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The domestic League One football championship, as of this year labelled
The Super League, has been recently resumed. After the first games, top of the
table is the newly-promoted FC Hermannstadt, thanks to
a most consistent 3-nil win against CS Mioveni. Otherwise, the debut round has
not come up with big surprises. However, the most unexpected result was provided
by the National Arena match, where FCSB have been held by another newly-promoted
team, Universitatea Cluj, to a 1-all draw. Guest team Universitatea was the first
ones to score. Matches counting towards the next round will be played from Friday
and all through to Monday, while the round’s headline-hitting game is the all-time
derby pitting Rapid Bucharest against FCSB.

The refereeing video assistance system, VAR, has been implemented
in the Romanian Super League as a novelty for Romanian football. In the first
round, the system was frequently used, which triggered a lot of controversies
as the VAR cabin referees did not give their feedback on certain phases of play
which the main referee may have found hard to notice on the pitch.

Four Romanian football teams prove their mettle in the
European Conference League’s second preliminary round. In an away fixture, FCSB
takes on Georgian opponents Saburtalo, in Gori. If they advance to the third
round, FCSB play Vikingur, of the Faeroe Islands or Slovakia’s Dunajska Streda.
Having been eliminated from the Champions League preliminaries, CFR Cluj plays
a home game against Inter d’Escaldes of Andorra. If they
make headway into the competition, CFR Cluj will face Belarus team Shakhtar Soligorsk,
On Thursday, Romanian Cup winners Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe play a home game
against Slovenia’s Olimpija Ljubljana. If
they advance to the competition’s third round, Sepsi may play Rijeka of
Croatia, or Swedish team Djurgaardens. In Shkoder, Albania, Universitatea
Craiova faces Vllaznia, and if they advance to the next round, Universitatea
will take on Ukrainian side Zarya Lugansk. (EN)

20 July 2022
Radio Romania International Sports club

Attention-grabbing worldwide
is the ongoing tennis tournament in Roland Garros, the season’s leading tennis
competition on a clay court. In 2022, no less than seven Romanian women tennis
players have been included in the tournament’s main draw for the women’s
singles event. Five of them have gained access to the main draw thanks to their
current positions according to the world rankings, while two others have been designated
as seeded competitors in Roland Garros. Simona Halep is 19th seeded, while Sorana
Cîrstea, 26th . The other three Romanian tennis players are Gabriela Ruse, Irina Begu and Ana Bogdan. Irina Bara was also included
in the main draw as she went past the qualifiers. There was also Mihaela
Buzărnescu, who was granted the status of lucky loser, even though she was
defeated in the qualifiers’ last round.

Of the aforementioned Romanian tennis
players, only Sorana Cirstea, Irina Begu and Simona Halep went past the first
round. On Sunday, Sorana trounced Germany’s Tatjana Maria in a straight-set
win, 6-3, 6-3. Irina Begu had a hard time defeating Italian Jasmine Paolini. Rain at Roland Garros caused a two-day
extension of the match, on Monday and Tuesday. Irina eventually secured a 4-6,
6-1, 7-6 win. On Tuesday, Simona Halep succeeded a nail-biting win against
Germany’s Nastasja Schunk, 6-4, 1-6, 6-1. We recall Halep won the Roland Garros
tournament in 2018, and played the final in 2014 and 2017. Simona Halep was
unable to play in the 2021 edition of the tournament in Paris because of an
injury.

The other four
Romanians who played in the first round have been defeated. The closest to
advancing to the second round was Ana Bogdan. In a heart-throbbing game against Viktorya Azarenka of
Belarus this past Monday, Ana Bogdan won the first set on tie-break, then she
fought really hard to win the second set, yet she was defeated, also on tie-break.
After almost three hours of play, Azarenka won the decisive set, 6-2. As for
the other three Romanians, they were being made short work of. Gabriela Ruse was outclassed by Belgium’s Elise Mertens, 6-3, 6-1,
while Irina Bara lost to her opponent from Kazakhstan, Yulia Putintseva, also
6-3, 6-1. Mihaela Buzarnescu conceded defeat to Madison Brengle of the United
States of America, 6-1, 6-2.

(EN)

25 May 2022
Radio Romania International Sports club

Attention-grabbing worldwide
is the ongoing tennis tournament in Roland Garros, the season’s leading tennis
competition on a clay court. In 2022, no less than seven Romanian women tennis
players have been included in the tournament’s main draw for the women’s
singles event. Five of them have gained access to the main draw thanks to their
current positions according to the world rankings, while two others have been designated
as seeded competitors in Roland Garros. Simona Halep is 19th seeded, while Sorana
Cîrstea, 26th . The other three Romanian tennis players are Gabriela Ruse, Irina Begu and Ana Bogdan. Irina Bara was also included
in the main draw as she went past the qualifiers. There was also Mihaela
Buzărnescu, who was granted the status of lucky loser, even though she was
defeated in the qualifiers’ last round.

