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Sports weekend

Romania’s national football team in Bucharest
on Sunday face the team of Andorra. The Group I fixture counts towards the
preliminaries of the European Championship in 2024. A sanction was placed against
the Romanian Football Federation as of late because of the stands incidents that
occurred during Romania’s match against Kosovo, so the match against Andorra will
be played in an empty stadium. Notwithstanding, children younger than 14 will
be allowed to watch the game.

In Budapest
on Thursday, Romania’s match against Belarus ended in a blank draw. On home turf, Andorra sustained a nil-3 defeat by
Kosovo. Israel’s upcoming home game against Switzerland was postponed to November 15. Switzerland
is at the top pf the table, with 15 points. Romania and Israel follow suit,
with 13 and 11 points, respectively. With 7 points on their record sheet,
Kosovo are 4th-placed. Belarus are 5th-place, with 5
points, while Andorra are at the bottom of the table, with 2 points. Switzerland
and Israel have each played 6 fixtures so far, while the other teams, 7. Advancing
to the European Championships’ final tournament are the first two teams in
descending order.

Romania’ s women’s handball team this coming Saturday take on Greece,
away from home, in a Group 1 fixture counting towards the European Championship
preliminaries 2024. In Mioveni on Wednesday, Cristina Neagu and her teammates trounced
Bosnia and Herzegovina, 49 la 17. Also in Group I, in Karlovac, Croatia
defeated Greece, 32 – 22. 24 teams will take part in the final tournament, that
is the first two teams in descending order in the 8 qualifying groups, plus
the best four 3rd-placed teams. Host teams, that is Austria, Hungary
and Switzerland, qualify straight to the final tournament, and so does defending
champion Norway.

In Romania’s capital city on Sunday, the Bucharest International
Marathon is held. Apart from the main race, other asphalt-running races are
staged. We recall the first edition of Bucharest International Marathon was
held 15 years ago.

13 October 2023
Sports flash

Matches
counting towards the U-21 European Football Championship’s final tournament
kick-started in Romania and Georgia this past Wednesday. In Bucharest, Romania
sustained a nil-3 defeat by Spain. Also in Bucharest, Ukraine defeated Croatia,
2-nil. In Georgia’s Tbilisi, host country
squad grabbed a 2-nil win against Portugal, while the match pitting The Netherlands
against Belgium ended in an unassuming blank draw.

Also in
news from football, the Romanian teams know who their opponents are, in the European
competitions’ preliminaries. In the Champions League’s first preliminary round,
Farul Constanta goes against Republic of Moldova title holders Sheriff
Tiraspol. Gheorghe Hagi’s trainees play the first leg on home turf in Ovidiu, on
July 11 or 12, while the return leg will be played in Chisinau, on July 18 or
19. In the Europa Conference League’s second preliminary round, FCSB and Sepsi
OSK Sfântu Gheorghe play Bulgarian teams PFC ŢSKA Sofia and FC ŢSKA 1948 Sofia,
respectively. Both legs of the tie are scheduled abroad for the Romanian
teams, on July 27, while the return legs are scheduled on August 3rd on home turf. CFR Cluj takes on Turkey’s Adana Demirspor, with the first leg of the tie
scheduled in Cluj Napoca, on July 27.

In the
Champions League in women’s handball’s next edition, two teams will represent Romania.
Apart from holders CSM Bucharest,
the vice-champion team, Rapid, also got through. We recall that in the League’s
previous edition both
CSM and Rapid reached as far as the quarterfinals, However, in the men’s
version of the League, Dinamo Bucharest’s application to play in the Champions League
was turned down. Holders Dinamo Bucharest will play in the EHF league the next
season.

As part of the European Games in Krakow, Romania’s
women’s three-ex-three basketball team is at the top of the table in Group B,
after the first two fixtures. On Wednesday, Romania defeated Austria, 17-14, and
Germany, 15-13. On Friday, Romania will play its last group match, the fixture
against Greece. The first two teams in descending order advance to the quarterfinals.

22 June 2023
Sports flash

Matches
counting towards the U-21 European Football Championship’s final tournament
kick-started in Romania and Georgia this past Wednesday. In Bucharest, Romania
sustained a nil-3 defeat by Spain. Also in Bucharest, Ukraine defeated Croatia,
2-nil. In Georgia’s Tbilisi, host country
squad grabbed a 2-nil win against Portugal, while the match pitting The Netherlands
against Belgium ended in an unassuming blank draw.

