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Romanian men’s handball team Dinamo Bucharest on Thursday have succeeded a heart-throbbing 32-31 away win against Portuguese challengers FC Porto. The fixture counted towards Champions League’s Group B. Two rounds ahead of the final games of the group stage, Dinamo Bucharest are 7th placed in Group B, while Porto are 8th-placed, which is the bottom-of-the-table position in Group B. The first two teams in descending order go straight to the quarterfinals. If they want to advance to the quarterfinals, the 3rd, the 4th, the 5th, the 6th-placed teams will have to play their play-off fixtures. In the next round, in Bucharest, Dinamo take on Paris Saint-Germain on March the 3rd.

In a fixture counting towards the National Women’s Handball League, top-of-the-table team Rapid Bucharest took on runner-up squad CSM. Title holders CSM Bucharest secured a 28-27 win. Cristina Neagu scored 13 goals for CSM. Rapid wasted the opportunity to turn a seven-meter throw into a goal seven times. After 16 rounds, Rapid are still at the top of the table, with 39 points. CSM Bucharest are 2nd-placed, with 38.

In a third-round 2022 Rugby Europe Championship fixture, Romania’s national rugby team goes against Spain in Madrid this coming Sunday. Both teams have a win-all record ahead of the confrontation. Romania outclassed Russia and Portugal, while Spain defeated the Lower Countries and Russia. With 9 points, Spain is at the top of the table. Romania is 2nd-placed, with 8. All told, results in the 2021 and the 2022 editions of Rugby Europe Championship count towards the qualification for the 2023 edition of the World Cup. The top-of-the-table team will be automatically included in the World Cup’s Group C, alongside Wales, Australia and Fiji. Also included in Group C will be the winner of the final-stage fixtures as part of the repechage. The second-placed team will go against South Africa, Ireland, Scotland and the top-of-the-table team as part of the Asia/Pacific qualifiers, in Group B. The 3rd-team in the Rugby Europe Championship competes according to the repechage system.

This coming weekend will see matches being played, counting towards the 28th round as part of the domestic League One in football. On Friday, UtTA Arad go against Academica Clinceni, while Universitatea Craiova play Chindia Târgoviște. On Saturday, in Medias, the local side Gaz Metan are pitted against FC U Craiova. In Sfântu Gheorghe, Sepsi take on CFR Cluj, also on Saturday. In a match hosted by the National Arena in Bucharest, Rapid and Dinamo play the 28th round’s derby, also on Saturday. On Sunday, FC Arges receive the visit of FC Voluntari and FC Botosani play a home fixture against CS Mioveni. The last fixture as part of the 28th round will see FCSB taking on Farul Constanta. The match will be hosted by the National Arena in Bucharest. CFR Cluj are at the top of the table with 67 points, followed by FCSB, with 59.

(EN)

25 February 2022
Sports weekend

Romanian men’s handball team Dinamo Bucharest on Thursday have succeeded a heart-throbbing 32-31 away win against Portuguese challengers FC Porto. The fixture counted towards Champions League’s Group B. Two rounds ahead of the final games of the group stage, Dinamo Bucharest are 7th placed in Group B, while Porto are 8th-placed, which is the bottom-of-the-table position in Group B. The first two teams in descending order go straight to the quarterfinals. If they want to advance to the quarterfinals, the 3rd, the 4th, the 5th, the 6th-placed teams will have to play their play-off fixtures. In the next round, in Bucharest, Dinamo take on Paris Saint-Germain on March the 3rd.

In a fixture counting towards the National Women’s Handball League, top-of-the-table team Rapid Bucharest took on runner-up squad CSM. Title holders CSM Bucharest secured a 28-27 win. Cristina Neagu scored 13 goals for CSM. Rapid wasted the opportunity to turn a seven-meter throw into a goal seven times. After 16 rounds, Rapid are still at the top of the table, with 39 points. CSM Bucharest are 2nd-placed, with 38.

In a third-round 2022 Rugby Europe Championship fixture, Romania’s national rugby team goes against Spain in Madrid this coming Sunday. Both teams have a win-all record ahead of the confrontation. Romania outclassed Russia and Portugal, while Spain defeated the Lower Countries and Russia. With 9 points, Spain is at the top of the table. Romania is 2nd-placed, with 8. All told, results in the 2021 and the 2022 editions of Rugby Europe Championship count towards the qualification for the 2023 edition of the World Cup. The top-of-the-table team will be automatically included in the World Cup’s Group C, alongside Wales, Australia and Fiji. Also included in Group C will be the winner of the final-stage fixtures as part of the repechage. The second-placed team will go against South Africa, Ireland, Scotland and the top-of-the-table team as part of the Asia/Pacific qualifiers, in Group B. The 3rd-team in the Rugby Europe Championship competes according to the repechage system.

