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    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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    Radio Romania International Sports club


    Romania’s national women’s volleyball team this past Sunday in Hadera grabbed a 3-2 away win against Israel, in sets, 22-25, 25-15, 25-21, 23-25 and 15-10. The fixture counted towards the qualifiers’ preliminary Group A ahead of the European Women’s Volleyball Championship of 2023. So, Romania’s women’s national volleyball team was one set clear as compared to runner-up team Croatia.



    Our national squad had already secured its qualification to the final tournament. The team grabbed the win after two hours and four minutes of play. Top scorers for Romania were Adelina Budăi-Ungureanu, with 23 points, Diana Ariton, with 20, and Rodica Buterez, with 18 points. Israeli team’s top scorer was Polina Malik, with 28 points.



    Romania’s national squad began its qualification campaign to the final tournament with a 3-nil home win against Israel. Then another 3-nil win occurred, this time away from home, against Faeroe Islands. Romania was defeated by Croatia, 1-3, also away from home. Romania then came from behind and secured a 3-1 home win in the return leg. In their 5th game as part of the qualifiers, our national squad grabbed a 3-nil home win against Faeroe Islands, in the return leg.



    In another Group A fixture, Croatia defeated Faeroe Islands, 3-nil.



    Romania is at the top of the table according to Group A’s final rankings, with 14 points and a 16-6 set score. Croatia was the runner-up team, also with 14 points and a 16-7 set score. Israel was 3rd-placed, with 8 points. Faeroe Islands was the bottom-of-the-table team, with zero points. Romania and Croatia have qualified to the 2023 edition of the final tournament, jointly organized by Belgium, Estonia, Germany and Italy. (EN)





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    Radio Romania International Sports club


    Romania’s national women’s volleyball team this past Sunday in Hadera grabbed a 3-2 away win against Israel, in sets, 22-25, 25-15, 25-21, 23-25 and 15-10. The fixture counted towards the qualifiers’ preliminary Group A ahead of the European Women’s Volleyball Championship of 2023. So, Romania’s women’s national volleyball team was one set clear as compared to runner-up team Croatia.



    Our national squad had already secured its qualification to the final tournament. The team grabbed the win after two hours and four minutes of play. Top scorers for Romania were Adelina Budăi-Ungureanu, with 23 points, Diana Ariton, with 20, and Rodica Buterez, with 18 points. Israeli team’s top scorer was Polina Malik, with 28 points.



    Romania’s national squad began its qualification campaign to the final tournament with a 3-nil home win against Israel. Then another 3-nil win occurred, this time away from home, against Faeroe Islands. Romania was defeated by Croatia, 1-3, also away from home. Romania then came from behind and secured a 3-1 home win in the return leg. In their 5th game as part of the qualifiers, our national squad grabbed a 3-nil home win against Faeroe Islands, in the return leg.



    In another Group A fixture, Croatia defeated Faeroe Islands, 3-nil.



    Romania is at the top of the table according to Group A’s final rankings, with 14 points and a 16-6 set score. Croatia was the runner-up team, also with 14 points and a 16-7 set score. Israel was 3rd-placed, with 8 points. Faeroe Islands was the bottom-of-the-table team, with zero points. Romania and Croatia have qualified to the 2023 edition of the final tournament, jointly organized by Belgium, Estonia, Germany and Italy. (EN)





  • Sports weekend

    Sports weekend


    Three Romanian football teams on Thursday proved their mettle in the in the first leg as part of the Conference League’s third preliminary round. Away from home, CFR Cluj played Shakhtar Soligorsk of the Belarus. As a result of a UEFA resolution to ban official matches hosted by Russia or Belarus, the game was hosted by the Turkish city of Adapazari. CFR Cluj had the upper hand all throughout the game, yet the Romanians were held to a blank draw, so CFR are the favorites to winning the tie. The return leg is scheduled in Cluj-Napoca this coming Thursday. If they outclass Shakhtar Soligorsk, CFR Cluj will play a playoff fixture ahead of the Conference League group stage, taking on the winner of the match pitting Slovenia’s NK Maribor against Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi of Finland, counting towards Europa League preliminaries. In the first leg this past Thursday, the Finnish team won 2-nil, away from home.



