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The European Women’s Boxing Championship in underway in Montenegro’s Budva. No Romanian woman boxer has advanced to the semi-finals. On Wednesday in the 60-kilogram category quarterfinals, Loredana Marin was defeated by Kossovo’s Donjeta Sadiku. Also in the quarterfinals, but on Tuesday, Claudia Nechita sustained a defeat on points, in the match against Michaela Walsh of Ireland. Steluța Duță, in the 48-kilogram category, Alexandra Gheorghe, in the 50-kilogram category and Lăcrămioara Perijoc, in the 54-kilogram category, have been eliminated in the competition’s very first round.

All four Romanian teams that this past Wednesday competed in the European men’s basketball cups have a win-all record. In EuroCup, Group A, U BT Cluj-Napoca grabbed a home win against Olimpija Ljubljana, 94-76. În FIBA Europe Cup, Group H, SCM Craiova snatched a 73-60 away win against German opponents Merlins Crailsheim. In Ploiesti, CSO Voluntari secured a 75-60 win against Norrköping Dolphins of Sweden. Also in FIBA Europe Cup, Group E, CSM CSU Oradea trounced Bulgarian opponents Rilski Sportist Samokov, 99-63, on home court.

In news from women’s handball, on Wednesday, SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea secured a home win against holders Rapid Bucharest, 37-36. The fixture counted towards the National League’s 7th round. SCM Ramnicu Valcea’s Serbian handballer Jovana Kovačević sealed the fate of the game in the last second of play. Also on Wednesday CSM Bucharest grabbed a 26-20 away win against Minaur Baia Mare. This coming weekend, Bucharest teams Rapid and CSM play their fixtures in the 6th-round as part of the Champions League’s group stage.

First-round matches counting towards the Romanian Cup in football’s group stage are played this week. On Tuesday, in Group A, the match pitting Dinamo Bucharest against FC U Craiova ended in a blank draw. In Group C, Alexandria and Farul Constanța drew, 2-all. Also in Group C, Rapid Bucharest defeated Dumbrăvița, 4-1. In Group A on Wednesday, FC Voluntari grabbed a 1-nil away win against Unirea Slobozia, while in Group B, FC Botoșani secured a 1-nil away win against Gloria Buzău. Also in Group B, UTA Arad drew against FCSB, 2-all. In Group D, Ocna Mureș defeated Chindia Târgoviște, 1-nil, while in Medias, Universitatea Craiova secured a 2-nil away win against Hermannstadt. On Thursday in Group A, Petrolul Ploiești face Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe Oțelul Galați play CS Mioveni, in Groupa B. In Group C, Universitatea Cluj are pitted against CFR Cluj, while Minaur Baia Mare take on FC Argeș in Group D.(EN)

20 October 2022
Radio Romania International Sports club

The Romanian Cup in football this year is held according to a new format. The event begins with the regional stage, followed by three rounds which include the lower-echelon teams. The Cups ensuing playoff stage will also include eight of the Superleagues poorer-ranked teams. The competitions next group stage will also include the other eight stronger teams of the upper echelon. There are 24 teams all told, distributed according to six groups made of six teams each. So, there is no such thing as the round-robin system. The teams play only three fixtures, according to a value ranking system. The first two teams in descending order advance to the quarterfinals. Then the semi-final and the final follow.

Fixtures counting towards the Romanian Cup in footballs group stage have been played since this past Tuesday. In Group A, the match pitting Dinamo Bucharest against FC U Craiova ended in a blank draw. In Group C, Alexandria and Farul Constanta drew, 2-all. Also in Group C, Rapid Bucharest grabbed a 4-1 win against second-tier team, Dumbravita. On Wednesday, in Group A, Unirea Slobozia take on FC Voluntari, while in Group B, Gloria Buzau take on FC Botosani and UTA Arad play FCSB. In Group D, also on Wednesday, Ocna Mures face Chindia Targoviste and Hermannstadt play Universitatea Craiova. On Thursday, in Group A, Petrolul Ploiesti play a home game against Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe, in Group B, Oțelul Galați take on Mioveni on home turf. In Group C, Universitatea Cluj face CFR Cluj, while in Group D, Minaur Baia Mare are pitted against FC Argeș.