This coming weekend will see matches being played, counting towards the 28th round as part of the domestic League One in football. On Friday, UtTA Arad go against Academica Clinceni, while Universitatea Craiova play Chindia Târgoviște. On Saturday, in Medias, the local side Gaz Metan are pitted against FC U Craiova. In Sfântu Gheorghe, Sepsi take on CFR Cluj, also on Saturday. In a match hosted by the National Arena in Bucharest, Rapid and Dinamo play the 28th round’s derby, also on Saturday. On Sunday, FC Arges receive the visit of FC Voluntari and FC Botosani play a home fixture against CS Mioveni. The last fixture as part of the 28th round will see FCSB taking on Farul Constanta. The match will be hosted by the National Arena in Bucharest. CFR Cluj are at the top of the table with 67 points, followed by FCSB, with 59.

(EN)

25 February 2022
Radio Romania International Sports Club

The year 2022 provided an auspicious start for Romanian
handball. The Romanian women’s handball teams involved in the European League
took the start line in the competition’s group stage with a noted series of
wins against well-established European teams. The Romanian men’s national squad
came at the top of the table in their group as part of the early stage of the
2023 World Championship preliminaries.

In European League’s Group B, Minaur Baia Mare succeeded
a 34-32 home win against Polish opponents Zagrebie Lublin. In Group C, Magura
Cisnadie won the home fixture they played against Norwegian challengers
Storhamar, 33 to 28. Minaur and Magura Cisnadie are at the top of the
as-it-stands stable in their groups. Because of pandemic-related reasons, the Group
D match pitting SCM Ramnicu Valcea against Danish side Viborg was postponed. We
recall the confrontation was scheduled this past weekend. Later this week matches
will be played, counting towards the second round of the competition’s group stage. Minaur
Baia Mare travel to Germany for a game against Bietigheim, while in Denmark, Magura
Cisnadie play their away fixture against Herning-Ikast. The match pitting SCM
Râmnicu Vâlcea against the Hungarian side Vác will be played this coming
Sunday.

Fixture counting towards the Champions League will
also be resumed this coming weekend. CSM Bucharest play their away match
against Montenegro’s Buducnost Podgorica. Cristina Neagu’s team is 5th
placed in Group A, with four wins and four defeats on their record sheet. Buducnost
Podgorica are 7th-placed in the same group.

Romanian men’s national team late last week emerged as
winners of the 3rd group as part of the 2023 World Championship preliminaries’
initial stage. The matches were played in Cluj. Israel,
Cyprus, Republic of Moldova were also 3rd group teams. Because of COVID-related
reasons, Cyprus did not travel to Romania, so they officially lost all their
fixtures, according to a decision mad at the green table. Romania won the game against
Israel, 33-30, as well as the match against Republic of Moldova, 33 to 23. In
the decisive match for the runner-up position in the group, Israel outperformed
Republic of Moldova, 42 to 31. The group’s first two teams in descending order
advance to the World Championship preliminaries’ second stage.

(EN)

12 January 2022
Radio Romania International Sports Club

The year 2022 provided an auspicious start for Romanian
handball. The Romanian women’s handball teams involved in the European League
took the start line in the competition’s group stage with a noted series of
wins against well-established European teams. The Romanian men’s national squad
came at the top of the table in their group as part of the early stage of the
2023 World Championship preliminaries.

In European League’s Group B, Minaur Baia Mare succeeded
a 34-32 home win against Polish opponents Zagrebie Lublin. In Group C, Magura
Cisnadie won the home fixture they played against Norwegian challengers
Storhamar, 33 to 28. Minaur and Magura Cisnadie are at the top of the
as-it-stands stable in their groups. Because of pandemic-related reasons, the Group
D match pitting SCM Ramnicu Valcea against Danish side Viborg was postponed. We
recall the confrontation was scheduled this past weekend. Later this week matches
will be played, counting towards the second round of the competition’s group stage. Minaur
Baia Mare travel to Germany for a game against Bietigheim, while in Denmark, Magura
Cisnadie play their away fixture against Herning-Ikast. The match pitting SCM
Râmnicu Vâlcea against the Hungarian side Vác will be played this coming
Sunday.