Of the aforementioned Romanian tennis
players, only Sorana Cirstea, Irina Begu and Simona Halep went past the first
round. On Sunday, Sorana trounced Germany’s Tatjana Maria in a straight-set
win, 6-3, 6-3. Irina Begu had a hard time defeating Italian Jasmine Paolini. Rain at Roland Garros caused a two-day
extension of the match, on Monday and Tuesday. Irina eventually secured a 4-6,
6-1, 7-6 win. On Tuesday, Simona Halep succeeded a nail-biting win against
Germany’s Nastasja Schunk, 6-4, 1-6, 6-1. We recall Halep won the Roland Garros
tournament in 2018, and played the final in 2014 and 2017. Simona Halep was
unable to play in the 2021 edition of the tournament in Paris because of an
injury.

The other four
Romanians who played in the first round have been defeated. The closest to
advancing to the second round was Ana Bogdan. In a heart-throbbing game against Viktorya Azarenka of
Belarus this past Monday, Ana Bogdan won the first set on tie-break, then she
fought really hard to win the second set, yet she was defeated, also on tie-break.
After almost three hours of play, Azarenka won the decisive set, 6-2. As for
the other three Romanians, they were being made short work of. Gabriela Ruse was outclassed by Belgium’s Elise Mertens, 6-3, 6-1,
while Irina Bara lost to her opponent from Kazakhstan, Yulia Putintseva, also
6-3, 6-1. Mihaela Buzarnescu conceded defeat to Madison Brengle of the United
States of America, 6-1, 6-2.

(EN)

25 May 2022
Radio Romania International Sports Club

CFR Cluj football team have yet again emerged as Romania’s
title holders, One round ahead of the end of the ongoing football season, head-coach
Dan Petrescu’s trainees are four points clear of the main runner-up team, FCSB.
At this stage of the championship, no other team can outclass CFR Cluj. This
past Sunday, on the National Arena in Bucharest, FCSB were held to a 2-all draw
by FC Voluntari; the result was a real setback for FCSB. As for CFR Cluj, this
past Sunday they won their home game against Universitatea Craiova, 2-1. For
CFR Cluj, this is the eighth champion title in the club’s history and the fifth
consecutive title. CFR’s most recent feat has booked them the ticket for the Champions
League preliminaries. FCSB has in turn gained
access to Europe’s Conference League qualifiers. According to the Professional
Football League’s regulations, in their bid to gain access to the Conference League,
3rd placed team Universitatea Craiova play the winner of the match
pitting 1st against 2nd-placed team according to the
domestic championship’s Group 1. They are Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe and FC Botoșani,
respectively. If, on Thursday, Sepsi win the Romanian Cup final against FC Voluntari,
they will play straight in Conference League. With no further formalities, Universitatea
Craiova travel to FC Botoșani. But until then, there is still a round to go in
Group 2. On Friday, Craiova play a home game against Farul Constanta. On
Sunday, FCSB play CFR Cluj, in Buzau. This coming Monday, in Pitesti, the local
team FC Arges play a home game against FC Voluntari.

Earlier this week the domestic championship’s Group 2
stage came to an end. League One’s 16th and 15th placed teams, Gaz
Metan Mediaș and Academica Clinceni, respectively, have been relegated to League
Two. Top-of-the-table and second-placed second-tier teams, Petrolul Ploiești and
FC Hermannstadt, respectively, have gained their access to League One’s next
season and on Wednesday they are to play a playoff fixture, decisive for them to
maintain their League One position. The team from Bucharest face League Two’s 3rd
placed team, Universitatea Cluj, while Chindia Targoviste take on 5th-placed team Concordia Chiajna. Chindia Targvoste should have played 4th-placed
team CSA Steaua, but the team from Bucharest, belonging to the Army, cannot officially
promote to League One as they do not have the professional status required by
the law.

