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  • Sports weekend

    Sports weekend

    The European Wrestling Championships are underway in Bucharest. On Thursday, Romania’s Andreea Ana won gold in the 55-kilogram category. In the final, Ana outclassed Mariana Dragutan of the Republic of Moldova. Previously, Romania’s Denis Florin Mihai and Razvan Arnaut in the Greek-Romann style won two gold medals, in the 55-kilogram and the 60-kilogram category, respectively.

    The European Weightlifting Championships are underway in Sofia, until this coming Tuesday. After the first four days of competition, Romania has won six medals. The Romania delegation’s scintillating performance was provided by Mihaela Cambei in the 49-kilogram category. Cambei won gold in the snatch and clean-and-jerk styles, as well as combined.

    In a second-tier rugby continental competition, the Rugby Europe Championship, in Bucharest on Saturday, the Romanian national squad goes against Portugal, in a fixture counting towards the competition’s Group B final. According to the as-it-stands table, Romania has 9 points, being followed by Portugal, with 6. The Romanian national team has already secured its ticket to the Rugby Europe Championship’s semifinal. We recall that Europe’s top-notch rugby competition is the Six Nations Championship.

    In women’s handball, the last fixtures are scheduled, counting towards the European Cups’ group stage.

    In the Champions League’s Group A, if they grab an away win against Danish challengers Odense this coming Sunday, CSM Bucharest stands real chances to advance to the quarterfinals.

    In Group B, Rapid Bucharest is in dire need of a home win against Danish Opponents Esbjerg. If Hungarian team Ferencvaros is defeated by Metz in France, Rapid advances to the playoffs ahead of the League’s quarterfinals.

    In the European League, two Romanian teams, Gloria Bistriţa and Dunărea Brăila have already booked their ticket to the quarterfinals. On Sunday, Gloria Bistritsa plays a home game against German team Bensheim / Auerbach, while Dunarea Braila plays an away game against Chambray Touraine in France. After five consecutive defeats, the third Romanian team in the European League, CSM Târgu Jiu is still struggling for their first win, as this coming Sunday, CSM Targu Jiu play a home game against Hungary’s Mosonmagyaróvár.

    Matches counting towards the Romanian football Superleague’s 26th round are scheduled at the weekend. On Friday, Petrolul Ploiesti plays Poli Iaşi while Rapid Bucharest takes on FC Hermannstadt. On Saturday, UTA plays an away match against FC Voluntari, while CFR Cluj has a daunting task in the away match against FC U Craiova. On Sunday, Universitatea Craiova takes on FC Botoşani, away, while in Bucharest, Oţelul Galaţi goes against Dinamo. On Monday, Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe plays Farul Constanţa, while Universitatea Cluj faces FCSB. Nine points clear of the runner-up team, Rapid, FCSB are at the top of the table.

  • Sports flash

    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.

  • Sports flash

    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.

  • Sports flash

    Sports flash


    We begin with news from womens volleyball. In the first leg as part of the CEV womens volleyball cup final this past Wednesday in Targu Mures, Volei Alba Blaj sustained a 1-3 defeat by Italian opponents Scandicci. The return leg is scheduled this coming Wednesday in Florence. For Voli Alba Blaj, the fixture is the fourth European final they have played in the last six years. CSM has played the final confrontation in all European interclub competitions: in the Champions league, in 2018, in the CEV Cup, in 2019 and in the Challenge Cup, in 2021



    Romanian tennis player Irina Begu has advanced to the round of 18 of the IWTA 500 tournament in Charleston, the USA, an event with 780, 637 USD in prize money. In the tournaments round of 32, this past Wednesday Begu defeated US challenger Sofia Kenin, 6-1, 6-4. Begu will be given a cheque worth 9,340 USD and will be granted 55 WTA points. In the round of 18, Irina Begu takes on the tournaments top-seeded tennis player, Jessica Pegula, also from the US.



    In the debut day of the World Swimming Championships held in Otopnei, the many-time world champion David Popovici on Wednesday won gold in the 50m freestyle event and thin the 100m backstroke event, The competition draws to a close on Sunday. The worlds best swimmer at the moment, Popovici, will also compete in the 50m backstroke event, the 50m butterfly event and in the 100m freestyle event. David Popovici will also compete in the 400m freestyle event and in some of relay events.