Fixture counting towards the Champions League will
also be resumed this coming weekend. CSM Bucharest play their away match
against Montenegro’s Buducnost Podgorica. Cristina Neagu’s team is 5th
placed in Group A, with four wins and four defeats on their record sheet. Buducnost
Podgorica are 7th-placed in the same group.

Romanian men’s national team late last week emerged as
winners of the 3rd group as part of the 2023 World Championship preliminaries’
initial stage. The matches were played in Cluj. Israel,
Cyprus, Republic of Moldova were also 3rd group teams. Because of COVID-related
reasons, Cyprus did not travel to Romania, so they officially lost all their
fixtures, according to a decision mad at the green table. Romania won the game against
Israel, 33-30, as well as the match against Republic of Moldova, 33 to 23. In
the decisive match for the runner-up position in the group, Israel outperformed
Republic of Moldova, 42 to 31. The group’s first two teams in descending order
advance to the World Championship preliminaries’ second stage.

(EN)

12 January 2022
Sports flash

Romanian international footballer’s Ciprian Tatarusanu’s team, AC Milan on
Wednesday succeeded its first win in the Champions League’s ongoing season. Romanian
goalkeeper’s team grabbed a 1-nil away win against Atletico Madrid, in a
fixture counting towards the competition’s Group B. Tatarusanu was on the pitch
all throughout the game. First-timer Messias Junior put his team ahead on 87
minutes, so AC Milan stays in the race for the League’s round of 16. Another
Romanian, central referee Ovidiu Hateganu, a coordinated an all-Romanian referee
crew for the match pitting Internationale Milan against Shakhktar Donetsk. Inter
won, 2-nil.

In Houston, Texas, the USA, Bernadette Szőcs and Andreea Dragoman have
advanced to the World Table Tennis Championships’ third round. In the women’s
singles’ second round, Szőcs outclassed Polish Natalia Bajor, 4-1, while Dragoman
grabbed a 4-3 win against Germany’s Petrissa Solja. Adina Diaconu lost to
French opponent Jia Nan Yuan, nil-4. Elizabeta Samara sustained a defeat by
Taiwan’s Liu Hsing-Yin, also nil-4. In the men’s singles, Cristian Pletea was
defeated by Cyril Skachev of Russia. 4-2. Pletea was the only Romanian left who
competed in the ongoing edition of the World Championships.

In Sibiu, central Romania, in a CEV Cup fixture counting towards the round
of 32’s second leg, Romanian women’s volleyball team Volei Alba Blaj have advanced
to the competition’s round of 16, having defeated Hungarian opponents Vasas
Budapest 3-nil on Wednesday. Volei Alba Blaj had also won the first leg in
Budapest, 3-1. In the round of 16, Alba Blaj are pitted against Greek opponents
PAOK Thessalonica. The first leg is scheduled away from home.

In news from women’s basketball, Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe advanced to EuroCup.
On Wednesday, Sepsi grabbed a 71-65 away win against Elazig Oezel Idare of Turkey.
For Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe, it was the last but one match in the competition’s
Group B. We recall Sepsi have already secured one of the first two positions that
takes them to the Euro CUP’s next stage. In the competition’s group stage, Sepsi
take on Uni Gyor on December the 1st, away from home.

(Translation by Eugen Nasta)

25 November 2021
Sports flash

Romanian international footballer’s Ciprian Tatarusanu’s team, AC Milan on
Wednesday succeeded its first win in the Champions League’s ongoing season. Romanian
goalkeeper’s team grabbed a 1-nil away win against Atletico Madrid, in a
fixture counting towards the competition’s Group B. Tatarusanu was on the pitch
all throughout the game. First-timer Messias Junior put his team ahead on 87
minutes, so AC Milan stays in the race for the League’s round of 16. Another
Romanian, central referee Ovidiu Hateganu, a coordinated an all-Romanian referee
crew for the match pitting Internationale Milan against Shakhktar Donetsk. Inter
won, 2-nil.