(EN)

18 May 2022
Radio Romania International Sports Club

CFR Cluj football team have yet again emerged as Romania’s
title holders, One round ahead of the end of the ongoing football season, head-coach
Dan Petrescu’s trainees are four points clear of the main runner-up team, FCSB.
At this stage of the championship, no other team can outclass CFR Cluj. This
past Sunday, on the National Arena in Bucharest, FCSB were held to a 2-all draw
by FC Voluntari; the result was a real setback for FCSB. As for CFR Cluj, this
past Sunday they won their home game against Universitatea Craiova, 2-1. For
CFR Cluj, this is the eighth champion title in the club’s history and the fifth
consecutive title. CFR’s most recent feat has booked them the ticket for the Champions
League preliminaries. FCSB has in turn gained
access to Europe’s Conference League qualifiers. According to the Professional
Football League’s regulations, in their bid to gain access to the Conference League,
3rd placed team Universitatea Craiova play the winner of the match
pitting 1st against 2nd-placed team according to the
domestic championship’s Group 1. They are Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe and FC Botoșani,
respectively. If, on Thursday, Sepsi win the Romanian Cup final against FC Voluntari,
they will play straight in Conference League. With no further formalities, Universitatea
Craiova travel to FC Botoșani. But until then, there is still a round to go in
Group 2. On Friday, Craiova play a home game against Farul Constanta. On
Sunday, FCSB play CFR Cluj, in Buzau. This coming Monday, in Pitesti, the local
team FC Arges play a home game against FC Voluntari.

Earlier this week the domestic championship’s Group 2
stage came to an end. League One’s 16th and 15th placed teams, Gaz
Metan Mediaș and Academica Clinceni, respectively, have been relegated to League
Two. Top-of-the-table and second-placed second-tier teams, Petrolul Ploiești and
FC Hermannstadt, respectively, have gained their access to League One’s next
season and on Wednesday they are to play a playoff fixture, decisive for them to
maintain their League One position. The team from Bucharest face League Two’s 3rd
placed team, Universitatea Cluj, while Chindia Targoviste take on 5th-placed team Concordia Chiajna. Chindia Targvoste should have played 4th-placed
team CSA Steaua, but the team from Bucharest, belonging to the Army, cannot officially
promote to League One as they do not have the professional status required by
the law.

(EN)

18 May 2022
Sports weekend

The first part of Romanian League One domestic championship’s Group 1 stage draws to a close this coming weekend, with matches counting towards the 5th round.

On Saturday, 4th-placed team FC Voluntari play a home game against 6th-placed team FC Arges. Also on Saturday, in Ovidiu, in the south-east, 5th-placed team Farul Constanţa go against 3rd-placed squad Universitatea Craiova. The latter team has had a most strenuous job in the last two rounds, grabbing hard-fought wins against the leader, CFR Cluj this past Sunday, and FCSB two weeks ago.

The 5th round’s toughest confrontation is the match pitting holders CFR Cluj against runner-up team FCSB. At the moment CFR Cluj are 5 points clear of FCSB. A win would secure an 8-point advantage for CFR; it would thus be hard for the other teams to come from behind and amass a similar number of points, since they are five rounds away from the end of the championship’s Group 1. CFR Cluj trail a recent 2-3 away defeat by Universitatea Craiova this past Sunday. On the National Arena in Bucharest, on Monday, FCSB trounced FC Voluntari, 4-nil, apparently a real morale-booster ahead of FCSB’s away fixture against CFR Cluj. However, head-to-heads has revealed that in CFR’s last ten fixtures against FCSB, only one win has been reported for the latter team. CFR won six fixtures, while three other matches ended in a draw. CFR’s most recent confrontation against FCSB on January 23rd also ended in a draw, 3-all..

Group 2 fixtures are also scheduled at the weekend. On Friday, Chindia Târgovişte play FC Botoşani, while CS Mioveni face Dinamo Bucharest. On Saturday in Sfântu Gheorghe, the local team Sepsi go against UTA Arad. On Sunday, FC U Craiova play a home game against Academica. In the fifth round’s last fixture on Monday, Rapid Bucharest are pitted against Gaz Metan Mediaş. With 32 points, Rapid Bucharest are at the top of the table, while Sepsi are the runner-up team, with 30. With a minus of 15 points, Gaz Metan Medias are at the bottom of the table and stand little, if any, chances to avoid direct relegation. So is Academica Clinceni, with 1 point on their record sheet. As of late, both teams have been repeatedly downgraded, because of unpaid debts. Three teams are trying hard to avoid being placed in the two positions that take them to the playoffs. They are Dinamo with 13 points, CS Mioveni and Chindia Târgovişte, with 22 points each.

(EN)

15 April 2022
Sports weekend

The first part of Romanian League One domestic championship’s Group 1 stage draws to a close this coming weekend, with matches counting towards the 5th round.

On Saturday, 4th-placed team FC Voluntari play a home game against 6th-placed team FC Arges. Also on Saturday, in Ovidiu, in the south-east, 5th-placed team Farul Constanţa go against 3rd-placed squad Universitatea Craiova. The latter team has had a most strenuous job in the last two rounds, grabbing hard-fought wins against the leader, CFR Cluj this past Sunday, and FCSB two weeks ago.