    Romanian Cup in footballs quarterfinal fixtures are played this week. On Tuesday, UTA Arad grabbed a 1-nil home win against FC U Craiova. On Wednesday, Universitatea Cluj secured a 2 – 1 away win against FC Hermannstadt of Sibiu. The two winning sides will play each other in the semi-finals, on April 26. The last two quarterfinal fixtures are scheduled on Thursday: Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe take on Mioveni, while CFR Cluj play FC Argeş.




  • Sports flash

    Sports flash


    We begin with news from womens volleyball. In the first leg as part of the CEV womens volleyball cup final this past Wednesday in Targu Mures, Volei Alba Blaj sustained a 1-3 defeat by Italian opponents Scandicci. The return leg is scheduled this coming Wednesday in Florence. For Voli Alba Blaj, the fixture is the fourth European final they have played in the last six years. CSM has played the final confrontation in all European interclub competitions: in the Champions league, in 2018, in the CEV Cup, in 2019 and in the Challenge Cup, in 2021



    Romanian tennis player Irina Begu has advanced to the round of 18 of the IWTA 500 tournament in Charleston, the USA, an event with 780, 637 USD in prize money. In the tournaments round of 32, this past Wednesday Begu defeated US challenger Sofia Kenin, 6-1, 6-4. Begu will be given a cheque worth 9,340 USD and will be granted 55 WTA points. In the round of 18, Irina Begu takes on the tournaments top-seeded tennis player, Jessica Pegula, also from the US.



    In the debut day of the World Swimming Championships held in Otopnei, the many-time world champion David Popovici on Wednesday won gold in the 50m freestyle event and thin the 100m backstroke event, The competition draws to a close on Sunday. The worlds best swimmer at the moment, Popovici, will also compete in the 50m backstroke event, the 50m butterfly event and in the 100m freestyle event. David Popovici will also compete in the 400m freestyle event and in some of relay events.



    Romanian Cup in footballs quarterfinal fixtures are played this week. On Tuesday, UTA Arad grabbed a 1-nil home win against FC U Craiova. On Wednesday, Universitatea Cluj secured a 2 – 1 away win against FC Hermannstadt of Sibiu. The two winning sides will play each other in the semi-finals, on April 26. The last two quarterfinal fixtures are scheduled on Thursday: Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe take on Mioveni, while CFR Cluj play FC Argeş.




  • Sports Flash

    Sports Flash


    Romanian women’s volleyball team CSM Lugoj as an absolute first have got through to the Challenge Cup semi-finals. On Wednesday CSM Lugoj succeeded a 3-1 win against Belgium’s Asterix Avo Beveren. The fixture counted towards the second leg of the quarterfinals. We recall CSM Lugoj had also won the first leg, away from home, 3-2.



    In news from tennis, Romanian Monica Niculescu and Japan’s Miyu Kato on Wednesday have advanced to the quarterfinals of the WTA tournament in Dubai, an event with 780,000 USD in prize money. In the round of 16, Niculescu and Kato defeated Norwegian-Chilean pair made of Ulrikke Eikeri and Alexa Guarachi, 6-2, 6-4. In the quarterfinals, Niculescu and Kato go against 4th-seeded pair made of China’s Zhaoxuan Yang and Russian Vera Zvonareva.



    CSM Oradea water polo team has been eliminated from the LEN Euro Cup European competition by Greek opponents Panionios. In the quarterfinals’ return leg, on Wednesday CSM Oradea grabbed a 13-8 home win, coming from behind as in the first leg in Athens, CSM sustained a a 5-10 defeat. In the penalty shootout, Panionios succeeded seven goals, while CSM Oradea, six.