    In Poland’s Lublin, Unversitatea Craiova sustained a nil-1 away defeat by Zarya Lugansk of Ukraine. With no official match on their record sheet so far, Zarya Lugansk had the upper hand all throughout the game and won, thanks to Denis Nahnoinyi’s goal in minute 56, so the decisive qualifying match will be next Thursday’s fixture in Craiova. If they advance to the competition’s next stage, in the playoffs Universitatea take on the winner of the match pitting Swiss team FC Lugano against Hapoel Beer-Sheva of Israel. In the first leg, the latter team grabbed a 2-nil win, away from home.



    The only Romanian team to have played a home game this past Thursday, Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe, sustained a 1-3 defeat by Djugaarden of Sweden. Scoring for the guests were Victor Edvardsen, who turned a penalty kick into a goal on 26 minutes and Joel Asoro, who scored in minutes 31 and 53. Sepsi’s Alexandru Tudorie on 79 minutes turned a penalty kick into a goal. Sepsi’s qualification chances are very slim, but if they outclass Djugaarden, Sepsi will play the winner of the match pitting APOEL Nicosia of Cyprus against FC Kyzyljar Petropavlovsk of Kazahstan. On Thursday APOEL Nicosia grabbed a 1-nil home win. On Wednesday in the Conference League’s third preliminary round, FCSB defeated Slovakia’s Dunajska Streda, 1-nil, away.



    Matches counting towards Romanian football Superleague’s fourth round are played at the weekend. On Friday, Universitatea Cluj face Petrolul Ploiesti. On Sarturday, CS Mioveni play a home game against FCSB, while in Bucharest, Rapid take on FC Argeș. On Sunday, Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe are pitted against UTA Arad, Chindia Târgoviște face CFR Cluj, while FC U Craiova take on Universitatea Craiova. The fourth round’s last two fixtures are scheduled this coming Monday, when FC Hermannstadt play FC Voluntari, while FC Botoșani go against Farul Constanța. Farul and FC Botoșani are at the top of the as-it-stands table, with 7 points each. (EN)





  • Sports weekend

    Sports weekend


    Three Romanian football teams on Thursday proved their mettle in the in the first leg as part of the Conference League’s third preliminary round. Away from home, CFR Cluj played Shakhtar Soligorsk of the Belarus. As a result of a UEFA resolution to ban official matches hosted by Russia or Belarus, the game was hosted by the Turkish city of Adapazari. CFR Cluj had the upper hand all throughout the game, yet the Romanians were held to a blank draw, so CFR are the favorites to winning the tie. The return leg is scheduled in Cluj-Napoca this coming Thursday. If they outclass Shakhtar Soligorsk, CFR Cluj will play a playoff fixture ahead of the Conference League group stage, taking on the winner of the match pitting Slovenia’s NK Maribor against Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi of Finland, counting towards Europa League preliminaries. In the first leg this past Thursday, the Finnish team won 2-nil, away from home.



    In Poland’s Lublin, Unversitatea Craiova sustained a nil-1 away defeat by Zarya Lugansk of Ukraine. With no official match on their record sheet so far, Zarya Lugansk had the upper hand all throughout the game and won, thanks to Denis Nahnoinyi’s goal in minute 56, so the decisive qualifying match will be next Thursday’s fixture in Craiova. If they advance to the competition’s next stage, in the playoffs Universitatea take on the winner of the match pitting Swiss team FC Lugano against Hapoel Beer-Sheva of Israel. In the first leg, the latter team grabbed a 2-nil win, away from home.



    The only Romanian team to have played a home game this past Thursday, Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe, sustained a 1-3 defeat by Djugaarden of Sweden. Scoring for the guests were Victor Edvardsen, who turned a penalty kick into a goal on 26 minutes and Joel Asoro, who scored in minutes 31 and 53. Sepsi’s Alexandru Tudorie on 79 minutes turned a penalty kick into a goal. Sepsi’s qualification chances are very slim, but if they outclass Djugaarden, Sepsi will play the winner of the match pitting APOEL Nicosia of Cyprus against FC Kyzyljar Petropavlovsk of Kazahstan. On Thursday APOEL Nicosia grabbed a 1-nil home win. On Wednesday in the Conference League’s third preliminary round, FCSB defeated Slovakia’s Dunajska Streda, 1-nil, away.



