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Romanian handball player Cristina Neagu has become the top scorer in the history of the Champions League. On Sunday, Neagu scored 10 goals for CSM Bucharest in their home match against Danish side Nykøbing Falster, a match CSM Bucharest won, 27-26. Neagu’s recent feat has thus raised to 1,155 the number of goals scored in the EHF Champions league, that is 10 goals more than the previous record, held by Montenegrin player Jovanka Radičević.

After four rounds, according to the rankings of the most efficient players as part of the League’s ongoing edition, Cristina Neagu is 7th-placed, with 23 goals. At the top of the table, we find Norwegian team Esbjerg’s handball player Henny Ella Reistad, with 39 goals. Following in descending order are Rapid Bucharest’s Serbian player, Andjela Janjusevic, with 29 goals, and CSM Bucharest’s Bulgarian-born Slovenian handballer Elisabeth Omoregie, with 26 goals.

Cristina Neagu has succeeded the new record of her career having made public the fact, on September 12, that 2024-2025 would be the last in her career. We recall that in December 2023 she had already made public the fact that she would retire from competition at the national team, after the World Championship in Denmark and Norway. Back then Romania wasted the opportunity to qualify to the Paris Olympics.

Cristina Neagu also holds another impressive record. In 2010, 2015, 2016 and 2018, the International de Handball Federation designated Neagu the world’s best handballer. Cristina Neagu thus became the first handball player in history to have won the trophy four times. However, she did not win any major international trophy with a Romanian team.

With Oltchim Ramnicu Valcea, Cristina Neagu reached as far as the Champions League final. After Oltchim Ramnicu Valcea was dismantled, Neagu was signed up by Montenegro’s Buducnost Podgorica, a team with which she won the Champions League in 2015. With the Romanian national squad, Cristina Neagu won two bronze medals, in 2010, at the European Championship jointly hosted by Denmark and Norway, and in 2015, at the World Championship in Denmark.

9 October 2024
Athlete of the week

Romanian women’s handball team Gloria
Bistriţa late last week advanced to the EHF European League’s quarterfinals. Gloria
grabbed a 34-29 away win against French opponents Nantes, a team that was at the
top of the table in Group C, after the first three rounds. Two rounds ahead of
the end of the League’s group stage, Gloria has secured one of the first two places
in the Group, also booking its place among the competition’s top eight teams.

In the match
against Nantes, Gloria had the upper hand all throughout the game, being even
nine goals clear of their French opponents. Gloria eventually secured a
five-goal advantage. With nine goals scored, Gloria’s most efficient handballer
was Bianca Bazaliu.

Reason enough for Radio Romania International
to designate Banca Bazaliu the Athlete of the week.

Bianca Bazaliu was
born in Slatina, on July 30, 1997. She made her debut in handball with the Slatina-based
Sports High school team. At the age of 14 she was already signed up with Romania’s
National juniors’ team. At the World Juniors’ Championship in 2014 Bazaliu was a
member of the lineup that walked away with the gold medal. With 76 goals
scored, Bianca came in 2nd according to the top scorers’ rankings. Also,
Bianca Bazaliu was voted as a member of the tournament’s dream team, being designated
the best left winger. Also in 2014, Bianca played for CSM Bucharest, the team
with which, in 2016, won the Champions’ League. In 2019, Bianca Bazaliu had a
short stint with Corona Brasov, then she returned to CSM Bucharest. A yearlong stint
with Croatia’s Podravka Koprivnica followed. Since 2022, Bianca has been playing
for Gloria Bistrita. Since 2014, Bianca Bazaliu has been an honorary citizen of
her native town, Slatina, also being an honorary citizens of Romania’s capital
city, Bucharest, since 2016.

6 February 2024
Athlete of the week

The recently-held IHF World Women’s Championship brought the women’s international competition season to a standstill for about
a month. The season has been resumed, with a new stage as part of the European
Cups.

Five Romanian teams have been proving their
mettle in the Champions league and the EHF European League, respectively. They
are CSM Bucharest, Rapid Bucharest, Dunarea Braila, Gloria Bistrita and CSM
Targu Jiu.