The final draw for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, to be co-hosted by Romania and Georgia, was venued by the Romanian Atheneum in Bucharest. Romania will join Spain, Hungary and Croatia in Group B. Our national teams fixtures will be hosted by the Steaua and Rapid stadiums in Bucharest. Elsewhere around the country, fixtures will also be played in Cluj, on the Cluj Arena and the “Dr. Constantin Rădulescu” Stadium. Games will be played over June 21st and July 8th, 2023. The first three teams in descending order will book their ticket for the Olympic Games in Paris, in 2024.(EN)

19 October 2022
Radio Romania International Sports club

The Romanian Cup in football this year is held according to a new format. The event begins with the regional stage, followed by three rounds which include the lower-echelon teams. The Cups ensuing playoff stage will also include eight of the Superleagues poorer-ranked teams. The competitions next group stage will also include the other eight stronger teams of the upper echelon. There are 24 teams all told, distributed according to six groups made of six teams each. So, there is no such thing as the round-robin system. The teams play only three fixtures, according to a value ranking system. The first two teams in descending order advance to the quarterfinals. Then the semi-final and the final follow.

Fixtures counting towards the Romanian Cup in footballs group stage have been played since this past Tuesday. In Group A, the match pitting Dinamo Bucharest against FC U Craiova ended in a blank draw. In Group C, Alexandria and Farul Constanta drew, 2-all. Also in Group C, Rapid Bucharest grabbed a 4-1 win against second-tier team, Dumbravita. On Wednesday, in Group A, Unirea Slobozia take on FC Voluntari, while in Group B, Gloria Buzau take on FC Botosani and UTA Arad play FCSB. In Group D, also on Wednesday, Ocna Mures face Chindia Targoviste and Hermannstadt play Universitatea Craiova. On Thursday, in Group A, Petrolul Ploiesti play a home game against Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe, in Group B, Oțelul Galați take on Mioveni on home turf. In Group C, Universitatea Cluj face CFR Cluj, while in Group D, Minaur Baia Mare are pitted against FC Argeș.

The final draw for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, to be co-hosted by Romania and Georgia, was venued by the Romanian Atheneum in Bucharest. Romania will join Spain, Hungary and Croatia in Group B. Our national teams fixtures will be hosted by the Steaua and Rapid stadiums in Bucharest. Elsewhere around the country, fixtures will also be played in Cluj, on the Cluj Arena and the “Dr. Constantin Rădulescu” Stadium. Games will be played over June 21st and July 8th, 2023. The first three teams in descending order will book their ticket for the Olympic Games in Paris, in 2024.(EN)

19 October 2022
Sports roundup

The Romanian football side Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe won
Romania’s Cup Winners’ Cup after beating CFR Cluj 2-1 in Arad on Saturday. For the
central-Romanian club established in 2011, this was the second trophy won this
year after Romania’s football Cup. The coach of the team, Cristiano Bergodi of
Italy, had already won this trophy in 2007, with Rapid Bucharest.

Adrian Păun of the Cluj side, winners of this year’s
edition of the national championship, was the first to score, the second minute
of the match. Sepsi’s equalizer came via Cosmin Matei, in the first half’s overtime,
and Mario Rondon (Venezuela), who ironically enough had played for CFR Cluj
until the summer of 2021, scored the winning goal for Sepsi on 85 min.

Romania won 9 medals at the European Junion Swimming
Championships held in Otopeni, near Bucharest. Of them, 5 were gold medals, won
by the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay team, by David Popovici in the 50m, 100m and
200m freestyle finals and by Vlad Ştefan Stancu, in the 1,500m freestyle race. Silver
medals went to the 4x100m freestyle medley team, to Bianca Costea in the women’s
50m freestyle final and to Vlad Stancu, in the 400m and 800m freestyle races.
Romania thus came 3rd in the nations’ ranking, after Hungary and
Poland.

