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We begin with news from weightlifting. As part of the European Weightlifting Championships hosted by Armenias Yerevan, on Wednesday Loredana Toma won all three gold medals of the 71-kilogram category. Loredanas deadlift in the snatch style was 110 kilograms, while in the clean-and-jerk style the Romanian succeeded a deadlift of 130 kilograms. Loredana Tomas combined achievement in the competition stood at 240 kilograms. At the recently-held edition of the European Championships, Romania walked away with 14 medals all told. Apart from Loredana Toma, Mihaela Cambei in the 49-kilogram category and Andreea Cotruţa, in the 55- kilogram category won three gold medals each, Also in the womens version of the competition, Cosmina Pană in the 45-kilogram category won gold in the snatch style and combined. In the mens version of the championships, competing in the 55-kilogram category, Valentin Iancu walked away with silver in the clean-and-jerk style. Iancu won bronze in the snatch style, and combined.

In news from womens tennis, the Romanian-Japanese pair made of Monica Niculescu and Makoto Ninomiya was unable to go past the womens doubles first round as part of the WTA 500 tournament in Stuttgart, an event with almost 700 thousand USD in prize money all told. On Wednesday, Niculescu and Ninomiya sustained a 6-4, 1-6, 10-7 defeat by the pair made of Alexa Guarachi of Chile and Erin Routliffe of New Zealand The vanquished pair was handed a cheque worth 3, 780 euro and were granted one point in the WTA rankings. Also from the tournaments very first round, British competitor Emma Răducanu sustained a 2-6, 1-6 defeat by Latvias Jelena Ostapenko.

We end with news from womens handball. In a pending game as part of the National Leagues 22nd round, this past Wednesday holders CSM Bucharest grabbed a 35-29 home win against Gloria Bistriţa. CSMs Cristina Neagu scored 12 goals. Also on Wednesday, in a fixture counting towards the 21st round, Rapid Bucharest grabbed a 25-21 win away against SCM Craiova. The win earned Rapid the runner-up position in the rankings. Rapids Sorina Grozav scored 7 goals.

Later this month, CSM Bucharest and Rapid play their first-leg fixtures as part of the Champions Leagues quarterfinals. On home court, Rapid play the 2022 winner of the Champions League, Vipers Kristiansand, while CSM travel to Denmark, for a game against Team Esbjerg.

20 April 2023
Sports flash

We begin with news from weightlifting. As part of the European Weightlifting Championships hosted by Armenias Yerevan, on Wednesday Loredana Toma won all three gold medals of the 71-kilogram category. Loredanas deadlift in the snatch style was 110 kilograms, while in the clean-and-jerk style the Romanian succeeded a deadlift of 130 kilograms. Loredana Tomas combined achievement in the competition stood at 240 kilograms. At the recently-held edition of the European Championships, Romania walked away with 14 medals all told. Apart from Loredana Toma, Mihaela Cambei in the 49-kilogram category and Andreea Cotruţa, in the 55- kilogram category won three gold medals each, Also in the womens version of the competition, Cosmina Pană in the 45-kilogram category won gold in the snatch style and combined. In the mens version of the championships, competing in the 55-kilogram category, Valentin Iancu walked away with silver in the clean-and-jerk style. Iancu won bronze in the snatch style, and combined.

In news from womens tennis, the Romanian-Japanese pair made of Monica Niculescu and Makoto Ninomiya was unable to go past the womens doubles first round as part of the WTA 500 tournament in Stuttgart, an event with almost 700 thousand USD in prize money all told. On Wednesday, Niculescu and Ninomiya sustained a 6-4, 1-6, 10-7 defeat by the pair made of Alexa Guarachi of Chile and Erin Routliffe of New Zealand The vanquished pair was handed a cheque worth 3, 780 euro and were granted one point in the WTA rankings. Also from the tournaments very first round, British competitor Emma Răducanu sustained a 2-6, 1-6 defeat by Latvias Jelena Ostapenko.

We end with news from womens handball. In a pending game as part of the National Leagues 22nd round, this past Wednesday holders CSM Bucharest grabbed a 35-29 home win against Gloria Bistriţa. CSMs Cristina Neagu scored 12 goals. Also on Wednesday, in a fixture counting towards the 21st round, Rapid Bucharest grabbed a 25-21 win away against SCM Craiova. The win earned Rapid the runner-up position in the rankings. Rapids Sorina Grozav scored 7 goals.

