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  • Olympic Update

    Olympic Update

    Romanian athlete Alina Rotaru – Kottmann came in 7th in the long-jump final held on Stade de France nearby paris. Alina Rotaru’s best jump measured 6 meters and 67 centimetres. US athlete Tara Davis-Woodhall won gold with a jump of 7 metres and 10 centimetres. The silver medal went to German athlete Malaika Mihambo, the Olympic champion in Tokyo in 2021, whose jump measured 6 metres and 98 centimetres. Another US athlete, Jasmine Moore, won bronze, with a jump of 6 metres and 96 centimetres. Romania last won an Olympic medal in Athletics in 2008 in Beijing, when Constantina Dita won gold in the marathon.

    Also on Thursday, rowers Ilie Sprîncean and Oleg Nuţă won the B Final of the C2 men’s 500m race. According to the final rankings, Sprincean and Nuta came in 9th, clocking one minute, 43 seconds and 80 hundredths of a second. The Romanian C2 rowers on Thursday came in 5th in the second semi-final. The bottom-of-the-table position denied the Romanians participation to the A Final.

    In a repechage confrontation this past Wednesday Romanian wrestler Andreea Beatrice Ana in the 53-kilogram category was defeated by North-Korea’s Hyo Gyong Choe. A three-time world champion in the 55-kilogram category, in the round of 16 Ana defeated Republic of Moldova’s Mariana Drăguţan, yet in the quarterfinals Ana sustained a defeat by Lucia Yepez Guzman of Ecuador. The South-American wrestler reached as far as the finals so the Romanian competed in the repechage. However, Ana was clearly dominated by her North-Korean opponent who went on to win bronze, having defeated Annika Wendle of Germany in the decisive confrontation.

    Romanian athlete Annaliese Drăgan has wasted the opportunity to qualify to rhythmic gymnastics’ all-around final. Dragan ranked 21st in the qualifiers. 18-year-old Anneliese Dragan, a first-timer at the Olympic Games, was Romania’s only representative competing in rhythmic gymnastics in Paris.

  • Sports flash

    Sports flash



    Romanian tennis player Sorana Cîrstea on Wednesday secured a 3-6, 6-1, 7-5 win against Dutch opponent Arantxa Rus. Cirstea has advanced to the quarterfinals of the WTA 250 tournament in Istanbul, an event with a total sum of 240,000 USD in prize money. Cîrstea has thus secured a cheque worth 5,800 USD and 60 WTA points. In the quarterfinals, the Romanian will face Austrias Julia Grabher, who came directly from the repechage. Grabher provided a surprise with her 6-4, 6-4 win against the 5th-seeded competitor, Jil Teichman of Switzerland. We recall that second-seeded Sorana Cirstea won the 2021 edition of the tournament in Istanbul.



    Volei Alba Blaj is the new Romanian womens volleyball champion. In the A1 Division on Wednesday, in a game counting towards the 4th round of the Group 1 stage, Volei Alba Blaj grabbed a 3-1 away win against CS Medgidia. Volei Alba Blaj thus distanced themselves from their main challenger, CSM Târgovişte, the team that sustained a 1-3 defeat by CS Voluntari.



    In the Romanian Cup in football, on Tuesday and Wednesday the first fixtures were played, counting towards leg one of the semifinals. On Tuesday, FC Voluntari secured a 2-nil home win against FC Argeş. Scoring for FC Voluntari were their international footballers from the Republic of Moldova, Vadim Raţă, who scored on 18 minutes and Igor Armaş, who scored in minute 29. On Wednesday, in Sfântu Gheorghe, the local side Sepsi defeated Universitatea Craiova, 2-1. Sepsis Marius Ştefănescu drew first blood on 14 minutes. In the second half, Andres Dumitrescus foul play against Gustavo meant a penalty kick turned into a goal by Andrei Ivan on 55 minutes. On 87 minutes Catalin Golofca scored Sepsi s winning goal. Romanian Cups final is scheduled on May 19, 2022. The winner secures its ticket to the second preliminary round as part of the European inter-club competition, Europa Conference League. (EN)




