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    Sports roundup

    Romania’s national rugby team has qualified to the 2027 edition of the World Cup, to be held in Australia. According to the rankings of Rugby Europe Championship 2025’s Group B, Romania has booked one of the first two positions having two wins on its record sheet. In an away match on Saturday, Romania defeated Belgium, 31 – 14.

    The Romanian National squad has previously trounced Germany in Bucharest, 48 to 10. This coming Saturday in Botosani, Romania takes on Portugal, in Group B’s last fixture.

    This past Sunday in Cluj-Napoca, the WTA 250 Transylvania Open women’s tennis tournament drew to a close. The event had 275,000 USD in prize money all told. The winner was Russia’s Anastasia Potapova, who defeated Italy’s Lucia Bronzetti in the final, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2. Best-placed Romania tennis player was Jaqueline Cristian. In the women’s doubles, pairing up with Angelica Moratelli, Cristian reached as far as the final, where they were defeated, 6-3, 6-1, by the Belgian-Czech pair made of Magali Kempen and Ana Siskova.

    In women’s handball, this past weekend saw matches being played, counting towards the European competitions. In the Champions League’s Group A, Gloria Bistriţa-Năsăud in Slovenia on Saturday lost to Krim Ljubljana, 25 to. 28. On Sunday, CSM Bucharest grabbed a 31-30 home win against Croatian side Podravka Koprivnica For CSM, Cristina Neagu scored 8 goals, thus having a record of 1,200 goals in the Champions League.

    CSM Bucharest are 3rd placed, while Gloria, 7th. In Group B, Romanian vice-champions Rapid Bucharest sustained a 24-30 away defeat in Germany’s Ludwigsburg and are 7th-placed according to the group ranking. The first two teams in each group advance to the quarterfinals. The 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th-placed teams engage in the playoffs to secure a place in the quarterfinals.

    In the EHF European League, Group A, Dunărea Brăila sustained a 28-38 away defeat by German team Thüringer. After four rounds, Dunarea Braila and Thuringer are at the top of the table in their group, with an equal number of points. In Group B, CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea grabbed a 38-34 away win against Sola of Norway. CSM Ramnicu Valcea are still at the top of the table, followed by Danish side Ikast.

    In news from football, Florinel Coman scored a goal in his Serie A debut match. On Sunday, Coman scored for Cagliari, in the game they won against Parma, 2-1. Florinel Coman scored only two minutes after he was sent to the pitch, halfway through the second half of the game. This week, midfielder Coman was given on loan to Cagliari from Al-Gharafa, until the end of Serie A’s ongoing season.

    In the Romanian Super League, FCSB are as of late at the top of the table. In the 26th round on Sunday, defending champions FCSB grabbed a 3-nil home win against Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe. FCSB have right now 46 points on their record sheet. We recall Universitatea Craiova, Universitatea Cluj and Dinamo Bucharest have 45. On Friday, FC Botoşani and Dinamo drew, 1-all, on the former team’s turf.

    . On Saturday, Universitatea Craiova grabbed a 1-nil win against Clinceni, in Slobozia. In Galati, the local side Oţelul and Rapid Bucharest drew, 1-all. On Sunday, in Sibiu, Hermanstadt FC and Petrolul Ploiesti drew, 1-all. On home turf, Universitatea Cluj’s home game against Poli Iasi ended in a 2-all draw.

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    Radio Romania International Sports Club

    The main European inter-club competition, the Champions League, this year as well, will see no Romanian team booking its place for the event. In the first preliminary round, holders Farul Constanta lost to Republic of Moldova title holders, Sheriff Tiraspol. In the first leg on home turf Farul grabbed a 1-nil win, yet this past Tuesday Sheriff Tiraspol secured a 3-nil win after extra time.



    The fixture was initially scheduled in Republic of Moldovas capital city, Chisinau, yet the match was eventually hosted by the very arena of Sheriff football club, located in the main city of separatist region Trans-Dniester, Tiraspol. A small party of Constanta-based fans was in the stands, people who stopped at nothing on their way to Tiraspol, in a bid to support their favorite team.



    With a minimum advantage, Farul began the match on a predominantly defensive note, with no bouts of their usual, combinatorial and aggressive game. They withstood their opponents game towards the end of the first half when Moroccan player Amine Talal drew first blood for Sheriff as Cameroon Ngom Mbekeli crossed the ball in front of Farul s goal.