Later this month, CSM Bucharest and Rapid play their first-leg fixtures as part of the Champions Leagues quarterfinals. On home court, Rapid play the 2022 winner of the Champions League, Vipers Kristiansand, while CSM travel to Denmark, for a game against Team Esbjerg.

20 April 2023
Sports flash

Romania’s women’s volleyball champion team,
Volei Alba Blaj Alba Blaj, on Tuesday grabbed their first win in the Champions
League’s Group B. In Kutna Hora, the Czech Republic, Alba Blaj defeated Ukraine’s
Prometey Dnipro, 3-nil. At the top of the table in the group are Vero Volley Milan,
winners of the two group fixtures they have played so far. Alba Blaj are
the runner-up team and their next scheduled match is this coming Wednesday’s
confrontation against Vero Volley Milan.

A first-timer in the Champions League, CSM
Târgovişte have succeeded their first group win as part of the the competition.
In a Group E fixture on Wednesday, CSM Targoviste grabbed a 3-nil away win against
Bulgarian opponents Maritza Plovdiv. With three wins so far, Turkey’s Eczacibaşi
Istanbul are at the top of the table, followed by Polish team Chemik Police,
with two wins. 3rd-placed are CSM Târgovişte and their next scheduled fixture
is the match against Polish side Chemik Police, to be played in Szczecin.

In men’s volleyball, in a fixture counting
towards the first leg of the CEV Cup’s playoff stage, Arcada Galaţi sustained a
nil-3 home defeat by Italian opponents Piacenza. In the first leg as part of the Challenge Cup’s quarterfinals, Steaua
Bucharest sustained a 1-3 away defeat by Olympiakos Piraeus.
The second leg is scheduled on January 26 in Bucharest.

In men’s basketball, this past Wednesday
holders U-BT Cluj-Napoca sustained a 79-88 home defeat by French opponents Bourg-en-Bresse,
in a fixture counting towards EuroCup’s Group A. After 10 games played, U-BT
Cluj-Napoca are 9th-placed in the group, the last-but-one-position,
with 3 wins and 7 defeats on their record sheet. U-BT Cluj-Napoca this coming
Wednesday take on bottom-of-the-table opponents, Slovenia’s Olimpija Ljubljana,
away from home.

In a Group L fixture as part of FIBA Europe
Cup, in Nicosia, CSM CSU Oradea sustained a 75-77 defeat by Cypriot team Keravnos.
In was CSM CSU Oradea’s second consecutive defeat, in the wake of their debut fixture
group win. CSM CSU Oradea are the bottom-of-the-table team in the group. Their next scheduled game is the home match
against German opponents Brose Bamberg.

In news from football, holders CFR Cluj
this past Wednesday, in Spain’s Oliva Nova, drew against second-tier German team
Holstein Kiel, 1-all. In their second match as part of CFR’s training stage in
Spain, on Friday, they will go against another second-tier German team, Darmstadt.(EN)

12 January 2023
Sports flash

Romania’s women’s volleyball champion team,
Volei Alba Blaj Alba Blaj, on Tuesday grabbed their first win in the Champions
League’s Group B. In Kutna Hora, the Czech Republic, Alba Blaj defeated Ukraine’s
Prometey Dnipro, 3-nil. At the top of the table in the group are Vero Volley Milan,
winners of the two group fixtures they have played so far. Alba Blaj are
the runner-up team and their next scheduled match is this coming Wednesday’s
confrontation against Vero Volley Milan.

A first-timer in the Champions League, CSM
Târgovişte have succeeded their first group win as part of the the competition.
In a Group E fixture on Wednesday, CSM Targoviste grabbed a 3-nil away win against
Bulgarian opponents Maritza Plovdiv. With three wins so far, Turkey’s Eczacibaşi
Istanbul are at the top of the table, followed by Polish team Chemik Police,
with two wins. 3rd-placed are CSM Târgovişte and their next scheduled fixture
is the match against Polish side Chemik Police, to be played in Szczecin.