The 5th round’s toughest confrontation is the match pitting holders CFR Cluj against runner-up team FCSB. At the moment CFR Cluj are 5 points clear of FCSB. A win would secure an 8-point advantage for CFR; it would thus be hard for the other teams to come from behind and amass a similar number of points, since they are five rounds away from the end of the championship’s Group 1. CFR Cluj trail a recent 2-3 away defeat by Universitatea Craiova this past Sunday. On the National Arena in Bucharest, on Monday, FCSB trounced FC Voluntari, 4-nil, apparently a real morale-booster ahead of FCSB’s away fixture against CFR Cluj. However, head-to-heads has revealed that in CFR’s last ten fixtures against FCSB, only one win has been reported for the latter team. CFR won six fixtures, while three other matches ended in a draw. CFR’s most recent confrontation against FCSB on January 23rd also ended in a draw, 3-all..

Group 2 fixtures are also scheduled at the weekend. On Friday, Chindia Târgovişte play FC Botoşani, while CS Mioveni face Dinamo Bucharest. On Saturday in Sfântu Gheorghe, the local team Sepsi go against UTA Arad. On Sunday, FC U Craiova play a home game against Academica. In the fifth round’s last fixture on Monday, Rapid Bucharest are pitted against Gaz Metan Mediaş. With 32 points, Rapid Bucharest are at the top of the table, while Sepsi are the runner-up team, with 30. With a minus of 15 points, Gaz Metan Medias are at the bottom of the table and stand little, if any, chances to avoid direct relegation. So is Academica Clinceni, with 1 point on their record sheet. As of late, both teams have been repeatedly downgraded, because of unpaid debts. Three teams are trying hard to avoid being placed in the two positions that take them to the playoffs. They are Dinamo with 13 points, CS Mioveni and Chindia Târgovişte, with 22 points each.

(EN)

15 April 2022
Sports Roundup

Romanian table tennis player Bernadette Szőcs came
in 3rd at the Europa Top-16 tournament in Montreux, Switzerland. In
the semifinals, Szocs was defeated by German challenger Ying Han, 4-nil. A 2018
champion, also in Montreux, Bernadette Szőcs was for the 8th time
taking part in the competition that brings together Europe’ s top-flight women table
tennis players. We recall that in Thessalonica in 2021, Szocs was 3rd-placed
and 2nd-placed, in 2019.

Romania’ s national rugby squad has dramatically
decreased its chances to secure a straight qualification to the World Cup 2023.
This past Sunday, the Romanian national team sustained a 28-31 defeat by Spain. The latter team scored no less than 5 tries. Romania had a poor
run on the pitch, with flaws galore, in the defensive game but also in the handling
of the ball, mostly in the first half. Romania scored three tries, of which two
by Hinckley Vaovasa and one by Marius Simionescu. Romania’s
Ionel Melinte successfully converted the team’s first try, while Daniel Plai converted
the text two. Qualifying straight to the 2023 edition of the World Cup are the
first two teams of the 2021 and 2022 rankings all told. The third-placed team
plays the repechage. If they still want to keep their hopes alive for a straight
qualification, on March the 12 in Bucharest the Romanians must defeat the competition’s
best team, Georgia.

For the seventh time Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe has won
Romanian Cup in women’s basketball. In this past Sunday’s final
against Municipal Satu Mare, Sepsi
won, 59-53. Holders Sepsi made the difference in the last fifteen minutes
of play. When the score board displayed a 52-53 advantage for Satu Mare, Sepsi scored
seven points in a row in the last 95 seconds of play.

Matches counting towards the 28th round of
the regular football season were played at the weekend. On Friday in Arad, UTA
defeated Academica Clinceni, 2-nil, while on home turf, Universitatea Craiova
defeated Chindia Târgoviște, 1-nil. In Medias on Saturday, Gaz
Metan sustained a 3 defeat by FC U Craiova. In Sfântu Gheorghe, CFR Cluj secured a 2-nil win against Sepsi. In the 28th
round’s derby that pitted Rapid Bucharest against Dinamo the score was 1-all. On
Sunday, the game pitting FC Arges against FC Voluntari ended in a blank draw. FC
Botosani were also held by CS Mioveni to a blank draw. The 28th round’s surprise was provided by Farul
Constanta, the team that succeeded a 2-nil away win against FCSB. Two rounds ahead of the closing of the regular season, CFR Cluj are at
the top of the table, with 70 points, FCSB are 2nd-placed with 59
points.

