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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)

21 April 2022
Sports flash

A 19-strong delegation will travel
to China’s Beijing to prove their mettle in the Winter Olympic Games, to
kick-start on January 4, 2022. According to the head of the Romanian delegation,
Florin Trisca, redistribution by international federation could create four
more positions for the Romanian delegation. Trisca went on to say vaccination
was not mandatory for the athletes’ participation in the Games. However, Florin
Trisca also said, all members of the Romanian delegation ahead of the Winter Olympic
Games were vaccinated. In another development, the President of the Romanian Olympic
and Sports Committee, Mihai Covaliu, stated the Romanian delegation’s set
target was to place themselves as closest to the podium as possible. All hopes
are pinned on the Romanian men’s and women’s bobsleigh crews to walk away with medals.

In women’s tennis, the
Romanian Sorana Cîrstea has advanced to the third round as part of the
Australian Open, defeating Slovak opponent Kristina Kucova, 6-2, 6-4. In the first round, the Romanian Simona Halep
grabbed a 6-3, 6-3 win against Poland’s Magdalena Frech. In the second round, Gabriela Ruse sustained a 2-6,
5-7 defeat by Russian challenger Veronika Kudermetova. Another Romanian, Jaqueline Cristian, was defeated by
US opponent Madison Keys, also 2-6, 5-7.

The Romanian – German
pair made of Raluca Olaru and Anna-Lena Friedsam has advanced to the second round
of the women’s doubles, having outclassed the all-French pair made of Alize
Cornet and Diane Parry, 6-4, 6-4. The Romanian Irina Begu, pairing up with
Serbia’s Nina Stojanovic, sustained a 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 defeat by the Swedish – Russian
pair made of Rebecca Peterson and Anatasia Potapova.

In the Scottish football
championship, top-of-the-table team Glasgow Rangers, with the Romanian Ianis
Hagi on the line-up, were held to a 1-all draw by Aberdeen, away from home. Ianis
Hagi scored for Rangers on 20 minutes. It was the Romanian’s first goal this
year.

(EN)

20 January 2022
Sports flash

A 19-strong delegation will travel
to China’s Beijing to prove their mettle in the Winter Olympic Games, to
kick-start on January 4, 2022. According to the head of the Romanian delegation,
Florin Trisca, redistribution by international federation could create four
more positions for the Romanian delegation. Trisca went on to say vaccination
was not mandatory for the athletes’ participation in the Games. However, Florin
Trisca also said, all members of the Romanian delegation ahead of the Winter Olympic
Games were vaccinated. In another development, the President of the Romanian Olympic
and Sports Committee, Mihai Covaliu, stated the Romanian delegation’s set
target was to place themselves as closest to the podium as possible. All hopes
are pinned on the Romanian men’s and women’s bobsleigh crews to walk away with medals.

In women’s tennis, the
Romanian Sorana Cîrstea has advanced to the third round as part of the
Australian Open, defeating Slovak opponent Kristina Kucova, 6-2, 6-4. In the first round, the Romanian Simona Halep
grabbed a 6-3, 6-3 win against Poland’s Magdalena Frech. In the second round, Gabriela Ruse sustained a 2-6,
5-7 defeat by Russian challenger Veronika Kudermetova. Another Romanian, Jaqueline Cristian, was defeated by
US opponent Madison Keys, also 2-6, 5-7.

The Romanian – German
pair made of Raluca Olaru and Anna-Lena Friedsam has advanced to the second round
of the women’s doubles, having outclassed the all-French pair made of Alize
Cornet and Diane Parry, 6-4, 6-4. The Romanian Irina Begu, pairing up with
Serbia’s Nina Stojanovic, sustained a 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 defeat by the Swedish – Russian
pair made of Rebecca Peterson and Anatasia Potapova.

In the Scottish football
championship, top-of-the-table team Glasgow Rangers, with the Romanian Ianis
Hagi on the line-up, were held to a 1-all draw by Aberdeen, away from home. Ianis
Hagi scored for Rangers on 20 minutes. It was the Romanian’s first goal this
year.