In Houston, Texas, the USA, Bernadette Szőcs and Andreea Dragoman have
advanced to the World Table Tennis Championships’ third round. In the women’s
singles’ second round, Szőcs outclassed Polish Natalia Bajor, 4-1, while Dragoman
grabbed a 4-3 win against Germany’s Petrissa Solja. Adina Diaconu lost to
French opponent Jia Nan Yuan, nil-4. Elizabeta Samara sustained a defeat by
Taiwan’s Liu Hsing-Yin, also nil-4. In the men’s singles, Cristian Pletea was
defeated by Cyril Skachev of Russia. 4-2. Pletea was the only Romanian left who
competed in the ongoing edition of the World Championships.

In Sibiu, central Romania, in a CEV Cup fixture counting towards the round
of 32’s second leg, Romanian women’s volleyball team Volei Alba Blaj have advanced
to the competition’s round of 16, having defeated Hungarian opponents Vasas
Budapest 3-nil on Wednesday. Volei Alba Blaj had also won the first leg in
Budapest, 3-1. In the round of 16, Alba Blaj are pitted against Greek opponents
PAOK Thessalonica. The first leg is scheduled away from home.

In news from women’s basketball, Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe advanced to EuroCup.
On Wednesday, Sepsi grabbed a 71-65 away win against Elazig Oezel Idare of Turkey.
For Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe, it was the last but one match in the competition’s
Group B. We recall Sepsi have already secured one of the first two positions that
takes them to the Euro CUP’s next stage. In the competition’s group stage, Sepsi
take on Uni Gyor on December the 1st, away from home.

(Translation by Eugen Nasta)

25 November 2021
A great Romanian tennis champion has just retired from competition

Romania’s best men’s doubles tennis player of all
time, 36-year old Horia Tecau, has announced he retires from competition. Tecau’s
career includes 38 wins in ATP tournaments, participation in three Grand Slam
finals and a silver medal he won in the Olympics.

The Romanian tennis player Horia Tecau has announced
his retirement from competition. Tecau made the announcement on Thursday, after
the last match he played as part of the Champions Tournament in Turin. Here is what
Horia Tecau posted on his Facebook page, QUOTE The flow of emotions is
literally overwhelming, right now. I am grateful. For my trail, for what I have
experienced, for the people I met. Sports was my playground, my school, it taught
me to dream, to be confident and to perfect myself, in time. The energy of the
tennis court as well as that of the tennis lovers offered a big reward and I shall
keep that feeling in my heart forever. Time has come for me to enjoy life differently
and turn the whole amount of that energy into a new form UNQUOTE.

Horia Tecău and the German Kevin Krawietz ended
their trail in this year’s edition of the ATP tournament in Turin with a 6-3,
6-7,10-6 win against Spanish-Argentinean pair made of Marcel Granollers and Horacio
Zeballos. Tecau and Krawietz had been defeated in the first two matches they
played in Turin, so the recent win was not enough for them to make headway into
the competition. In the tournament’s previous editions, pairing up with Robert
Lindstedt of Sweden, Horia Tecau competed twice, while jointly with Dutch
tennis player Jean-Julien Rojer, the Romanian fought in the tournament four
times. We recall Tecau and Rojer emerged as winners in 2015.

Horia Tecău was born in Brasov on January 19, 1985. He
has been playing tennis since he was 7. In 2002, Tecau and another Romanian, Florin
Mergea, were men’s doubles juniors’ champions in Wimbledon. Horia Tecau turned
pro in 2003. Since July 2008, Horia Tecau has earned his place among the world’s
top 100 tennis players according to the men’s doubles rankings. Since November
2009, Tecau earned his position among the world’s top 50 tennis players. His
progress according to the world’s doubles rankings has since been steady, and
in November 2015, Horia Tecau was 2nd-placed in the world. His
career includes 38 men’s double wins in ATP tournaments. Also, Horia Tecau
reached as far as the finals 24 times. In the men’s doubles, Horia Tecau twice
won two Grand Slam tournaments, in Wimbledon, in 2015 and in the 2017 edition
of the US Open. Tecau was pairing up with Dutch tennis player Jean-Julien Rojer
in both events. The Romanian’s record also includes a mixed doubles title. We
recall that in the Australian Open in 2012, Horia Tecau emerged as winner, pairing up with
US tennis player Bethanie Mattek-Sands. The Romanian also reached as far as the
Grand Slam tournaments finals five times, but he was defeated. Horia Tecau
played three Wimbledon finals in 2010, 2011 and 2012, jointly with Robert
Lindstedt. In the Australian Open in 2014, Horia Tecau was pairing up with
Indian tennis player Sania Mirza in the mixed doubles’ version of the
competition. Also in the Australian Open, in 2016, Tecau played the final jointly
with US tennis player CoCo Vandeweghe. In the Olympic Games in Rio, in 2016,
Horia Tecau walked away with silver, a medal he won alongside Florin Mergea. The
Romanian has been Romania’s Davis Cup team member since 2003. Back then Tecau
and Mergea managed to put Romania in the World Group, after a dramatic confrontation
against Ecuadorian challengers, brothers Giovanni and Nicolas Lapentti. Also in
a Davis Cup fixture, Tecau will play for the last time in his career against
Peru, in Cluj Napoca on November 27 and 28.