    Matches counting towards Romanian football Superleague’s fourth round are played at the weekend. On Friday, Universitatea Cluj face Petrolul Ploiesti. On Sarturday, CS Mioveni play a home game against FCSB, while in Bucharest, Rapid take on FC Argeș. On Sunday, Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe are pitted against UTA Arad, Chindia Târgoviște face CFR Cluj, while FC U Craiova take on Universitatea Craiova. The fourth round’s last two fixtures are scheduled this coming Monday, when FC Hermannstadt play FC Voluntari, while FC Botoșani go against Farul Constanța. Farul and FC Botoșani are at the top of the as-it-stands table, with 7 points each. (EN)





  • Sports weekend

    Sports weekend

    Simona Halep this past Thursday has advanced to the
    third round at Wimbledon. 16-th seeded Halep grabbed
    a hard-fought 7-5, 6-4 win against WTA 190th-placed, 36-year-old
    Belgium challenger Kirsten Flipkens.A Wimbledon winner three
    years ago, in the third round Halep will be joining her fellow Romanian participant,
    Irina Begu, who on Wednesday secured her ticket to the third round, defeating Italy’s
    Elisabetta Cocciaretto, 6-4, 6-4. In the ladies’
    doubles event, pairing up with Anhelina Kalynina, Begu was eliminated from the very
    first round. OnThursday, the Romanian – Ukrainian pair was defeated by the 11th-seeded
    pair made of Alicja Rosolska of Poland and New-Zealand’s Erin Routliffe, 6-4, 6-4.




    Romania’s national men’s basketball team has secured
    its presence in the second prequalifies round as part of the FIBA EuroBasket
    2025 competition. In Timisoara on Thursday, the Romanians defeated Luxembourg, 78-67.
    Of the lineup head-coached by Dragan Petricevic, the best basketball player was
    Rolland Torok, with 21 points, 3 recoveries and 6 assists. The win in Timisoara
    secured the top-of-the-table position for Romania in group B. Luxembourg and Albania
    fight for the 2nd-place in the group. In its last fixture scheduled
    on July 3rd, Romania will face Albania in Durres. The winners of the
    three groups and the best 2nd-placed team advance to the second round
    as part of the FIBA EuroBasket 2025 pre-qualifiers.




    In news from women’s handball, at the World Youth Championship in Slovenia,
    the Romanian team made of under-20 handballers won yet another classification
    match. On Thursday, Romania succeeded a heart-throbbing win against Slovakia, 31-30.
    The fixture counted towards a lower-echelon position according to the world
    rankings.


    Of the line-up head-coached by Horațiu
    Pașca, the most efficient scorers were Mălina Ioana Bichir, with 7 goals, Alexandra
    Gabriela Dumitraşcu, with 6, and Mihaela Andreea Mihai, with 5 goals. On
    Friday, in a direct confrontation for the 17th and the 18th
    positions, Romania faces Poland.




    Rapid Bucharest football team is on a training stage in Austria. In the
    coming days, Rapid takes on Polish opponents KS Krakow, LASK Linz of Austria and
    Slavia Prague of the Czech Republic. In their first game as part of the ongoing
    training stage, Rapid Bucharest sustained a 2-3 defeat by Austrian second-league
    team Spusu Sankt Pölten.


    (EN)

  • Sports weekend

    Sports weekend

    Simona Halep this past Thursday has advanced to the
    third round at Wimbledon. 16-th seeded Halep grabbed
    a hard-fought 7-5, 6-4 win against WTA 190th-placed, 36-year-old
    Belgium challenger Kirsten Flipkens.A Wimbledon winner three
    years ago, in the third round Halep will be joining her fellow Romanian participant,
    Irina Begu, who on Wednesday secured her ticket to the third round, defeating Italy’s
    Elisabetta Cocciaretto, 6-4, 6-4. In the ladies’
    doubles event, pairing up with Anhelina Kalynina, Begu was eliminated from the very
    first round. OnThursday, the Romanian – Ukrainian pair was defeated by the 11th-seeded
    pair made of Alicja Rosolska of Poland and New-Zealand’s Erin Routliffe, 6-4, 6-4.