CSM Bucharest this past weekend had an
excellent run, trouncing Montenegro’s Buducnost
Podgorica, 44 to 26. CSM was lucky
enough to have Cristina Neagu on the lineup, in top shape. At the recently-held World
Championships, Cristina was part of the lineup but she played one single
game, the fixture against Germany in the main group, having incompletely
recovered from an injury. In this past Sunday’s game, Cristina Neagu was again
her team’s top handballer, and the seven goals she scored mattered a lot in CSM’s
confrontation against Buducnost.

Reason enough for Radio Romania International
to designate Cristina Neagu the Athlete of the week.

Cristina Neagu was
born in Bucharest, on August 26, 1988. She made her debut with the School
Sports Club number 5. In 2006, Cristina Neagu turned pro, being signed up by
Rulmentul from Brasov, then she had a stint with Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea. In
2010, playing for Oltchim, Cristina Neagu reached as far as the Champions League
final. When Oltchim was dismantled, Neagu was signed up by Buducnost Podgorica,
winner of the Champions League in 2015. Since 2017, Cristina Neagu has been
playing for CSM Bucharest. In 2010, 2015, 2016 și 2018, the IHF designated
Cristina Neagu the world’s best handballer. Cristina thus became the first
handballer in history who won the title four times. After the IHF Women’s World
Championship in December, when the Romanian national team wasted the
opportunity to qualify to the Olympic Games in Paris, Cristina Neagu announced her
retirement from the national team.

As a Romanian national
team player, Cristina Neagu won two bronze medals, in 2010, at the European
Championship, jointly hosted by Denmark and Norway, and at the World
Championship in Denmark, in 2015.

9 January 2024
Radio Romania International Sports club

The year’s leading women’s handball
competition is scheduled in November 2022. We’re speaking about the European Championship,
to be jointly hosted by three former Yugoslavia states, Slovenia, North Macedonia
and Montenegro. Slovenia’s Celje and Ljubljana will be hosting Group A and Group
B fixtures. North Macedonia’s Skopje will play host to fixtures in Group C,
which includes Romania, alongside the teams of France, the Low Countries and
North Macedonia. Games will be played on the Boris Trajkovski arena in Skopje. Group D games are scheduled in Podgorica.

The competition will kick-start on November 4. Romania’s debut game
is scheduled on November 5, when our national squad takes on the Low Countries
team. Then Romania takes on
France, on November 7, while on Wednesday, November 9, Romania goes against host
team, North Macedonia. The fist three teams, in descending order, advance to
the competition’s main group stage. Most likely, and according to their most
recent excellent run, France and the Low Countries are the favorites to
winning the top and the runner-up position in Group C, while Romania will fight
will North Macedonia for the 3rd position in the group. A daunting task ahead,
for the Romanians. The Skopje Arena has a seating capacity for up to 7,000 fans, while
the Macedonian supporters will go at all lengths so that their national team
can win.

Last week’s Carpati
Trophy in Bistritsa counted as the last leg as part of Romanian national squad’s
centralized preparation stage ahead of the upcoming European competition. For
the national team, it was the first tournament with head-coach Florentin Pera at
the helm.

Romanian national
squad’s debut match against Austria ended in a 32-all draw. Then the team’s defensive
game mechanisms were perfected and in the following fixtures it worked for the Romanian
squad’s greater good. Therefore, Romania had no problem defeating Serbia, 26-20.
In the competition’s last confrontation, Romania defeated Spain, 25-23, and
secured the top position according to the final rankings. In the game against
Spain, keeper Iulia Dumanska and inside left Sorina
Grozav compelled recognition. Grozav replaced Cristina Neagu, who was again
the national’s team’s best handballer. Apart from Sorina Grozav, Pera threw
several handballers of the younger generation into the game, and it appears
that the collaboration between veterans and the younger handballers went just
about fine. However, we’re still a month away from the European Championships,
an eventful month with European Cups matches on schedule, so we keep our fingers
crossed for the handballers and their health. (EN)

5 October 2022
Radio Romania International Sports club

The year’s leading women’s handball
competition is scheduled in November 2022. We’re speaking about the European Championship,
to be jointly hosted by three former Yugoslavia states, Slovenia, North Macedonia
and Montenegro. Slovenia’s Celje and Ljubljana will be hosting Group A and Group
B fixtures. North Macedonia’s Skopje will play host to fixtures in Group C,
which includes Romania, alongside the teams of France, the Low Countries and
North Macedonia. Games will be played on the Boris Trajkovski arena in Skopje. Group D games are scheduled in Podgorica.

