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July 22, 2022

RESOURCES
PM Nicolae Ciucă promised that Romania will have the necessary natural gas to
cover demand for the coming winter. The PM said more than 1.6 billion cubic
meters of gas is already stored, and the energy plan stipulates 80% of the
total capacity will be reached by November 1. Meanwhile, he said that in spite
of the drought, there is enough wheat to cover the domestic demand and export
commitments and that there are no reasons to worry about the maize and sunflower
crops.

HEAT WAVE The prime minister of Romania
Nicolae Ciucă has today asked prefects to conduct information and prevention
campaigns so that people are aware of the risks entailed by the high
temperatures and that activities to mitigate the effects of the heat wave may
be coordinated. He added that it was important for all localities to have cooling
shelters and medical teams providing assistance and free water. PM Ciucă also requested the
authorities to take steps to ensure navigability on the River Danube. The low
water flow has made it nearly impossible to navigate the Danube, with several
vessels stranded in sand and scores of cruise ships cancelling their stopovers
in the port of Giurgiu over the past month.

COVID-19 Nearly 7,400 new COVID cases
were reported over the past 24 hours, out of around 24,400 tests, the
authorities announced on Friday. Over 2,600 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised,
171 of them in intensive care. Seven COVID-related deaths have also been reported.
Hospitals are beginning to take measures, including increasing the number of
beds set aside for COVID patients, regular staff and patient testing, and
cancelling visiting hours in order to reduce the risk of infection.

REFUGEES The Romanian
Border Police announced today that 11,511 Ukrainian nationals entered Romania
on Thursday, 4.5% fewer than the
previous day.
According to a news release, border checks are conducted efficiently and in
line with the national and EU legislation, and border police units are working
at full capacity.

UKRAINE Turkey announced an agreement was reached,
which would enable Ukraine to export grains via Black Sea routes. The deal is
to be signed in Istanbul today by officials from Ukraine, Turkey, Russia and
the UN. Three main provisions in the agreement are already known. First, Russia
must guarantee ceasefire during the shipments. Secondly, Ukraine must guide grain
ships in and out through mined port waters. Finally, Turkey, supported by the
United Nations, is to inspect ships in order to dispel Russian fears of weapons
smuggling. This is the first major agreement reached by Russia and Ukraine
since the start of the invasion.

FOOTBALL Romanian football champions CFR Cluj won 3-0 against
Inter Club d’Escaldes, of Andorra, played on Thursday night on home turf in the
first leg of the second round of Europa Conference League’s qualifiers. In the
same competition, the winners of
Romania’s Cup, Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe defeated 3-1 at home the Slovenian
side Olimpija Ljubljana. Romania’s 2 other representatives in Europa
Conference League played away from home. Universitatea Craiova drew against the
Albanian side Vllaznia Shkoder, 1-1, and vice-champions FCSB were defeated by FC
Saburtalo Tbilisi, of Georgia. (AMP)

22 July 2022
RRI Sports Club

Romania’s football champions, CFR Cluj, Tuesday played their first match in the Champions League qualifier stage. The team coached by Dan Petrescu played away from home against the Armenian champions, FC Pyunik Yerevan. The match ended in a blank draw.

The Cluj side had the game under control and missed a lot of opportunities to score, especially in the first half. But they came closest to scoring in the second half of the game, on 73 min, when the Croatian player Gabriel Debeljuh sent the ball straight into the crossbar of the Armenians’ goal.

In fact, the Croatian footballer was the most dangerous striker of CFR, working well with the other member of his team’s attack flank, Ciprian Deac. The Romanian team were clearly in advantage, with 16-5 shots and 5-1 shots on goal. Moreover, CFR had as many as 11 corner kicks, as against 5 for Pyunik, however none of them managed to threaten the Armenian goal.

The return leg of the match between CFR Cluj and FC Pyunik Yerevan is scheduled for next Wednesday in Cluj-Napoca. If they win, CFR will move up into the second preliminary round of the Champions League, and will play against the winner of the match between Dudelange Luxembourg and KF Tirana of Albania.

CFR have bitter memories when it comes to Dudelange, against which they played in the 2018 – 2019 Europa League qualifiers and which beat them twice, 2-0 in Luxembourg and 3-2 in Cluj.