    Romania’s national men’s basketball team has secured
    its presence in the second prequalifies round as part of the FIBA EuroBasket
    2025 competition. In Timisoara on Thursday, the Romanians defeated Luxembourg, 78-67.
    Of the lineup head-coached by Dragan Petricevic, the best basketball player was
    Rolland Torok, with 21 points, 3 recoveries and 6 assists. The win in Timisoara
    secured the top-of-the-table position for Romania in group B. Luxembourg and Albania
    fight for the 2nd-place in the group. In its last fixture scheduled
    on July 3rd, Romania will face Albania in Durres. The winners of the
    three groups and the best 2nd-placed team advance to the second round
    as part of the FIBA EuroBasket 2025 pre-qualifiers.




    In news from women’s handball, at the World Youth Championship in Slovenia,
    the Romanian team made of under-20 handballers won yet another classification
    match. On Thursday, Romania succeeded a heart-throbbing win against Slovakia, 31-30.
    The fixture counted towards a lower-echelon position according to the world
    rankings.


    Of the line-up head-coached by Horațiu
    Pașca, the most efficient scorers were Mălina Ioana Bichir, with 7 goals, Alexandra
    Gabriela Dumitraşcu, with 6, and Mihaela Andreea Mihai, with 5 goals. On
    Friday, in a direct confrontation for the 17th and the 18th
    positions, Romania faces Poland.




    Rapid Bucharest football team is on a training stage in Austria. In the
    coming days, Rapid takes on Polish opponents KS Krakow, LASK Linz of Austria and
    Slavia Prague of the Czech Republic. In their first game as part of the ongoing
    training stage, Rapid Bucharest sustained a 2-3 defeat by Austrian second-league
    team Spusu Sankt Pölten.


    (EN)

  • Sports weekend

    Sports weekend




    Men’s basketball team U-BT Cluj-Napoca on Thursday won
    their 4th consecutive domestic title. In the National League final, U-BT Cluj-Napoca
    grabbed an 85-74 away win against CSO Voluntari, in the fourth fixture pitting
    U-BT against the Ilfov-based squad. U-BT won on aggregate, 3-1.
    In the debut game they played at home, U-BT won, 87-65. CSO Voluntari won the
    second fixture, 74-69. Then U-BT Cluj-Napoca won both games they played in Voluntari,
    92-84 and 85-74, respectively. We recall U-BT Cluj-Napoca were also title
    holders in 2011, 2017 and 2021.


    Romania’s men’s national volleyball team this coming Saturday
    plays an away game against Bosnia Herzegovina, in Tuzla. It is the fourth
    fixture as part of the Silver League European Competition’s Group B. The Romanians
    had previously outclassed Albania in Tirana, 3-1. In Galati, in the east, the Romanian
    national team defeated North Macedonia, 3-2. Romania grabbed yet another win
    against Bosnia-Herzegovina, 3-nil. In Group B, Romania is at the top of the
    table, with 8 points.


    The Romanian men’s national football team this coming
    Sunday makes its debut in a new edition of the Nations League. In Podgorica, Romania
    takes on Montenegro. The fixture counts towards the 3rd Group as
    part of the Nations League’s second-tier League B. It is head-coach Edward
    Iordănescu’s debut game on the job. A 30-strong pool of regulars has been
    summoned, of which 5 footballers are first-timers in a national-level match. Defender
    Vlad Chiriches, currently signed up by the Italian team Sassuolo, boasts most caps
    for the national squad, 71. The Romanian international footballer Alexandru
    Maxim, currently playing for Gaziantep, in Turkey, follows suit, with 52 caps.
    This coming Tuesday Romania plays Bosnia-Herzegovina, also away from home, in
    Zenica. The Romanian national squad’s next scheduled fixtures are the games
    against Finland, on June 11 and against Montenegro, on June 14. Both matches are
    to be played at home.


    Romanian runner Claudia Bobocea on Sunday will compete
    in the 1,500m race, in an athletics competition as part of the Diamond League
    circuit, to be hosted by the Moroccan capital Rabat.