  • Sports flash

    Sports flash



    Romanian tennis player Sorana Cîrstea on Wednesday secured a 3-6, 6-1, 7-5 win against Dutch opponent Arantxa Rus. Cirstea has advanced to the quarterfinals of the WTA 250 tournament in Istanbul, an event with a total sum of 240,000 USD in prize money. Cîrstea has thus secured a cheque worth 5,800 USD and 60 WTA points. In the quarterfinals, the Romanian will face Austrias Julia Grabher, who came directly from the repechage. Grabher provided a surprise with her 6-4, 6-4 win against the 5th-seeded competitor, Jil Teichman of Switzerland. We recall that second-seeded Sorana Cirstea won the 2021 edition of the tournament in Istanbul.



    Volei Alba Blaj is the new Romanian womens volleyball champion. In the A1 Division on Wednesday, in a game counting towards the 4th round of the Group 1 stage, Volei Alba Blaj grabbed a 3-1 away win against CS Medgidia. Volei Alba Blaj thus distanced themselves from their main challenger, CSM Târgovişte, the team that sustained a 1-3 defeat by CS Voluntari.



    In the Romanian Cup in football, on Tuesday and Wednesday the first fixtures were played, counting towards leg one of the semifinals. On Tuesday, FC Voluntari secured a 2-nil home win against FC Argeş. Scoring for FC Voluntari were their international footballers from the Republic of Moldova, Vadim Raţă, who scored on 18 minutes and Igor Armaş, who scored in minute 29. On Wednesday, in Sfântu Gheorghe, the local side Sepsi defeated Universitatea Craiova, 2-1. Sepsis Marius Ştefănescu drew first blood on 14 minutes. In the second half, Andres Dumitrescus foul play against Gustavo meant a penalty kick turned into a goal by Andrei Ivan on 55 minutes. On 87 minutes Catalin Golofca scored Sepsi s winning goal. Romanian Cups final is scheduled on May 19, 2022. The winner secures its ticket to the second preliminary round as part of the European inter-club competition, Europa Conference League. (EN)




  • Radio Romania International Sports club

    Radio Romania International Sports club


    Four Romanian
    national rugby team players proved themselves in the Rugby Europe Championship’s
    last round. Ovidiu Cojocaru, Adrian Moţoc, Daniel Plai and Hinckley
    Vaovasa have been included in the round’s dream team, when Romania trounced the
    team of the Netherlands, 39-12, away from home. Picked up among the dream team’s
    substitutes were Costel Burţilă and Gabriel Rupanu. Most
    of the dream team players, 7, come from Georgia, the team that won the Rugby Europe
    Championship, having thrashed Spain, 49 to 15. Georgia and Spain are the first
    two teams in descending order according to the combined rankings of the Rugby Europe
    Championship’s 2021 and 2022 editions, so they booked
    their direct qualification to the 2023 edition of the World Cup in France.     3rd-placed
    Romania is to play in the repechage in November, if they want to secure a
    position for the World Cup.


    Joining
    Romania for the repechage tournament are also teams from the two Americas, from
    the Asia-Pacific Zone and Africa. Teams will play
    according to the round-robin system. Of the Americas, the winner will be
    decided after the double confrontation pitting the USA against Chile. The
    winning team qualifies to the World Cup, directly, while the defeated team
    plays in the repechage tournament. According to the world rankings, USA are 18th-placed,
    while Chile are 23rd, being outclassed by Romania, currently 17th-placed
    according to the same rankings. For the Asia-Pacific Zone, the winner will be
    decided in the confrontation pitting the team of the state of Tonga against the
    Asia’s champions. Again, the winning team qualifies to the World Cup directly,
    while the defeated team plays in the repechage tournament. Tonga is by far the favorite team.