(Translation by Eugen Nasta)

19 November 2021
Sports weekend

Dinamo Bucharest men’s
handball this past Thursday succeeded a great win in the Champions League. Xavi
Pascual’s trainees outclassed Hungarian opponents Veszprém, 31-29, on home
court. This was holders Dinamo Bucharest’s second win in the league’s group B.
The feat is all the more notable as Dinamo outperformed a team with an
impressive record. We recall Veszprem played the Champions League final four
times, in 2002, 2015, 2016 and in 2019. With 4 points, Dinamo are 6th-placed in
Group B. Dinamo Bucharest will travel to Germany for a fixture against Flensburg-Handewitt,
on November 17.

This
coming Saturday, Romanian women’s handball team CSM Bucharest play a Champions
League match at home, against French opponents Brest Bretagne. CSM Bucharest
are 4th-placed in the League’s Group A, with 6 points. At the top of the as-it-stands table are Rostov Don, followed by Ferencvaros of Hungary, with 8 points
each. 3rd-palced are Danish team Team Esbjerg, with 7 points. Germany’s
Borussia Dortmund are 5th-placed, with 5 points, followed by Brest
Bretagne, with 4. Croatian team Podravka Koprivnica are the last-but-one team
in the group, with 2 points. Montenegro’s Buducnost Podgorica are at the bottom of the
table, with zero points on their record sheet.

In
domestic football, eight teams have already advanced to the Romanian Cup’s
quarterfinals. They are third-tier squad CSO Filiaşi, second-league teams FC
Buzău and Poli Timişoara and League One teams Chindia Târgovişte, FC Argeş,
Universitatea Craiova, Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe and FC Voluntari. On Thursday, in
the Cup’s last round-of-16 fixtures, FC Buzău defeated Dunărea Călăraşi 3-nil,
Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe grabbed a 1-nil away win against FC U Craiova, in Drobeta
Turnu-Severin, while Poli Timisoara secured a 2-nil home win against Rapid Bucharest.

League
One’s 16th-round fixtures are scheduled at the weekend. On Friday, FC
Botosani take on Farul Constanţa. On Saturday, Universitatea Craiova go against
CS Mioveni, while CFR Cluj face FC Voluntari. Three matches are to be played on
Sunday. Gaz Metan Mediaş take on Academica Clinceni, Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe are
pitted against Dinamo, while FCSB face FC Argeş. On Monday, UTA Arad play Chindia
Târgovişte, while Rapid Bucureşti take on FC U Craiova. CFR Cluj are at the top
of the table, with 33 points, followed by Universitatea Craiova, with 25.

(Translation by Eugen Nasta)

29 October 2021
Sports weekend

Dinamo Bucharest men’s
handball this past Thursday succeeded a great win in the Champions League. Xavi
Pascual’s trainees outclassed Hungarian opponents Veszprém, 31-29, on home
court. This was holders Dinamo Bucharest’s second win in the league’s group B.
The feat is all the more notable as Dinamo outperformed a team with an
impressive record. We recall Veszprem played the Champions League final four
times, in 2002, 2015, 2016 and in 2019. With 4 points, Dinamo are 6th-placed in
Group B. Dinamo Bucharest will travel to Germany for a fixture against Flensburg-Handewitt,
on November 17.

This
coming Saturday, Romanian women’s handball team CSM Bucharest play a Champions
League match at home, against French opponents Brest Bretagne. CSM Bucharest
are 4th-placed in the League’s Group A, with 6 points. At the top of the as-it-stands table are Rostov Don, followed by Ferencvaros of Hungary, with 8 points
each. 3rd-palced are Danish team Team Esbjerg, with 7 points. Germany’s
Borussia Dortmund are 5th-placed, with 5 points, followed by Brest
Bretagne, with 4. Croatian team Podravka Koprivnica are the last-but-one team
in the group, with 2 points. Montenegro’s Buducnost Podgorica are at the bottom of the
table, with zero points on their record sheet.

