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  • Athlete of the week on Radio Romania International

    Athlete of the week on Radio Romania International

    Romanian women tennis players have yet again earned their place among the worlds elite. The central Transylvanian city of Cluj-Napoca as of late has played host to a WTA tournament, an event with 235,000 USD in prize money. Some of the moments top-flight women tennis players participated, among whom Alizé Cornet of France and Germanys Andrea Petkovic. The latter tennis player also won the tournament, adding the seventh WTA win to her record.



    The main draw in Cluj-Napoca included no less than seven Romanian competitors. Mihaela Buzarnescu compelled recognition among her fellow tennis players, had an excellent run throughout the tournament and reached as far as the semifinals. Her trail included a first-round win against 7th-seeded Viktoria Tomova of Bulgaria, 3-2, 6-3, and a round-of-16 win against Spains Lara Arruabarrena, 6-3, 7-5. Then in the quarterfinals, Buzarnescu took on Czech challenger Kristyna Pliskova, whom she defeated, 7-5, 6-3. However, in the semifinals, Mihaela Buzarnescu conceded defeat to Mayar Sherif of Egypt, 7-6, 6-4. Notwithstanding, Mihaelas advancing to the tournaments semifinals is a noteworthy feat, for which she received a check worth 10,000 USD. The Romanian was also granted 110 WTA points. Reason enough for Radio Romania International to designate Mihaela Buzarnescu the Athlete of the Week



    Left-handed tennis player Mihaela Buzărnescu was born in 1988 in Bucharest. She turned pro in 2004, at the age of 16. Her career-best as a junior tennis player occurred in 2006. Back then Mihaela won the US Opens womens doubles, pairing up with a fellow Romanian, Raluca Olaru. As a senior tennis player, 2018 was Buzarnescus most auspicious year. On August 6 that year, the Romanian was 20th-placed according to the WTA womens singles rankings, while on October 22nd Mihaela was 24th-placed according to the womens doubles rankings, the peak of her career as a senior competitor. Mihaela Buzarnescu is 134th-placed according to the WTA as-it-stands table. In 2016, Ms. Buzarnescu earned her doctoral degree in Physical Education and Sports. Her research topic focused on ways to optimize the junior tennis players performance by improving their motor and psychomotor abilities.


    (Translation by Eugen Nasta)



  • Athlete of the week on Radio Romania International

    Athlete of the week on Radio Romania International

    Romanian women tennis players have yet again earned their place among the worlds elite. The central Transylvanian city of Cluj-Napoca as of late has played host to a WTA tournament, an event with 235,000 USD in prize money. Some of the moments top-flight women tennis players participated, among whom Alizé Cornet of France and Germanys Andrea Petkovic. The latter tennis player also won the tournament, adding the seventh WTA win to her record.



    The main draw in Cluj-Napoca included no less than seven Romanian competitors. Mihaela Buzarnescu compelled recognition among her fellow tennis players, had an excellent run throughout the tournament and reached as far as the semifinals. Her trail included a first-round win against 7th-seeded Viktoria Tomova of Bulgaria, 3-2, 6-3, and a round-of-16 win against Spains Lara Arruabarrena, 6-3, 7-5. Then in the quarterfinals, Buzarnescu took on Czech challenger Kristyna Pliskova, whom she defeated, 7-5, 6-3. However, in the semifinals, Mihaela Buzarnescu conceded defeat to Mayar Sherif of Egypt, 7-6, 6-4. Notwithstanding, Mihaelas advancing to the tournaments semifinals is a noteworthy feat, for which she received a check worth 10,000 USD. The Romanian was also granted 110 WTA points. Reason enough for Radio Romania International to designate Mihaela Buzarnescu the Athlete of the Week



    Left-handed tennis player Mihaela Buzărnescu was born in 1988 in Bucharest. She turned pro in 2004, at the age of 16. Her career-best as a junior tennis player occurred in 2006. Back then Mihaela won the US Opens womens doubles, pairing up with a fellow Romanian, Raluca Olaru. As a senior tennis player, 2018 was Buzarnescus most auspicious year. On August 6 that year, the Romanian was 20th-placed according to the WTA womens singles rankings, while on October 22nd Mihaela was 24th-placed according to the womens doubles rankings, the peak of her career as a senior competitor. Mihaela Buzarnescu is 134th-placed according to the WTA as-it-stands table. In 2016, Ms. Buzarnescu earned her doctoral degree in Physical Education and Sports. Her research topic focused on ways to optimize the junior tennis players performance by improving their motor and psychomotor abilities.