The competition will kick-start on November 4. Romania’s debut game
is scheduled on November 5, when our national squad takes on the Low Countries
team. Then Romania takes on
France, on November 7, while on Wednesday, November 9, Romania goes against host
team, North Macedonia. The fist three teams, in descending order, advance to
the competition’s main group stage. Most likely, and according to their most
recent excellent run, France and the Low Countries are the favorites to
winning the top and the runner-up position in Group C, while Romania will fight
will North Macedonia for the 3rd position in the group. A daunting task ahead,
for the Romanians. The Skopje Arena has a seating capacity for up to 7,000 fans, while
the Macedonian supporters will go at all lengths so that their national team
can win.

Last week’s Carpati
Trophy in Bistritsa counted as the last leg as part of Romanian national squad’s
centralized preparation stage ahead of the upcoming European competition. For
the national team, it was the first tournament with head-coach Florentin Pera at
the helm.

Romanian national
squad’s debut match against Austria ended in a 32-all draw. Then the team’s defensive
game mechanisms were perfected and in the following fixtures it worked for the Romanian
squad’s greater good. Therefore, Romania had no problem defeating Serbia, 26-20.
In the competition’s last confrontation, Romania defeated Spain, 25-23, and
secured the top position according to the final rankings. In the game against
Spain, keeper Iulia Dumanska and inside left Sorina
Grozav compelled recognition. Grozav replaced Cristina Neagu, who was again
the national’s team’s best handballer. Apart from Sorina Grozav, Pera threw
several handballers of the younger generation into the game, and it appears
that the collaboration between veterans and the younger handballers went just
about fine. However, we’re still a month away from the European Championships,
an eventful month with European Cups matches on schedule, so we keep our fingers
crossed for the handballers and their health. (EN)

5 October 2022
Athlete of the week

Romanian women’s handball team CSM Bucharest have
advanced to the Champions League’s play-offs, coming in 5th
according to the League’s Group A final rankings. If they want to make headway into
the quarterfinals, in late March CSM Bucharest will have to prove their mettle against
Russian opponents ȚSKA Moscow.

In the last fixture as part of the group stage,
CSM Bucharest this past Sunday played a home game against Danish opponents Team
Esbjerg. The game ended 29-all. CSM narrowly missed the win, as guest team Esbjerg
turned a last-second 7-meter throw into a goal. CSM had a good run for the
game, while Cristina Neagu was again the most efficient scorer, with 10 goals
on her record sheet. Reason enough for Radio Romania International to designate
Neagu the Athlete of the week.

CSM’s match against Esbjerg was the second game
when Cristina Neagu’s being on the court made the difference for the second
time around in the last week. In this past Wednesday’s domestic championship
fixture, Neagu’s last-gasp equalizer in CSM’s match against Gloria Bistrita Nasaud
saved her team from a surprising defeat. The match ended 23-all, with 10 of CSM’s
goals being scored by Neagu, who also set the final score, coming up with the equalizer
in the last minute of play.

Cristina Neagu was born in Bucharest on August
26, 1988. She made her debut with School Sports Club number 5. As a junior
handballer, Cristina was designated the world’s best handballer several times beginning
2005, when the Romanian national squad walked away with the silver medals as part
of the European Juniors’ Championships held in Austria. In 2006 Cristina Neagu was
signed up by Rulmentul Brasov. In 2010 she played for Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea,
the team with which she reached as far as the Champions League final. Oltchim
was dismantled, so Cristina Neagu was signed up by Buducnost Podgorica, the
team with which, in 2015, she won the Champions League. Neagu has been playing
for CSM Bucharest since 2017. In 2010, 2015, 2016 and 2018, The International Handball
Federation designated Neagu the world’s best handballer, The Romanian thus
became the first handballer in history to have won the trophy four times.