Until the second leg of the match against FC Pyunik Yerevan, CFR are scheduled to go to Arad, to play for Romania’s football Super Cup against Cup winners Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe. The latter side plays this final for the first time in history, while CFR have 4 such trophies already, won in 2009, 2010, 2018 and 2020. The team also lost 4 other finals. (AMP)

6 July 2022
RRI Sports Club

Romania’s football champions, CFR Cluj, Tuesday played their first match in the Champions League qualifier stage. The team coached by Dan Petrescu played away from home against the Armenian champions, FC Pyunik Yerevan. The match ended in a blank draw.

The Cluj side had the game under control and missed a lot of opportunities to score, especially in the first half. But they came closest to scoring in the second half of the game, on 73 min, when the Croatian player Gabriel Debeljuh sent the ball straight into the crossbar of the Armenians’ goal.

In fact, the Croatian footballer was the most dangerous striker of CFR, working well with the other member of his team’s attack flank, Ciprian Deac. The Romanian team were clearly in advantage, with 16-5 shots and 5-1 shots on goal. Moreover, CFR had as many as 11 corner kicks, as against 5 for Pyunik, however none of them managed to threaten the Armenian goal.

The return leg of the match between CFR Cluj and FC Pyunik Yerevan is scheduled for next Wednesday in Cluj-Napoca. If they win, CFR will move up into the second preliminary round of the Champions League, and will play against the winner of the match between Dudelange Luxembourg and KF Tirana of Albania.

CFR have bitter memories when it comes to Dudelange, against which they played in the 2018 – 2019 Europa League qualifiers and which beat them twice, 2-0 in Luxembourg and 3-2 in Cluj.

Until the second leg of the match against FC Pyunik Yerevan, CFR are scheduled to go to Arad, to play for Romania’s football Super Cup against Cup winners Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe. The latter side plays this final for the first time in history, while CFR have 4 such trophies already, won in 2009, 2010, 2018 and 2020. The team also lost 4 other finals. (AMP)

6 July 2022
Sports Roundup

One leg before the end of 2022 Rugby Europe
Championship, Romania still has chances to qualify into next year’s World Cup. On
Saturday, the national team lost in Bucharest, 23 – 26 to Georgia, the winner
of the competition and already qualified to the World Cup. Second-ranking in
the overall standings for 2021 and 2022, Spain defeated Portugal in Madrid on
Sunday, 33-28, and also qualified to the 2023 World Cup, after a 23-year long
absence. Romania, which is ranking 4th in the overall standings,
still has a match to play on March 19, away from home, against the Netherlands.
If it wins, Romania will leave behind Portugal, which is currently 3rd-placed
but without any more matches to play. The 3rd place secures presence
in the playoffs scheduled for November. Teams from Europe, Africa, the Americas
and Asia / Pacific will play in a round-robin scheduling, with the winner
getting the last ticket to the World Cup.

The Romanian athlete Alexandru Novac won the gold in
the javelin event of the European Throwing Cup held in Leiria, Portugal. The Romanian
athlete’s best throw was 80.49 m and was his best performance this season. Last
year in the Tokyo Olympics, Novac came out 12th.

On Tuesday, Simona Halep and Sorana Cîrstea will play
against each other in the round of 16 of the Indian Wells tournament. In
the 3rd round on Sunday, Halep, seed no. 24, defeated the American player
Cori Gauff 6-3, 6-4. Sorana Cîrstea, seed no. 26, won 5-7, 6-1, 6-0 against Anna
Kalinskaya of Russia.

This weekend
matches were played in the first leg of the play-off / play-out stage of the
Romanian Football League 1. In the play-off, Universitatea Craiova Friday beat FC
Argeș at home, 3-0. On Saturday, defending champions CFR Cluj won at home
against FC Voluntari, 3-1. The last game, FCSB vs. Farul Constanța, was scheduled
for Monday. Cluj top the standings at this point with 41 points, followed by
FCSB, with 31, and Universitatea Craiova, with 30.

In
the play-out group, on Friday UTA Arad defeated Academica Clinceni 3-0. On Saturday
Chindia Târgoviște and FC U Craiova drew, 0-0, and on Sunday Sepsi Sfântu
Gheorghe won 3-1 against CS Mioveni, while Rapid beat Dinamo with the same
score. Four teams are at the top of the table with 24 points each: UTA, Rapid,
Sepsi and FC Botoșani. (A.M.P.)