    (EN)



  • Sports weekend

    Sports weekend




    Men’s basketball team U-BT Cluj-Napoca on Thursday won
    their 4th consecutive domestic title. In the National League final, U-BT Cluj-Napoca
    grabbed an 85-74 away win against CSO Voluntari, in the fourth fixture pitting
    U-BT against the Ilfov-based squad. U-BT won on aggregate, 3-1.
    In the debut game they played at home, U-BT won, 87-65. CSO Voluntari won the
    second fixture, 74-69. Then U-BT Cluj-Napoca won both games they played in Voluntari,
    92-84 and 85-74, respectively. We recall U-BT Cluj-Napoca were also title
    holders in 2011, 2017 and 2021.


    Romania’s men’s national volleyball team this coming Saturday
    plays an away game against Bosnia Herzegovina, in Tuzla. It is the fourth
    fixture as part of the Silver League European Competition’s Group B. The Romanians
    had previously outclassed Albania in Tirana, 3-1. In Galati, in the east, the Romanian
    national team defeated North Macedonia, 3-2. Romania grabbed yet another win
    against Bosnia-Herzegovina, 3-nil. In Group B, Romania is at the top of the
    table, with 8 points.


    The Romanian men’s national football team this coming
    Sunday makes its debut in a new edition of the Nations League. In Podgorica, Romania
    takes on Montenegro. The fixture counts towards the 3rd Group as
    part of the Nations League’s second-tier League B. It is head-coach Edward
    Iordănescu’s debut game on the job. A 30-strong pool of regulars has been
    summoned, of which 5 footballers are first-timers in a national-level match. Defender
    Vlad Chiriches, currently signed up by the Italian team Sassuolo, boasts most caps
    for the national squad, 71. The Romanian international footballer Alexandru
    Maxim, currently playing for Gaziantep, in Turkey, follows suit, with 52 caps.
    This coming Tuesday Romania plays Bosnia-Herzegovina, also away from home, in
    Zenica. The Romanian national squad’s next scheduled fixtures are the games
    against Finland, on June 11 and against Montenegro, on June 14. Both matches are
    to be played at home.


    Romanian runner Claudia Bobocea on Sunday will compete
    in the 1,500m race, in an athletics competition as part of the Diamond League
    circuit, to be hosted by the Moroccan capital Rabat.

    (EN)



  • Sports weekend

    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)


  • Sports weekend

    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)


  • Sports flash

    Sports flash



    This past Tuesdays Champions League mens basketball match pitting U BT Cluj against Germanys Ludwigsburg drew almost 10,000 fans in the Polivalenta Hall stands. Since the 20th centurys 1960s, this has been a record-high figure for a basketball event held in Romania, when, back in the day, Harlem Globe Trotters were showing their magic on the Republica stadium in Bucharest. On Tuesday, holders U BT succeeded a hard-fought 76-73 win against Ludwigsburg. The fixture counted towards the first leg of the Leagues quarterfinals. The decisive match is scheduled in Germany on April 13, when the ties second-leg winner will take part in the final tournament held in Spains Bilbao in May this year.



    In news from womens tennis, the Romanian Irina Begu has advanced to the round of 16 as part of the WTA 500 tournament in Charleston, an event with a total of 900 thousand USD up for grabs. On Wednesday, Begu defeated Ajla Tomljanovic, 6-2, 6-3, after one hour and 18 minutes of play. Head-to-heads now point to a 3-1 advantage for the Romanian. We recall that in Budapest in 2011, and in Acapulco, in 2013, Begu also outclassed Tomljanovic. However, in Cincinnati, in 2018, Ajla Tomljanovic defeated Irina Begu. The Romanians advancing to the round of 16 in Charleston has earned Irina Begu 9,900 USD and 55 WTA points. Begu will next face the winner of the match pitting 4th-seeded Ons Jabeur against Emma Navarro of the USA. The match was interrupted because of the darkness, when Jabeur had a 6-3, 5-2 advantage.



    In news from domestic football, Petrolul from Ploiesti are at the top of the Second League table, even though their record so far has been a no-win one after the first three matches they played in Group 1. On Wednesday, Petrolul were held to a blank draw by FC Hermannstadt, at home. Petrolul have 51 points, while the runner-up team, FC Hermannstadt, 48. The third rounds last fixture is scheduled on Thursday, when 3rd-placed team Universitatea Cluj take on 4th-placed Steaua Bucharest. Of the Second Leagues six Group 1 teams, the first two teams will be promoted straight into League One. 3rd and 4th-placed teams will play a playoff fixture against League Ones 7th and 8th-placed teams in Group 2. Steaua Bucharest are not officially entitled to being promoted since they belong to the National Defence Ministry. According to the Sports Law, a public law club is not officially allowed to play in League One, which is a professional competition.