In men’s volleyball, in a fixture counting
towards the first leg of the CEV Cup’s playoff stage, Arcada Galaţi sustained a
nil-3 home defeat by Italian opponents Piacenza. In the first leg as part of the Challenge Cup’s quarterfinals, Steaua
Bucharest sustained a 1-3 away defeat by Olympiakos Piraeus.
The second leg is scheduled on January 26 in Bucharest.

In men’s basketball, this past Wednesday
holders U-BT Cluj-Napoca sustained a 79-88 home defeat by French opponents Bourg-en-Bresse,
in a fixture counting towards EuroCup’s Group A. After 10 games played, U-BT
Cluj-Napoca are 9th-placed in the group, the last-but-one-position,
with 3 wins and 7 defeats on their record sheet. U-BT Cluj-Napoca this coming
Wednesday take on bottom-of-the-table opponents, Slovenia’s Olimpija Ljubljana,
away from home.

In a Group L fixture as part of FIBA Europe
Cup, in Nicosia, CSM CSU Oradea sustained a 75-77 defeat by Cypriot team Keravnos.
In was CSM CSU Oradea’s second consecutive defeat, in the wake of their debut fixture
group win. CSM CSU Oradea are the bottom-of-the-table team in the group. Their next scheduled game is the home match
against German opponents Brose Bamberg.

In news from football, holders CFR Cluj
this past Wednesday, in Spain’s Oliva Nova, drew against second-tier German team
Holstein Kiel, 1-all. In their second match as part of CFR’s training stage in
Spain, on Friday, they will go against another second-tier German team, Darmstadt.(EN)

12 January 2023
Radio Romania International Sports club

The attention-grabbing event, early into 2023, is the World Men’s
Handball Championship, a competition jointly hosted by Poland and Sweden. Romania has wasted the opportunity to advance to the
final tournament, yet several First League Romanian handballers prove their
mettle at the World Championship. As of late, the Romanian national squad has
played several friendly matches with teams that will be taking part in the
World Championship. In Spain’s Benidorm, Romania took part in an international tournament,
coming in 2nd after host country Spain and ahead of Argentina and Bahrein.
In the debut game, Spain trashed Romania, 49 to 29. Then Romania defeated Argentina, 31 to 26, and Bahrein, 27 – 24. The
World Championship will be drawing to a close on Sunday, January 29, with the
final hosted by Swedish capital Stockholm.

In women’s handball, European competitions have bene
resumed. In the Champions League, Group A, CSM Bucharest are at the top of the
table with 17 points, that is with two points more than the previous season’s
winner, Norway’s Vipers Christiansand. This past Sunday , CSM Bucharest grabbed
a 35 to 25 away win against Czech opponents Banik Most, 35-26. With 9 goals
scored, Cristina neagu was CSM Bucharest’s top scorer. The Romania team’s next
scheduled fixture is the home confrontation against Danish team Odense.

In the Champions League’s Group B, holders Rapid
Bucharest have climbed to the 3rd position, having grabbed a
precious 39-29 home win this past Sunday against Buducnost Podgorica of
Montenegro. With 16 points, Rapid Bucharest are on a par with 2nd-placed
team, Hungary’s Győr, and one point down from top-of -the-table team Metz of
France. This past Sunday, Sorina Grozav, Eliza Buceschi and their teammates
play Danish team Esbjerg, away from home. At the end of the League’s group
stage playing straight in the quarterfinals will be 1st and 2nd
placed teams in each group. 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th-placed
teams will be competing in the League’s playoff stage for the remaining four
positions in the quarterfinals.

Fixtures have also been resumed, counting towards the group
stage as part of the Women’s European handball’s second-tier competition, EHF European League. In
Group D, SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea have had an auspicious debut, as this past Sunday
they grabbed a 40-30 home win against Hungarian opponents Vác. Also in a Group
D fixture, German side Thüringer grabbed a 28-24 home win against French
opponents Paris 92. In the second round, CSM Ramnicu Valcea will next play
Paris 92 this coming Sunday. (EN)

11 January 2023
Radio Romania International Sports club

The attention-grabbing event, early into 2023, is the World Men’s
Handball Championship, a competition jointly hosted by Poland and Sweden. Romania has wasted the opportunity to advance to the
final tournament, yet several First League Romanian handballers prove their
mettle at the World Championship. As of late, the Romanian national squad has
played several friendly matches with teams that will be taking part in the
World Championship. In Spain’s Benidorm, Romania took part in an international tournament,
coming in 2nd after host country Spain and ahead of Argentina and Bahrein.
In the debut game, Spain trashed Romania, 49 to 29. Then Romania defeated Argentina, 31 to 26, and Bahrein, 27 – 24. The
World Championship will be drawing to a close on Sunday, January 29, with the
final hosted by Swedish capital Stockholm.