    In the Champions League in men’s handball, in a Group A fixture, this past Wednesday FC Porto grabbed a 32-23 home win against Dinamo Bucharest. For holders Dinamo, it was the most serious defeat in the ongoing season, at the hands of bottom-of-the-table team FC Porto, who have thus succeeded their first win in the League’s group stage. Also on Wednesday, Danish team Gudme grabbed a 37-36 away win against Hungarian team Veszprem. In Croatia, French team Paris Saint Germain defeated PPD Zagreb, 33-30. This coming Thursday, Dinamo play Paris Saint-Germain, away from home. Three rounds ahead of the end of the League’s group stage, Dinamo Bucharest are 5th-placed in the rankings. Playing straight in the Champions League’s quarterfinals are the 1st and 2nd-placed teams in Groups A and B. 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th-placed teams compete in the playoffs, according to a round-robin system. (EN)




  • Sports Flash

    Sports Flash


    Romanian women’s volleyball team CSM Lugoj as an absolute first have got through to the Challenge Cup semi-finals. On Wednesday CSM Lugoj succeeded a 3-1 win against Belgium’s Asterix Avo Beveren. The fixture counted towards the second leg of the quarterfinals. We recall CSM Lugoj had also won the first leg, away from home, 3-2.



    In news from tennis, Romanian Monica Niculescu and Japan’s Miyu Kato on Wednesday have advanced to the quarterfinals of the WTA tournament in Dubai, an event with 780,000 USD in prize money. In the round of 16, Niculescu and Kato defeated Norwegian-Chilean pair made of Ulrikke Eikeri and Alexa Guarachi, 6-2, 6-4. In the quarterfinals, Niculescu and Kato go against 4th-seeded pair made of China’s Zhaoxuan Yang and Russian Vera Zvonareva.



    CSM Oradea water polo team has been eliminated from the LEN Euro Cup European competition by Greek opponents Panionios. In the quarterfinals’ return leg, on Wednesday CSM Oradea grabbed a 13-8 home win, coming from behind as in the first leg in Athens, CSM sustained a a 5-10 defeat. In the penalty shootout, Panionios succeeded seven goals, while CSM Oradea, six.



    In the Champions League in men’s handball, in a Group A fixture, this past Wednesday FC Porto grabbed a 32-23 home win against Dinamo Bucharest. For holders Dinamo, it was the most serious defeat in the ongoing season, at the hands of bottom-of-the-table team FC Porto, who have thus succeeded their first win in the League’s group stage. Also on Wednesday, Danish team Gudme grabbed a 37-36 away win against Hungarian team Veszprem. In Croatia, French team Paris Saint Germain defeated PPD Zagreb, 33-30. This coming Thursday, Dinamo play Paris Saint-Germain, away from home. Three rounds ahead of the end of the League’s group stage, Dinamo Bucharest are 5th-placed in the rankings. Playing straight in the Champions League’s quarterfinals are the 1st and 2nd-placed teams in Groups A and B. 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th-placed teams compete in the playoffs, according to a round-robin system. (EN)




  • Sports weekend

    Sports weekend

    The year’s first Grand Slam tennis tournament,
    the Australian Open, is still underway this coming weekend. Romania is represented
    only in the women’s version of the competition. In the women’s singles Irina
    Begu was eliminated from the competition this past Thursday. Begu lost to Germany’s
    Laura Siegemund in three sets, 5-7, 7-5, 6-3. In the women’s doubles, the
    Romanian-Swiss pair made of Monica Niculescu and Viktorija Golubic defeated the
    Romanian-German pair made of Jaqueline Cristian and Tamara Korpatsch in the
    first round, 6-4, 6-4. Also on Thursday, Gabriela Ruse and the Ukrainian Marta
    Kostiuk defeated the US-British pair made of Danielle Collins and Heather
    Watson, 6-4, 6-2. In 2022, as part of the Roland Garros tournament, Ruse and Kostiuk
    jointly reached as far as the tournament’s quarterfinals.


    In the Champions League in women’s
    handball, this coming Sunday, in a Group A fixture, CSM Bucharest take on
    German opponents Bietigheim, away from home. CSM are at the top of the table in
    the group, with 19 points. Following in descending order is the winner of the
    League’s 2022 edition, Norwegian team Vipers Kristiansand, with 17 points. In their
    next three matches, CSM need one more point to secure their qualification in
    the Champions League’s quarterfinals.


    In Group B, Rapid Bucharest
    play a home game against Turkish champions Kastamonu. With 16 points, holders
    Rapid are 4th-placed in the group, on a par with 3rd-placed
    Esbjerg of Denmark. French Metz Handball are at the top
    of the table, with 19 points. Hungarian team Gyor are 2nd-placed,
    with 18 points. Playing straight in the Champions League’s quarterfinals are
    the 1st and the 2nd placed teams in each group. 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th-placed teams
    will play their playoff fixtures, according to a round-robin system.