    (EN)




  • Sports flash

    Sports flash



    This past Tuesdays Champions League mens basketball match pitting U BT Cluj against Germanys Ludwigsburg drew almost 10,000 fans in the Polivalenta Hall stands. Since the 20th centurys 1960s, this has been a record-high figure for a basketball event held in Romania, when, back in the day, Harlem Globe Trotters were showing their magic on the Republica stadium in Bucharest. On Tuesday, holders U BT succeeded a hard-fought 76-73 win against Ludwigsburg. The fixture counted towards the first leg of the Leagues quarterfinals. The decisive match is scheduled in Germany on April 13, when the ties second-leg winner will take part in the final tournament held in Spains Bilbao in May this year.



    In news from womens tennis, the Romanian Irina Begu has advanced to the round of 16 as part of the WTA 500 tournament in Charleston, an event with a total of 900 thousand USD up for grabs. On Wednesday, Begu defeated Ajla Tomljanovic, 6-2, 6-3, after one hour and 18 minutes of play. Head-to-heads now point to a 3-1 advantage for the Romanian. We recall that in Budapest in 2011, and in Acapulco, in 2013, Begu also outclassed Tomljanovic. However, in Cincinnati, in 2018, Ajla Tomljanovic defeated Irina Begu. The Romanians advancing to the round of 16 in Charleston has earned Irina Begu 9,900 USD and 55 WTA points. Begu will next face the winner of the match pitting 4th-seeded Ons Jabeur against Emma Navarro of the USA. The match was interrupted because of the darkness, when Jabeur had a 6-3, 5-2 advantage.



    In news from domestic football, Petrolul from Ploiesti are at the top of the Second League table, even though their record so far has been a no-win one after the first three matches they played in Group 1. On Wednesday, Petrolul were held to a blank draw by FC Hermannstadt, at home. Petrolul have 51 points, while the runner-up team, FC Hermannstadt, 48. The third rounds last fixture is scheduled on Thursday, when 3rd-placed team Universitatea Cluj take on 4th-placed Steaua Bucharest. Of the Second Leagues six Group 1 teams, the first two teams will be promoted straight into League One. 3rd and 4th-placed teams will play a playoff fixture against League Ones 7th and 8th-placed teams in Group 2. Steaua Bucharest are not officially entitled to being promoted since they belong to the National Defence Ministry. According to the Sports Law, a public law club is not officially allowed to play in League One, which is a professional competition.


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  • Sports weekend

    Sports weekend

    Romanias national rugby team in Bucharest on Saturday goes against Georgia. The fixture counts towards Rugby Europe Championship, Europes second-tier rugby competition. For our national squad, the game is extremely important since The Oak Leaf Knights are in dire need of a win if they want to keep their hopes alive for a direct qualification to the 2023 edition of the World Cup in France. In recent years, Georgias trail in Rugby Europe Championship has been a win-all one. Head-to-heads has revealed that 2017 was the year when Romania last won a match against Georgia; the score was 8 to 7. Advancing to the 2023 edition of the World Cup will be the first two teams that have qualified for the Rugby Europe Championships 2021 and 2022 editions combined. With 22 points in 8 games played, Romania is 3rd-placed according to the as-it-stands table. With 31 points in 7 games, Georgia is at the top of the table, followed by Spain, with 25 de points in 8 confrontations. Romanias game against Georgia will be followed by a match against the Low Countries team next Saturday, a fixture Romania stands a great chance to win. Having rather unexpectedly outclassed Romania two weeks ago, Spain is a favorite to becoming the runner-up team in the group, yet two difficult fixtures lay ahead for Spain, this coming Sundays match against Portugal, to be played in Madrid, and the match against Georgia on March 20 in Tbilisi. Since it entitles the teams involved to playing the repechage for the World Cup, the 3rd position in the group is also at stake in the match pitting Spain against Portugal, but also for Romania.