    (Translation by Eugen Nasta)



  • Sports weekend

    Sports weekend

    Romania’s national rugby team in Lisbon on Saturday
    takes up the similar team of Portugal. The fixture counts towards the 2021
    edition of the Rugby Union Championship’s second round. We recall that last
    week, in the competition’s first round, Romania sustained a 13 to 18 defeat by
    Russia. On March 20, 2021, Romania faces Spain in Bucharest. The 2021 and 2022
    editions of the Rugby Europe Championship also count towards qualifying to the
    2023 edition of the World Cup, to be held in France. According to the
    competition’s regulations the first two teams in descending order qualify
    straight to the final tournament with the 3rd-placed team goes into
    rechapage.




    This coming Sunday in Bucharest, Romania’s national
    men’s handball team faces Kossovo. A Group 8 match, the fixture counts towards
    the second round of the 2022 World Championship preliminaries. Romania’s
    national squad is in dire need of a win as this past Wednesday in Kossovo they
    only succeeded a draw, 23-all. Sweden is at the top of the table in Group 8,
    with 6 points, followed by Romania, with 3, Montenegro, with 2 and Kossovo, with
    1 point. The first two teams in each group and the best four 3rd-placed
    teams secure their ticket to the final tournament.




    This coming weekend sees matches being played,
    counting towards League One’s 27th round. On Friday, Gaz Metan
    Mediaș faces Universitatea Craiova. On Saturday, Academica Clinceni plays a
    home match against FC Voluntari. In Medias, western Romania, FC Hermannstadt is
    pitted against Viitorul Constanța. In Arad, the local team UTA plays FCSB. In Buzau on Sunday, Chindia Targoviste takes
    on Astra Giurgiu and CFR Cluj plays a home match against Poli Iași. On Monday, FC
    Botoșani is pitted against Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe, while Dinamo Bucharest faces FC
    Argeș. With a similar number of points, 57, FCSB and CFR Cluj are at the top of
    the table, while Universitatea Craiova is the runner-up team, with 5 points.



  • Sports weekend

    Sports weekend

    Romania’s national rugby team in Lisbon on Saturday
    takes up the similar team of Portugal. The fixture counts towards the 2021
    edition of the Rugby Union Championship’s second round. We recall that last
    week, in the competition’s first round, Romania sustained a 13 to 18 defeat by
    Russia. On March 20, 2021, Romania faces Spain in Bucharest. The 2021 and 2022
    editions of the Rugby Europe Championship also count towards qualifying to the
    2023 edition of the World Cup, to be held in France. According to the
    competition’s regulations the first two teams in descending order qualify
    straight to the final tournament with the 3rd-placed team goes into
    rechapage.




    This coming Sunday in Bucharest, Romania’s national
    men’s handball team faces Kossovo. A Group 8 match, the fixture counts towards
    the second round of the 2022 World Championship preliminaries. Romania’s
    national squad is in dire need of a win as this past Wednesday in Kossovo they
    only succeeded a draw, 23-all. Sweden is at the top of the table in Group 8,
    with 6 points, followed by Romania, with 3, Montenegro, with 2 and Kossovo, with
    1 point. The first two teams in each group and the best four 3rd-placed
    teams secure their ticket to the final tournament.




    This coming weekend sees matches being played,
    counting towards League One’s 27th round. On Friday, Gaz Metan
    Mediaș faces Universitatea Craiova. On Saturday, Academica Clinceni plays a
    home match against FC Voluntari. In Medias, western Romania, FC Hermannstadt is
    pitted against Viitorul Constanța. In Arad, the local team UTA plays FCSB. In Buzau on Sunday, Chindia Targoviste takes
    on Astra Giurgiu and CFR Cluj plays a home match against Poli Iași. On Monday, FC
    Botoșani is pitted against Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe, while Dinamo Bucharest faces FC
    Argeș. With a similar number of points, 57, FCSB and CFR Cluj are at the top of
    the table, while Universitatea Craiova is the runner-up team, with 5 points.