Cristina Neagu’s record with the national team
includes a bronze medal won as part of the European Championship jointly hosted
by Denmark and Norway in 2010, and another bronze medal won as part of the
World Championship in Denmark in 2015. In 2021 Cristina Neagu decided to retire
from national-level competition, temporarily, in order to better focus on her
club activity. However, later on Cristina made public the fact that she would return
to the national team in 2022.

(EN)

22 February 2022
Athlete of the week

Romanian women’s handball team CSM Bucharest have
advanced to the Champions League’s play-offs, coming in 5th
according to the League’s Group A final rankings. If they want to make headway into
the quarterfinals, in late March CSM Bucharest will have to prove their mettle against
Russian opponents ȚSKA Moscow.

In the last fixture as part of the group stage,
CSM Bucharest this past Sunday played a home game against Danish opponents Team
Esbjerg. The game ended 29-all. CSM narrowly missed the win, as guest team Esbjerg
turned a last-second 7-meter throw into a goal. CSM had a good run for the
game, while Cristina Neagu was again the most efficient scorer, with 10 goals
on her record sheet. Reason enough for Radio Romania International to designate
Neagu the Athlete of the week.

CSM’s match against Esbjerg was the second game
when Cristina Neagu’s being on the court made the difference for the second
time around in the last week. In this past Wednesday’s domestic championship
fixture, Neagu’s last-gasp equalizer in CSM’s match against Gloria Bistrita Nasaud
saved her team from a surprising defeat. The match ended 23-all, with 10 of CSM’s
goals being scored by Neagu, who also set the final score, coming up with the equalizer
in the last minute of play.

Cristina Neagu was born in Bucharest on August
26, 1988. She made her debut with School Sports Club number 5. As a junior
handballer, Cristina was designated the world’s best handballer several times beginning
2005, when the Romanian national squad walked away with the silver medals as part
of the European Juniors’ Championships held in Austria. In 2006 Cristina Neagu was
signed up by Rulmentul Brasov. In 2010 she played for Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea,
the team with which she reached as far as the Champions League final. Oltchim
was dismantled, so Cristina Neagu was signed up by Buducnost Podgorica, the
team with which, in 2015, she won the Champions League. Neagu has been playing
for CSM Bucharest since 2017. In 2010, 2015, 2016 and 2018, The International Handball
Federation designated Neagu the world’s best handballer, The Romanian thus
became the first handballer in history to have won the trophy four times.

Cristina Neagu’s record with the national team
includes a bronze medal won as part of the European Championship jointly hosted
by Denmark and Norway in 2010, and another bronze medal won as part of the
World Championship in Denmark in 2015. In 2021 Cristina Neagu decided to retire
from national-level competition, temporarily, in order to better focus on her
club activity. However, later on Cristina made public the fact that she would return
to the national team in 2022.

(EN)

22 February 2022
Sports flash

CSM Volei Alba Blaj have advanced to the semifinals of the CEV Cup in womens volleyball. CSM grabbed a 3-2 away win against French opponents Volero Le Cannet, The confrontation counted towards the quarterfinals second leg. In the first leg, CSM Volei Alba Blaj also won, 3-nil. In the semifinals, Alba Blaj face Turkish challengers Eczacibaşi Dynavit Istanbul, at home, on February 22, and away, on March 1st. CSM Volei Alba Blaj played the finals of all three European inter-club competitions, the Champions League, in 2018, the CEV Cup, in 2019 and the Challenge Cup in 2021. CSM Volei Alba Blaj lost all three final confrontations.