In
domestic football, eight teams have already advanced to the Romanian Cup’s
quarterfinals. They are third-tier squad CSO Filiaşi, second-league teams FC
Buzău and Poli Timişoara and League One teams Chindia Târgovişte, FC Argeş,
Universitatea Craiova, Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe and FC Voluntari. On Thursday, in
the Cup’s last round-of-16 fixtures, FC Buzău defeated Dunărea Călăraşi 3-nil,
Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe grabbed a 1-nil away win against FC U Craiova, in Drobeta
Turnu-Severin, while Poli Timisoara secured a 2-nil home win against Rapid Bucharest.

League
One’s 16th-round fixtures are scheduled at the weekend. On Friday, FC
Botosani take on Farul Constanţa. On Saturday, Universitatea Craiova go against
CS Mioveni, while CFR Cluj face FC Voluntari. Three matches are to be played on
Sunday. Gaz Metan Mediaş take on Academica Clinceni, Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe are
pitted against Dinamo, while FCSB face FC Argeş. On Monday, UTA Arad play Chindia
Târgovişte, while Rapid Bucureşti take on FC U Craiova. CFR Cluj are at the top
of the table, with 33 points, followed by Universitatea Craiova, with 25.

(Translation by Eugen Nasta)

29 October 2021
Radio Romania International Sports Club

The Romanian SuperLeague
rugby championship has recently drawn to a close. This season’s title holders are
Stiinta Baia Mare. This past Saturday in the championship’s closing round,
Stiinta thrashed Steaua Bucharest, 11 to 3. For three years now, Stiinta Baia
Amare have emerged as Romania’s domestic champions. The SuperLeague’s bronze
medals went to Dinamo Bucharest. Also on Saturday, Dinamo grabbed a 16-11 win
against Club Municipal Timișoara.

For Romanian rugby, a string
of international matches is on schedule. On November 6, the national team play
a testing match against Uruguay. We recall Uruguay have already booked their
ticket for the 2023 edition of the World Cup in France. The match against Uruguay
will be hosted by the Triumphal Arch National stadium in Bucharest. Romania’s
head coach, Andy Robinson, has announced he has summoned an extended, 39-strong
pool of regulars ahead of the match against Uruguay. 12 of the rugby players
are signed up by foreign teams, mainly from France. The training stage for the
match against Uruguay will be held in Snagov.

Also on home turf, Romania’s
Rugby Europe Championship fixture against The Low Countries representative is
scheduled on November 13. Romania is 3rd-placed according to the competition’s
as-it-stands table, after Georgia and Portugal. Then the national squad takes
on the national team of Tonga on November 20. The latter team also fights for
the qualification to the World Cup in France.

Romania’s Cup final is
scheduled on November 27. Stiinta Baia Mare face Sport Club Municipal
Timișoara. The Romanian Rugby Federation has not yet made public the venue for
the match. We recall Timisoara secured their qualification to the Cup final as
in a semi-final fixture in August this year, they defeated Steaua Bucharest,
18-16, on the latter team’s Ghencea stadium. Also in August, trophy holders
Stiinta Baia Mare grabbed a 35-21 home win against Dinamo Bucharest. Ştiinţa won
the trophy six times, while Timisoara, four times.

(Translation by Eugen Nasta)

21 October 2021
Radio Romania International Sports Club

The Romanian SuperLeague
rugby championship has recently drawn to a close. This season’s title holders are
Stiinta Baia Mare. This past Saturday in the championship’s closing round,
Stiinta thrashed Steaua Bucharest, 11 to 3. For three years now, Stiinta Baia
Amare have emerged as Romania’s domestic champions. The SuperLeague’s bronze
medals went to Dinamo Bucharest. Also on Saturday, Dinamo grabbed a 16-11 win
against Club Municipal Timișoara.

For Romanian rugby, a string
of international matches is on schedule. On November 6, the national team play
a testing match against Uruguay. We recall Uruguay have already booked their
ticket for the 2023 edition of the World Cup in France. The match against Uruguay
will be hosted by the Triumphal Arch National stadium in Bucharest. Romania’s
head coach, Andy Robinson, has announced he has summoned an extended, 39-strong
pool of regulars ahead of the match against Uruguay. 12 of the rugby players
are signed up by foreign teams, mainly from France. The training stage for the
match against Uruguay will be held in Snagov.