14 March 2022
Sports Roundup

One leg before the end of 2022 Rugby Europe
Championship, Romania still has chances to qualify into next year’s World Cup. On
Saturday, the national team lost in Bucharest, 23 – 26 to Georgia, the winner
of the competition and already qualified to the World Cup. Second-ranking in
the overall standings for 2021 and 2022, Spain defeated Portugal in Madrid on
Sunday, 33-28, and also qualified to the 2023 World Cup, after a 23-year long
absence. Romania, which is ranking 4th in the overall standings,
still has a match to play on March 19, away from home, against the Netherlands.
If it wins, Romania will leave behind Portugal, which is currently 3rd-placed
but without any more matches to play. The 3rd place secures presence
in the playoffs scheduled for November. Teams from Europe, Africa, the Americas
and Asia / Pacific will play in a round-robin scheduling, with the winner
getting the last ticket to the World Cup.

The Romanian athlete Alexandru Novac won the gold in
the javelin event of the European Throwing Cup held in Leiria, Portugal. The Romanian
athlete’s best throw was 80.49 m and was his best performance this season. Last
year in the Tokyo Olympics, Novac came out 12th.

On Tuesday, Simona Halep and Sorana Cîrstea will play
against each other in the round of 16 of the Indian Wells tournament. In
the 3rd round on Sunday, Halep, seed no. 24, defeated the American player
Cori Gauff 6-3, 6-4. Sorana Cîrstea, seed no. 26, won 5-7, 6-1, 6-0 against Anna
Kalinskaya of Russia.

This weekend
matches were played in the first leg of the play-off / play-out stage of the
Romanian Football League 1. In the play-off, Universitatea Craiova Friday beat FC
Argeș at home, 3-0. On Saturday, defending champions CFR Cluj won at home
against FC Voluntari, 3-1. The last game, FCSB vs. Farul Constanța, was scheduled
for Monday. Cluj top the standings at this point with 41 points, followed by
FCSB, with 31, and Universitatea Craiova, with 30.

In
the play-out group, on Friday UTA Arad defeated Academica Clinceni 3-0. On Saturday
Chindia Târgoviște and FC U Craiova drew, 0-0, and on Sunday Sepsi Sfântu
Gheorghe won 3-1 against CS Mioveni, while Rapid beat Dinamo with the same
score. Four teams are at the top of the table with 24 points each: UTA, Rapid,
Sepsi and FC Botoșani. (A.M.P.)

14 March 2022
Hăbări ditu bana românească şi internaţională

COVID-19. Simfunu cu aţeali ditu soni ţifri publicate di autorităț dumănică, 7595 di năi infecții cu Covid-19 fură dimăndati tru 24 săhăţ ditu soni tru România, cu 60% ma multu andicra di aoa şi ună stămănă. Eara raportate 28 di decese ligate di Covid. Experțălli lugursescu că ţinţea dalgă a pandemiillei easti ma vărtoasă andicra di atea di ma ninti și s’lugurseaşti s’agiungă pi kipită tru România tru aţea ditu soni stămănă ditu yinaru ică prota ditu meslu şcurtu, cându s’lugurseaşti că numirlu a cazurlor ndzuuă va s’agiungă la 50 di nilli. Sinferlu a româñilor ta s’amintă jab easti nica scădzut, cu maş 36 di suti tru 24 di săhăţ ditu soni. Epidimiologilli căndăsescu oamiñilli să s’imunizeadză, căţe categoriile vulnearabile suntu tru piriclliu.

TENIS. România ari ţinţi reprezentanță pi tabloulu prinţipal di tu Australian Open, primlu turneu di Grand Slam di estan. Alță români fură eliminaț ditu competiție. Tru primlu tur, Simona Halep, fostul numir ună mondial, va s’antreacă cu Magdalena Frech ditu Polonia, kiro tu cari Sorana Cîrstea va s’agioacă cu Petra Kvitova ditu Cehia, cari ari un avantaj di 5-3 tru meciurile cap la cap. Ună altă agiucătoari română, Irina Begu, va s’alumtă cu franțuzoiaca Oceane Dodenu. Jaqueline Cristian ditu România va s’agioacă cu Greet Minnen ditu Belgia, iara Gabriela Ruse va s’agioacă cu Jasmine Paolini ditu Italia. Agiucătoarea britanică Emma Răducanu, cari ari un tată român și easti campioana-apărătoari la US Open, va s’agioacă cu Sloane Stephens ditu SUA.