In a fixture counting towards European Leagues group D, Romanian womens handball team SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea this past Wednesday sustained a 20-31 away defeat by Danish side Viborg. Both teams had already secured their qualification to the European Leagues quarterfinals. Viborg are at the top of the table in Group D, with 9 points, while SCM Ramnicu Valcea are the runner-up team with 7 points. 3rd and 4th placed are French team Chambray Touraine and the Hungarian team Vác, respectively, both with 2 points on their record sheet. This coming weekend will see the groups last two matches being played, as on Saturday, Viborg take on Chambray Touraine, while on Sunday, Vác face SCM Ramnicu Valcea.

Also in news from womens handball, in a regular National League game, holders CSM Bucharest narrowly avoided a home defeat by Gloria Bistrița-Năsăud, also on Wednesday. At halftime the scoreboard displayed a 11-9 advantage for Gloria. In the second half, CSM Bucharest were better on the court, but were unable to secure the advantage. The match ended 23-all as in the last minute of play CSMs Cristina Neagu provided the equalizer. With 10 goals scored, Neagu was again CSMs best handballer. With 39 points in 14 games, Rapid Bucharest are at the top of the table. CSM are 2nd placed, with 35 points in 15 fixtures.

In a game counting towards the 14th round of the National mens Basketball League, on Wednesday Dinamo Bucharest defeated Steaua, 88-78, in the all-time derby hosted by Dinamo Sports hall. With 21 points and 6 assists, Swedish player Carl Viktor Gaddefors was the most efficient basketball player. Steaua are 5th-placed according to the Leagues rankings, while Dinamo are 14th-placed. U BT Cluj-Napoca are at the top of the table.

(EN)

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17 February 2022
Sports flash

CSM Volei Alba Blaj have advanced to the semifinals of the CEV Cup in womens volleyball. CSM grabbed a 3-2 away win against French opponents Volero Le Cannet, The confrontation counted towards the quarterfinals second leg. In the first leg, CSM Volei Alba Blaj also won, 3-nil. In the semifinals, Alba Blaj face Turkish challengers Eczacibaşi Dynavit Istanbul, at home, on February 22, and away, on March 1st. CSM Volei Alba Blaj played the finals of all three European inter-club competitions, the Champions League, in 2018, the CEV Cup, in 2019 and the Challenge Cup in 2021. CSM Volei Alba Blaj lost all three final confrontations.

In a fixture counting towards European Leagues group D, Romanian womens handball team SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea this past Wednesday sustained a 20-31 away defeat by Danish side Viborg. Both teams had already secured their qualification to the European Leagues quarterfinals. Viborg are at the top of the table in Group D, with 9 points, while SCM Ramnicu Valcea are the runner-up team with 7 points. 3rd and 4th placed are French team Chambray Touraine and the Hungarian team Vác, respectively, both with 2 points on their record sheet. This coming weekend will see the groups last two matches being played, as on Saturday, Viborg take on Chambray Touraine, while on Sunday, Vác face SCM Ramnicu Valcea.

Also in news from womens handball, in a regular National League game, holders CSM Bucharest narrowly avoided a home defeat by Gloria Bistrița-Năsăud, also on Wednesday. At halftime the scoreboard displayed a 11-9 advantage for Gloria. In the second half, CSM Bucharest were better on the court, but were unable to secure the advantage. The match ended 23-all as in the last minute of play CSMs Cristina Neagu provided the equalizer. With 10 goals scored, Neagu was again CSMs best handballer. With 39 points in 14 games, Rapid Bucharest are at the top of the table. CSM are 2nd placed, with 35 points in 15 fixtures.

In a game counting towards the 14th round of the National mens Basketball League, on Wednesday Dinamo Bucharest defeated Steaua, 88-78, in the all-time derby hosted by Dinamo Sports hall. With 21 points and 6 assists, Swedish player Carl Viktor Gaddefors was the most efficient basketball player. Steaua are 5th-placed according to the Leagues rankings, while Dinamo are 14th-placed. U BT Cluj-Napoca are at the top of the table.