(EN)

28 February 2022
Sports Roundup

Romanian table tennis player Bernadette Szőcs came
in 3rd at the Europa Top-16 tournament in Montreux, Switzerland. In
the semifinals, Szocs was defeated by German challenger Ying Han, 4-nil. A 2018
champion, also in Montreux, Bernadette Szőcs was for the 8th time
taking part in the competition that brings together Europe’ s top-flight women table
tennis players. We recall that in Thessalonica in 2021, Szocs was 3rd-placed
and 2nd-placed, in 2019.

Romania’ s national rugby squad has dramatically
decreased its chances to secure a straight qualification to the World Cup 2023.
This past Sunday, the Romanian national team sustained a 28-31 defeat by Spain. The latter team scored no less than 5 tries. Romania had a poor
run on the pitch, with flaws galore, in the defensive game but also in the handling
of the ball, mostly in the first half. Romania scored three tries, of which two
by Hinckley Vaovasa and one by Marius Simionescu. Romania’s
Ionel Melinte successfully converted the team’s first try, while Daniel Plai converted
the text two. Qualifying straight to the 2023 edition of the World Cup are the
first two teams of the 2021 and 2022 rankings all told. The third-placed team
plays the repechage. If they still want to keep their hopes alive for a straight
qualification, on March the 12 in Bucharest the Romanians must defeat the competition’s
best team, Georgia.

For the seventh time Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe has won
Romanian Cup in women’s basketball. In this past Sunday’s final
against Municipal Satu Mare, Sepsi
won, 59-53. Holders Sepsi made the difference in the last fifteen minutes
of play. When the score board displayed a 52-53 advantage for Satu Mare, Sepsi scored
seven points in a row in the last 95 seconds of play.

Matches counting towards the 28th round of
the regular football season were played at the weekend. On Friday in Arad, UTA
defeated Academica Clinceni, 2-nil, while on home turf, Universitatea Craiova
defeated Chindia Târgoviște, 1-nil. In Medias on Saturday, Gaz
Metan sustained a 3 defeat by FC U Craiova. In Sfântu Gheorghe, CFR Cluj secured a 2-nil win against Sepsi. In the 28th
round’s derby that pitted Rapid Bucharest against Dinamo the score was 1-all. On
Sunday, the game pitting FC Arges against FC Voluntari ended in a blank draw. FC
Botosani were also held by CS Mioveni to a blank draw. The 28th round’s surprise was provided by Farul
Constanta, the team that succeeded a 2-nil away win against FCSB. Two rounds ahead of the closing of the regular season, CFR Cluj are at
the top of the table, with 70 points, FCSB are 2nd-placed with 59
points.

(EN)

28 February 2022
Sports flash

The Doha tennis tournament, with 2,600,000 USD in
prize money has no Romanian tennis players left in the competition. The last Romanian
tennis player to have competed in the women’s singles, Jacqueline Cristian, sustained
a second-round defeat as she abandoned the confrontation with Russian opponent Daria
Kasatkina. Having won the first set, 6-2, in the second set Cristian sustained a
right-knee injury and was taken away from the court in a wheelchair.

The Romanian team Volei Alba Blaj this past Wednesday
in Targu Mures sustained a nil-3 defeat by Turkish opponents, Eczacibaşi Istanbul,
in a match counting towards the first leg of women’s volleyball CEV Cup semifinals.
Romania’s vice-champion team Volei Alba Blaj conceded
defeat after only one hour and 22 minutes of play. Volei Alba Blaj are highly unlikely
to advance to the competition’s final. The second leg of the tie is scheduled
on March the 1st in Istanbul.

Eczacibaşi is one of Turkey’s best teams, whose record
is impressive, including the winning of the Champions League in 2015 and of the
CEV Cup in 1999 and 2018.

In news from men’s volleyball, Arcada Galaţi and Steaua
Bucharest this past Wednesday have qualified for Romanian Cup’s Final Four tournament.
Arcada Galați defeated holders Dinamo Bucharest 3-nil, having secured a first-leg,
3-1 away win. Steaua succeeded a 3-nil win against Olimpia Titanii Bucharest.
In the first leg Steaua had also won, 3-1. The Final Four tournament also
includes SCM ”U” Craiova, who outclassed Ştiinţa Baia Mare, 3-nil and 3-1,
respectively, and SCM Zalau, a team that outperformed Explorari Baia Mare,
3-nil and 3-2, respectively.

In a friendly game held in Spain’s Marbella, Romanian women’s national
football team defeated the team of Northern Ireland, 1-nil. The game’s only
goal was scored by Diana Marcu on 63 minutes. According to the FIFA rankings,
Romania is 42nd-placed, while Northern Ireland is 46th.