HANDBAL. CSM București, ună parei handbal feminin ditu România, ș-asiguripsi sâmbătă seara ună victorie tru deplasari cu 28-20 contra echipăllei muntenegrene Buducnost BEMAX Podgorica tru Grupa A a Ligăllei Campionilor. Românii featiră unu bunu spectacol și amintară ună victorie ţi lă si cădea. Tu 19 di yinaru, handbalistilli a noștri va s’ampulisească cu echipa franceză Brest Bretagne și trei dzăli ma amănatu cu Borussia Dortmund ditu Germania. Antrenați di selecționerul naționalei României, Adrian Vasile, CSM București ari ca protu scupo s’amintă tuti aţeali trei meciuri ditu aestu mesu.

JUSTIȚIA. Ministerlu ali Justiție di București bitisi un proiectu ti ncllideari Direcția Speciale di cercetari a infracțiunilor ditu justiție, SIIJ. Instituția dimăndă tru un comunicat că tru dzălili ţi yin va s’pitreacă documentul ti aprobari a Guvernului și Parlamentului. Năpoi aduţemu aminti că activitatea aluştui organismu special adusi critiţ di partea a Comisiillei Europene, cari spune că SIIJ poati s’hibă cama susceptibil la intervenții di nafoară andicra di Direcția Anticorupție, cunuscută tru România ti DNA. Ministerlu ali Justiție dimăndă că va s’ahurhească proceslu di alăxeari a nomurloru ti justiție și a codurlor penale aţea turlie că aestea s’poată s’hibă aprobate di Parlament până tu bitisita a meslui marţu. Ministerlu ali Justiție năpoi aduţi aminti ti ndreptul și legislația ali UE stipulate ca ndrupămintulu andicra di Tratatlu di Lisabona și pricunuscute di constituția ali Românie.

Autoru: Udălu a hăbărlor

Armânipsearia: Taşcu Lala

16 January 2022
January 16, 2022

COVID-19 According to the latest figures released by authorities on
Sunday, 7595 new Covid-19 infections have been reported in the past 24 hours in
Romania, 60% more than a week ago. 28 Covid-related fatalities have been
reported. Experts believe the fifth wave of the pandemic is stronger than the
previous ones and is to reach its peak in Romania in the last week of January
or the first of February, when the number of daily cases is expected to go up
to 50 thousand. The interest of the Romanians in getting the jab is still low,
with only 36 hundred in the past 24 hours. Epidemiologists are urging the
people to get immunized because the vulnerable categories are at risk.

TENNIS Romania has five representatives on the main draw of Australian
Open, the year’s first Grand Slam tournament. Other Romanians have been
eliminated from the competition. In the first round Simona Halep, the world’s former number one, will be up against Magdalena Frech of Poland, while Sorana Cirstea
will be playing Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic, who has a 5-3 advantage in
head-to-head matches. Another Romanian player, Irina Begu will be up against
Oceane Dodin of France. Jaqueline Cristian of Romania will be playing Greet
Minnen of Belgium and Gabriela Ruse will be meeting Jasmine Paolini of Italy. British
player Emma Raducanu, who has a Romanian father and is the defending champion
of the US Open will be playing Sloane Stephens of the USA.

HANDBALL CSM Bucharest, a women’s handball side from Romania secured a 28-20
away win against Montenegrin side Buducnost BEMAX Podgorica on Saturday night
in the Group A of the Champions League. The Romanians put on a good show and
clinched a well-deserved victory. On January 19th our handballers
will be up against French side Brest Bretagne and three days later against
Borussia Dortmund of Germany. Coached by the selector of the Romanian national
side, Adrian Vasile, CSM Bucharest have as their main goal to win all their
three games this month.

JUSTICE The Ministry of Justice in Bucharest has completed a draft on
dismantling the Special Direction for investigating criminal offences within
the judiciary, SIIJ. The institution has announced in a communiqué that in the
following days it will submit the document for government and Parliament
approval. We recall that the activity of this special body has attracted
criticism from the European Commission, which says the SIIJ could be more
susceptible to interventions from outside than the Anti-corruption Directorate,
known in Romania as the DNA. The Justice Ministry has announced that it will
resume the process of amending the justice laws and the criminal codes so that
they can be approved by Parliament by the end of March. The Ministry of Justice
reiterates its support for the EU law and legislation stipulated by the Lisbon
Treaty and recognized by the Romanian constitution.