    The Romanian football Super League is to be
    resumed at the weekend. Fixtures counting towards the 22nd-round will
    see Universitatea Cluj taking on FC
    Voluntari, while Rapid face Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe on Friday. On Saturday, Petrolul
    Ploiești travel to Mioveni, while Universitatea Craiova are pitted against FC Botoșani,
    away from home. On Sunday FC U Craiova play a home game
    against UTA Arad, while in Sibiu, the local side Hermannstadt ply FCSB. On Monday
    in Ploiești, Chindia Târgoviște play a home match against FC Argeș, while in Ovidiu,
    in the south-east, Farul Constanța play CFR Cluj, in the 22nd round’s
    derby. Farul Constanța are at the top of the table, with 45 points. With 44 points,
    defending champions CFR Cluj are 2nd-placed in the rankings. With 38
    points each, FCSB, Rapid Bucharest and Universitatea Craiova follow, in descending
    order.(EN)


  • Sports weekend

    Sports weekend

    The year’s first Grand Slam tennis tournament,
    the Australian Open, is still underway this coming weekend. Romania is represented
    only in the women’s version of the competition. In the women’s singles Irina
    Begu was eliminated from the competition this past Thursday. Begu lost to Germany’s
    Laura Siegemund in three sets, 5-7, 7-5, 6-3. In the women’s doubles, the
    Romanian-Swiss pair made of Monica Niculescu and Viktorija Golubic defeated the
    Romanian-German pair made of Jaqueline Cristian and Tamara Korpatsch in the
    first round, 6-4, 6-4. Also on Thursday, Gabriela Ruse and the Ukrainian Marta
    Kostiuk defeated the US-British pair made of Danielle Collins and Heather
    Watson, 6-4, 6-2. In 2022, as part of the Roland Garros tournament, Ruse and Kostiuk
    jointly reached as far as the tournament’s quarterfinals.


    In the Champions League in women’s
    handball, this coming Sunday, in a Group A fixture, CSM Bucharest take on
    German opponents Bietigheim, away from home. CSM are at the top of the table in
    the group, with 19 points. Following in descending order is the winner of the
    League’s 2022 edition, Norwegian team Vipers Kristiansand, with 17 points. In their
    next three matches, CSM need one more point to secure their qualification in
    the Champions League’s quarterfinals.


    In Group B, Rapid Bucharest
    play a home game against Turkish champions Kastamonu. With 16 points, holders
    Rapid are 4th-placed in the group, on a par with 3rd-placed
    Esbjerg of Denmark. French Metz Handball are at the top
    of the table, with 19 points. Hungarian team Gyor are 2nd-placed,
    with 18 points. Playing straight in the Champions League’s quarterfinals are
    the 1st and the 2nd placed teams in each group. 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th-placed teams
    will play their playoff fixtures, according to a round-robin system.


    The Romanian football Super League is to be
    resumed at the weekend. Fixtures counting towards the 22nd-round will
    see Universitatea Cluj taking on FC
    Voluntari, while Rapid face Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe on Friday. On Saturday, Petrolul
    Ploiești travel to Mioveni, while Universitatea Craiova are pitted against FC Botoșani,
    away from home. On Sunday FC U Craiova play a home game
    against UTA Arad, while in Sibiu, the local side Hermannstadt ply FCSB. On Monday
    in Ploiești, Chindia Târgoviște play a home match against FC Argeș, while in Ovidiu,
    in the south-east, Farul Constanța play CFR Cluj, in the 22nd round’s
    derby. Farul Constanța are at the top of the table, with 45 points. With 44 points,
    defending champions CFR Cluj are 2nd-placed in the rankings. With 38
    points each, FCSB, Rapid Bucharest and Universitatea Craiova follow, in descending
    order.(EN)


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    Radio Romania International Sports club

    The attention-grabbing event, early into 2023, is the World Men’s
    Handball Championship, a competition jointly hosted by Poland and Sweden. Romania has wasted the opportunity to advance to the
    final tournament, yet several First League Romanian handballers prove their
    mettle at the World Championship. As of late, the Romanian national squad has
    played several friendly matches with teams that will be taking part in the
    World Championship. In Spain’s Benidorm, Romania took part in an international tournament,
    coming in 2nd after host country Spain and ahead of Argentina and Bahrein.
    In the debut game, Spain trashed Romania, 49 to 29. Then Romania defeated Argentina, 31 to 26, and Bahrein, 27 – 24. The
    World Championship will be drawing to a close on Sunday, January 29, with the
    final hosted by Swedish capital Stockholm.


