the Bears apart. Jared Allen made his first appearance for Chicago after signing in the off-season and finished with one tackle for a loss on an otherwise quiet night. The five-time Pro Bowl defensive end sat out last weeks opening win over Philadelphia after he missed practices because his wife had a baby. Henne showed mobility in the pocket and completed 12 of 17 passes before leaving with a 13-7 lead in the second quarter. "We feel very strongly about Chad," coach Gus Bradley said. But he also plans to give Bortles some snaps with the first team, possibly in the coming week. The rookie looked sharp again after an impressive showing last week in a victory over Tampa Bay. The No. 3 pick in the draft, Bortles went 11 for 17, but the Jaguars came away with the loss. Chicagos Jay Cutler completed 7 of 9 passes for 79 yards and called it a night after throwing a 4-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Marshall early in the second quarter. Clausen got the first call after Cutler left the game, with Palmer serving as the second man in relief in a flip from the preseason opener. But Clausen struggled through some headset problems after a strong performance last week. The former Notre Dame star and Carolina Panther went 11 of 15 for 94 yards. He also had a pass intercepted by Josh Evans early in the third quarter off linebacker Telvin Smiths deflection after the headset went out on him. "There were three to five plays where it just became confusion and he really didnt get us into the best plays," coach Marc Trestman said. "He was trying to make something good out of a bad situation, and there wasnt any way I could help him. That group oof I would say up to a half a dozen plays when Jimmy was in there, it was very difficult to evaluate. wholesale jerseys. " Palmer started the fourth quarter and threw for 73 yards, completing 6 of 9 passes. "This is a competition and coaches have done a phenomenal job of making it very fair, evaluating us every day and so when you get to the preseason, you wait until your turn and then you go in there and try to make the most of it," Palmer said. Martellus Bennett had a 25-yard catch after being suspended by the team last week for an altercation in practice with cornerback Kyle Fuller, who left this game after injuring his ankle on the opening possession. Jacksonvilles Toby Gerhart ran for 19 yards in his first appearance with the Jaguars. The former Minnesota Vikings backup had missed nearly two weeks because of a hip flexor injury. Marqise Lee caught four passes for 27 yards and a touchdown after struggling against Tampa Bay. Mercedes Lewis had 46 yards on three receptions. The Jaguars scored on all three first-quarter possessions while grabbing a 13-0 lead, with Josh Scobee kicking a pair of field goals and Henne hitting Lee with a 6-yard touchdown pass. The TD came after Chicagos Eric Weems fumbled away a kickoff. The Bears cut it to 13-7 early in the second quarter, when Cutler hit Marshall with a 4-yarder to cap a 10-play drive. But a 43-yard field goal by Scobee late in the half made it 16-7. "Definitely the first couple of drives we wanted to get the tempo going," Henne said. "The way we did that was first and second down. We moved the chains and got some explosive plays out of it as well." Notes: Trestman said he has no issue with Marshall serving as an analyst for Showtimes "Inside the NFL" show. "I trust Brandon," he said. "He asked me about it. I trust him to make a decision that was in the best interest of the team first, and I know Brandon. I know hell do that." ... 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