    Romania will most likely play the Asian
    champion, to be decided between Hong Kong, South Korea and Malaysia. According
    to the world rankings, Hong Kong are 22nd-placed, South Korea, 29th,
    while Malaysia are 50th placed. Africa’s championship will be held in France in
    July. The eight competing teams will play according to a knock-out system. The winning team qualifies to the World Cup,
    directly, while the finalist plays in the repechage tournament. Of the African teams,
    best-placed according to the world rankings are Namibia, which is 24th-placed
    and Zimbabwe, which is 34th-placed.


    (EN)

  • Radio Romania International Sports club

    Radio Romania International Sports club


    Four Romanian
    national rugby team players proved themselves in the Rugby Europe Championship’s
    last round. Ovidiu Cojocaru, Adrian Moţoc, Daniel Plai and Hinckley
    Vaovasa have been included in the round’s dream team, when Romania trounced the
    team of the Netherlands, 39-12, away from home. Picked up among the dream team’s
    substitutes were Costel Burţilă and Gabriel Rupanu. Most
    of the dream team players, 7, come from Georgia, the team that won the Rugby Europe
    Championship, having thrashed Spain, 49 to 15. Georgia and Spain are the first
    two teams in descending order according to the combined rankings of the Rugby Europe
    Championship’s 2021 and 2022 editions, so they booked
    their direct qualification to the 2023 edition of the World Cup in France.     3rd-placed
    Romania is to play in the repechage in November, if they want to secure a
    position for the World Cup.


    Joining
    Romania for the repechage tournament are also teams from the two Americas, from
    the Asia-Pacific Zone and Africa. Teams will play
    according to the round-robin system. Of the Americas, the winner will be
    decided after the double confrontation pitting the USA against Chile. The
    winning team qualifies to the World Cup, directly, while the defeated team
    plays in the repechage tournament. According to the world rankings, USA are 18th-placed,
    while Chile are 23rd, being outclassed by Romania, currently 17th-placed
    according to the same rankings. For the Asia-Pacific Zone, the winner will be
    decided in the confrontation pitting the team of the state of Tonga against the
    Asia’s champions. Again, the winning team qualifies to the World Cup directly,
    while the defeated team plays in the repechage tournament. Tonga is by far the favorite team.

    Romania will most likely play the Asian
    champion, to be decided between Hong Kong, South Korea and Malaysia. According
    to the world rankings, Hong Kong are 22nd-placed, South Korea, 29th,
    while Malaysia are 50th placed. Africa’s championship will be held in France in
    July. The eight competing teams will play according to a knock-out system. The winning team qualifies to the World Cup,
    directly, while the finalist plays in the repechage tournament. Of the African teams,
    best-placed according to the world rankings are Namibia, which is 24th-placed
    and Zimbabwe, which is 34th-placed.


    (EN)

  • Sports weekend

    Sports weekend


    Romania ‘s men’s
    national handball team in Skopje on Thursday sustained a 22-30 defeat by North Macedonia.
    The match counted towards the second round of the 2023 World Men’s Handball
    Championship preliminaries. The second leg of the playoff tie is scheduled on
    March 19 in Bucharest.


    In a fixture counting towards
    the semi-finals of the Erste Liga regional ice-hockey competition, in Budapest
    on Thursday Ferencvaros defeated ACSH Gheorghieni, 4-2, 1-all on aggregate, as also
    in the Hungarian capital city Budapest ACSH won the first leg of the tie on Wednesday,
    1-nil, in extra time. The semi-finals are played according to the best-in-seven-games
    system. The next two fixtures are to be played on March 20th and the
    21st, in Gheorghieni. In the other semi-final, defending champion team
    Sport Club Miercurea Ciuc go against DEAC Debrecen. The
    first two fixtures of the tie are scheduled on Friday and Saturday, in
    Miercurea Ciuc.