(EN)

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17 February 2022
Athlete of the week

Romanian women’s
handball team, title holders CSM Bucharest grabbed a 28-20 away win, 15-9 at
half time, against Montenegrin challengers Buducnost Podgorica. The match
counted towards Champions League’s Group A. CSM had the upper hand all throughout
the match, ending the game 8 points clear of their opponents. However, on 43
minutes, Buducnost were only two goals down from CSM Bucharest, when the scoreboard
displayed a feeble 18-16 advantage for the Romanian team. Yet CSM Bucharest had
a stunning comeback and eventually secured a laid-back advantage at the end of
the game. Cristina Neagu was yet again CSM Bucharest’s top scorer, with 7 goals
on her record sheet. Also scoring for CSM Bucharest were Yvette Broch, 5, Elizabeth
Omoregie, 3, Emilie Hegh Arntzen, 3, Carmen Martin Berenguer, 2, Malin Larsen
Aune, 2, Alexandra Dindiligan, 2. Samara Da Silva Vieira, Siraba Dembele
Pavlovic, Angela Ştefania Stoica and Ema Ramusovic scored one goal each. Team
Esbjerg are at the top of the table, with 15 points. Of Group A’s ten teams, CSM
Bucharest are 4th-placed, with 10 points on its record sheet.

For
her exceptional performance in CSM’s match against Buducnost, Radio Romania International
has designated Cristina Neagu the Athlete of the week.

In August 2022, Cristina
Neagu will be 34. She plays as a left-back and her record is impressive. With
Oltchim Ramnicu Valcea, in 2010 Cristina Neagu played a Champions League final.
With Buducnost Podgorica, Neagu became European champion in 2015.

In
2010, 2015, 2016 and 2018, the International Handball Federation designated Cristina
Neagu the world’s best handballer. Neagu thus became the world’s first woman
handball player ever to have won the trophy four times. Cristina Neagu has been
the national team’s captain since 2016. With the national squad, Cristina Neagu
won the bronze medal at the European Championship jointly held in Denmark and
Norway in 2010, and another bronze medal at the World Championship in Denmark,
in 2015. Cristina Neagu made public her retirement from the national squad.
However, she changed her mind afterwards.

(EN)

18 January 2022
Athlete of the week

Romanian women’s
handball team, title holders CSM Bucharest grabbed a 28-20 away win, 15-9 at
half time, against Montenegrin challengers Buducnost Podgorica. The match
counted towards Champions League’s Group A. CSM had the upper hand all throughout
the match, ending the game 8 points clear of their opponents. However, on 43
minutes, Buducnost were only two goals down from CSM Bucharest, when the scoreboard
displayed a feeble 18-16 advantage for the Romanian team. Yet CSM Bucharest had
a stunning comeback and eventually secured a laid-back advantage at the end of
the game. Cristina Neagu was yet again CSM Bucharest’s top scorer, with 7 goals
on her record sheet. Also scoring for CSM Bucharest were Yvette Broch, 5, Elizabeth
Omoregie, 3, Emilie Hegh Arntzen, 3, Carmen Martin Berenguer, 2, Malin Larsen
Aune, 2, Alexandra Dindiligan, 2. Samara Da Silva Vieira, Siraba Dembele
Pavlovic, Angela Ştefania Stoica and Ema Ramusovic scored one goal each. Team
Esbjerg are at the top of the table, with 15 points. Of Group A’s ten teams, CSM
Bucharest are 4th-placed, with 10 points on its record sheet.

For
her exceptional performance in CSM’s match against Buducnost, Radio Romania International
has designated Cristina Neagu the Athlete of the week.

In August 2022, Cristina
Neagu will be 34. She plays as a left-back and her record is impressive. With
Oltchim Ramnicu Valcea, in 2010 Cristina Neagu played a Champions League final.
With Buducnost Podgorica, Neagu became European champion in 2015.

In
2010, 2015, 2016 and 2018, the International Handball Federation designated Cristina
Neagu the world’s best handballer. Neagu thus became the world’s first woman
handball player ever to have won the trophy four times. Cristina Neagu has been
the national team’s captain since 2016. With the national squad, Cristina Neagu
won the bronze medal at the European Championship jointly held in Denmark and
Norway in 2010, and another bronze medal at the World Championship in Denmark,
in 2015. Cristina Neagu made public her retirement from the national squad.
However, she changed her mind afterwards.