  • Sports weekend

    Sports weekend

    Games counting towards the European competitions in women’s
    handball are to be played at the weekend. A double Romanian-Danish
    confrontation is scheduled in the Champions League. In Group A on Saturday, CSM
    Bucharest play a home fixture against Team Esbjerg. CSM are 5th
    placed din Group A, with 11 points in 1o games, while Esbjerg are 6th-placed, with 8 points in
    11 games, so the competition is tight for the two teams. In Group B on Sunday,
    SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea face Odense, away from home. SCM are 7th-placed
    in their group, with a mere 4 points in 9 matches. Odense are 4th-placed,
    with 13 points in 12 matches.


    In the European League in women’s s handball, Minaur
    Baia Mare this coming Sunday play a home game against Russian opponents
    Astrahanocika. The Russian team won the first leg two weeks ago, 33-27, and are
    at the top of the table in their group, with 4 points in 3 matches. Minaur are
    3rd-placed, with 2 points in two games. In Group D on Sunday,
    Dunarea Braila travel to Hungary for a game against Siofok. We recall that
    Dunarea sustained a 25-27 defeat two weeks ago at home. Siofok are at the top
    of the table, with 5 points, followed by Dunarea, with 2 points. Both teams
    have played three games each.


    Romanian domestic football saw League One matches
    being played from Tuesday and all through to Thursday, counting towards the 21st
    round. In the opening fixture, Universitatea Craiova secured a 3-nil away win
    against Pol Iasi on Tuesday. On Wednesday, FC Hermannstadt and Gaz Metan Mediaș
    drew 1-all, Astra Giurgiu grabbed an away win against FC Voluntari, 3-1, while
    FCSB outclassed Dinamo Bucharest, 1-nil.
    On Thursday, UTA Arad snatched an away win against Academica Clinceni, 3-nil,
    FC Botoșani defeated Chindia Târgoviște 3-2, in Ploiesti, while CFR Cluj
    secured a home win against Viitorul Constanța, cu 2-1. The 21st
    round’s last fixture, pitting FC Argeș against Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe, has been
    rescheduled for February 16, because of COVID-19 problems.


    Matches counting towards the 22nd round
    will be played at the weekend. On Friday, Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe go against Poli
    Iași. On Saturday, Astra Giurgiu, face FC Argeș on home turf, while
    Universitatea Craiova play Dinamo Bucharest also at home. On Sunday, UTA Arad
    face Hermannstadt, Gaz Metan Mediaș take on Chindia Targoviste, while FCSB play
    Academica Clinceni. Round 22nd’s last two fixtures are scheduled
    this coming Monday, as Viitorul Constanța face FC Voluntari and FC Botoșani
    play CFR Cluj. FCSB are still at the top of the table, with 48 points, followed
    by CFR Cluj, with 47.

  • Sports weekend

    Sports weekend

    Games counting towards the European competitions in women’s
    handball are to be played at the weekend. A double Romanian-Danish
    confrontation is scheduled in the Champions League. In Group A on Saturday, CSM
    Bucharest play a home fixture against Team Esbjerg. CSM are 5th
    placed din Group A, with 11 points in 1o games, while Esbjerg are 6th-placed, with 8 points in
    11 games, so the competition is tight for the two teams. In Group B on Sunday,
    SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea face Odense, away from home. SCM are 7th-placed
    in their group, with a mere 4 points in 9 matches. Odense are 4th-placed,
    with 13 points in 12 matches.


    In the European League in women’s s handball, Minaur
    Baia Mare this coming Sunday play a home game against Russian opponents
    Astrahanocika. The Russian team won the first leg two weeks ago, 33-27, and are
    at the top of the table in their group, with 4 points in 3 matches. Minaur are
    3rd-placed, with 2 points in two games. In Group D on Sunday,
    Dunarea Braila travel to Hungary for a game against Siofok. We recall that
    Dunarea sustained a 25-27 defeat two weeks ago at home. Siofok are at the top
    of the table, with 5 points, followed by Dunarea, with 2 points. Both teams
    have played three games each.