    In women’s handball, European competitions have bene
    resumed. In the Champions League, Group A, CSM Bucharest are at the top of the
    table with 17 points, that is with two points more than the previous season’s
    winner, Norway’s Vipers Christiansand. This past Sunday , CSM Bucharest grabbed
    a 35 to 25 away win against Czech opponents Banik Most, 35-26. With 9 goals
    scored, Cristina neagu was CSM Bucharest’s top scorer. The Romania team’s next
    scheduled fixture is the home confrontation against Danish team Odense.


    In the Champions League’s Group B, holders Rapid
    Bucharest have climbed to the 3rd position, having grabbed a
    precious 39-29 home win this past Sunday against Buducnost Podgorica of
    Montenegro. With 16 points, Rapid Bucharest are on a par with 2nd-placed
    team, Hungary’s Győr, and one point down from top-of -the-table team Metz of
    France. This past Sunday, Sorina Grozav, Eliza Buceschi and their teammates
    play Danish team Esbjerg, away from home. At the end of the League’s group
    stage playing straight in the quarterfinals will be 1st and 2nd
    placed teams in each group. 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th-placed
    teams will be competing in the League’s playoff stage for the remaining four
    positions in the quarterfinals.


    Fixtures have also been resumed, counting towards the group
    stage as part of the Women’s European handball’s second-tier competition, EHF European League. In
    Group D, SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea have had an auspicious debut, as this past Sunday
    they grabbed a 40-30 home win against Hungarian opponents Vác. Also in a Group
    D fixture, German side Thüringer grabbed a 28-24 home win against French
    opponents Paris 92. In the second round, CSM Ramnicu Valcea will next play
    Paris 92 this coming Sunday. (EN)

  • Radio Romania International Sports club

    Radio Romania International Sports club

    The attention-grabbing event, early into 2023, is the World Men’s
    Handball Championship, a competition jointly hosted by Poland and Sweden. Romania has wasted the opportunity to advance to the
    final tournament, yet several First League Romanian handballers prove their
    mettle at the World Championship. As of late, the Romanian national squad has
    played several friendly matches with teams that will be taking part in the
    World Championship. In Spain’s Benidorm, Romania took part in an international tournament,
    coming in 2nd after host country Spain and ahead of Argentina and Bahrein.
    In the debut game, Spain trashed Romania, 49 to 29. Then Romania defeated Argentina, 31 to 26, and Bahrein, 27 – 24. The
    World Championship will be drawing to a close on Sunday, January 29, with the
    final hosted by Swedish capital Stockholm.


    In women’s handball, European competitions have bene
    resumed. In the Champions League, Group A, CSM Bucharest are at the top of the
    table with 17 points, that is with two points more than the previous season’s
    winner, Norway’s Vipers Christiansand. This past Sunday , CSM Bucharest grabbed
    a 35 to 25 away win against Czech opponents Banik Most, 35-26. With 9 goals
    scored, Cristina neagu was CSM Bucharest’s top scorer. The Romania team’s next
    scheduled fixture is the home confrontation against Danish team Odense.


    In the Champions League’s Group B, holders Rapid
    Bucharest have climbed to the 3rd position, having grabbed a
    precious 39-29 home win this past Sunday against Buducnost Podgorica of
    Montenegro. With 16 points, Rapid Bucharest are on a par with 2nd-placed
    team, Hungary’s Győr, and one point down from top-of -the-table team Metz of
    France. This past Sunday, Sorina Grozav, Eliza Buceschi and their teammates
    play Danish team Esbjerg, away from home. At the end of the League’s group
    stage playing straight in the quarterfinals will be 1st and 2nd
    placed teams in each group. 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th-placed
    teams will be competing in the League’s playoff stage for the remaining four
    positions in the quarterfinals.