In the debut game as part of the training stage in Spain,
Romania sustained a 1-6 defeat by Austria. Romania’s national women’s football
team on April 8th takes on Switzerland at home, while on April 12,
Romania faces Croatia, away. Both fixtures count towards the 2023 World Cup
preliminaries.

(EN)

24 February 2022
Sports flash

The Doha tennis tournament, with 2,600,000 USD in
prize money has no Romanian tennis players left in the competition. The last Romanian
tennis player to have competed in the women’s singles, Jacqueline Cristian, sustained
a second-round defeat as she abandoned the confrontation with Russian opponent Daria
Kasatkina. Having won the first set, 6-2, in the second set Cristian sustained a
right-knee injury and was taken away from the court in a wheelchair.

The Romanian team Volei Alba Blaj this past Wednesday
in Targu Mures sustained a nil-3 defeat by Turkish opponents, Eczacibaşi Istanbul,
in a match counting towards the first leg of women’s volleyball CEV Cup semifinals.
Romania’s vice-champion team Volei Alba Blaj conceded
defeat after only one hour and 22 minutes of play. Volei Alba Blaj are highly unlikely
to advance to the competition’s final. The second leg of the tie is scheduled
on March the 1st in Istanbul.

Eczacibaşi is one of Turkey’s best teams, whose record
is impressive, including the winning of the Champions League in 2015 and of the
CEV Cup in 1999 and 2018.

In news from men’s volleyball, Arcada Galaţi and Steaua
Bucharest this past Wednesday have qualified for Romanian Cup’s Final Four tournament.
Arcada Galați defeated holders Dinamo Bucharest 3-nil, having secured a first-leg,
3-1 away win. Steaua succeeded a 3-nil win against Olimpia Titanii Bucharest.
In the first leg Steaua had also won, 3-1. The Final Four tournament also
includes SCM ”U” Craiova, who outclassed Ştiinţa Baia Mare, 3-nil and 3-1,
respectively, and SCM Zalau, a team that outperformed Explorari Baia Mare,
3-nil and 3-2, respectively.

In a friendly game held in Spain’s Marbella, Romanian women’s national
football team defeated the team of Northern Ireland, 1-nil. The game’s only
goal was scored by Diana Marcu on 63 minutes. According to the FIFA rankings,
Romania is 42nd-placed, while Northern Ireland is 46th.

In the debut game as part of the training stage in Spain,
Romania sustained a 1-6 defeat by Austria. Romania’s national women’s football
team on April 8th takes on Switzerland at home, while on April 12,
Romania faces Croatia, away. Both fixtures count towards the 2023 World Cup
preliminaries.

(EN)

24 February 2022
Sports Roundup

Romanian tennis
player Ana Bogdan this past Sunday won the ITF tournament in France’s Andrézieux-Bouthéon.
The event had 60, 000 USD in prize money all told. In the final, Bogdan, outclassed
Russian challenger Ana Blinkova, 7-5, 6-3. Third-seeded player Ana Bogdan won the trophy
after only one hour and forty-six minutes of play. For Ana Bogdan, it was the
second most important title of her career so far. We recall that in 2019 Ana Bogdan
won the ITF Dubai tournament, an event with a total of 100, 000 USD up for
grabs.

In the domestic
women’s handball championship’s derby as part of the National League’s 13th
round, this past Sunday CSM Bucharest grabbed a 35-19 away win against Minaur Baia
Mare. With eight goals scored, CSM’s Cristina Neagu was again the most
efficient scorer of the confrontation. Minaur Baia Mare’s Cristina Laslo also
stepped out of the line, with five goals scored. CSM’s win against Minaur means
the former squad are still the runner-up team according to the as-it-stands table.
CSM Bucharest are two points down from top-of-the-table Rapid Bucharest, but
with a pending game according to the schedule.

In
the domestic football’s all-time derby, on Sunday Dinamo Bucharest played a home
game against FCSB, former Steaua Bucharest. FCSB secured a precious 3-nil away
win. FCSB’s s opener occurred early into the game, when Octavian Popescu scored
on 2 minutes. Ianis Stoica scored the second goal in minute 75, while Razvan
Oaida sealed the fate of the match scoring for FCSB in the 82nd
minute. From the 35th minute Dinamo had been one man shy on the pitch
since Alexandru Raduta got twice yellow-booked and was eliminated. We recall
that in the first leg played on the National Arena in September, FCSB trounced
Dinamo, 6-nil.