At the Lucerne Regatta counting for the 3rd
stage of this year’s World Cup, Romanian athletes won 6 medals, of which one
gold, two silver and three bronze. Romania came first in the women’s double
sculls, thanks to Olympic champions Ancuţa Bodnar and Simona Radiş. Romania’s
women’s pairs and women’s four races, as well as the women’s 8 team, won bronze
medals.

In rugby, Romania defeated Uruguay, 30-22 on Sunday,
in a test match in Montevideo. Romania scored 3 tries and 3 conversion kicks,
and was also awarded 3 penalty kicks. Romania had one player, Tudor Butnariu, sent
out of the field on 13 minutes for a reckless tackle. Next Sunday, the 2 teams
will play a second test match, also in Montevideo. (AMP)

11 July 2022
Sports roundup

The Romanian football side Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe won
Romania’s Cup Winners’ Cup after beating CFR Cluj 2-1 in Arad on Saturday. For the
central-Romanian club established in 2011, this was the second trophy won this
year after Romania’s football Cup. The coach of the team, Cristiano Bergodi of
Italy, had already won this trophy in 2007, with Rapid Bucharest.

Adrian Păun of the Cluj side, winners of this year’s
edition of the national championship, was the first to score, the second minute
of the match. Sepsi’s equalizer came via Cosmin Matei, in the first half’s overtime,
and Mario Rondon (Venezuela), who ironically enough had played for CFR Cluj
until the summer of 2021, scored the winning goal for Sepsi on 85 min.

Romania won 9 medals at the European Junion Swimming
Championships held in Otopeni, near Bucharest. Of them, 5 were gold medals, won
by the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay team, by David Popovici in the 50m, 100m and
200m freestyle finals and by Vlad Ştefan Stancu, in the 1,500m freestyle race. Silver
medals went to the 4x100m freestyle medley team, to Bianca Costea in the women’s
50m freestyle final and to Vlad Stancu, in the 400m and 800m freestyle races.
Romania thus came 3rd in the nations’ ranking, after Hungary and
Poland.

At the Lucerne Regatta counting for the 3rd
stage of this year’s World Cup, Romanian athletes won 6 medals, of which one
gold, two silver and three bronze. Romania came first in the women’s double
sculls, thanks to Olympic champions Ancuţa Bodnar and Simona Radiş. Romania’s
women’s pairs and women’s four races, as well as the women’s 8 team, won bronze
medals.

In rugby, Romania defeated Uruguay, 30-22 on Sunday,
in a test match in Montevideo. Romania scored 3 tries and 3 conversion kicks,
and was also awarded 3 penalty kicks. Romania had one player, Tudor Butnariu, sent
out of the field on 13 minutes for a reckless tackle. Next Sunday, the 2 teams
will play a second test match, also in Montevideo. (AMP)

11 July 2022
Sports Roundup

Andrei Paul Arădoaie won the bronze
in the 86-kilo category of the European Boxing Championships concluded this
weekend in Yerevan, Armenia. This is the first medal for a Romanian fighter in
a European senior competition since 2015. The other 2 Romanians who took part
in the championships in Yerevan, Emanuel Constantin Mican, in the 92-kilo category
and Răzvan Cristian Filip, in the 92+ kilo category, had left the competition
from the first round.

In the ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup
held over the weekend in Poznan, Poland, the Romanian canoeist Cătălin Chirilă won
2 silver medals on Sunday, in the 500m and 1,000 m races. He also came out 4th
in the 5,000m final. In the women’s competition, Mălina Trifescu failed to
qualify in the 500m and 200m kayaking finals.

Rapid Bucharest is Romania’s new
women’s handball champion. In the last leg of the National League, Rapid won
away from home, 35 to 27 against SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea. The vice-champions are CSM
Bucharest, who came only 1 point behind Rapid in the final rankings.

The national football championship
also came to a close on Sunday, with the second leg of the playoff round that
decided who stays and who qualifies into League 1. Chindia Târgovişte will
continue to play in League One, after defeating Concordia Chiajna in Ploieşti, 4-1
in the penalty shootouts. In the first round, Concordia had won 2-1. Universitatea
Cluj is the team that will move up to Romania’s top football league next season,
after a draw against Dinamo Bucharest and 2-0 in the first leg of the playoffs.
They will join Petrolul Ploieşti and FC Hermannstadt, who have also been promoted
to League One. Dinamo is relegated to the second league for the first time
since the club was set up in 1948.