    Romania’s national rugby team this coming Saturday
    play an away game against the team of the Lower Countries. The confrontation counts
    towards the last round of the Rugby Europe Championship 2022. The Romanians are
    in dire need of a win if they want to gain the 3rd position in the Rugby
    Europe Championship 2021 and 2022 editions combined, which entitles them to advancing
    to the repechage ahead of the 2023 edition of the World Cup in France. According
    to the as-it-stands table, Romania has 23 points and its game against Portugal
    is a must-win one, since Portugal has 26 points but no pending fixtures. The
    first two teams in descending order, Georgia and Spain, have secured their
    direct qualification to the World Cup. The repechage matches are scheduled in November. Representative teams from
    Europe, Africa, the Americas and Asia/Pacific play according to the round-robin
    system. The winner will book the last ticket to the World Cup.


    Romanian domestic League
    One football matches, counting towards the second round of the Group 1/Group 2
    stage are scheduled at the weekend. In Group 1 on Friday, FC Voluntari face Universitatea
    Craiova. On Saturday, in Ovidiu, in the south-east, CFR Cluj take on Farul
    Constanţa. On Sunday, FC Argeş are pitted against FCSB in Pitesti. CFR Cluj are
    at the top of the table, with 41 points. FCSB are 2nd-placed, with
    34.


    In Group 2 on
    Friday, FC Botoşani take on UTA Arad. On Saturday, FC U Craiova travel to Mediaş
    for their fixture against the local team Gaz Metan. Academica Clinceni face
    Rapid on the Dinamo stadium in Bucharest. On Sunday, Dinamo play a home game
    against Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe. On Monday, CS Mioveni receive the visit of Chindia
    Târgovişte. FC Botoşani are at the top of the table, with 26 points. Following
    in descending order are UTA, Rapid and Sepsi, with 23 points each.


    (EN)







  • Sports weekend

    Sports weekend


    Romania ‘s men’s
    national handball team in Skopje on Thursday sustained a 22-30 defeat by North Macedonia.
    The match counted towards the second round of the 2023 World Men’s Handball
    Championship preliminaries. The second leg of the playoff tie is scheduled on
    March 19 in Bucharest.


    In a fixture counting towards
    the semi-finals of the Erste Liga regional ice-hockey competition, in Budapest
    on Thursday Ferencvaros defeated ACSH Gheorghieni, 4-2, 1-all on aggregate, as also
    in the Hungarian capital city Budapest ACSH won the first leg of the tie on Wednesday,
    1-nil, in extra time. The semi-finals are played according to the best-in-seven-games
    system. The next two fixtures are to be played on March 20th and the
    21st, in Gheorghieni. In the other semi-final, defending champion team
    Sport Club Miercurea Ciuc go against DEAC Debrecen. The
    first two fixtures of the tie are scheduled on Friday and Saturday, in
    Miercurea Ciuc.


    Romania’s national rugby team this coming Saturday
    play an away game against the team of the Lower Countries. The confrontation counts
    towards the last round of the Rugby Europe Championship 2022. The Romanians are
    in dire need of a win if they want to gain the 3rd position in the Rugby
    Europe Championship 2021 and 2022 editions combined, which entitles them to advancing
    to the repechage ahead of the 2023 edition of the World Cup in France. According
    to the as-it-stands table, Romania has 23 points and its game against Portugal
    is a must-win one, since Portugal has 26 points but no pending fixtures. The
    first two teams in descending order, Georgia and Spain, have secured their
    direct qualification to the World Cup. The repechage matches are scheduled in November. Representative teams from
    Europe, Africa, the Americas and Asia/Pacific play according to the round-robin
    system. The winner will book the last ticket to the World Cup.


    Romanian domestic League
    One football matches, counting towards the second round of the Group 1/Group 2
    stage are scheduled at the weekend. In Group 1 on Friday, FC Voluntari face Universitatea
    Craiova. On Saturday, in Ovidiu, in the south-east, CFR Cluj take on Farul
    Constanţa. On Sunday, FC Argeş are pitted against FCSB in Pitesti. CFR Cluj are
    at the top of the table, with 41 points. FCSB are 2nd-placed, with
    34.