    Fixtures have also been resumed, counting towards the group
    stage as part of the Women’s European handball’s second-tier competition, EHF European League. In
    Group D, SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea have had an auspicious debut, as this past Sunday
    they grabbed a 40-30 home win against Hungarian opponents Vác. Also in a Group
    D fixture, German side Thüringer grabbed a 28-24 home win against French
    opponents Paris 92. In the second round, CSM Ramnicu Valcea will next play
    Paris 92 this coming Sunday. (EN)

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    Radio Romania International Sports club

    The prospects are
    bracing for Romanian handball teams proving their mettle in the Champions League’s
    ongoing season, in the men’s as well as in the women’s version of the competition.
    In the men’s competition, Dinamo Bucharest in the past weeks has grabbed three
    consecutive wins and has climbed up to the 4th place in Group A. On Thursday,
    holders Dinamo can consolidate and even improve their position provided they
    secure a home win in the match against 7th-placed team in the group,
    PPD Zagreb,


    In the women’s version
    of the League, Rapid Bucharest are also 4th-placed. This past Saturday, title holders
    Rapid saw their first defeat this season, being outclassed by Hungarian opponents,
    Gyor, away from home, 30-32. This coming Sunday in Bucharest, Gyor play the
    return leg against Rapid. At stake is securing one of the first two positions
    in the group which books the ticket for the quarterfinals. The 3rd,
    the 4th, the 5th and the 6th positions will send
    the teams to the play-offs. The winners are then entitled to playing in the
    quarterfinals.


    CSM Bucharest stands
    real chances to play straight in the League’s quarterfinals. Romania’s
    vice-champion team is 2nd-placed in group A, on a par with the
    winner of the League’s 2021-2022 edition, top-of-the table squad Vipers
    Kristiansand of Norway. On Saturday, Cristina Neagu and her team mates travel
    to Budapest for the return leg against Ferencvaros, a team they outclassed this
    past Sunday, 30-24.


    Also in women’s handball, this coming weekend
    will see fixtures being played, counting towards the second leg of the EHF
    European League’s third preliminary round. Three Romanian teams prove their mettle
    in the competition. On Saturday, Măgura Cisnădie play a home game against
    Hungary’s Siófok, in the wake of a 24-33 first-leg defeat. On Sunday, Râmnicu
    Vâlcea Municipal Sport Club play a home fixture against Swedish team Höör whom
    they had no problem defeating last week, 31 – 24, away from home. Also on
    Sunday, the current National League leader, Gloria Buzău, play a home game
    against Hungarian team Mosonmagyaróvár, in the wake of a 26-29 defeat in Hungary.
    The winning teams of the third
    preliminary round will play in the European League’ group stage in early 2023. (EN).

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    Radio Romania International Sports club

    The prospects are
    bracing for Romanian handball teams proving their mettle in the Champions League’s
    ongoing season, in the men’s as well as in the women’s version of the competition.
    In the men’s competition, Dinamo Bucharest in the past weeks has grabbed three
    consecutive wins and has climbed up to the 4th place in Group A. On Thursday,
    holders Dinamo can consolidate and even improve their position provided they
    secure a home win in the match against 7th-placed team in the group,
    PPD Zagreb,


    In the women’s version
    of the League, Rapid Bucharest are also 4th-placed. This past Saturday, title holders
    Rapid saw their first defeat this season, being outclassed by Hungarian opponents,
    Gyor, away from home, 30-32. This coming Sunday in Bucharest, Gyor play the
    return leg against Rapid. At stake is securing one of the first two positions
    in the group which books the ticket for the quarterfinals. The 3rd,
    the 4th, the 5th and the 6th positions will send
    the teams to the play-offs. The winners are then entitled to playing in the
    quarterfinals.


    CSM Bucharest stands
    real chances to play straight in the League’s quarterfinals. Romania’s
    vice-champion team is 2nd-placed in group A, on a par with the
    winner of the League’s 2021-2022 edition, top-of-the table squad Vipers
    Kristiansand of Norway. On Saturday, Cristina Neagu and her team mates travel
    to Budapest for the return leg against Ferencvaros, a team they outclassed this
    past Sunday, 30-24.