For the 5th consecutive
time and for the 8th time in their history, CFR Cluj are Romania’s
football champions and they will play in the Champions’ League qualifiers. In turn,
the 2nd and 3rd runners-up, FCSB and Universitatea
Craiova, will play in the qualifiers of the Europa Conference League, along
with Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe, the winner of the Romanian football cup. Romania’s
Super Cup is scheduled for July 9. (AMP)

30 May 2022
Sports Roundup

Andrei Paul Arădoaie won the bronze
in the 86-kilo category of the European Boxing Championships concluded this
weekend in Yerevan, Armenia. This is the first medal for a Romanian fighter in
a European senior competition since 2015. The other 2 Romanians who took part
in the championships in Yerevan, Emanuel Constantin Mican, in the 92-kilo category
and Răzvan Cristian Filip, in the 92+ kilo category, had left the competition
from the first round.

In the ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup
held over the weekend in Poznan, Poland, the Romanian canoeist Cătălin Chirilă won
2 silver medals on Sunday, in the 500m and 1,000 m races. He also came out 4th
in the 5,000m final. In the women’s competition, Mălina Trifescu failed to
qualify in the 500m and 200m kayaking finals.

Rapid Bucharest is Romania’s new
women’s handball champion. In the last leg of the National League, Rapid won
away from home, 35 to 27 against SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea. The vice-champions are CSM
Bucharest, who came only 1 point behind Rapid in the final rankings.

The national football championship
also came to a close on Sunday, with the second leg of the playoff round that
decided who stays and who qualifies into League 1. Chindia Târgovişte will
continue to play in League One, after defeating Concordia Chiajna in Ploieşti, 4-1
in the penalty shootouts. In the first round, Concordia had won 2-1. Universitatea
Cluj is the team that will move up to Romania’s top football league next season,
after a draw against Dinamo Bucharest and 2-0 in the first leg of the playoffs.
They will join Petrolul Ploieşti and FC Hermannstadt, who have also been promoted
to League One. Dinamo is relegated to the second league for the first time
since the club was set up in 1948.

For the 5th consecutive
time and for the 8th time in their history, CFR Cluj are Romania’s
football champions and they will play in the Champions’ League qualifiers. In turn,
the 2nd and 3rd runners-up, FCSB and Universitatea
Craiova, will play in the qualifiers of the Europa Conference League, along
with Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe, the winner of the Romanian football cup. Romania’s
Super Cup is scheduled for July 9. (AMP)

30 May 2022
Sports flash

The Europa Conference League in football final was hosted by the Albanian capital city of Tirana. This past Wednesday, AS Rome defeated Dutch challengers Feyenoord Rotterdam, 1-nil. An all-Romanian crew of referees coordinated the game, with István Kovács as the main referee, while Vasile Florin Marinescu and Ovidiu Artene were his assistants.

In Craiova on Friday, Universitatea Craiova face FC Botosani in a playoff fixture. The winning squad will be the third team that will represent Romania in the preliminaries of the Conference Leagues next edition. Universitatea Craiova came in 3rd according to League One s Group 2 rankings, while FC Botosani were the runner-up team in Group 1.

Currently at the top of the table in Group 1, Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe have won the Romanian Cup in football and have advanced directly to the Conference League qualifiers, so in the play- off fixture against Universitatea Craiova, FC Botosani are in for Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe.

This past Wednesday, for the 18th time in the clubs history, Steaua Bucharest won the mens water polo championship. In the fourth match as part of the National Superleague, Steaua Bucharest grabbed a 12-4 away win against CSM Oradea. On aggregate, Aurelian Georgescus trainees have won, 3-1. The final was played according to the best in five teams system. In the first two fixtures as part of the final, in Bucharest, Steaua had won 10-8 and 11-9, respectively, after the penalty shootouts, while in Oradea, on Tuesday, Steaua won yet again, 9-8. Steaua have thus won their sixth consecutive title, bar the 2019-2020 season, which was cancelled because of the pandemic.