Also on home turf, Romania’s
Rugby Europe Championship fixture against The Low Countries representative is
scheduled on November 13. Romania is 3rd-placed according to the competition’s
as-it-stands table, after Georgia and Portugal. Then the national squad takes
on the national team of Tonga on November 20. The latter team also fights for
the qualification to the World Cup in France.

Romania’s Cup final is
scheduled on November 27. Stiinta Baia Mare face Sport Club Municipal
Timișoara. The Romanian Rugby Federation has not yet made public the venue for
the match. We recall Timisoara secured their qualification to the Cup final as
in a semi-final fixture in August this year, they defeated Steaua Bucharest,
18-16, on the latter team’s Ghencea stadium. Also in August, trophy holders
Stiinta Baia Mare grabbed a 35-21 home win against Dinamo Bucharest. Ştiinţa won
the trophy six times, while Timisoara, four times.

(Translation by Eugen Nasta)

20 October 2021
Sports weekend

The Romanian-German pair made of Horia Tecau and Kevin
Krawietz has qualified for the men’s doubles semifinals as part of the ATP
Rotterdam tournament, an event with 980, 580 Euros up for grabs all told. On
Tuesday, Tecau and Krawietz grabbed a 6-3, 6-4 win against the all-Russian pair
made of Karen Hachyanov and Andrey Rublev.
We recall that in 2015 Tecău, jointly with Dutch tennis player Jean-Julien
Rojer, won the men’s doubles title in Rotterdam. In 2014 and 2019, Tecau and
Rojer played the final in Rottterdam. In 2012, Horia Tecau had also reached as
far as the final, also in Rotterdam, pairing up with Sweden’s Robert Lindstedt.

Monica Niculescu and Jelena Ostapenko play the women’s
doubles final in the WTA tournament in Doha, an event with 565.530 USD up for
grabs all told. In this past Thursday’s semifinals, the Romanian-Latvian pair
outclassed the all-Czech pair made of Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Sinyakova,
2-6, 6-3, 10-8.

A Grand Slam judo tournament will kick off in Tashkent
this coming weekend. According to a message posted on the International Judo
Federation’s webpage, six judoka will fight for Romania. Proving their mettle
in the women’s version of the tournament are Alexandra Monica Ungureanu, in the
48-kilogram category and Loredana Ohâi, in the 57-kilogram category. Joining
them is Ștefania Adelina Dobre, in the 63-kilogram category. In the men;s
version of the tournament tin Tashkent, Alexandru Raicu in the 73-kilogram
category and Marcel Cercea, in the 81-kilogram category, will make an attempt
to win a medal. Joining them in the competition is Vladut Simionescu, in the
plus 100-kilogram category.

SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea Romanian women’s handball team this
coming Sunday plays a home game against CSM Bucharest. The fixture counts
towards the Champions League’s round of 16’s first leg. The return leg is
scheduled in Bucharest on March 13. In the National League, CSM Bucharest fare
better than the other teams in the echelon, being 8 points clear from the
runner-up team, Minaur Baia Mare, and 9 points clear from SCM Ramnicu Valcea.

In news from football, Viitorul Pandurii Târgu Jiu,
Astra Giurgiu, Universitatea Craiova and Dinamo București are the four Romanian
teams that have got through to the semifinals of Romanian Cup. In a
quarterfinals fixture hosted by a stadium in Buzau this past Tuesday, Universitatea
Craiova secured a 1-nil win against Chindia Târgoviște. On Wednesday,
second-league team Viitorul Pandurii Târgu Jiu, grabbed a 3-1 away win against
another second league team, Universitatea Cluj. In the southern Romanian town
of Ploiesti, the local side Petrolul, also playing in the second league
sustained a nil-3 defeat by Astra Giurgiu. On Thursday, Dinamo Bucharest
grabbed a 3-1 away win against another second-league team, Dunarea Calarasi.