Also in
news from football, the Romanian teams know who their opponents are, in the European
competitions’ preliminaries. In the Champions League’s first preliminary round,
Farul Constanta goes against Republic of Moldova title holders Sheriff
Tiraspol. Gheorghe Hagi’s trainees play the first leg on home turf in Ovidiu, on
July 11 or 12, while the return leg will be played in Chisinau, on July 18 or
19. In the Europa Conference League’s second preliminary round, FCSB and Sepsi
OSK Sfântu Gheorghe play Bulgarian teams PFC ŢSKA Sofia and FC ŢSKA 1948 Sofia,
respectively. Both legs of the tie are scheduled abroad for the Romanian
teams, on July 27, while the return legs are scheduled on August 3rd on home turf. CFR Cluj takes on Turkey’s Adana Demirspor, with the first leg of the tie
scheduled in Cluj Napoca, on July 27.

In the
Champions League in women’s handball’s next edition, two teams will represent Romania.
Apart from holders CSM Bucharest,
the vice-champion team, Rapid, also got through. We recall that in the League’s
previous edition both
CSM and Rapid reached as far as the quarterfinals, However, in the men’s
version of the League, Dinamo Bucharest’s application to play in the Champions League
was turned down. Holders Dinamo Bucharest will play in the EHF league the next
season.

As part of the European Games in Krakow, Romania’s
women’s three-ex-three basketball team is at the top of the table in Group B,
after the first two fixtures. On Wednesday, Romania defeated Austria, 17-14, and
Germany, 15-13. On Friday, Romania will play its last group match, the fixture
against Greece. The first two teams in descending order advance to the quarterfinals.

22 June 2023
Sports flash

Romanian national football team on
Friday plays an away fixture against Kosovo. Hosted by Pristina’s ”Fadil Vokrri” stadium,
the match counts towards Group I as part of EURO 2024 preliminaries. We recall
that so far Romania has defeated Andorra and Belarus, 2-nil and 2-1, respectively,
and is second-placed in the group, with 6 points, on a par with Switzerland. Head-coach
Edward Iordanescu has called 26 footballers for the pool of regulars. 12 of
them play abroad, while 14 are signed up by domestic clubs. Four of the domestic
championship footballers are signed up by Farul Constanta, while three others
play for the Italian team Pisa, in Serie B.

The Romanian Foreign Affairs Ministry
has issued a series of pieces of advice and recommendations
to Romanian citizens travelling to Pristina for the match pitting Romania against
Kosovo. Therefore, it is recommended that those driving their cars should enter Kosovo
from North Macedonia. The Romanian Foreign Affairs Ministry does not recommend entering
Kosovo from Serbia, through the Brnjak and Jarinje checkpoints, because they could
be blocked or closed, should the security situation get worse. The Ministry reminds
everybody the security situation is still unpredictable, especially in northern Kosovo.

Former CFR Cluj head-coach Dan Petrescu has been appointed
head coach of South-Korean football team Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors. 55-year-old Petrescu
has worked in Asia before, training teams from Qatar, China and United Arab
Emirates. Over 2018 and 2022, with CFR Cluj, Dan Petrescu won five Romanian champion
titles.

With 70% of the shares, businessman Dan Sucu became a majority
shareholder of FC Rapid Bucharest football club. With 30% of the shares, Victor
Angelescu remains the second shareholder of the club. Sucu said important sums
would be invested in the team in the coming years. Sucu’ s stated aim was to
support Rapid in their bid to earn a place among the championship’s first three teams. We recall
that in the recently-concluded season, Rapid was 5th-placed according
to Romanian Super league’s Group 2 stage.

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15 June 2023
Sports flash

Romanian national football team on
Friday plays an away fixture against Kosovo. Hosted by Pristina’s ”Fadil Vokrri” stadium,
the match counts towards Group I as part of EURO 2024 preliminaries. We recall
that so far Romania has defeated Andorra and Belarus, 2-nil and 2-1, respectively,
and is second-placed in the group, with 6 points, on a par with Switzerland. Head-coach
Edward Iordanescu has called 26 footballers for the pool of regulars. 12 of
them play abroad, while 14 are signed up by domestic clubs. Four of the domestic
championship footballers are signed up by Farul Constanta, while three others
play for the Italian team Pisa, in Serie B.

The Romanian Foreign Affairs Ministry
has issued a series of pieces of advice and recommendations
to Romanian citizens travelling to Pristina for the match pitting Romania against
Kosovo. Therefore, it is recommended that those driving their cars should enter Kosovo
from North Macedonia. The Romanian Foreign Affairs Ministry does not recommend entering
Kosovo from Serbia, through the Brnjak and Jarinje checkpoints, because they could
be blocked or closed, should the security situation get worse. The Ministry reminds
everybody the security situation is still unpredictable, especially in northern Kosovo.

Former CFR Cluj head-coach Dan Petrescu has been appointed
head coach of South-Korean football team Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors. 55-year-old Petrescu
has worked in Asia before, training teams from Qatar, China and United Arab
Emirates. Over 2018 and 2022, with CFR Cluj, Dan Petrescu won five Romanian champion
titles.