In women’s handball, European competitions have bene
resumed. In the Champions League, Group A, CSM Bucharest are at the top of the
table with 17 points, that is with two points more than the previous season’s
winner, Norway’s Vipers Christiansand. This past Sunday , CSM Bucharest grabbed
a 35 to 25 away win against Czech opponents Banik Most, 35-26. With 9 goals
scored, Cristina neagu was CSM Bucharest’s top scorer. The Romania team’s next
scheduled fixture is the home confrontation against Danish team Odense.

In the Champions League’s Group B, holders Rapid
Bucharest have climbed to the 3rd position, having grabbed a
precious 39-29 home win this past Sunday against Buducnost Podgorica of
Montenegro. With 16 points, Rapid Bucharest are on a par with 2nd-placed
team, Hungary’s Győr, and one point down from top-of -the-table team Metz of
France. This past Sunday, Sorina Grozav, Eliza Buceschi and their teammates
play Danish team Esbjerg, away from home. At the end of the League’s group
stage playing straight in the quarterfinals will be 1st and 2nd
placed teams in each group. 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th-placed
teams will be competing in the League’s playoff stage for the remaining four
positions in the quarterfinals.

Fixtures have also been resumed, counting towards the group
stage as part of the Women’s European handball’s second-tier competition, EHF European League. In
Group D, SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea have had an auspicious debut, as this past Sunday
they grabbed a 40-30 home win against Hungarian opponents Vác. Also in a Group
D fixture, German side Thüringer grabbed a 28-24 home win against French
opponents Paris 92. In the second round, CSM Ramnicu Valcea will next play
Paris 92 this coming Sunday. (EN)

11 January 2023
Sports flash

The Romanian men’s basketball team U-BT Cluj-Napoca sustained a 81-84 home defeat by German opponents
Ulm, in a match counting towards EuroCup’s Group A. Holders U-BT Cluj-Napoca sustained
their sixth defeat in the competition, in nine games they have played so far,
and are the last-but-one team in the group, being 9th -placed. U-BT Cluj-Napoca’s
next scheduled fixture on January 11 is a home confrontation with top-of-the-table
team, Bourg-en-Bresse of France.

In the FIBA
Europe Cup, SCM U Craiova sustained a 56-75 away defeat by French team Cholet
Basket. It was SCM U Craiova’s second defeat in a row, in a match counting
towards the second stage of the competition, Group A. In the group’s other
match, FC Porto grabbed a 94-87 away win against Niners Chemnitz. With two wins on the
record, Cholet are at the top of the table, while Craiova are 4th-placed, the
bottom-of-the-table position in the group. SCM U Craiova’s next scheduled match
on January 10 is the return leg against Niners, to be played in Chemnitz.

Also in the FIBA
Europe Cup, but in a Group L fixture this time, CSM CSU Oradea a sustained a 73-91 home defeat by Polish opponents Anwil Włocławek. CSM CSU Oradea have recently
succeeded a 82-80 notable win against German opponents Brose Bamberg, away
from home. On Wednesday, Brose Bamberg grabbed a 90-87
away win against Cypriot opponents Keravnos. With two wins on the record, Polish
team Włocławek are at the top of the table. CSM CSU Oradea and Bamberg follow,
with one win and two defeats each. On January 11, CSM CSU Oradea will next play
bottom-of-the-table squad, Keravnos, away from home.