In the second round as part of the Grand Slam tournament in Roland Garros, Romanian tennis player Sorana Cîrstea this past Wednesday sustained a 3-6, 6-2, 6-nil defeat by Sloane Stephens of the US. For her run in Roland Garros, the Romanian will receive a cheque worth 84, 000 Euros and 70 WTA points.

In the southern Romanian town of Alexandria on Wednesday, in a fixture counting towards Group C as part of the Golden League competition in volleyball, Romanian womens national team were defeated by the Ukrainian national squad, 1-3. Ukraine thus made up for the 2-3 defeat they sustained this past Tuesday, also in Alexandria. Hungary is also part of Group C and Romania is pitted against Hungary, on May 28 in Budapest. The first two teams in descending order book their ticket for the Golden Leagues final tournament. (EN)

26 May 2022
Sports flash

The Europa Conference League in football final was hosted by the Albanian capital city of Tirana. This past Wednesday, AS Rome defeated Dutch challengers Feyenoord Rotterdam, 1-nil. An all-Romanian crew of referees coordinated the game, with István Kovács as the main referee, while Vasile Florin Marinescu and Ovidiu Artene were his assistants.

In Craiova on Friday, Universitatea Craiova face FC Botosani in a playoff fixture. The winning squad will be the third team that will represent Romania in the preliminaries of the Conference Leagues next edition. Universitatea Craiova came in 3rd according to League One s Group 2 rankings, while FC Botosani were the runner-up team in Group 1.

Currently at the top of the table in Group 1, Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe have won the Romanian Cup in football and have advanced directly to the Conference League qualifiers, so in the play- off fixture against Universitatea Craiova, FC Botosani are in for Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe.

This past Wednesday, for the 18th time in the clubs history, Steaua Bucharest won the mens water polo championship. In the fourth match as part of the National Superleague, Steaua Bucharest grabbed a 12-4 away win against CSM Oradea. On aggregate, Aurelian Georgescus trainees have won, 3-1. The final was played according to the best in five teams system. In the first two fixtures as part of the final, in Bucharest, Steaua had won 10-8 and 11-9, respectively, after the penalty shootouts, while in Oradea, on Tuesday, Steaua won yet again, 9-8. Steaua have thus won their sixth consecutive title, bar the 2019-2020 season, which was cancelled because of the pandemic.

In the second round as part of the Grand Slam tournament in Roland Garros, Romanian tennis player Sorana Cîrstea this past Wednesday sustained a 3-6, 6-2, 6-nil defeat by Sloane Stephens of the US. For her run in Roland Garros, the Romanian will receive a cheque worth 84, 000 Euros and 70 WTA points.

In the southern Romanian town of Alexandria on Wednesday, in a fixture counting towards Group C as part of the Golden League competition in volleyball, Romanian womens national team were defeated by the Ukrainian national squad, 1-3. Ukraine thus made up for the 2-3 defeat they sustained this past Tuesday, also in Alexandria. Hungary is also part of Group C and Romania is pitted against Hungary, on May 28 in Budapest. The first two teams in descending order book their ticket for the Golden Leagues final tournament. (EN)

26 May 2022
Sports weekend

Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe are the winners of the title for the 2021-2022 edition of Romanian Cup in football. In the final they played In Bucharest on Thursday, Sepsi secured a 2-1 win against Fc Voluntari. Sepsis Marius Dstefanescu scored the two goals on 22 and 38 minutes. Scoring for FC Voluntari was Andres Dumitrescu, in extra time. Sepsis recent feat has secured the team from Sfantu Gheorghe the ticket for the second preliminary round as part of the Conference League.

Matches counting towards the last round as part of League Ones Group 2 in football are scheduled at the weekend. On Friday, Universitatea Craiova take on Farul Constanța. On Sunday in Buzău, FCSB face CFR Cluj, while on Monday, FC Argeș play a home game in Pitesti against FC Voluntari. For the fifth time running and for the eighth time in the clubs history, CFR are already champions. FCSB are the runner up team and will play straight into the second round of the Conference league qualifiers. Third-placed are Universitatea Craiova. If they want to secure a place in the Conference league preliminaries, Universitatea will have to take on 2nd-placed team in Group 1, FC Botosani.