    Romanian domestic football saw League One matches
    being played from Tuesday and all through to Thursday, counting towards the 21st
    round. In the opening fixture, Universitatea Craiova secured a 3-nil away win
    against Pol Iasi on Tuesday. On Wednesday, FC Hermannstadt and Gaz Metan Mediaș
    drew 1-all, Astra Giurgiu grabbed an away win against FC Voluntari, 3-1, while
    FCSB outclassed Dinamo Bucharest, 1-nil.
    On Thursday, UTA Arad snatched an away win against Academica Clinceni, 3-nil,
    FC Botoșani defeated Chindia Târgoviște 3-2, in Ploiesti, while CFR Cluj
    secured a home win against Viitorul Constanța, cu 2-1. The 21st
    round’s last fixture, pitting FC Argeș against Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe, has been
    rescheduled for February 16, because of COVID-19 problems.


    Matches counting towards the 22nd round
    will be played at the weekend. On Friday, Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe go against Poli
    Iași. On Saturday, Astra Giurgiu, face FC Argeș on home turf, while
    Universitatea Craiova play Dinamo Bucharest also at home. On Sunday, UTA Arad
    face Hermannstadt, Gaz Metan Mediaș take on Chindia Targoviste, while FCSB play
    Academica Clinceni. Round 22nd’s last two fixtures are scheduled
    this coming Monday, as Viitorul Constanța face FC Voluntari and FC Botoșani
    play CFR Cluj. FCSB are still at the top of the table, with 48 points, followed
    by CFR Cluj, with 47.

  • Sports weekend

    Sports weekend

    Games counting towards the European competitions in women’s
    handball are to be played at the weekend. A double Romanian-Danish
    confrontation is scheduled in the Champions League. In Group A on Saturday, CSM
    Bucharest play a home fixture against Team Esbjerg. CSM are 5th
    placed din Group A, with 11 points in 1o games, while Esbjerg are 6th-placed, with 8 points in
    11 games, so the competition is tight for the two teams. In Group B on Sunday,
    SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea face Odense, away from home. SCM are 7th-placed
    in their group, with a mere 4 points in 9 matches. Odense are 4th-placed,
    with 13 points in 12 matches.


    In the European League in women’s s handball, Minaur
    Baia Mare this coming Sunday play a home game against Russian opponents
    Astrahanocika. The Russian team won the first leg two weeks ago, 33-27, and are
    at the top of the table in their group, with 4 points in 3 matches. Minaur are
    3rd-placed, with 2 points in two games. In Group D on Sunday,
    Dunarea Braila travel to Hungary for a game against Siofok. We recall that
    Dunarea sustained a 25-27 defeat two weeks ago at home. Siofok are at the top
    of the table, with 5 points, followed by Dunarea, with 2 points. Both teams
    have played three games each.


    Romanian domestic football saw League One matches
    being played from Tuesday and all through to Thursday, counting towards the 21st
    round. In the opening fixture, Universitatea Craiova secured a 3-nil away win
    against Pol Iasi on Tuesday. On Wednesday, FC Hermannstadt and Gaz Metan Mediaș
    drew 1-all, Astra Giurgiu grabbed an away win against FC Voluntari, 3-1, while
    FCSB outclassed Dinamo Bucharest, 1-nil.
    On Thursday, UTA Arad snatched an away win against Academica Clinceni, 3-nil,
    FC Botoșani defeated Chindia Târgoviște 3-2, in Ploiesti, while CFR Cluj
    secured a home win against Viitorul Constanța, cu 2-1. The 21st
    round’s last fixture, pitting FC Argeș against Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe, has been
    rescheduled for February 16, because of COVID-19 problems.


    Matches counting towards the 22nd round
    will be played at the weekend. On Friday, Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe go against Poli
    Iași. On Saturday, Astra Giurgiu, face FC Argeș on home turf, while
    Universitatea Craiova play Dinamo Bucharest also at home. On Sunday, UTA Arad
    face Hermannstadt, Gaz Metan Mediaș take on Chindia Targoviste, while FCSB play
    Academica Clinceni. Round 22nd’s last two fixtures are scheduled
    this coming Monday, as Viitorul Constanța face FC Voluntari and FC Botoșani
    play CFR Cluj. FCSB are still at the top of the table, with 48 points, followed
    by CFR Cluj, with 47.