In a fixture counting towards Champions
League’s Group B, Volei Alba Blaj women’s volleyball team on Wednesday sustained
a 1-3 defeat by Italian opponents Vero Volley Milan, in Targu Mures. In the group’s
other game on Tuesday, hosted by the Czech town of Kutna Hora, Ukrainian team Prometey
Dnipro grabbed a 3-2 win against French team Volero Le Cannet. Vero Volley Milan are
at the top of the table in Group B, while Volei Alba Blaj are 4th-placed.
Holders Volei Aba Blaj’s next scheduled confrontation on January 10 is the return
leg against Ukraine’s Prometey Dnipro, to be played in the Czech Republic’s Kutna
Hora, again. (EN)

22 December 2022
Sports flash

The Romanian men’s basketball team U-BT Cluj-Napoca sustained a 81-84 home defeat by German opponents
Ulm, in a match counting towards EuroCup’s Group A. Holders U-BT Cluj-Napoca sustained
their sixth defeat in the competition, in nine games they have played so far,
and are the last-but-one team in the group, being 9th -placed. U-BT Cluj-Napoca’s
next scheduled fixture on January 11 is a home confrontation with top-of-the-table
team, Bourg-en-Bresse of France.

In the FIBA
Europe Cup, SCM U Craiova sustained a 56-75 away defeat by French team Cholet
Basket. It was SCM U Craiova’s second defeat in a row, in a match counting
towards the second stage of the competition, Group A. In the group’s other
match, FC Porto grabbed a 94-87 away win against Niners Chemnitz. With two wins on the
record, Cholet are at the top of the table, while Craiova are 4th-placed, the
bottom-of-the-table position in the group. SCM U Craiova’s next scheduled match
on January 10 is the return leg against Niners, to be played in Chemnitz.

Also in the FIBA
Europe Cup, but in a Group L fixture this time, CSM CSU Oradea a sustained a 73-91 home defeat by Polish opponents Anwil Włocławek. CSM CSU Oradea have recently
succeeded a 82-80 notable win against German opponents Brose Bamberg, away
from home. On Wednesday, Brose Bamberg grabbed a 90-87
away win against Cypriot opponents Keravnos. With two wins on the record, Polish
team Włocławek are at the top of the table. CSM CSU Oradea and Bamberg follow,
with one win and two defeats each. On January 11, CSM CSU Oradea will next play
bottom-of-the-table squad, Keravnos, away from home.

In a fixture counting towards Champions
League’s Group B, Volei Alba Blaj women’s volleyball team on Wednesday sustained
a 1-3 defeat by Italian opponents Vero Volley Milan, in Targu Mures. In the group’s
other game on Tuesday, hosted by the Czech town of Kutna Hora, Ukrainian team Prometey
Dnipro grabbed a 3-2 win against French team Volero Le Cannet. Vero Volley Milan are
at the top of the table in Group B, while Volei Alba Blaj are 4th-placed.
Holders Volei Aba Blaj’s next scheduled confrontation on January 10 is the return
leg against Ukraine’s Prometey Dnipro, to be played in the Czech Republic’s Kutna
Hora, again. (EN)

22 December 2022
Sports weekend

The World
Weightlifting Championships are ongoing in Bogota, Colombia, this coming
weekend. In the women’s version of the competition, in the 55-kilogram
category, Andreea Cotruta came in 4th overall, with 194 kilograms,
according to a Romanian Weightlifting Federation’s Facebook post. In the snatch
style Cotruta managed a deadlift of 87 kilograms and was 4th-placed.
In the clean-and-jerk style, Andreea Cotruta came in 6th, with 107 kilograms.
So far, Romania has won only one medal, as this past Tuesday, in the
49-kilogram category, Mihaela-Valentina Cambei won
silver in the snatch style. The World Weightlifting Championships are the only official
competition that matters for the qualification to the 2024 edition of the Olympic
Games in Paris.

In news from men’s handball, on Thursday, in
the Champions League, Dinamo Bucharest and Croatian opponents PPD Zagreb drew, 27-all.
Dynamo’s most efficient scorer was Ukrainian Andriy Akimenko with 6 goals. Iranian-born
Romanian goalkeeper Saeid Heidarirad had no less than 17 interventions, with a
save ratio standing at more than 40 percent. Dinamo Bucharest are 4th-placed
in group A, and next week Romanian title holders go against Hungarian opponents
Veszprem.