Matches
counting towards League One’s 23rd round were played at the weekend.
On Friday, Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe grabbed a 3-1 home win against Universitatea
Craiova. On Saturday, FC Voluntari secured a 3-1 home win against Gaz Metan
Medias, while on the National Arena in Bucharest, Rapid Bucharest and UTA Arad drew,
1-all. Scheduled for Sunday according to
the timetable, the match pitting Academica Clinceni
against Farul Constanţa was postponed for February 17, because of the COVID-19 cases
reported for Academica’s pool of regulars. On Sunday in Ploiesti, in the south,
Chindia Targoviste were held to a blank draw by CS Mioveni. FC U Craiova grabbed
a 1-nil home win against FC Argeş. CFR Cluj are at the top of the table, with
58 points. They are followed by FCSB, with 51.

(EN)

31 January 2022
Sports Roundup

Romanian tennis
player Ana Bogdan this past Sunday won the ITF tournament in France’s Andrézieux-Bouthéon.
The event had 60, 000 USD in prize money all told. In the final, Bogdan, outclassed
Russian challenger Ana Blinkova, 7-5, 6-3. Third-seeded player Ana Bogdan won the trophy
after only one hour and forty-six minutes of play. For Ana Bogdan, it was the
second most important title of her career so far. We recall that in 2019 Ana Bogdan
won the ITF Dubai tournament, an event with a total of 100, 000 USD up for
grabs.

In the domestic
women’s handball championship’s derby as part of the National League’s 13th
round, this past Sunday CSM Bucharest grabbed a 35-19 away win against Minaur Baia
Mare. With eight goals scored, CSM’s Cristina Neagu was again the most
efficient scorer of the confrontation. Minaur Baia Mare’s Cristina Laslo also
stepped out of the line, with five goals scored. CSM’s win against Minaur means
the former squad are still the runner-up team according to the as-it-stands table.
CSM Bucharest are two points down from top-of-the-table Rapid Bucharest, but
with a pending game according to the schedule.

In
the domestic football’s all-time derby, on Sunday Dinamo Bucharest played a home
game against FCSB, former Steaua Bucharest. FCSB secured a precious 3-nil away
win. FCSB’s s opener occurred early into the game, when Octavian Popescu scored
on 2 minutes. Ianis Stoica scored the second goal in minute 75, while Razvan
Oaida sealed the fate of the match scoring for FCSB in the 82nd
minute. From the 35th minute Dinamo had been one man shy on the pitch
since Alexandru Raduta got twice yellow-booked and was eliminated. We recall
that in the first leg played on the National Arena in September, FCSB trounced
Dinamo, 6-nil.

Matches
counting towards League One’s 23rd round were played at the weekend.
On Friday, Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe grabbed a 3-1 home win against Universitatea
Craiova. On Saturday, FC Voluntari secured a 3-1 home win against Gaz Metan
Medias, while on the National Arena in Bucharest, Rapid Bucharest and UTA Arad drew,
1-all. Scheduled for Sunday according to
the timetable, the match pitting Academica Clinceni
against Farul Constanţa was postponed for February 17, because of the COVID-19 cases
reported for Academica’s pool of regulars. On Sunday in Ploiesti, in the south,
Chindia Targoviste were held to a blank draw by CS Mioveni. FC U Craiova grabbed
a 1-nil home win against FC Argeş. CFR Cluj are at the top of the table, with
58 points. They are followed by FCSB, with 51.

(EN)

31 January 2022
Sports roundup

Romania’s national rugby squad on Saturday trounced Tonga
in a test-match, 32-20. The Oak Leaf Knights’ Tudor Bodnar and Florin Surugiu succeeded
two tries, with Tudor Boldor successfully scoring both. It was also Boldor who
twice scored a penalty kick. Romanian national team’s other 12 points were
scored by Daniel Plai, also from penalty kicks. Romania national team’s recent
victory triggered a swap in their favour: according to world rankings, Romania climbed
one notch up, being 15th- placed, while Tonga are 16th- placed.
Romanian national team’ s record in the autumn of 2021 includes a 29-14 win against
Uruguay, in a test match hosted by a stadium in Verona, Italy, and a 56-14 win against
the Low Countries team. The latter match was played in Bucharest on November
13. Both fixtures were played as part of Rugby Europe Championship 2021.

In women’s handball this past Saturday, CSM Bucharest succeeded
a 27-21 home win against Ferencvaros Budapest. In a match counting towards
Champions league’s group A. Head-coach Adrian Vasile’s trainees thus took their
revenge as a week ago, they were outclassed by Ferencvaros by the narrowest of
margins, thanks to a last-second goal scored by the Hungarians. CSM’s top
scorer was again Cristina Neagu, who scored 9 goals. The win against
Ferencvaros earned CSM the 4th place in group A. At the end of the competition’s
group stage, the first two teams compete straight in the quarterfinals. To
advance to the League’s upper stages, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th placed teams will have to prove their mettle in the playoffs.
The Champions League will be resumed earlier next year, when CSM play an away game
against Brest in France on January 8th.