(EN)

20 January 2022
Radio Romania International Sports Club

Romanian basketball team U-BT Cluj-Napoca has
succeeded an auspicious debut in the Champions League’s group stage. This past
Tuesday, U-BT Cluj-Napoca grabbed a 66-60 win against Turkish opponents Darüşşafaka
Basketbol, in a Group G fixture. The Romanians had an unassuming start for the
game, so much so that on minute 15 the scoreboard indicated a 21-14 advantage
for the Turkish team. However, head-coach Mihai Silvasan’s trainees came from
behind and eventually secured a laid-back win. U-BT Cluj Napoca’s American basketball
players, Elijah Stewart and Patrick Richard, were U-BT Cluj Napoca’s top scorers.
Stewart succeeded 18 points and 6 recoveries, while
Richard succeeded 17 points and 2 recoveries. Another American was the Turkish
team’s best basketball player, Nathan Boothe, with 14 points and 5 recoveries
on his record sheet. Group G also includes Italian team Happy Casa Brindisi and Israeli squad Hapoel U-net Holon. On October 18, U-BT Cluj-Napoca’s will
next play Italy’s Happy Casa Brindisi, away from home.

In the domestic championship, in a second-round game,
on Tuesday CSO Voluntari outclassed Dinamo Bucharest, 84-81, after extra time. Ten
seconds from time, CSO Voluntari’s Swedish player Carl Viktor Gadeffors managed
a successful free throw, failed in his second throw, but Andrei Calenic
recovered the ball and succeeded to level the score. It was only in extra time
that CSO Voluntari managed to have the upper hand, when, two seconds from time,
Dinamo’s Andrei Mandache wasted the opportunity to score from a three-point
throw. The game against Dinamo was CSO Voluntary’s debut fixture in the
domestic championship, since their first-round game against SCM Timişoara was
postponed. In another fixture, CSM CSU Oradea trounced Municipal Târgu Jiu, 89 to
70. After two regular rounds in the domestic championship, CSM CSU Oradea managed
to have four points on their record sheet.

(Translation by Eugen Nasta)

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6 October 2021
Radio Romania International Sports Club

Romanian basketball team U-BT Cluj-Napoca has
succeeded an auspicious debut in the Champions League’s group stage. This past
Tuesday, U-BT Cluj-Napoca grabbed a 66-60 win against Turkish opponents Darüşşafaka
Basketbol, in a Group G fixture. The Romanians had an unassuming start for the
game, so much so that on minute 15 the scoreboard indicated a 21-14 advantage
for the Turkish team. However, head-coach Mihai Silvasan’s trainees came from
behind and eventually secured a laid-back win. U-BT Cluj Napoca’s American basketball
players, Elijah Stewart and Patrick Richard, were U-BT Cluj Napoca’s top scorers.
Stewart succeeded 18 points and 6 recoveries, while
Richard succeeded 17 points and 2 recoveries. Another American was the Turkish
team’s best basketball player, Nathan Boothe, with 14 points and 5 recoveries
on his record sheet. Group G also includes Italian team Happy Casa Brindisi and Israeli squad Hapoel U-net Holon. On October 18, U-BT Cluj-Napoca’s will
next play Italy’s Happy Casa Brindisi, away from home.

In the domestic championship, in a second-round game,
on Tuesday CSO Voluntari outclassed Dinamo Bucharest, 84-81, after extra time. Ten
seconds from time, CSO Voluntari’s Swedish player Carl Viktor Gadeffors managed
a successful free throw, failed in his second throw, but Andrei Calenic
recovered the ball and succeeded to level the score. It was only in extra time
that CSO Voluntari managed to have the upper hand, when, two seconds from time,
Dinamo’s Andrei Mandache wasted the opportunity to score from a three-point
throw. The game against Dinamo was CSO Voluntary’s debut fixture in the
domestic championship, since their first-round game against SCM Timişoara was
postponed. In another fixture, CSM CSU Oradea trounced Municipal Târgu Jiu, 89 to
70. After two regular rounds in the domestic championship, CSM CSU Oradea managed
to have four points on their record sheet.

(Translation by Eugen Nasta)

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6 October 2021