In women’s handball, this coming weekend
will see fixtures being played, counting towards the European Cups. In the Champions
League’s Group A, this coming Sunday in Budapest, CSM play Ferencvaros. Cristina
Neagu’s team is 2nd-placed the group, on a par with top-of-table
team, Norway’s Vipers Kristiansand. In Group B, Rapid Bucharest play a home
game against another Hungarian team, the current championship leader, Gyor, on
home turf on Sunday. Romanian title holders Rapid are 4th-placed in Group
B, with two points less than the group’s top-of-the-table team.

Also in news from women’s handball, EHF
European League fixtures will also be played at the weekend. Three Romanian
teams play in the second round as part of the third preliminary round. On Saturday,
Măgura Cisnădie play a home game against Hungarian team Siófok, the winning
team of the first leg, 33 to 24. On Sunday, Ramnicu Valcea Municipal Sport Club
Municipal play a home game against Swedish team Höör,
whom they trounced last week away from home 31-24. Also on Sunday, Gloria Buzău
play a home fixture against Hungarian opponents Mosonmagyaróvár. Gloria need to come from behind and win, in the
wake of a 26-29 defeat in Hungary. The third preliminary round’s winning teams
will play in the European League’s group stage early in 2023. next year.

I

n the Romanian Superleague in football, on
Friday, Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe take on FC Voluntari. On Saturday, FC Hermannstadt
face Farul Constanţa, with the fixture being hosted by the new stadium in
Sibiu. Three matches are scheduled on Sunday, when Universitatea Cluj are
pitted against UTA Arad, FC Botoşani face CFR Cluj, while Chindia Târgovişte play
FCSB. On Monday, in Craiova, one of the local sides, FC U Craiova go against FC
Arges. On home turf, FC Mioveni
play Universitatea Craiova. In the
round’s last fixture on Wednesday, Rapid Bucharest play Petrolul Ploieşti. Farul
are at the top of the table, with 44 points. CFR Cluj
are the runner-up team, with 40 points. (EN)

9 December 2022
Sports weekend

The World
Weightlifting Championships are ongoing in Bogota, Colombia, this coming
weekend. In the women’s version of the competition, in the 55-kilogram
category, Andreea Cotruta came in 4th overall, with 194 kilograms,
according to a Romanian Weightlifting Federation’s Facebook post. In the snatch
style Cotruta managed a deadlift of 87 kilograms and was 4th-placed.
In the clean-and-jerk style, Andreea Cotruta came in 6th, with 107 kilograms.
So far, Romania has won only one medal, as this past Tuesday, in the
49-kilogram category, Mihaela-Valentina Cambei won
silver in the snatch style. The World Weightlifting Championships are the only official
competition that matters for the qualification to the 2024 edition of the Olympic
Games in Paris.

In news from men’s handball, on Thursday, in
the Champions League, Dinamo Bucharest and Croatian opponents PPD Zagreb drew, 27-all.
Dynamo’s most efficient scorer was Ukrainian Andriy Akimenko with 6 goals. Iranian-born
Romanian goalkeeper Saeid Heidarirad had no less than 17 interventions, with a
save ratio standing at more than 40 percent. Dinamo Bucharest are 4th-placed
in group A, and next week Romanian title holders go against Hungarian opponents
Veszprem.

In women’s handball, this coming weekend
will see fixtures being played, counting towards the European Cups. In the Champions
League’s Group A, this coming Sunday in Budapest, CSM play Ferencvaros. Cristina
Neagu’s team is 2nd-placed the group, on a par with top-of-table
team, Norway’s Vipers Kristiansand. In Group B, Rapid Bucharest play a home
game against another Hungarian team, the current championship leader, Gyor, on
home turf on Sunday. Romanian title holders Rapid are 4th-placed in Group
B, with two points less than the group’s top-of-the-table team.

Also in news from women’s handball, EHF
European League fixtures will also be played at the weekend. Three Romanian
teams play in the second round as part of the third preliminary round. On Saturday,
Măgura Cisnădie play a home game against Hungarian team Siófok, the winning
team of the first leg, 33 to 24. On Sunday, Ramnicu Valcea Municipal Sport Club
Municipal play a home game against Swedish team Höör,
whom they trounced last week away from home 31-24. Also on Sunday, Gloria Buzău
play a home fixture against Hungarian opponents Mosonmagyaróvár. Gloria need to come from behind and win, in the
wake of a 26-29 defeat in Hungary. The third preliminary round’s winning teams
will play in the European League’s group stage early in 2023. next year.