  • Sports weekend

    Sports weekend

    Games counting towards the European competitions in women’s
    handball are to be played at the weekend. A double Romanian-Danish
    confrontation is scheduled in the Champions League. In Group A on Saturday, CSM
    Bucharest play a home fixture against Team Esbjerg. CSM are 5th
    placed din Group A, with 11 points in 1o games, while Esbjerg are 6th-placed, with 8 points in
    11 games, so the competition is tight for the two teams. In Group B on Sunday,
    SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea face Odense, away from home. SCM are 7th-placed
    in their group, with a mere 4 points in 9 matches. Odense are 4th-placed,
    with 13 points in 12 matches.


    In the European League in women’s s handball, Minaur
    Baia Mare this coming Sunday play a home game against Russian opponents
    Astrahanocika. The Russian team won the first leg two weeks ago, 33-27, and are
    at the top of the table in their group, with 4 points in 3 matches. Minaur are
    3rd-placed, with 2 points in two games. In Group D on Sunday,
    Dunarea Braila travel to Hungary for a game against Siofok. We recall that
    Dunarea sustained a 25-27 defeat two weeks ago at home. Siofok are at the top
    of the table, with 5 points, followed by Dunarea, with 2 points. Both teams
    have played three games each.


    Romanian domestic football saw League One matches
    being played from Tuesday and all through to Thursday, counting towards the 21st
    round. In the opening fixture, Universitatea Craiova secured a 3-nil away win
    against Pol Iasi on Tuesday. On Wednesday, FC Hermannstadt and Gaz Metan Mediaș
    drew 1-all, Astra Giurgiu grabbed an away win against FC Voluntari, 3-1, while
    FCSB outclassed Dinamo Bucharest, 1-nil.
    On Thursday, UTA Arad snatched an away win against Academica Clinceni, 3-nil,
    FC Botoșani defeated Chindia Târgoviște 3-2, in Ploiesti, while CFR Cluj
    secured a home win against Viitorul Constanța, cu 2-1. The 21st
    round’s last fixture, pitting FC Argeș against Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe, has been
    rescheduled for February 16, because of COVID-19 problems.


    Matches counting towards the 22nd round
    will be played at the weekend. On Friday, Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe go against Poli
    Iași. On Saturday, Astra Giurgiu, face FC Argeș on home turf, while
    Universitatea Craiova play Dinamo Bucharest also at home. On Sunday, UTA Arad
    face Hermannstadt, Gaz Metan Mediaș take on Chindia Targoviste, while FCSB play
    Academica Clinceni. Round 22nd’s last two fixtures are scheduled
    this coming Monday, as Viitorul Constanța face FC Voluntari and FC Botoșani
    play CFR Cluj. FCSB are still at the top of the table, with 48 points, followed
    by CFR Cluj, with 47.

  • Sports weekend

    Sports weekend

    No time off for Romanian football these days. The week
    saw matches being played, counting towards League One’s 19th round,
    while 20th round matches will kick-start at the weekend. On Tuesday,
    Viitorul Constanta drew against Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe, 3-all, the match pitting
    FC Voluntari against Universitatrea Craiova also ended in a draw, 1-all, while
    a blank draw was the result of the match pitting FC Arges against FCSB. On
    Wednesday, Academica Clinceni grabbed a 2-1 home win against FC Botosani, UTA
    Arad secured an away win against Poli Iasi, also 2-1, while also 2-1 was the
    score of the match pitting Dinamo Bucharest against Gaz Metan Medias. On
    Thursday, 19th round’s last two games saw FC Hermannstadt Sibiu
    facing Chindia Targovste and CFR Cluj taking on Astra Giurgiu. Both fixtures ended 1-all.


    Matches counting towards League One’s 20th
    round are scheduled at the weekend. On Friday, Universitatea Craiova face FC Arges.
    On Saturday, Gaz Metan Medias play a home game against Academica Clinceni,
    Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe face FC Voluntari, also on home turf, while top-of-the
    table team FCSB take on bottom-of- the-table Politehnica Iasi On Sunday, FC
    Botosani play a home game against cu FC Hermannstadt. In Giurgiu, in the south,
    the local team Astra face Viitorul Constanţa, while UTA Arad take on Dinamo
    Bucharest, also on home turf. On Monday, Chindia Targoviste are pitted against
    CFR Cluj. FCSB are still the leader of the as-it-stands table, with 42 points,
    while CFR Cluj are the runner-up team, with 41.