    The second half was a little bit more balanced yet Gheorghe Hagis trainees were unable to secure a vigorous comeback on the pitch and have the upper hand throughout the game. The scoreboard for the regular, 90-minute time displayed a 1-nil advantage for Sheriff Tiraspol so two extra time halves followed. Taking advantage of Farul flawed defensive game, Sheriffs footballers scored twice, through Ngom Bekeli on 99 minutes and Nigerian Peter Ademo in minute 105. Farul will thus play in the preliminary round of the third-tier European competition, Conference League, where they are pitted against Armenias title holders, FC Urartu. We recall the latter team was eliminated from the Champions League preliminaries by Bosnian opponents Zrinjski Mostar.



    Four Romanian teams will play in the second round of Europa Conference League preliminaries. The first leg in scheduled next week, On Wednesday, FCSB take on ŢSKA Sofia 1948, away from home, in a match hosted by the Bulgarian capital citys Vasil Levski stadium. On Thursday, in a fixture hosted by the Bălgarska Armia stadium, also in Sofia, Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe face ŢSKA-Sofia. CFR Cluj play a home match against Turkeys Adana Demirspor, while Farul play FC Urartu of Armenia.



  • Sports Roundup

    Sports Roundup

    The European Women’s U-19 Handball Championship
    has drawn to a close in Pitesti his past Sunday. Romania won the bronze medal,
    an absolute first for the national squad in the last 16 years, for the U-19 category.
    In the 3rd-place final Romania defeated Portugal, 39-32. The European title went
    to Hungary, a team that secured a 35-26 win against Denmark.


    Romania
    has had a no-medal record at the end of the European U-23 Athletics Championships
    held in Espoo, Finland. Romanian delegation’s best performance in the
    competition was Mihai Sorin Dringo’s coming in 4th in the 400m race.
    Romania sent a 20-strong delegation in Finland. 12 athletes competed in the women’s
    version, while 8 other in the men’s version of the event.

    The Romanian climber Horia Colibăşanu has yet
    again succeeded a great performance. On Saturday, Horia climbed the Karakorum Massif’s
    Broad Peak located on the Pakistani-Chinese border, at an altitude of 8, 051 meters.
    Broad Peak is the 10th over-8,000m peak Colibasanu has climbed in
    his career.


    Romanian women’s national football team in Bucharest this past Sunday
    grabbed a 2-nil win in a friendly against Bulgaria. Towards the end of the
    first half Romania twice turned two penalty kicks into goals. On September
    22nd, in the League of Nations B2 Group, Romania makes its debut in the competition
    with an away fixture against Croatia. Also part of B2 group are Finland and Slovakia.


    This past weekend saw the Romanian Football
    Super League kick-starting for a fresh edition. On Friday, the match pitting Oţelul
    Galaţi against UTA Arad ended 1-all, while the match pitting Rapid Bucharest against Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe ended in a blank draw. In Sibiu on Saturday,
    Farul Constanţa defeated FC Hermannstadt, 1-nil, while on home turf, CFR Cluj outclassed
    Poli Iaşi, 2-nil. In Ploiesti on Sunday, the local side Petrolul drew against Universitatea
    Cluj, 1-all, while in Târgu Jiu, FCSB grabbed a 3 -1 win against FC U
    Craiova 1948.

  • Sports Roundup

    Sports Roundup






    Romanian
    national football team has had a flawed debut confrontation in the fresh edition
    of the National League’ Division B. In Podgorica, Romania sustained a nil-2
    defeated by the host team, Montenegro. Scoring for the hosts were Stefan Mugoša on 66 minutes and Marko Vukčević in minute 87. Both
    goals were made possible because of captain Vlad Chiricheş’s errors of the
    pitch. Montenegro definitely had the upper hand tactically but also in one-to-one
    confrontations. It took our national squad 94 minutes of play to make at attempted
    shot at goal. It was the first official match of Romanian national team’s new
    head-coach, Edward Iordanescu. The latter took full responsibility for the
    failure. Yet Iordanescu stressed that he did not take over a functional team,
    but a team that several times wasted the opportunity to qualify for international
    competitions. In another Group 3 fixture as part of League B, in Helsinki, Finland
    drew against Bosnia-Herzegovina, 1-all. After the first round, Romania is at
    the bottom of the table. On Tuesday in Zenica Romanian faces Bosnia-Herzegovina.
    Romania’s defender Iulian Cristea will be unavailable for the match. We recall
    Cristea sustained a serious injury early into the match against Montenegro.
    According to head-coach Iordanescu, Cristea needs a long recovery break.