    This coming weekend will see matches being played, counting towards the first round of League Ones domestic football championship, Group 1 / Group 2 stages. At stake in Group 1 is the title and the access to Europe Conference League. On Friday, Universitatea Craiova take on FC Argeș. On Saturday, defending champions CFR Cluj play a home game against FC Voluntari. On the National Arena in Bucharest, on Sunday FCSB face Farul Constanta. Ahead of Group 2, CFR have 38 points, while second-placed team FCSB have 31. Following in descending order is Universitatea Craiova, with 27. FC Argeș, Farul Constanța and FC Voluntari have 24 points each.



    In Group 2 on Friday, UTA Arad face Academica Clinceni. On Saturday in Ploiesti, Chindia Târgoviște are pitted against FC U Craiova. On Sunday, Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe play a home fixture against CS Mioveni. The Bucharest derby pitting Rapid against Dinamo will also be played on Sunday. Scheduled in Mioveni, in the south, the match will be played in empty stadium because of clashes involving both teams fans, during the previous match pitting Rapid against Dinamo. In the rounds last fixture on Monday, FC Botosani play Gaz Metan Mediaș. In Group 1, teams go at all lengths to avoid second league positions so, at the end of the competition, the first two teams in Group 1 prove their mettle in a play-off fixture. The winner takes on the 3rd team in Group 2. At stake in the confrontation is a place in Europe Conference League.


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  • Sports weekend

    Sports weekend

    Romanias national rugby team in Bucharest on Saturday goes against Georgia. The fixture counts towards Rugby Europe Championship, Europes second-tier rugby competition. For our national squad, the game is extremely important since The Oak Leaf Knights are in dire need of a win if they want to keep their hopes alive for a direct qualification to the 2023 edition of the World Cup in France. In recent years, Georgias trail in Rugby Europe Championship has been a win-all one. Head-to-heads has revealed that 2017 was the year when Romania last won a match against Georgia; the score was 8 to 7. Advancing to the 2023 edition of the World Cup will be the first two teams that have qualified for the Rugby Europe Championships 2021 and 2022 editions combined. With 22 points in 8 games played, Romania is 3rd-placed according to the as-it-stands table. With 31 points in 7 games, Georgia is at the top of the table, followed by Spain, with 25 de points in 8 confrontations. Romanias game against Georgia will be followed by a match against the Low Countries team next Saturday, a fixture Romania stands a great chance to win. Having rather unexpectedly outclassed Romania two weeks ago, Spain is a favorite to becoming the runner-up team in the group, yet two difficult fixtures lay ahead for Spain, this coming Sundays match against Portugal, to be played in Madrid, and the match against Georgia on March 20 in Tbilisi. Since it entitles the teams involved to playing the repechage for the World Cup, the 3rd position in the group is also at stake in the match pitting Spain against Portugal, but also for Romania.



    This coming weekend will see matches being played, counting towards the first round of League Ones domestic football championship, Group 1 / Group 2 stages. At stake in Group 1 is the title and the access to Europe Conference League. On Friday, Universitatea Craiova take on FC Argeș. On Saturday, defending champions CFR Cluj play a home game against FC Voluntari. On the National Arena in Bucharest, on Sunday FCSB face Farul Constanta. Ahead of Group 2, CFR have 38 points, while second-placed team FCSB have 31. Following in descending order is Universitatea Craiova, with 27. FC Argeș, Farul Constanța and FC Voluntari have 24 points each.



    In Group 2 on Friday, UTA Arad face Academica Clinceni. On Saturday in Ploiesti, Chindia Târgoviște are pitted against FC U Craiova. On Sunday, Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe play a home fixture against CS Mioveni. The Bucharest derby pitting Rapid against Dinamo will also be played on Sunday. Scheduled in Mioveni, in the south, the match will be played in empty stadium because of clashes involving both teams fans, during the previous match pitting Rapid against Dinamo. In the rounds last fixture on Monday, FC Botosani play Gaz Metan Mediaș. In Group 1, teams go at all lengths to avoid second league positions so, at the end of the competition, the first two teams in Group 1 prove their mettle in a play-off fixture. The winner takes on the 3rd team in Group 2. At stake in the confrontation is a place in Europe Conference League.


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