(bill)

16 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
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
December 23, 2021

REVOLUTION Romania’s Parliament convened this morning in a solemn
meeting devoted to the 32 years since the anti-communist revolution of December
1989. Originating in Timișoara (west), on 16th December, the uprising spread
across the country, culminating with dictator Nicolae Ceauşescu fleeing the
capital city on 22nd December amid the protests of hundreds of thousands of
Romanians. Captured by the Army, Ceauşescu and his wife Elena were subject to a
summary trial and executed in the southern town of Târgovişte. Romania was the
only country behind the Iron Curtain where the change of regime was accompanied
by bloodshed. Over 1,000 people were killed and some 3,000 wounded.

BUDGET Romanian MPs are due to vote today on the draft state budget and
social security budget laws for 2022. The government
passed the bills on Monday and promised the budget ensures stability and
predictability. The Liberal leader and ex-PM Florin Cîţu criticised the fact
that 6.7% of GDP was earmarked for investments, instead of 7% as agreed within
the ruling coalition. The Social Democratic leader Marcel Ciolacu argued
however that the budget execution is more important than the exact breakdown of
expenditure. The leader of USR party in opposition, Dacian Cioloş, says the
draft budget relies on over-estimated revenues and said although public
education is a priority for President Iohannis, not enough funding has been
earmarked for the sector.

COVID-19 775 new SARS-CoV-2 infection cases were reported in the past 24 hours in Romania, along with 81 related
fatalities, 44 of them from a previous date. Since the start of the pandemic
Romania has had around 1.8 million COVID-19 cases,
and more than 58,000 patients died. Amid
anti-vaccine sentiments fuelled by some media, politicians and opinion leaders,
the country has the 2nd lowest immunisation rate in the EU, after Bulgaria.

EU
FUNDING The government
of Romania passed an emergency order allowing for the accessing of a roughly
15-billion euro loan granted by the European Commission under the Recovery and
Resilience Mechanism. The loan agreement between the European Commission and
Romania was signed in Bucharest on 26th November and in Brussels on 15th
December. Under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, Romania benefits
from some 29 billion euro, of which approx. 14 billion in non-reimbursable
funds and some 15 billion in loans. The loan will be available until the end of
2026.

BASKETBALL The national men’s basketball champions, Universitatea-Banca
Transilvania Cluj-Napoca, qualified into the second stage of the Champions
League group matches, after defeating the Turkish side Daruşşafaka in a suspensefull
match away from home, 103-101. The Romanian team is thus the leader of Group G,
with 5 wins and one defeat. Group leaders go straight into the second stage of
the competition, scheduled for January-March 2022. (tr. A.M. Popescu)

23 December 2021
Sports roundup

In the regional ice-hockey competition Erste Liga,
Sport Club Miercurea Ciuc Sunday defeated the Hungarian side Dunaújvárosi
Acélbikák, 7-2. In a separate game, Braşov Wolves beat Újpest Budapest 3-1. Sport
Club tops the competition ranking with 59 points out of 26 games. Next comes Újpest,
with 53 points in 27 games, and Ferencváros Budapest, with 52 points in 23 matches.

Also in hockey, this week the city of Brașov is
hosting the World Junior Championships, 2nd Division, Group A
matches. The competition brings together players of under 20 years of age. Taking
part are the national junior teams of Italy, the UK, South Korea, Spain,
Lithuania and Romania.

In men’s handball, Dinamo Bucharest saw its first
defeat in the current National League season. The defending champions lost on Saturday,
away from home, to Minaur Baia Mare, 27-29. Dinamo had won its first 12 matches
in the championship. Topping the current standings are Dobrogea Sud Constanța, which
defeated HC Buzău 21-19 in an away match on Sunday. The Constanţa team has 40
points in 15 matches, and are followed by Dinamo, with 36 points in 13 games, and
Steaua, with 36 points in 14 games.