    Romanian handballer Cristina Neagu has been
    designated the most efficient scorer in this year’s edition of the Champions’ League.
    Even after the League’s final tournament, held this past weekend in Budapest, all
    told, no other handballer was able to score more goals that Neagu’s 110. We recall
    Cristina Neagu’s current team, CSM Bucharest, was unable to move past the quarterfinals.
    Also, Neagu, for the seventh time running, was included in the dream team of
    the Champions League’s season, created according to the supporters’ votes.
    33-year old Neagu has also been included in the All-Star team before, in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020 and 2021. Norway’s
    Vipers Kristiansand have won this year’s edition of the Champions League. In the
    final Vipers outclassed Gyor of Hungary, 33 to 31. Playing for Gyor was Romanian
    national team’s pivot, Crina Pintea, who scored three goals.


    The southern Romanian
    city of Craiova this past weekend played host to Romania’s International Athletics
    Championships. However, Romania’s top-flight athletes were abroad taking part
    in top international competitions. For instance, distance runner Mihaela
    Bobocea, has had an eventful week. On Tuesday at the international competition
    in Ostrava, the Czech Republic, Bobocea came in 4th in the 1,500m
    race. However, her timing secured Mihaela Bobocea the ticket for the World
    Championships held in July in the USA, but also the European Championships held
    in Germany, in July. This past Friday in Manchester, in World Athletics Continental Tour contest, Bobocea won the 800m race. Then In
    Morocco on Sunday, at the international contest in the Moroccan capital city Rabat,
    Bobocea cam in 5th in the 1,500 m race, in a competition as part of the Diamond
    League circuit.

    (EN)


  • Sports Roundup

    Sports Roundup






    Romanian
    national football team has had a flawed debut confrontation in the fresh edition
    of the National League’ Division B. In Podgorica, Romania sustained a nil-2
    defeated by the host team, Montenegro. Scoring for the hosts were Stefan Mugoša on 66 minutes and Marko Vukčević in minute 87. Both
    goals were made possible because of captain Vlad Chiricheş’s errors of the
    pitch. Montenegro definitely had the upper hand tactically but also in one-to-one
    confrontations. It took our national squad 94 minutes of play to make at attempted
    shot at goal. It was the first official match of Romanian national team’s new
    head-coach, Edward Iordanescu. The latter took full responsibility for the
    failure. Yet Iordanescu stressed that he did not take over a functional team,
    but a team that several times wasted the opportunity to qualify for international
    competitions. In another Group 3 fixture as part of League B, in Helsinki, Finland
    drew against Bosnia-Herzegovina, 1-all. After the first round, Romania is at
    the bottom of the table. On Tuesday in Zenica Romanian faces Bosnia-Herzegovina.
    Romania’s defender Iulian Cristea will be unavailable for the match. We recall
    Cristea sustained a serious injury early into the match against Montenegro.
    According to head-coach Iordanescu, Cristea needs a long recovery break.


    Romanian handballer Cristina Neagu has been
    designated the most efficient scorer in this year’s edition of the Champions’ League.
    Even after the League’s final tournament, held this past weekend in Budapest, all
    told, no other handballer was able to score more goals that Neagu’s 110. We recall
    Cristina Neagu’s current team, CSM Bucharest, was unable to move past the quarterfinals.
    Also, Neagu, for the seventh time running, was included in the dream team of
    the Champions League’s season, created according to the supporters’ votes.
    33-year old Neagu has also been included in the All-Star team before, in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020 and 2021. Norway’s
    Vipers Kristiansand have won this year’s edition of the Champions League. In the
    final Vipers outclassed Gyor of Hungary, 33 to 31. Playing for Gyor was Romanian
    national team’s pivot, Crina Pintea, who scored three goals.


    The southern Romanian
    city of Craiova this past weekend played host to Romania’s International Athletics
    Championships. However, Romania’s top-flight athletes were abroad taking part
    in top international competitions. For instance, distance runner Mihaela
    Bobocea, has had an eventful week. On Tuesday at the international competition
    in Ostrava, the Czech Republic, Bobocea came in 4th in the 1,500m
    race. However, her timing secured Mihaela Bobocea the ticket for the World
    Championships held in July in the USA, but also the European Championships held
    in Germany, in July. This past Friday in Manchester, in World Athletics Continental Tour contest, Bobocea won the 800m race. Then In
    Morocco on Sunday, at the international contest in the Moroccan capital city Rabat,
    Bobocea cam in 5th in the 1,500 m race, in a competition as part of the Diamond
    League circuit.

    (EN)


  • Sports Roundup

    Sports Roundup


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


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

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


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

    (EN)

  • Sports Roundup

    Sports Roundup


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


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

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


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

    (EN)