According to the drawing of lots held in Paris on Thursday, Romanian tennis player Simona Halep, 19th-seeded in the grand Slam tournament of Roland Garros, in the first round goes against Croatias Ana Konjuh. 26th-seeded Sorana Cîrstea plays Tatjana Maria of Germany. Gabriela Ruse is in for a difficult confrontation against Belgiums Elise Mertens, 31st-seeded in Roland Garros. Irina Begu will face Italian opponent Jasmine Paolini, while Ana Bogdan takes on the 15th-seeded tennis player in Roland Garros, Victoria Azarenka.

This coming weekend, in the World Cup rowing competition held in the Czech city of Racice, Cătălin Chirilă and Mălina Trifescu are the only Romanian rowers taking part in the competitions. Chirica competes in the 500m and 1,000 single scull races. Malina Trifescu competes in the womens canoe single event, also in the 500m and 1,000m races. After Racice, the Romanian delegation travels to Polands Poznan, where another World Cup competition is held, next weekend. In Poznan, Chirila competes in the 500, 1,000 and 5,000m races, while Trifescu will compete in the 200 and 500m races.

(EN)

20 May 2022
Sports weekend

Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe are the winners of the title for the 2021-2022 edition of Romanian Cup in football. In the final they played In Bucharest on Thursday, Sepsi secured a 2-1 win against Fc Voluntari. Sepsis Marius Dstefanescu scored the two goals on 22 and 38 minutes. Scoring for FC Voluntari was Andres Dumitrescu, in extra time. Sepsis recent feat has secured the team from Sfantu Gheorghe the ticket for the second preliminary round as part of the Conference League.

Matches counting towards the last round as part of League Ones Group 2 in football are scheduled at the weekend. On Friday, Universitatea Craiova take on Farul Constanța. On Sunday in Buzău, FCSB face CFR Cluj, while on Monday, FC Argeș play a home game in Pitesti against FC Voluntari. For the fifth time running and for the eighth time in the clubs history, CFR are already champions. FCSB are the runner up team and will play straight into the second round of the Conference league qualifiers. Third-placed are Universitatea Craiova. If they want to secure a place in the Conference league preliminaries, Universitatea will have to take on 2nd-placed team in Group 1, FC Botosani.

According to the drawing of lots held in Paris on Thursday, Romanian tennis player Simona Halep, 19th-seeded in the grand Slam tournament of Roland Garros, in the first round goes against Croatias Ana Konjuh. 26th-seeded Sorana Cîrstea plays Tatjana Maria of Germany. Gabriela Ruse is in for a difficult confrontation against Belgiums Elise Mertens, 31st-seeded in Roland Garros. Irina Begu will face Italian opponent Jasmine Paolini, while Ana Bogdan takes on the 15th-seeded tennis player in Roland Garros, Victoria Azarenka.

This coming weekend, in the World Cup rowing competition held in the Czech city of Racice, Cătălin Chirilă and Mălina Trifescu are the only Romanian rowers taking part in the competitions. Chirica competes in the 500m and 1,000 single scull races. Malina Trifescu competes in the womens canoe single event, also in the 500m and 1,000m races. After Racice, the Romanian delegation travels to Polands Poznan, where another World Cup competition is held, next weekend. In Poznan, Chirila competes in the 500, 1,000 and 5,000m races, while Trifescu will compete in the 200 and 500m races.

(EN)

20 May 2022
Sports Flash

The finals of the National Women’s Handball League has come close to
its decisive game. Baschet Arad and Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe are running neck and
neck on aggregate, 2-all, after Arad secured a 67-63 home win on Wednesday.

US player Andreona Lanay Keys was the hosts’ best player with 28 points.
Another US player Brianna Fraser was the visitors’ best scorer with 18 points.
The finals is played in the best-of-five system, with Sepsi winning the first
two and Arad the other two matches. The final’s decisive game is due on
Saturday, April 30th in Sfantu Gheorghe, central Romania.