With 70% of the shares, businessman Dan Sucu became a majority
shareholder of FC Rapid Bucharest football club. With 30% of the shares, Victor
Angelescu remains the second shareholder of the club. Sucu said important sums
would be invested in the team in the coming years. Sucu’ s stated aim was to
support Rapid in their bid to earn a place among the championship’s first three teams. We recall
that in the recently-concluded season, Rapid was 5th-placed according
to Romanian Super league’s Group 2 stage.

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15 June 2023
Sports weekend

Romania’s men’s national handball
team on home court defeated the Faeroe Islands team, 25-17. The fixture counted
towards the preliminaries as part of the 4th group of the European Championship, to
be hosted by Germany in 2024. In the first leg, the Faeroe Islands team grabbed
an unexpected 28-26 win. In another group 4 fixture, Austria outclassed
Ukraine, 31-28. With 8 points, Austria is at the top of the table, Romania is
the runner-up team, with 4, while Ukraine and the Faeroe Islands are 3rd
and 4th-placed, respectively, with 2 points each. In the group’s upcoming legs, Faeroe Islands
goes against Ukraine, Romania faces Austria, then Austria takes on Faeroe Islands, while Ukraine plays Romania.
The first two teams in each of the eight preliminary groups qualify to the
final tournament, alongside the best four 3rd-placed teams.

In
the ice hockey Erste Liga, the Romania team ACSH Gheorgheni is a whisker away
from advancing to the competition’s final stage. In a home game on Sunday, ACSH
Gheorgheni defeated another Romanian team, Corona Brașov, 2-1. It was the 5th fixture
in a series of seven. With an aggregate score of 3-2, ACSH
Gheorgheni has the lead, while the return leg is scheduled on the skating rink
in Brasov. In the other semifinal, the Hungarian team Budapest Akademia sustained a 1-3 home defeat by Ferencvaros Budapest, also from Hungary. The latter
team has a 3-2 lead on aggregate.

In
news from football, matches counting towards the Romanian Super league’s 30th
round, the last round of the regular season, were played at the weekend. On
Friday, FC Botoșani and CS Mioveni drew, 1-all, while CSU
Craiova defeated UTA Arad, 2-1. On Saturday, FC Arges sustained a nil-1 defeat
by Petrolul Ploiesti, while Farul Constanta grabbed a 2-1 win in the match against
Rapid Bucharest. On Sunday, FC Hermannstadt defeated FCU Craiova, 1-nil, while FCSB
defeated Sepsi Sfântul Gheorghe, also 1-nil. Farul Constanța, CFR Cluj, FCSB,
CSU Craiova and Rapid București play in Group 1, while playing in Group 2 are Petrolul
Ploiești, Universitatea Cluj, FC Voluntari, FC Hermannstadt, FC Botoșani, Chindia
Târgoviște, UTA Arad, FC Argeș and CS Mioveni.

Counting towards the League’s 23rd
round and interrupted in the 26th minute because of the racist
slogans shouted in the stands, the match pitting Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe against
FCU Craiova will be replayed. The result will definitely decide the team that will
play in the League’s Group 1. With 40 points, 6th-placed FCU Craiova
is at the bottom of the table according to Group 2 rankings, while Sepsi Sfantu
Gheorghe is 7th-placed, with 39 points. (EN)

13 March 2023
Sports weekend

Romania’s men’s national handball
team on home court defeated the Faeroe Islands team, 25-17. The fixture counted
towards the preliminaries as part of the 4th group of the European Championship, to
be hosted by Germany in 2024. In the first leg, the Faeroe Islands team grabbed
an unexpected 28-26 win. In another group 4 fixture, Austria outclassed
Ukraine, 31-28. With 8 points, Austria is at the top of the table, Romania is
the runner-up team, with 4, while Ukraine and the Faeroe Islands are 3rd
and 4th-placed, respectively, with 2 points each. In the group’s upcoming legs, Faeroe Islands
goes against Ukraine, Romania faces Austria, then Austria takes on Faeroe Islands, while Ukraine plays Romania.
The first two teams in each of the eight preliminary groups qualify to the
final tournament, alongside the best four 3rd-placed teams.

In
the ice hockey Erste Liga, the Romania team ACSH Gheorgheni is a whisker away
from advancing to the competition’s final stage. In a home game on Sunday, ACSH
Gheorgheni defeated another Romanian team, Corona Brașov, 2-1. It was the 5th fixture
in a series of seven. With an aggregate score of 3-2, ACSH
Gheorgheni has the lead, while the return leg is scheduled on the skating rink
in Brasov. In the other semifinal, the Hungarian team Budapest Akademia sustained a 1-3 home defeat by Ferencvaros Budapest, also from Hungary. The latter
team has a 3-2 lead on aggregate.