    No Romanian women’s handball team will play their
    fixture in the Champions League’s 9th round this coming weekend,
    since CSM Bucharest’s Group A game against German opponents Bietigheim
    scheduled on Saturday, January 30, was postponed because of the COVID-19
    infections reported for Bietigheim. No date has so far been officially set for
    the game.



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  • Sports weekend

    Sports weekend

    No time off for Romanian football these days. The week
    saw matches being played, counting towards League One’s 19th round,
    while 20th round matches will kick-start at the weekend. On Tuesday,
    Viitorul Constanta drew against Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe, 3-all, the match pitting
    FC Voluntari against Universitatrea Craiova also ended in a draw, 1-all, while
    a blank draw was the result of the match pitting FC Arges against FCSB. On
    Wednesday, Academica Clinceni grabbed a 2-1 home win against FC Botosani, UTA
    Arad secured an away win against Poli Iasi, also 2-1, while also 2-1 was the
    score of the match pitting Dinamo Bucharest against Gaz Metan Medias. On
    Thursday, 19th round’s last two games saw FC Hermannstadt Sibiu
    facing Chindia Targovste and CFR Cluj taking on Astra Giurgiu. Both fixtures ended 1-all.


    Matches counting towards League One’s 20th
    round are scheduled at the weekend. On Friday, Universitatea Craiova face FC Arges.
    On Saturday, Gaz Metan Medias play a home game against Academica Clinceni,
    Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe face FC Voluntari, also on home turf, while top-of-the
    table team FCSB take on bottom-of- the-table Politehnica Iasi On Sunday, FC
    Botosani play a home game against cu FC Hermannstadt. In Giurgiu, in the south,
    the local team Astra face Viitorul Constanţa, while UTA Arad take on Dinamo
    Bucharest, also on home turf. On Monday, Chindia Targoviste are pitted against
    CFR Cluj. FCSB are still the leader of the as-it-stands table, with 42 points,
    while CFR Cluj are the runner-up team, with 41.


    No Romanian women’s handball team will play their
    fixture in the Champions League’s 9th round this coming weekend,
    since CSM Bucharest’s Group A game against German opponents Bietigheim
    scheduled on Saturday, January 30, was postponed because of the COVID-19
    infections reported for Bietigheim. No date has so far been officially set for
    the game.



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  • Sports roundup

    Sports roundup

    In the
    Champions League in women’s handball, CSM Bucharest are at top of the table in
    group A, after five games played. With eight points on their record sheet, CSM
    Bucharest are followed by Vipers Kristiansand of Norway and Russia’s Rostov-Don,
    with 7 points of four games. On Sunday, CSM Bucharest, grabbed a precious 32-to-22 away win against German side Bietigheim. Having sustained
    an injury, Cristina Neagu was not on the pitch for CSM’s game against Bietigheim.
    CSM Bucharest’s top scorers were Slovenian Elizabeth Omoregie and the
    Spaniard Carmen Martin, who scored 7 goals each. Scheduled on November 7, CSM
    Bucharest’s next fixture is the match against Slovenia’s Krim Mercator.


    Three
    of SCM Ramnicu Valcea’s handballers as well as a member of the staff have
    tested positive for COVID-19, so this past Sunday’s match pitting SCM against
    Borussia Dortmund was postponed. We recall that SCM Ramnicu Valcea’s game
    against Podravka Korpivnica scheduled on October 11 was also postponed.


    Matches
    counting towards League One’s 8th round in football have been played
    at the weekend. On Friday, guest team FC Botosani grabbed a 2-1 win against Gaz
    Metan Medias, while the round’s surprise was provided by Academica Clinceni winning
    the away game against Universitatea Craiova, 1-nil. On Saturday, UTA Arad won
    the game against Chindia Târgovişte, 1-nil. In Giurgiu, the local side Astra grabbed
    a 4-nil home win against Politehnica Iaşi, while in Sfântu Gheorghe, Sepsi defeated
    Dinamo Bucharest, 2-nil. On Sunday in Ovidiu, Viitorul Constanţa were held by FC
    Argeş to a 2-all draw. CFR Cluj grabbed a 1-nil away win against Football Club
    Voluntari. Universitatea Craiova are the leader in the standings, with 21
    points. They are followed by CFR Cluj, with 18.