Football now. Rapid Bucharest’s stadium in Giuleşti will be hosting the
Romanian Cup finals, which is due on May 19th at 20:30 local time. The stadium,
which was inaugurated this year, is the new home stadium for Rapid, a football
club, which next year will be celebrating 100 years of existence. The construction,
which boasts 14 thousand seats, is to be the first Bucharest stadium to host
the finals of the aforementioned competition after four years. In 2018,
Universitatea Craiova secured a 2-0 win against Hermannstadt. The competition
is now in the stage of the semifinals with the first round won by FC Voluntari
2-0 against FC Arges, while Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe secured a 2-1 win against
Universitatea Craiova. The return games are to take place over May 10 and 12.

Romania’s Judo Federation is expecting two medals from the European
Championships hosted by Bulgarian capital Sofia this weekend. The Federation’s
chair, Cozmin Gușă, has told Agerpres news agency that Romania’s
representatives in the 73 and 100 kilogram categories stand most of the chances
to win a medal in Sofia. They are Alexandru
Raicu, winner of the last year’s Grand Slam tournament in Tel Aviv and Adrian Șulcă, world champion in junior competitions.

In the 100 kilogram category Romania counts on Asley Gonzalez, a Cuban
athlete who became a Romanian citizen last year. Gonzales became world champion
in Rio in 2013 and silver medalist in London Olympics in 2021. The odds are
good for the Romanians as athletes from Russia aren’t going to participate in
the competition.

(bill)

28 April 2022
Sports Flash

The finals of the National Women’s Handball League has come close to
its decisive game. Baschet Arad and Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe are running neck and
neck on aggregate, 2-all, after Arad secured a 67-63 home win on Wednesday.

US player Andreona Lanay Keys was the hosts’ best player with 28 points.
Another US player Brianna Fraser was the visitors’ best scorer with 18 points.
The finals is played in the best-of-five system, with Sepsi winning the first
two and Arad the other two matches. The final’s decisive game is due on
Saturday, April 30th in Sfantu Gheorghe, central Romania.

Football now. Rapid Bucharest’s stadium in Giuleşti will be hosting the
Romanian Cup finals, which is due on May 19th at 20:30 local time. The stadium,
which was inaugurated this year, is the new home stadium for Rapid, a football
club, which next year will be celebrating 100 years of existence. The construction,
which boasts 14 thousand seats, is to be the first Bucharest stadium to host
the finals of the aforementioned competition after four years. In 2018,
Universitatea Craiova secured a 2-0 win against Hermannstadt. The competition
is now in the stage of the semifinals with the first round won by FC Voluntari
2-0 against FC Arges, while Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe secured a 2-1 win against
Universitatea Craiova. The return games are to take place over May 10 and 12.

Romania’s Judo Federation is expecting two medals from the European
Championships hosted by Bulgarian capital Sofia this weekend. The Federation’s
chair, Cozmin Gușă, has told Agerpres news agency that Romania’s
representatives in the 73 and 100 kilogram categories stand most of the chances
to win a medal in Sofia. They are Alexandru
Raicu, winner of the last year’s Grand Slam tournament in Tel Aviv and Adrian Șulcă, world champion in junior competitions.

In the 100 kilogram category Romania counts on Asley Gonzalez, a Cuban
athlete who became a Romanian citizen last year. Gonzales became world champion
in Rio in 2013 and silver medalist in London Olympics in 2021. The odds are
good for the Romanians as athletes from Russia aren’t going to participate in
the competition.

(bill)

28 April 2022
Sports Roundup

One leg before the end of 2022 Rugby Europe
Championship, Romania still has chances to qualify into next year’s World Cup. On
Saturday, the national team lost in Bucharest, 23 – 26 to Georgia, the winner
of the competition and already qualified to the World Cup. Second-ranking in
the overall standings for 2021 and 2022, Spain defeated Portugal in Madrid on
Sunday, 33-28, and also qualified to the 2023 World Cup, after a 23-year long
absence. Romania, which is ranking 4th in the overall standings,
still has a match to play on March 19, away from home, against the Netherlands.
If it wins, Romania will leave behind Portugal, which is currently 3rd-placed
but without any more matches to play. The 3rd place secures presence
in the playoffs scheduled for November. Teams from Europe, Africa, the Americas
and Asia / Pacific will play in a round-robin scheduling, with the winner
getting the last ticket to the World Cup.