Over
the weekend, matches were played counting towards the 19th leg of
Romania’s top football league. On Friday, Academica Clinceni beat FC U Craiova 2-1,
while Rapid won against FC Argeș, 2-0 on Bucharest’s National Arena. On Saturday,
UTA Arad and FC Botoșani drew 0-all, with another draw reported in the match
between FC Voluntari and Universitatea Craiova. Also on Saturday, FCSB beat Gaz
Metan Mediaș, 1-0. On Sunday, Sepsi Sfântul Gheorghe defeated Farul Constanța 1-0,
the same score reported in the match pitting CFR Cluj against CS Mioveni.

CFR
Cluj are top of the tables, with 51 points, followed by FCSB, with 43. (tr. A.M. Popescu)

13 December 2021
Sports roundup

In the regional ice-hockey competition Erste Liga,
Sport Club Miercurea Ciuc Sunday defeated the Hungarian side Dunaújvárosi
Acélbikák, 7-2. In a separate game, Braşov Wolves beat Újpest Budapest 3-1. Sport
Club tops the competition ranking with 59 points out of 26 games. Next comes Újpest,
with 53 points in 27 games, and Ferencváros Budapest, with 52 points in 23 matches.

Also in hockey, this week the city of Brașov is
hosting the World Junior Championships, 2nd Division, Group A
matches. The competition brings together players of under 20 years of age. Taking
part are the national junior teams of Italy, the UK, South Korea, Spain,
Lithuania and Romania.

In men’s handball, Dinamo Bucharest saw its first
defeat in the current National League season. The defending champions lost on Saturday,
away from home, to Minaur Baia Mare, 27-29. Dinamo had won its first 12 matches
in the championship. Topping the current standings are Dobrogea Sud Constanța, which
defeated HC Buzău 21-19 in an away match on Sunday. The Constanţa team has 40
points in 15 matches, and are followed by Dinamo, with 36 points in 13 games, and
Steaua, with 36 points in 14 games.

Over
the weekend, matches were played counting towards the 19th leg of
Romania’s top football league. On Friday, Academica Clinceni beat FC U Craiova 2-1,
while Rapid won against FC Argeș, 2-0 on Bucharest’s National Arena. On Saturday,
UTA Arad and FC Botoșani drew 0-all, with another draw reported in the match
between FC Voluntari and Universitatea Craiova. Also on Saturday, FCSB beat Gaz
Metan Mediaș, 1-0. On Sunday, Sepsi Sfântul Gheorghe defeated Farul Constanța 1-0,
the same score reported in the match pitting CFR Cluj against CS Mioveni.

CFR
Cluj are top of the tables, with 51 points, followed by FCSB, with 43. (tr. A.M. Popescu)

13 December 2021
Sports Weekend

Romania’s women’s handball team
failed to qualify in the quarter-finals of the World Championships hosted by
Spain. On Thursday, Romania lost 31-30 to the Netherlands, the defending world
champions. The Romanians, coached by Adrian Vasile, put on their best
performance in this final tournament, but the Dutch players’ experience made
the difference at the end of the match.

Crina Pintea, who scored 6 goals,
was nominated the best player of the match. Cristina Laslo also scored 6 times
for Romania. The national team lost all chances to finish on one of the 2 top
places in Main Group 2 and to move up into the quarter-finals. Their next match,
against Puerto Rico, is scheduled for Saturday.

In men’s handball, Dinamo Bucharest Thursday
defeated the Ukrainian side Motor Zaporoje, 33-29, in the Champions’ League Group
B. This was the 3rd win for the Romanian club this season, but the
team is still ranking last in its group with only 6 points. The competition
will be resumed next year, with the Romanian champions due to take on Barça in
Bucharest on February 17.

Romanian football champions CFR Cluj
saw their presence in this year’s Europe Conference League season ending with a
victory. Coach Dan Petrescu’s team won 1-0, on home turf, against the Czech
side Jablonec. In the Group D ranking, Cluj comes 4th, with one win,
one draw and 4 defeats.

This weekend also sees matches
counting towards the 19th leg of the top Romanian football league. The
2 matches on Friday, FC U Craiova vs. Academica Clinceni and Rapid Bucharest vs.
FC Argeş, will be followed on Saturday by games pitting UTA Arad against FC
Botoşani, FC Voluntari against Universitatea Craiova, and FCSB against Gaz
Metan Mediaş. On Sunday, Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe take on Farul Constanţa, and CFR
Cluj on CS Mioveni. The last match in the leg, Dinamo Bucharest vs. Chindia
Târgovişte, is scheduled for Monday.