    In Group 2 on
    Friday, FC Botoşani take on UTA Arad. On Saturday, FC U Craiova travel to Mediaş
    for their fixture against the local team Gaz Metan. Academica Clinceni face
    Rapid on the Dinamo stadium in Bucharest. On Sunday, Dinamo play a home game
    against Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe. On Monday, CS Mioveni receive the visit of Chindia
    Târgovişte. FC Botoşani are at the top of the table, with 26 points. Following
    in descending order are UTA, Rapid and Sepsi, with 23 points each.


    (EN)







  • Sports weekend

    Sports weekend

    Romanias national rugby team in Bucharest on Saturday goes against Georgia. The fixture counts towards Rugby Europe Championship, Europes second-tier rugby competition. For our national squad, the game is extremely important since The Oak Leaf Knights are in dire need of a win if they want to keep their hopes alive for a direct qualification to the 2023 edition of the World Cup in France. In recent years, Georgias trail in Rugby Europe Championship has been a win-all one. Head-to-heads has revealed that 2017 was the year when Romania last won a match against Georgia; the score was 8 to 7. Advancing to the 2023 edition of the World Cup will be the first two teams that have qualified for the Rugby Europe Championships 2021 and 2022 editions combined. With 22 points in 8 games played, Romania is 3rd-placed according to the as-it-stands table. With 31 points in 7 games, Georgia is at the top of the table, followed by Spain, with 25 de points in 8 confrontations. Romanias game against Georgia will be followed by a match against the Low Countries team next Saturday, a fixture Romania stands a great chance to win. Having rather unexpectedly outclassed Romania two weeks ago, Spain is a favorite to becoming the runner-up team in the group, yet two difficult fixtures lay ahead for Spain, this coming Sundays match against Portugal, to be played in Madrid, and the match against Georgia on March 20 in Tbilisi. Since it entitles the teams involved to playing the repechage for the World Cup, the 3rd position in the group is also at stake in the match pitting Spain against Portugal, but also for Romania.



    This coming weekend will see matches being played, counting towards the first round of League Ones domestic football championship, Group 1 / Group 2 stages. At stake in Group 1 is the title and the access to Europe Conference League. On Friday, Universitatea Craiova take on FC Argeș. On Saturday, defending champions CFR Cluj play a home game against FC Voluntari. On the National Arena in Bucharest, on Sunday FCSB face Farul Constanta. Ahead of Group 2, CFR have 38 points, while second-placed team FCSB have 31. Following in descending order is Universitatea Craiova, with 27. FC Argeș, Farul Constanța and FC Voluntari have 24 points each.



    In Group 2 on Friday, UTA Arad face Academica Clinceni. On Saturday in Ploiesti, Chindia Târgoviște are pitted against FC U Craiova. On Sunday, Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe play a home fixture against CS Mioveni. The Bucharest derby pitting Rapid against Dinamo will also be played on Sunday. Scheduled in Mioveni, in the south, the match will be played in empty stadium because of clashes involving both teams fans, during the previous match pitting Rapid against Dinamo. In the rounds last fixture on Monday, FC Botosani play Gaz Metan Mediaș. In Group 1, teams go at all lengths to avoid second league positions so, at the end of the competition, the first two teams in Group 1 prove their mettle in a play-off fixture. The winner takes on the 3rd team in Group 2. At stake in the confrontation is a place in Europe Conference League.