In
news from football, matches counting towards the Romanian Super league’s 30th
round, the last round of the regular season, were played at the weekend. On
Friday, FC Botoșani and CS Mioveni drew, 1-all, while CSU
Craiova defeated UTA Arad, 2-1. On Saturday, FC Arges sustained a nil-1 defeat
by Petrolul Ploiesti, while Farul Constanta grabbed a 2-1 win in the match against
Rapid Bucharest. On Sunday, FC Hermannstadt defeated FCU Craiova, 1-nil, while FCSB
defeated Sepsi Sfântul Gheorghe, also 1-nil. Farul Constanța, CFR Cluj, FCSB,
CSU Craiova and Rapid București play in Group 1, while playing in Group 2 are Petrolul
Ploiești, Universitatea Cluj, FC Voluntari, FC Hermannstadt, FC Botoșani, Chindia
Târgoviște, UTA Arad, FC Argeș and CS Mioveni.

Counting towards the League’s 23rd
round and interrupted in the 26th minute because of the racist
slogans shouted in the stands, the match pitting Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe against
FCU Craiova will be replayed. The result will definitely decide the team that will
play in the League’s Group 1. With 40 points, 6th-placed FCU Craiova
is at the bottom of the table according to Group 2 rankings, while Sepsi Sfantu
Gheorghe is 7th-placed, with 39 points. (EN)

13 March 2023
November 5, 2020

VOTING The final results of the US voting, during which citizens had to
choose between incumbent president Republican Donald Trump and former
vice-president, Democrat Joe Biden are yet to be announced, given the massive
postal and early voting turnout and the different counting methods in the
American states. Meanwhile, Trump’s campaign has filed a law suit contesting
ballot counting in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Georgia. A campaign official has
accused the Democrats for having attempted to cancel and weaken the Republican
vote. According to international observers, there is no evidence of election
rigging but the president’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, accuses voter fraud
in several US cities. Trump’s campaign had previously announced they would ask
for a recount after Joe Biden narrowly won battleground state Wisconsin, edging
out president Trump in a state, which proved crucial to the latter’s victory
four years ago. This year’s presidential elections in the USA are taking place
against the background of the present pandemic heavily affecting the country,
which has reported the largest number of infections and fatalities in the
world. Nevertheless, according to Radio Romania correspondent in Washington,
the massive turnout this year proves America’s keen interest in the present
election.

COVID-19 The number of Covid-19 infections is on
the rise in Romania where authorities have announced another all-time high
since the onset of the pandemic, 9,714. The total number of those infected has
exceeded 276,802 with a death toll of 7,540. Hospitals have reported a total
number of Covid-infected patients of 12,061, out of whom 1,014 are being
treated in IC units, the largest number so far. The government is expected to make
face covering compulsory in all public spaces with an infection rate of 1.5 per
thousand. A decision in this respect is expected during the executive session
tonight when other restrictions could also be announced.

PANDEMIC Countries in Europe, which are currently
facing a new wave of Covid-19 infections, have stepped up restrictions in an
attempt to contain the pandemic. A four-week quarantine has been imposed in
England, where 500 of those infected died in the past 24 hours, the highest
figure so far. Pubs, restaurants, cafes, non-essential shops, gyms, swimming
pools and beauty salons have been closed down until December 2nd.
Schools and churches are open though. Non-essential activities have also ceased
in Spain where restaurants and gyms have been closed down. The region of
Castilla y Leon has banned visits to old people’s homes due to the high number
of infections.

HANDBALL Romania’s handball side is today taking on Sweden in an away game
counting towards the preliminaries of the European Championship due in Hungary and
Slovakia in 2022. The game will be followed by that against Montenegro in
Romania on Sunday. A four-time world champion in the sixties and seventies,
Romania’s national side hasn’t qualified for a continental tournament since
1996. Romania’s female handball side has qualified in a group, which also
includes Norway, Germany and Poland.

FOOTBALL Romania’s
football champions CFR Cluj tonight are up against Italian side AS Rome in
their third game in Europa League group A. CFR tops the group after a 2-0 win
against CSKA Sofia from Bulgaria and a one-all draw at home against Swiss side
Young Boys Bern. Eliminated from the preliminaries of the Champions League, CFR
is Romania’s only representative in this year’s edition of the European
football cups.

RAIL According to data released by the EU’s
statistical office, Eurostat, rail transportation in the EU has significantly shrunk in the second quarter against the same period last year due to the present Covid-19
pandemic. Romania’s 47% slump was the lowest in the EU with over 9 million
travelers as compared to 17 million in the similar period last year. Ireland
reported the highest decrease, 94%, followed by France and Spain with 78%
each.

(bill)

5 November 2020