In the current standings, Cluj are on top
with 48 points, followed by FCSB with 40. (tr. A.M. Popescu)

10 December 2021
Sports Weekend

Romania’s women’s handball team
failed to qualify in the quarter-finals of the World Championships hosted by
Spain. On Thursday, Romania lost 31-30 to the Netherlands, the defending world
champions. The Romanians, coached by Adrian Vasile, put on their best
performance in this final tournament, but the Dutch players’ experience made
the difference at the end of the match.

Crina Pintea, who scored 6 goals,
was nominated the best player of the match. Cristina Laslo also scored 6 times
for Romania. The national team lost all chances to finish on one of the 2 top
places in Main Group 2 and to move up into the quarter-finals. Their next match,
against Puerto Rico, is scheduled for Saturday.

In men’s handball, Dinamo Bucharest Thursday
defeated the Ukrainian side Motor Zaporoje, 33-29, in the Champions’ League Group
B. This was the 3rd win for the Romanian club this season, but the
team is still ranking last in its group with only 6 points. The competition
will be resumed next year, with the Romanian champions due to take on Barça in
Bucharest on February 17.

Romanian football champions CFR Cluj
saw their presence in this year’s Europe Conference League season ending with a
victory. Coach Dan Petrescu’s team won 1-0, on home turf, against the Czech
side Jablonec. In the Group D ranking, Cluj comes 4th, with one win,
one draw and 4 defeats.

This weekend also sees matches
counting towards the 19th leg of the top Romanian football league. The
2 matches on Friday, FC U Craiova vs. Academica Clinceni and Rapid Bucharest vs.
FC Argeş, will be followed on Saturday by games pitting UTA Arad against FC
Botoşani, FC Voluntari against Universitatea Craiova, and FCSB against Gaz
Metan Mediaş. On Sunday, Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe take on Farul Constanţa, and CFR
Cluj on CS Mioveni. The last match in the leg, Dinamo Bucharest vs. Chindia
Târgovişte, is scheduled for Monday.

In the current standings, Cluj are on top
with 48 points, followed by FCSB with 40. (tr. A.M. Popescu)

10 December 2021
Sports Weekend

The Romanian men’s handball club Dinamo Bucharest
once again took a wrong turn in the Champions’ League. Spanish coach Xavier
Pascual’s team was defeated, away from home, by the Hungarian team Veszprem, 47
– 32. It was one of the most terrible beatings for the Bucharest side in the
history of its participation in European handball competitions.

Also in the League’s Group B, on Wednesday
Motor Zaporoje won against Flensburg-Handewitt, 31-22. On Thursday, Barça beat Porto,
38 – 31 and Paris Saint-Germain won 32 – 27 against group leaders, Lomza Vive
Kielce. Dinamo remains last placed in the group, and is to play next against Motor
Zaporoje, at home, on December 9.

In football, Universitatea Craiova Thursday
qualified into Romania’s Cup semis. Craiova won at home against 3rd-league
team ACSO Filiași, 3-nil. The Bosnian player Elvir Koljic scored first on 24
minutes, and 5 minutes later Andrei Ivan turned the score to 2-nil. Brazilian
player Gustavo scored the last goal in the second half.

Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe, FC Voluntari and FC
Argeş are the other semi-finalists. On Tuesday Sepsi beat Chindia Târgovişte 2-1,
in Ploiești, and FC Voluntari won against second-tier team FC Buzău, 1-0. On Wednesday,
FC Argeş defeated Poli Timișoara, 5 – 4, after penalty shoot-outs.

This weekend matches counting towards the 18th
leg of Romania’s top football championship are scheduled. After Friday’s game
pitting Academica Clinceni against Dinamo Bucharest, on Saturday Chindia
Târgoviște takes on CFR Cluj, and Rapid Bucharest on Farul Constanța. On Sunday,
CS Mioveni plays against Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe, FC U Craiova against FC
Voluntari and FCSB takes on UTA Arad on National Arena in Bucharest. On Monday,
FC Argeș plays against Gaz Metan Mediaș and FC Botoșani against Universtatea
Craiova.

CFR Cluj top the current standings with 45
points, followed by FCSB, with 37. (tr. A.M. Popescu)

3 December 2021