  • Sports roundup

    Sports roundup

    In the
    Champions League in women’s handball, CSM Bucharest are at top of the table in
    group A, after five games played. With eight points on their record sheet, CSM
    Bucharest are followed by Vipers Kristiansand of Norway and Russia’s Rostov-Don,
    with 7 points of four games. On Sunday, CSM Bucharest, grabbed a precious 32-to-22 away win against German side Bietigheim. Having sustained
    an injury, Cristina Neagu was not on the pitch for CSM’s game against Bietigheim.
    CSM Bucharest’s top scorers were Slovenian Elizabeth Omoregie and the
    Spaniard Carmen Martin, who scored 7 goals each. Scheduled on November 7, CSM
    Bucharest’s next fixture is the match against Slovenia’s Krim Mercator.


    Three
    of SCM Ramnicu Valcea’s handballers as well as a member of the staff have
    tested positive for COVID-19, so this past Sunday’s match pitting SCM against
    Borussia Dortmund was postponed. We recall that SCM Ramnicu Valcea’s game
    against Podravka Korpivnica scheduled on October 11 was also postponed.


    Matches
    counting towards League One’s 8th round in football have been played
    at the weekend. On Friday, guest team FC Botosani grabbed a 2-1 win against Gaz
    Metan Medias, while the round’s surprise was provided by Academica Clinceni winning
    the away game against Universitatea Craiova, 1-nil. On Saturday, UTA Arad won
    the game against Chindia Târgovişte, 1-nil. In Giurgiu, the local side Astra grabbed
    a 4-nil home win against Politehnica Iaşi, while in Sfântu Gheorghe, Sepsi defeated
    Dinamo Bucharest, 2-nil. On Sunday in Ovidiu, Viitorul Constanţa were held by FC
    Argeş to a 2-all draw. CFR Cluj grabbed a 1-nil away win against Football Club
    Voluntari. Universitatea Craiova are the leader in the standings, with 21
    points. They are followed by CFR Cluj, with 18.


  • Sports weekend

    Sports weekend

    A new Champions League round in women’s
    handball is scheduled this coming weekend. In a Group B fixture on Saturday,
    CSM Ramnicu Valcea take on Hungarian opponents Gyor, away from home. Gyor are
    the runner-up team in the group, with two wins and two draws on their record
    sheet. CSM Ramnicu Valcea are at the bottom of the table with a record of three
    defeats in a similar number of games. CSM have had an auspicious debut in the domestic
    championship, grabbing a 28-to-24 win against SCM Craiova in Ploiesti this past
    Thursday.


    CSM Bucharest play Hungarian opponents
    Ferencvaros Budapest, in a Champions League confrontation this coming Sunday. CSM’s
    lineup for the game will include Cristina Neagu, who was in lockdown as she
    tested positive for COVID-19. In the domestic championship’s debut stage, CSM
    Bucharest secured a 32-20 win against Gloria Buzau. In the Champions league, CSM
    are 4th-placed in group A, with two wins and one defeat on their
    record sheet. With one win and one defeat in only two games they have played so
    far, Ferencvaros are 6th-placed in Group A.


    We end with news from football,
    since this coming weekend will see matches being played, counting towards the 7th
    round of domestic League One championship. On Friday, FC Argeş take on Astra
    Giurgiu. On Saturday, in Ploiesti, Chindia Târgovişte take on Gaz Metan Mediaş,
    Politehnica Iaşi play a home game against Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe, while CFR Cluj
    face FC Botoşani, also on home turf. On Sunday in Medias, FC Hermannstadt are
    pitted against UTA Arad, while in a confrontation hosted by the National Arena
    in Bucharest Dinamo take on Universitatea Craiova. The last two games as part
    of round 7 are scheduled on Monday, when FC Voluntari face Viitorul Constanţa and
    Academica Clinceni play FCSB. Craiova are at the top of the table with 18 points,
    followed by FCSB and CFR Cluj, with 12 points each.

    (Translation by Eugen Nasta)

  • Sports weekend

    Sports weekend

    A new Champions League round in women’s
    handball is scheduled this coming weekend. In a Group B fixture on Saturday,
    CSM Ramnicu Valcea take on Hungarian opponents Gyor, away from home. Gyor are
    the runner-up team in the group, with two wins and two draws on their record
    sheet. CSM Ramnicu Valcea are at the bottom of the table with a record of three
    defeats in a similar number of games. CSM have had an auspicious debut in the domestic
    championship, grabbing a 28-to-24 win against SCM Craiova in Ploiesti this past
    Thursday.