    (EN)




  • Sports weekend

    Sports weekend

    Romanias national rugby team in Bucharest on Saturday goes against Georgia. The fixture counts towards Rugby Europe Championship, Europes second-tier rugby competition. For our national squad, the game is extremely important since The Oak Leaf Knights are in dire need of a win if they want to keep their hopes alive for a direct qualification to the 2023 edition of the World Cup in France. In recent years, Georgias trail in Rugby Europe Championship has been a win-all one. Head-to-heads has revealed that 2017 was the year when Romania last won a match against Georgia; the score was 8 to 7. Advancing to the 2023 edition of the World Cup will be the first two teams that have qualified for the Rugby Europe Championships 2021 and 2022 editions combined. With 22 points in 8 games played, Romania is 3rd-placed according to the as-it-stands table. With 31 points in 7 games, Georgia is at the top of the table, followed by Spain, with 25 de points in 8 confrontations. Romanias game against Georgia will be followed by a match against the Low Countries team next Saturday, a fixture Romania stands a great chance to win. Having rather unexpectedly outclassed Romania two weeks ago, Spain is a favorite to becoming the runner-up team in the group, yet two difficult fixtures lay ahead for Spain, this coming Sundays match against Portugal, to be played in Madrid, and the match against Georgia on March 20 in Tbilisi. Since it entitles the teams involved to playing the repechage for the World Cup, the 3rd position in the group is also at stake in the match pitting Spain against Portugal, but also for Romania.



    This coming weekend will see matches being played, counting towards the first round of League Ones domestic football championship, Group 1 / Group 2 stages. At stake in Group 1 is the title and the access to Europe Conference League. On Friday, Universitatea Craiova take on FC Argeș. On Saturday, defending champions CFR Cluj play a home game against FC Voluntari. On the National Arena in Bucharest, on Sunday FCSB face Farul Constanta. Ahead of Group 2, CFR have 38 points, while second-placed team FCSB have 31. Following in descending order is Universitatea Craiova, with 27. FC Argeș, Farul Constanța and FC Voluntari have 24 points each.



    In Group 2 on Friday, UTA Arad face Academica Clinceni. On Saturday in Ploiesti, Chindia Târgoviște are pitted against FC U Craiova. On Sunday, Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe play a home fixture against CS Mioveni. The Bucharest derby pitting Rapid against Dinamo will also be played on Sunday. Scheduled in Mioveni, in the south, the match will be played in empty stadium because of clashes involving both teams fans, during the previous match pitting Rapid against Dinamo. In the rounds last fixture on Monday, FC Botosani play Gaz Metan Mediaș. In Group 1, teams go at all lengths to avoid second league positions so, at the end of the competition, the first two teams in Group 1 prove their mettle in a play-off fixture. The winner takes on the 3rd team in Group 2. At stake in the confrontation is a place in Europe Conference League.


    (EN)




  • Sports Roundup

    Sports Roundup


    Romanian table tennis player Bernadette Szőcs came
    in 3rd at the Europa Top-16 tournament in Montreux, Switzerland. In
    the semifinals, Szocs was defeated by German challenger Ying Han, 4-nil. A 2018
    champion, also in Montreux, Bernadette Szőcs was for the 8th time
    taking part in the competition that brings together Europe’ s top-flight women table
    tennis players. We recall that in Thessalonica in 2021, Szocs was 3rd-placed
    and 2nd-placed, in 2019.


    Romania’ s national rugby squad has dramatically
    decreased its chances to secure a straight qualification to the World Cup 2023.
    This past Sunday, the Romanian national team sustained a 28-31 defeat by Spain. The latter team scored no less than 5 tries. Romania had a poor
    run on the pitch, with flaws galore, in the defensive game but also in the handling
    of the ball, mostly in the first half. Romania scored three tries, of which two
    by Hinckley Vaovasa and one by Marius Simionescu. Romania’s
    Ionel Melinte successfully converted the team’s first try, while Daniel Plai converted
    the text two. Qualifying straight to the 2023 edition of the World Cup are the
    first two teams of the 2021 and 2022 rankings all told. The third-placed team
    plays the repechage. If they still want to keep their hopes alive for a straight
    qualification, on March the 12 in Bucharest the Romanians must defeat the competition’s
    best team, Georgia.