Also in women’s handball, in the European League this time,
SCM Ramnicu Valcea advanced to the competition’s group stage, following a
double win against Spain’s Super Amara Bera Bera, whom they defeated 34-28 at
home and 29-27 in San Sebastian this past Saturday. Măgura Cisnădie outclassed
Hungarian opponents Debrecen on aggregate, 22-all away from home and 25 -21 on
home court, this past Saturday. Also on aggregate, Gloria Buzau was eliminated from
competition by Norway’s Storhamar, after a 26-all home draw this past Sunday and
a previous 27-31 defeat in Norway.

In news from football, this past weekend saw matches being played,
counting towards League One’s 16th round. On Friday in Giurgiu, Sepsi
Sfântu Gheorghe defeated Academica Clinceni, 2-nil, while in Ploiești, Chindia
Târgoviște held Rapid Bucharest to a 2-all draw. On Saturday, in Ovidiu in the
south-east, Farul Constanta were held by UTA Arad to a blank draw, while CFR
Cluj grabbed a 2-nil away win against FC U Craiova. On Sunday, FC Argeș secured
a 3-2 win against Universitatea Craiova. In Bucharest, FCSB secured a 3-1 win
against FC Botosani. On Monday, CS Mioveni take on Gaz Metan Medias, while FC
Voluntari play Dinamo Bucharest. CFR Cluj are at the top of the table, with 42
points, followed by FCSB, with 34.

(Translation by Eugen Nasta)

22 November 2021
Sports roundup

Romania’s national rugby squad on Saturday trounced Tonga
in a test-match, 32-20. The Oak Leaf Knights’ Tudor Bodnar and Florin Surugiu succeeded
two tries, with Tudor Boldor successfully scoring both. It was also Boldor who
twice scored a penalty kick. Romanian national team’s other 12 points were
scored by Daniel Plai, also from penalty kicks. Romania national team’s recent
victory triggered a swap in their favour: according to world rankings, Romania climbed
one notch up, being 15th- placed, while Tonga are 16th- placed.
Romanian national team’ s record in the autumn of 2021 includes a 29-14 win against
Uruguay, in a test match hosted by a stadium in Verona, Italy, and a 56-14 win against
the Low Countries team. The latter match was played in Bucharest on November
13. Both fixtures were played as part of Rugby Europe Championship 2021.

In women’s handball this past Saturday, CSM Bucharest succeeded
a 27-21 home win against Ferencvaros Budapest. In a match counting towards
Champions league’s group A. Head-coach Adrian Vasile’s trainees thus took their
revenge as a week ago, they were outclassed by Ferencvaros by the narrowest of
margins, thanks to a last-second goal scored by the Hungarians. CSM’s top
scorer was again Cristina Neagu, who scored 9 goals. The win against
Ferencvaros earned CSM the 4th place in group A. At the end of the competition’s
group stage, the first two teams compete straight in the quarterfinals. To
advance to the League’s upper stages, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th placed teams will have to prove their mettle in the playoffs.
The Champions League will be resumed earlier next year, when CSM play an away game
against Brest in France on January 8th.

Also in women’s handball, in the European League this time,
SCM Ramnicu Valcea advanced to the competition’s group stage, following a
double win against Spain’s Super Amara Bera Bera, whom they defeated 34-28 at
home and 29-27 in San Sebastian this past Saturday. Măgura Cisnădie outclassed
Hungarian opponents Debrecen on aggregate, 22-all away from home and 25 -21 on
home court, this past Saturday. Also on aggregate, Gloria Buzau was eliminated from
competition by Norway’s Storhamar, after a 26-all home draw this past Sunday and
a previous 27-31 defeat in Norway.

In news from football, this past weekend saw matches being played,
counting towards League One’s 16th round. On Friday in Giurgiu, Sepsi
Sfântu Gheorghe defeated Academica Clinceni, 2-nil, while in Ploiești, Chindia
Târgoviște held Rapid Bucharest to a 2-all draw. On Saturday, in Ovidiu in the
south-east, Farul Constanta were held by UTA Arad to a blank draw, while CFR
Cluj grabbed a 2-nil away win against FC U Craiova. On Sunday, FC Argeș secured
a 3-2 win against Universitatea Craiova. In Bucharest, FCSB secured a 3-1 win
against FC Botosani. On Monday, CS Mioveni take on Gaz Metan Medias, while FC
Voluntari play Dinamo Bucharest. CFR Cluj are at the top of the table, with 42
points, followed by FCSB, with 34.

(Translation by Eugen Nasta)

22 November 2021