I

n the Romanian Superleague in football, on
Friday, Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe take on FC Voluntari. On Saturday, FC Hermannstadt
face Farul Constanţa, with the fixture being hosted by the new stadium in
Sibiu. Three matches are scheduled on Sunday, when Universitatea Cluj are
pitted against UTA Arad, FC Botoşani face CFR Cluj, while Chindia Târgovişte play
FCSB. On Monday, in Craiova, one of the local sides, FC U Craiova go against FC
Arges. On home turf, FC Mioveni
play Universitatea Craiova. In the
round’s last fixture on Wednesday, Rapid Bucharest play Petrolul Ploieşti. Farul
are at the top of the table, with 44 points. CFR Cluj
are the runner-up team, with 40 points. (EN)

9 December 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

CSM Bucharest and Rapid Bucharest, the two Romanian
women’s handball teams competing in the Champions League’s group stage have had
a win-all record so far, after three rounds. In a Group B away fixture this past
Sunday, Romanian title holders Rapid had no problem defeating Turkish opponents
Kastamonu. Spanish head-coach Carlos Viver’s trainees had a lackluster start,
and Kastamonu even had 8-4 lead during the game. Yet Rapid braced up and
secured a 15-12 advantage at half time. In the second half, Kastamonu were quick
to lose stamina and eventually, Rapid were seven goals up from their opponents.
Rapid’s top scorer was Eliza Buceschi, with seven goals scored. With 5 points each,
French team Metz and Rapid are the leaders in Group B.

In the Champions League’s Group A, CSM Bucharest
had a hard time avoiding a defeat in the home game they played against Germany’s
Bietigheim, succeeding a 28-all final score this past Sunday in Bucharest. With a win-all
record for quite some time, Bietigheim had the upper hand during the first half
of the game, securing a 16-13 advantage at half time. However, CSM succeeded to
level the score in the second half, yet they wasted several other opportunities
to score and secure a win. Towards the end of the match, Bietigheim again
secured their advantage on the pitch; however, CSM’s Norwegian player Malin Aune
levelled the score five second before the end of the game, when the Germans wasted
the opportunity to maintain their advantage, several times. In Group A, Bietigheim and CSM are
2nd and 3rd-placed, respectively, with 5 points each. Norway’s
Vipers Kristiansand are the leaders in group A, with 6 points in six games.

In the ice hockey Erste Liga, this past
Sunday, ACSH Gheorgheni succeeded
their third consecutive win, 4-2, against Dunaujvarosi Acelbikak. Corona Braşov
also won against Ferencvaros Budapest, 3-1. In their third fixture, defending
champions Sport Club Miercurea Ciuc, sustained their third recent defeat, 3-4 against
Ujpest Budapest, away from home.

This past Sunday, Bosnian tennis player Nerman
Fatic has won the Sibiu Open challenger tournament, an event with 45, 730 Euros
in prize money. In the final, Fatic defeated another Bosnian, 6th-sseeded
Damir Dzumhur, 6-3, 6-4. 258thplaced according to the ATP rankings, Fatic, defeated
his much more experienced opponent, currently 192nd-placed according
ot the ATP rankings, after one hour and 34 minutes of play. We recall Dzumhur
was the world’s 23rd-player in 2018. Fatic received a check worth 6,190 Euros and was granted 80 ATP points. In turn, finalist Dzumhur received a
check worth 3,650 Euros and was granted 50 ATOP points.

In the men’s doubles final, the all-Serbian
2-nd seeded pair, made of brothers Ivan and Matej Sabanov, defeated the tournament’s
2021 champions, top-seeded all-Austrian pair made of Alexander Erler and Lucas
Miedler, 3-6, 7-5, 10-4. (EN)

26 September 2022
Sports Roundup

CSM Bucharest and Rapid Bucharest, the two Romanian
women’s handball teams competing in the Champions League’s group stage have had
a win-all record so far, after three rounds. In a Group B away fixture this past
Sunday, Romanian title holders Rapid had no problem defeating Turkish opponents
Kastamonu. Spanish head-coach Carlos Viver’s trainees had a lackluster start,
and Kastamonu even had 8-4 lead during the game. Yet Rapid braced up and
secured a 15-12 advantage at half time. In the second half, Kastamonu were quick
to lose stamina and eventually, Rapid were seven goals up from their opponents.
Rapid’s top scorer was Eliza Buceschi, with seven goals scored. With 5 points each,
French team Metz and Rapid are the leaders in Group B.