    For the seventh time Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe has won
    Romanian Cup in women’s basketball. In this past Sunday’s final
    against Municipal Satu Mare, Sepsi
    won, 59-53. Holders Sepsi made the difference in the last fifteen minutes
    of play. When the score board displayed a 52-53 advantage for Satu Mare, Sepsi scored
    seven points in a row in the last 95 seconds of play.


    Matches counting towards the 28th round of
    the regular football season were played at the weekend. On Friday in Arad, UTA
    defeated Academica Clinceni, 2-nil, while on home turf, Universitatea Craiova
    defeated Chindia Târgoviște, 1-nil. In Medias on Saturday, Gaz
    Metan sustained a 3 defeat by FC U Craiova. In Sfântu Gheorghe, CFR Cluj secured a 2-nil win against Sepsi. In the 28th
    round’s derby that pitted Rapid Bucharest against Dinamo the score was 1-all. On
    Sunday, the game pitting FC Arges against FC Voluntari ended in a blank draw. FC
    Botosani were also held by CS Mioveni to a blank draw. The 28th round’s surprise was provided by Farul
    Constanta, the team that succeeded a 2-nil away win against FCSB. Two rounds ahead of the closing of the regular season, CFR Cluj are at
    the top of the table, with 70 points, FCSB are 2nd-placed with 59
    points.


    (EN)

  • Sports Roundup

    Sports Roundup


    Romanian table tennis player Bernadette Szőcs came
    in 3rd at the Europa Top-16 tournament in Montreux, Switzerland. In
    the semifinals, Szocs was defeated by German challenger Ying Han, 4-nil. A 2018
    champion, also in Montreux, Bernadette Szőcs was for the 8th time
    taking part in the competition that brings together Europe’ s top-flight women table
    tennis players. We recall that in Thessalonica in 2021, Szocs was 3rd-placed
    and 2nd-placed, in 2019.


    Romania’ s national rugby squad has dramatically
    decreased its chances to secure a straight qualification to the World Cup 2023.
    This past Sunday, the Romanian national team sustained a 28-31 defeat by Spain. The latter team scored no less than 5 tries. Romania had a poor
    run on the pitch, with flaws galore, in the defensive game but also in the handling
    of the ball, mostly in the first half. Romania scored three tries, of which two
    by Hinckley Vaovasa and one by Marius Simionescu. Romania’s
    Ionel Melinte successfully converted the team’s first try, while Daniel Plai converted
    the text two. Qualifying straight to the 2023 edition of the World Cup are the
    first two teams of the 2021 and 2022 rankings all told. The third-placed team
    plays the repechage. If they still want to keep their hopes alive for a straight
    qualification, on March the 12 in Bucharest the Romanians must defeat the competition’s
    best team, Georgia.


    For the seventh time Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe has won
    Romanian Cup in women’s basketball. In this past Sunday’s final
    against Municipal Satu Mare, Sepsi
    won, 59-53. Holders Sepsi made the difference in the last fifteen minutes
    of play. When the score board displayed a 52-53 advantage for Satu Mare, Sepsi scored
    seven points in a row in the last 95 seconds of play.


    Matches counting towards the 28th round of
    the regular football season were played at the weekend. On Friday in Arad, UTA
    defeated Academica Clinceni, 2-nil, while on home turf, Universitatea Craiova
    defeated Chindia Târgoviște, 1-nil. In Medias on Saturday, Gaz
    Metan sustained a 3 defeat by FC U Craiova. In Sfântu Gheorghe, CFR Cluj secured a 2-nil win against Sepsi. In the 28th
    round’s derby that pitted Rapid Bucharest against Dinamo the score was 1-all. On
    Sunday, the game pitting FC Arges against FC Voluntari ended in a blank draw. FC
    Botosani were also held by CS Mioveni to a blank draw. The 28th round’s surprise was provided by Farul
    Constanta, the team that succeeded a 2-nil away win against FCSB. Two rounds ahead of the closing of the regular season, CFR Cluj are at
    the top of the table, with 70 points, FCSB are 2nd-placed with 59
    points.