Matches counting towards League One’s 26th
round are scheduled at the weekend. On Friday, Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe go against
Chindia Târgoviște, while Viitorul Constanța face Academica Clinceni. On
Saturday, Universitatea Craiova play a home game against FC Botoșani, in the
western Romanian town of Arad, UTA receives the visit of CFR Cluj. In the
southern Romanian town of Giurgiu, the local side Astra are pitted against FC Hermannstadt on Sunday, while in Bucharest, FCSB play Gaz Metan Mediaș. The 26th
leg’s last two fixtures are scheduled this coming Monday, when FC Argeș are pitted
against Poli Iași, while FC Voluntari take on Dinamo. FCSB and CFR Cluj have a
laid-back advantage according to the as-it-stands-table, with a similar number
of points, yet FCSB have a better goal average.

5 March 2021
Sports weekend

The Romanian-German pair made of Horia Tecau and Kevin
Krawietz has qualified for the men’s doubles semifinals as part of the ATP
Rotterdam tournament, an event with 980, 580 Euros up for grabs all told. On
Tuesday, Tecau and Krawietz grabbed a 6-3, 6-4 win against the all-Russian pair
made of Karen Hachyanov and Andrey Rublev.
We recall that in 2015 Tecău, jointly with Dutch tennis player Jean-Julien
Rojer, won the men’s doubles title in Rotterdam. In 2014 and 2019, Tecau and
Rojer played the final in Rottterdam. In 2012, Horia Tecau had also reached as
far as the final, also in Rotterdam, pairing up with Sweden’s Robert Lindstedt.

Monica Niculescu and Jelena Ostapenko play the women’s
doubles final in the WTA tournament in Doha, an event with 565.530 USD up for
grabs all told. In this past Thursday’s semifinals, the Romanian-Latvian pair
outclassed the all-Czech pair made of Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Sinyakova,
2-6, 6-3, 10-8.

A Grand Slam judo tournament will kick off in Tashkent
this coming weekend. According to a message posted on the International Judo
Federation’s webpage, six judoka will fight for Romania. Proving their mettle
in the women’s version of the tournament are Alexandra Monica Ungureanu, in the
48-kilogram category and Loredana Ohâi, in the 57-kilogram category. Joining
them is Ștefania Adelina Dobre, in the 63-kilogram category. In the men;s
version of the tournament tin Tashkent, Alexandru Raicu in the 73-kilogram
category and Marcel Cercea, in the 81-kilogram category, will make an attempt
to win a medal. Joining them in the competition is Vladut Simionescu, in the
plus 100-kilogram category.

SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea Romanian women’s handball team this
coming Sunday plays a home game against CSM Bucharest. The fixture counts
towards the Champions League’s round of 16’s first leg. The return leg is
scheduled in Bucharest on March 13. In the National League, CSM Bucharest fare
better than the other teams in the echelon, being 8 points clear from the
runner-up team, Minaur Baia Mare, and 9 points clear from SCM Ramnicu Valcea.

In news from football, Viitorul Pandurii Târgu Jiu,
Astra Giurgiu, Universitatea Craiova and Dinamo București are the four Romanian
teams that have got through to the semifinals of Romanian Cup. In a
quarterfinals fixture hosted by a stadium in Buzau this past Tuesday, Universitatea
Craiova secured a 1-nil win against Chindia Târgoviște. On Wednesday,
second-league team Viitorul Pandurii Târgu Jiu, grabbed a 3-1 away win against
another second league team, Universitatea Cluj. In the southern Romanian town
of Ploiesti, the local side Petrolul, also playing in the second league
sustained a nil-3 defeat by Astra Giurgiu. On Thursday, Dinamo Bucharest
grabbed a 3-1 away win against another second-league team, Dunarea Calarasi.

Matches counting towards League One’s 26th
round are scheduled at the weekend. On Friday, Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe go against
Chindia Târgoviște, while Viitorul Constanța face Academica Clinceni. On
Saturday, Universitatea Craiova play a home game against FC Botoșani, in the
western Romanian town of Arad, UTA receives the visit of CFR Cluj. In the
southern Romanian town of Giurgiu, the local side Astra are pitted against FC Hermannstadt on Sunday, while in Bucharest, FCSB play Gaz Metan Mediaș. The 26th
leg’s last two fixtures are scheduled this coming Monday, when FC Argeș are pitted
against Poli Iași, while FC Voluntari take on Dinamo. FCSB and CFR Cluj have a
laid-back advantage according to the as-it-stands-table, with a similar number
of points, yet FCSB have a better goal average.

5 March 2021
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.

5 February 2021
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.

5 February 2021