In the Champions League’s Group A, CSM Bucharest
had a hard time avoiding a defeat in the home game they played against Germany’s
Bietigheim, succeeding a 28-all final score this past Sunday in Bucharest. With a win-all
record for quite some time, Bietigheim had the upper hand during the first half
of the game, securing a 16-13 advantage at half time. However, CSM succeeded to
level the score in the second half, yet they wasted several other opportunities
to score and secure a win. Towards the end of the match, Bietigheim again
secured their advantage on the pitch; however, CSM’s Norwegian player Malin Aune
levelled the score five second before the end of the game, when the Germans wasted
the opportunity to maintain their advantage, several times. In Group A, Bietigheim and CSM are
2nd and 3rd-placed, respectively, with 5 points each. Norway’s
Vipers Kristiansand are the leaders in group A, with 6 points in six games.

In the ice hockey Erste Liga, this past
Sunday, ACSH Gheorgheni succeeded
their third consecutive win, 4-2, against Dunaujvarosi Acelbikak. Corona Braşov
also won against Ferencvaros Budapest, 3-1. In their third fixture, defending
champions Sport Club Miercurea Ciuc, sustained their third recent defeat, 3-4 against
Ujpest Budapest, away from home.

This past Sunday, Bosnian tennis player Nerman
Fatic has won the Sibiu Open challenger tournament, an event with 45, 730 Euros
in prize money. In the final, Fatic defeated another Bosnian, 6th-sseeded
Damir Dzumhur, 6-3, 6-4. 258thplaced according to the ATP rankings, Fatic, defeated
his much more experienced opponent, currently 192nd-placed according
ot the ATP rankings, after one hour and 34 minutes of play. We recall Dzumhur
was the world’s 23rd-player in 2018. Fatic received a check worth 6,190 Euros and was granted 80 ATP points. In turn, finalist Dzumhur received a
check worth 3,650 Euros and was granted 50 ATOP points.

In the men’s doubles final, the all-Serbian
2-nd seeded pair, made of brothers Ivan and Matej Sabanov, defeated the tournament’s
2021 champions, top-seeded all-Austrian pair made of Alexander Erler and Lucas
Miedler, 3-6, 7-5, 10-4. (EN)

26 September 2022
Sports flash

The World Rowing Championships are underway in Racice, The
Czech Republic. Among the Romanian crews likely to step onto a step of the
podium there is the defending Olympic and European Champion women’s pair made
of Ancuța Bodnar and Simona Radiș. Also worth watching is the progress of the
women’s coxed eight crew, a European title holder as well.

In news from women’s handball, Romania’s champion team,
Rapid Bucharest, on Wednesday secured a comfortable 34-25 away win against Magura
Cisnadie, in a fixture counting towards the National League’s 5th
round. In another regular match, Baia Mare defeated Dunărea Brăila, 27-25. Quite
surprisingly, Gloria Buzău are at the top of the table, with 12 points in four
games. CSM Bucharest is the runner-up team, with 10 points in four games.

Former FCSB head-coach, Anton Petrea, on Wednesday was
appointed at the helm of a Chindia Târgovişte. The latter team’s former
head-coach, Adrian Mihalcea, had a mutual consent contract termination with
Chindia’ s management this past Tuesday. After 11 rounds in the Super League, Chindia
Târgovişte is at the bottom of the table in the rankings, with a mere 3 points and
a no-win record.

Romania’s national football team is in Helsinki for a Nations
League fixture against Finland on Friday. In League B’s third group, Romanian’s
national team is 4th-placed according to the as-it-stands table, with
only 3 points on its record sheet. Finland is 3rd-placed, with 4
points, Bosnia and Herzegovina are at the top of the table, with 8 points,
followed by Montenegro, with 7. In Bosnia’s Zelnica this coming Friday, Bosnia
and Herzegovina go against Montenegro. In Bucharest on Monday, Romania takes on
Bosnia and Herzegovina, while in Podgorica, Montenegro plays Finland. (EN)

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22 September 2022