    (EN)

  • Sports weekend

    Sports weekend


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



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



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


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


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    Sports weekend


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



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



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


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


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    RRI Sports club

    Romanian wrestler Alin Alexuc Ciurariu on Tuesday won gold in the Greek-Roman style as part of the European Wrestling Championships underway in Rome. In the 130-kilogram category, Alin defeated Georgia’s Levan Arabuli, 6 to 1. Currently signed up by Dinamo Bucharest sports club, Alin Alexuc Ciurariu, who on February 3 turned 30, succeeded his career best. He also won bronze in 2018, at the European Championships held in Kaspiysk, Russia, and in 2019 in Bucharest.


    In Rome, Alin Alexuc Ciurariu first defeated Russia’s Zurabi Ghedehauri in the round of 16. In the quarterfinals, Alin Alexuc won the match against Azeri challenger Sabah Saleh Shariati, while in the semifinals he outclassed Nikola Kuchimi of Ukraine.


    Two other Romanian Greek-Roman wrestlers on Tuesday wasted the chance to grab a medal coming in 5th. In the 55-kilogram category, Florin Tita sustained a defeat by Georgia’s Nugzari Turtumia, in the fight for the bronze medal. In the competition’s repechage stage, Tita defeated Turkish opponent Dogus Ayazci. We recall Tita also grabbed a win against Ukraine’s Koriun Sahradian in the qualifiers, yet he was defeated by Russian challenger Vitali Kabaloev in the quarterfinals.


    The European champion in 2018, Mihai Mihut lost the fight for the bronze medal in the match against Hungary’s Erik Torba, in the 63-kilogram category. In the round of 16, Mihut won the match against Serbian opponent Perica Dimitrijevic. In the quarterfinals, he won the match against Turkish challenger Rahman Bilici, yet he sustained a defeat by Russia’s Ibraghim Labazanov in the semifinals. In Rome, the set target of Romania’s 16-strong delegation is to win 2 or 3 medals.





  • RRI Sports club

    RRI Sports club

    Romanian wrestler Alin Alexuc Ciurariu on Tuesday won gold in the Greek-Roman style as part of the European Wrestling Championships underway in Rome. In the 130-kilogram category, Alin defeated Georgia’s Levan Arabuli, 6 to 1. Currently signed up by Dinamo Bucharest sports club, Alin Alexuc Ciurariu, who on February 3 turned 30, succeeded his career best. He also won bronze in 2018, at the European Championships held in Kaspiysk, Russia, and in 2019 in Bucharest.


    In Rome, Alin Alexuc Ciurariu first defeated Russia’s Zurabi Ghedehauri in the round of 16. In the quarterfinals, Alin Alexuc won the match against Azeri challenger Sabah Saleh Shariati, while in the semifinals he outclassed Nikola Kuchimi of Ukraine.


    Two other Romanian Greek-Roman wrestlers on Tuesday wasted the chance to grab a medal coming in 5th. In the 55-kilogram category, Florin Tita sustained a defeat by Georgia’s Nugzari Turtumia, in the fight for the bronze medal. In the competition’s repechage stage, Tita defeated Turkish opponent Dogus Ayazci. We recall Tita also grabbed a win against Ukraine’s Koriun Sahradian in the qualifiers, yet he was defeated by Russian challenger Vitali Kabaloev in the quarterfinals.


    The European champion in 2018, Mihai Mihut lost the fight for the bronze medal in the match against Hungary’s Erik Torba, in the 63-kilogram category. In the round of 16, Mihut won the match against Serbian opponent Perica Dimitrijevic. In the quarterfinals, he won the match against Turkish challenger Rahman Bilici, yet he sustained a defeat by Russia’s Ibraghim Labazanov in the semifinals. In Rome, the set target of Romania’s 16-strong delegation is to win 2 or 3 medals.