    CSM Bucharest play Hungarian opponents
    Ferencvaros Budapest, in a Champions League confrontation this coming Sunday. CSM’s
    lineup for the game will include Cristina Neagu, who was in lockdown as she
    tested positive for COVID-19. In the domestic championship’s debut stage, CSM
    Bucharest secured a 32-20 win against Gloria Buzau. In the Champions league, CSM
    are 4th-placed in group A, with two wins and one defeat on their
    record sheet. With one win and one defeat in only two games they have played so
    far, Ferencvaros are 6th-placed in Group A.


    We end with news from football,
    since this coming weekend will see matches being played, counting towards the 7th
    round of domestic League One championship. On Friday, FC Argeş take on Astra
    Giurgiu. On Saturday, in Ploiesti, Chindia Târgovişte take on Gaz Metan Mediaş,
    Politehnica Iaşi play a home game against Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe, while CFR Cluj
    face FC Botoşani, also on home turf. On Sunday in Medias, FC Hermannstadt are
    pitted against UTA Arad, while in a confrontation hosted by the National Arena
    in Bucharest Dinamo take on Universitatea Craiova. The last two games as part
    of round 7 are scheduled on Monday, when FC Voluntari face Viitorul Constanţa and
    Academica Clinceni play FCSB. Craiova are at the top of the table with 18 points,
    followed by FCSB and CFR Cluj, with 12 points each.

    (Translation by Eugen Nasta)

  • June 21, 2019 UPDATE

    June 21, 2019 UPDATE

    EU The president of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker and the president of the European Council Donald Tusk hailed at the end of the Community summit on Friday in Brussels what they called a successful presidency of the Council of the EU on Romanias part. In turn, the president of Romania Klaus Iohannis presented a report on the Romanian semester and said the strategic agenda adopted by the EU leaders on Thursday fully reflects the 10 commitments included in the Sibiu Summit Declaration in May. He also voiced his satisfaction with the fact that, at his request, the EU leaders agreed to include the consolidation of support for the Republic of Moldova.




    HACKERS The perpetrators of the recent cyber-attacks on Romanian hospitals might be Chinese, experts with the Romanian Intelligence Services Cyberint Centre announced on Friday. The suspicion is based on the time when the hackers were active and on clues in the ransom messages. Four hospitals, in Bucharest, Husi, Dorohoi (in the north-east) and Alba (centre) were affected by Bad Rabbit 4. The attacks caused problems in the activity of the targeted hospitals, with delays in patient admission and discharge and in the issue of prescriptions.




    5G Romania joined the 12 developed states that have introduced 5G strategies in mobile telephony, which greatly increases rates of data transfer for mobile devices. A decision to this end was made in Thursdays government meeting, upon proposal by the Ministry of Communications. The ministry said in a press release that the 5G strategy for Romania had been the object of wider public debate, including proposals from industry and experts. In principle, Romania wants to launch such networks next year, with 5G coverage of all urban centres and the main roadways by 2025. It is estimated that this new technology will create over 250.000 jobs in Romania, with benefits amounting to 5 billion Euro.




    EUROPEAN GAMES The 2nd edition of the European Games began in Minsk, Belarus on June 21st. Until June 30th, 4,000 athletes from 50 countries will compete in 15 sports. Romania is represented by 123 athletes. The results in athletics, badminton, cycling, judo, karate, table tennis, archery and shooting will count towards qualification in next years Olympic Games in Tokyo. In the first edition of the European Games, held in Baku in 2015, Romanias Olympic team won 12 medals: 3 gold, 5 silver and 4 bronze.




    HANDBALL Lots were drawn in Tokyo on Friday for the four groups of the Worlds Women Handball Championships due to unfold between November 30th and December 15th. Romanias national side has been included in Group C together with Hungary, Spain, Montenegro, Senegal and Kazakhstan. The top three sides in these groups will qualify for the two main groups of the competition. Japan, as a host country, France, the world defending champions, Romania, Russia and the Netherlands (thanks to their good results in the European Championships) have directly qualified for the final tournament.



    (translated by: Ana-Maria Popescu)