The Romanian athlete Alexandru Novac won the gold in
the javelin event of the European Throwing Cup held in Leiria, Portugal. The Romanian
athlete’s best throw was 80.49 m and was his best performance this season. Last
year in the Tokyo Olympics, Novac came out 12th.

On Tuesday, Simona Halep and Sorana Cîrstea will play
against each other in the round of 16 of the Indian Wells tournament. In
the 3rd round on Sunday, Halep, seed no. 24, defeated the American player
Cori Gauff 6-3, 6-4. Sorana Cîrstea, seed no. 26, won 5-7, 6-1, 6-0 against Anna
Kalinskaya of Russia.

This weekend
matches were played in the first leg of the play-off / play-out stage of the
Romanian Football League 1. In the play-off, Universitatea Craiova Friday beat FC
Argeș at home, 3-0. On Saturday, defending champions CFR Cluj won at home
against FC Voluntari, 3-1. The last game, FCSB vs. Farul Constanța, was scheduled
for Monday. Cluj top the standings at this point with 41 points, followed by
FCSB, with 31, and Universitatea Craiova, with 30.

In
the play-out group, on Friday UTA Arad defeated Academica Clinceni 3-0. On Saturday
Chindia Târgoviște and FC U Craiova drew, 0-0, and on Sunday Sepsi Sfântu
Gheorghe won 3-1 against CS Mioveni, while Rapid beat Dinamo with the same
score. Four teams are at the top of the table with 24 points each: UTA, Rapid,
Sepsi and FC Botoșani. (A.M.P.)

14 March 2022
Sports Roundup

One leg before the end of 2022 Rugby Europe
Championship, Romania still has chances to qualify into next year’s World Cup. On
Saturday, the national team lost in Bucharest, 23 – 26 to Georgia, the winner
of the competition and already qualified to the World Cup. Second-ranking in
the overall standings for 2021 and 2022, Spain defeated Portugal in Madrid on
Sunday, 33-28, and also qualified to the 2023 World Cup, after a 23-year long
absence. Romania, which is ranking 4th in the overall standings,
still has a match to play on March 19, away from home, against the Netherlands.
If it wins, Romania will leave behind Portugal, which is currently 3rd-placed
but without any more matches to play. The 3rd place secures presence
in the playoffs scheduled for November. Teams from Europe, Africa, the Americas
and Asia / Pacific will play in a round-robin scheduling, with the winner
getting the last ticket to the World Cup.

The Romanian athlete Alexandru Novac won the gold in
the javelin event of the European Throwing Cup held in Leiria, Portugal. The Romanian
athlete’s best throw was 80.49 m and was his best performance this season. Last
year in the Tokyo Olympics, Novac came out 12th.

On Tuesday, Simona Halep and Sorana Cîrstea will play
against each other in the round of 16 of the Indian Wells tournament. In
the 3rd round on Sunday, Halep, seed no. 24, defeated the American player
Cori Gauff 6-3, 6-4. Sorana Cîrstea, seed no. 26, won 5-7, 6-1, 6-0 against Anna
Kalinskaya of Russia.

This weekend
matches were played in the first leg of the play-off / play-out stage of the
Romanian Football League 1. In the play-off, Universitatea Craiova Friday beat FC
Argeș at home, 3-0. On Saturday, defending champions CFR Cluj won at home
against FC Voluntari, 3-1. The last game, FCSB vs. Farul Constanța, was scheduled
for Monday. Cluj top the standings at this point with 41 points, followed by
FCSB, with 31, and Universitatea Craiova, with 30.

In
the play-out group, on Friday UTA Arad defeated Academica Clinceni 3-0. On Saturday
Chindia Târgoviște and FC U Craiova drew, 0-0, and on Sunday Sepsi Sfântu
Gheorghe won 3-1 against CS Mioveni, while Rapid beat Dinamo with the same
score. Four teams are at the top of the table with 24 points each: UTA, Rapid,
Sepsi and FC Botoșani. (A.M.P.)

14 March 2022