    Also in women’s handball, this coming weekend
    will see fixtures being played, counting towards the second leg of the EHF
    European League’s third preliminary round. Three Romanian teams prove their mettle
    in the competition. On Saturday, Măgura Cisnădie play a home game against
    Hungary’s Siófok, in the wake of a 24-33 first-leg defeat. On Sunday, Râmnicu
    Vâlcea Municipal Sport Club play a home fixture against Swedish team Höör whom
    they had no problem defeating last week, 31 – 24, away from home. Also on
    Sunday, the current National League leader, Gloria Buzău, play a home game
    against Hungarian team Mosonmagyaróvár, in the wake of a 26-29 defeat in Hungary.
    The winning teams of the third
    preliminary round will play in the European League’ group stage in early 2023. (EN).

  • Radio Romania International Sports Club

    Radio Romania International Sports Club


    Romanian national women’s
    handball team has advanced to the main group stage as part of the ongoing World
    Women’s Handball Championship. Head-coach Adrian Vasile’s trainees were 2nd
    placed in Group C, with two wins and one defeat on their record sheet. In this past Friday’s fixture, the Romanians trounced
    the national team of Iran, 39-11. Romania succeeded another win, against minnows
    Kazakhstan, 38 to 17. However, one of the world title hopefuls, the national
    squad of Norway, thrashed Romania, 33-22.


    It
    was only during the first fifteen minutes of play that the Romanians measured
    up to the standard of their opponents, so much so that they even had a brief lead
    during the game. However, at halftime, Norway had already secured a 17-11
    advantage. In the second half, the Norwegians had the upper hand on the court,
    and that was proved by the fact that the Romanians went 11 goals down. World-acclaimed
    Romanian handballer Cristina Neagu’s absence made the difference during the
    Romanian team’s attacking bouts. A lot less efficient without Neagu, the
    Romanian squad’s offensive lineup was unable to overpower Norway’s very strong
    defensive game.


    Romania
    has advanced to Main Group II, with 2 points on their record sheet. On Thursday,
    Romania goes against the Netherlands. On Saturday, our national squad plays Puerto
    Rico, while this coming Monday, the Romanians are pitted against Sweden. Qualification
    to the World Championships’ quarterfinals is secured by coming in 1st
    or 2nd in the group stage. Realistically, that is something hard to
    come by, since the Netherlands are the defending world champions, while Sweden
    came in 4th at this year’s edition of the Olympic Games in Tokyo.


    Romania has failed
    to qualify to the Olympics. At the previous edition of the world championship,
    in 2019, Romania came in 12th.

    (Translation by Eugen Nasta)



  • Radio Romania International Sports Club

    Radio Romania International Sports Club


    Romanian national women’s
    handball team has advanced to the main group stage as part of the ongoing World
    Women’s Handball Championship. Head-coach Adrian Vasile’s trainees were 2nd
    placed in Group C, with two wins and one defeat on their record sheet. In this past Friday’s fixture, the Romanians trounced
    the national team of Iran, 39-11. Romania succeeded another win, against minnows
    Kazakhstan, 38 to 17. However, one of the world title hopefuls, the national
    squad of Norway, thrashed Romania, 33-22.


    It
    was only during the first fifteen minutes of play that the Romanians measured
    up to the standard of their opponents, so much so that they even had a brief lead
    during the game. However, at halftime, Norway had already secured a 17-11
    advantage. In the second half, the Norwegians had the upper hand on the court,
    and that was proved by the fact that the Romanians went 11 goals down. World-acclaimed
    Romanian handballer Cristina Neagu’s absence made the difference during the
    Romanian team’s attacking bouts. A lot less efficient without Neagu, the
    Romanian squad’s offensive lineup was unable to overpower Norway’s very strong
    defensive game.


    Romania
    has advanced to Main Group II, with 2 points on their record sheet. On Thursday,
    Romania goes against the Netherlands. On Saturday, our national squad plays Puerto
    Rico, while this coming Monday, the Romanians are pitted against Sweden. Qualification
    to the World Championships’ quarterfinals is secured by coming in 1st
    or 2nd in the group stage. Realistically, that is something hard to
    come by, since the Netherlands are the defending world champions, while Sweden
    came in 4th at this year’s edition of the Olympic Games in Tokyo.


    Romania has failed
    to qualify to the Olympics. At the previous edition of the world championship,
    in 2019, Romania came in 12th.

    (Translation by Eugen Nasta)