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  • Athlete of the week

    Athlete of the week


    Handball is once again these days in the focus of attention of sports fans around the world. The mens World Championships hosted by Poland and Sweden, has brought together 32 teams, although Romania has not managed to secure a place among them.



    This is why Romanian handball fans are focusing on womens competitions, which have brought more satisfaction lately for our country. For instance, both teams representing Romania in the Champions League have real chances to qualify into the competitions quarter-finals. Champions Rapid Bucharest are ranking 4th in Group B, only 2 points behind the second place that secures a place in the quarter-finals. CSM Bucharest is placed even better: they lead Group A and only need one point in the last 3 matches of the group stage to make it to the top 8 teams of the event.



    On Saturday, CSM once again proved it is one of the teams entitled to claim the Champions title. Coach Adrian Vasiles students defeated the Danish champions Odense Håndbold 40 – 31. According to Agerpres, Cristina Neagu was again the best player in the Romanian team, with 10 goals scored. For her contribution to this huge success against one of the worlds best handball schools, Radio Romania International has designated Cristina Neagu “Athlete of the Week”.



    Cristina Neagu was born in Bucharest on 26 August 1988. In 2006 she joined the top-tier team Rulmentul Brașov, from which she later on transferred to Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea. In 2010, with Oltchim, she played the finals of the Champions League. After the team dismantled, she moved to Buducnost Podgorica, with which she actually won the Champions League in 2015. Since 2017 she has been playing for CSM Bucharest. In 2010, 2015, 2016 and 2018, the International Handball Federation named her the best player in the world, making her the first in history to win this title 4 times. (AMP)


  • Athlete of the week

    Athlete of the week


    Handball is once again these days in the focus of attention of sports fans around the world. The mens World Championships hosted by Poland and Sweden, has brought together 32 teams, although Romania has not managed to secure a place among them.



    This is why Romanian handball fans are focusing on womens competitions, which have brought more satisfaction lately for our country. For instance, both teams representing Romania in the Champions League have real chances to qualify into the competitions quarter-finals. Champions Rapid Bucharest are ranking 4th in Group B, only 2 points behind the second place that secures a place in the quarter-finals. CSM Bucharest is placed even better: they lead Group A and only need one point in the last 3 matches of the group stage to make it to the top 8 teams of the event.



    On Saturday, CSM once again proved it is one of the teams entitled to claim the Champions title. Coach Adrian Vasiles students defeated the Danish champions Odense Håndbold 40 – 31. According to Agerpres, Cristina Neagu was again the best player in the Romanian team, with 10 goals scored. For her contribution to this huge success against one of the worlds best handball schools, Radio Romania International has designated Cristina Neagu “Athlete of the Week”.



    Cristina Neagu was born in Bucharest on 26 August 1988. In 2006 she joined the top-tier team Rulmentul Brașov, from which she later on transferred to Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea. In 2010, with Oltchim, she played the finals of the Champions League. After the team dismantled, she moved to Buducnost Podgorica, with which she actually won the Champions League in 2015. Since 2017 she has been playing for CSM Bucharest. In 2010, 2015, 2016 and 2018, the International Handball Federation named her the best player in the world, making her the first in history to win this title 4 times. (AMP)


  • Sports Flash

    Sports Flash

    Romanian handball side Dinamo Bucharest secured a
    dramatic 29-28 win against Croatian team PPD Zagreb on Wednesday in an away
    game counting towards the group A of the Champions League. Ukrainian Andrii
    Akimenko scored the victory goal for the Romanian champions through a 7-meter
    throw in the game’s last second, while Nicusor Negru scored the largest number
    of goals for his side, 7. This has been Dinamo’s second win in the present
    edition of the league. In Group A, they are ranking 6th, five points
    out of six matches.




    Now let’s have a look at women’s handball competitions
    where the Romanian national side ended in a 29-all draw the game they played on
    Wednesday against Germany during their training campaign in Hungary. The best
    Romanian scorer was Cristina Neagu with 11 goals scored. The match was
    Romania’s last test before the European Championships due to kick off in
    Slovenia, Montenegro and North Macedonia on Friday.




    The Romanian men’s basketball side SCM ”U” Craiova has
    qualified for the second stage of FIBA Europe Cup. On Wednesday in Ploiesti,
    southern Romania, SCM secured a 74-60 win against the other Romanian side in
    Group H, CSO Voluntari. SCM has so far won all the four games they have played
    in FIBA Europe Cup and a new win would secure their first position in the
    group. In the other game of group H, German side Merlins Crailsheim obtained a
    95-64 win against Norrkoping Dolphins of Sweden.






    Also in FIBA Europe Cup, in group E, CSM CSU Oradea clinched
    a 77-69 home win against French side Cholet Basket. This has been CSM’s third win
    in a row after a bad start against the French. Also on Wednesday, Belgian side
    Kangoeroes Mechelen obtained a home win against Bulgarian team Rilski Sportist
    Samokov, 105 – 74. Oradea and Mechelen are heading the group, each with 7
    points being followed by Cholet with 6 and Samokov with 4.




    In EuroCup, Group A, U-BT Cluj-Napoca has been
    outperformed by Lithuanian side Lietkabelis Panevėžys, 89-84. This has been the
    Romanian’s second defeat in a row and their third in this EuroCup season. With
    a win and three defeats, Cluj ranks ninth in the group, which is the last but
    one position.

    (bill)

  • Sports Flash

    Sports Flash

    Romanian handball side Dinamo Bucharest secured a
    dramatic 29-28 win against Croatian team PPD Zagreb on Wednesday in an away
    game counting towards the group A of the Champions League. Ukrainian Andrii
    Akimenko scored the victory goal for the Romanian champions through a 7-meter
    throw in the game’s last second, while Nicusor Negru scored the largest number
    of goals for his side, 7. This has been Dinamo’s second win in the present
    edition of the league. In Group A, they are ranking 6th, five points
    out of six matches.




    Now let’s have a look at women’s handball competitions
    where the Romanian national side ended in a 29-all draw the game they played on
    Wednesday against Germany during their training campaign in Hungary. The best
    Romanian scorer was Cristina Neagu with 11 goals scored. The match was
    Romania’s last test before the European Championships due to kick off in
    Slovenia, Montenegro and North Macedonia on Friday.




    The Romanian men’s basketball side SCM ”U” Craiova has
    qualified for the second stage of FIBA Europe Cup. On Wednesday in Ploiesti,
    southern Romania, SCM secured a 74-60 win against the other Romanian side in
    Group H, CSO Voluntari. SCM has so far won all the four games they have played
    in FIBA Europe Cup and a new win would secure their first position in the
    group. In the other game of group H, German side Merlins Crailsheim obtained a
    95-64 win against Norrkoping Dolphins of Sweden.






    Also in FIBA Europe Cup, in group E, CSM CSU Oradea clinched
    a 77-69 home win against French side Cholet Basket. This has been CSM’s third win
    in a row after a bad start against the French. Also on Wednesday, Belgian side
    Kangoeroes Mechelen obtained a home win against Bulgarian team Rilski Sportist
    Samokov, 105 – 74. Oradea and Mechelen are heading the group, each with 7
    points being followed by Cholet with 6 and Samokov with 4.




    In EuroCup, Group A, U-BT Cluj-Napoca has been
    outperformed by Lithuanian side Lietkabelis Panevėžys, 89-84. This has been the
    Romanian’s second defeat in a row and their third in this EuroCup season. With
    a win and three defeats, Cluj ranks ninth in the group, which is the last but
    one position.

    (bill)