(EN)

18 January 2022
Sports roundup

Romania ‘s national rugby team this past Saturday trounced the Low Countries
representative, 56-15, in Bucharest. The national squad scored no less than
eight successful tries. Georgia is at the top of the table in the group, with
23 points. Romania follows suit, with 13 points, standing on a par with 3rd-placed
team Portugal. The fixture against the Low Countries was the last game the national
team played as part of the Rugby Europe Championship 2021. The Triumphal Arch
Rugby stadium in Bucharest on November 20 this year will host Romania’s test
match against Tonga.

In news from women’s handball, this past Saturday, in a Champions League
Group A fixture, CSM Bucharest sustained a dramatic 30-31 away defeat by Hungary’s
Ferencvaros Budapest. Former CSM Bucharest player Itana Grbic sealed the fate of the game in the last second of play. CSM’s
top scorers were Cristina Neagu, with 7 goals, and Elizabeth Omoregie, with 6 goals.
CSM yet again take on Ferencvaros this coming Saturday in Bucharest. In Group
A, Ferencvaros are at the top of the table, while CSM are 6th-placed.

Also in women’s handball, SCM Ramnicu Valcea secured a 34-28 home win
against Spanish opponents Super Amara Bera Bera this past Saturday. Also
on Saturday, Măgura Cisnădie drew
against Debrecen, 22-all, away from home. On Sunday, Gloria Buzau were defeated
by Norwegian opponents Storhamar, 31-27, also away from home. The three
fixtures counted towards the first leg of the European League in women’s
handball’s third qualifying round. The second leg will be played later this week.
The winners advance to the competition’s group stage.

In news from tennis, in a match counting towards The Champions
Tournament’s Green Group, the Romanian-German pair made of Horia Tecău and Kevin
Krawietz this past Sunday was defeated by the all-Croatian pair made of Nikola
Mektic and Mate Pavic, 6-4, 6-4. For Horia Tecau, it was the seventh edition of
the Champions Tournament he participated in. We recall that jointly with the
Dutch Jean-Julien Rojer, Horia Tecau won the tournament in 2015.

In news from football, this past Saturday, Romania’s
national team grabbed a 2-nil win against Liechtenstein, in Vadiz, in a fixture
counting towards the 2022 World Cup Preliminaries’ Group J. However, Romania
has failed to qualify to the playoffs of the tournament, to be played in Qatar.
According to the final rankings in Group J, Romania came in 3rd. We
recall 2nd-placed Germany secured their straight qualification to
the final tournament, while North Macedonia secured their participation to the competition’s
playoffs.

(Translation by Eugen Nasta)

16 November 2021
Sports roundup

Romania ‘s national rugby team this past Saturday trounced the Low Countries
representative, 56-15, in Bucharest. The national squad scored no less than
eight successful tries. Georgia is at the top of the table in the group, with
23 points. Romania follows suit, with 13 points, standing on a par with 3rd-placed
team Portugal. The fixture against the Low Countries was the last game the national
team played as part of the Rugby Europe Championship 2021. The Triumphal Arch
Rugby stadium in Bucharest on November 20 this year will host Romania’s test
match against Tonga.

In news from women’s handball, this past Saturday, in a Champions League
Group A fixture, CSM Bucharest sustained a dramatic 30-31 away defeat by Hungary’s
Ferencvaros Budapest. Former CSM Bucharest player Itana Grbic sealed the fate of the game in the last second of play. CSM’s
top scorers were Cristina Neagu, with 7 goals, and Elizabeth Omoregie, with 6 goals.
CSM yet again take on Ferencvaros this coming Saturday in Bucharest. In Group
A, Ferencvaros are at the top of the table, while CSM are 6th-placed.

Also in women’s handball, SCM Ramnicu Valcea secured a 34-28 home win
against Spanish opponents Super Amara Bera Bera this past Saturday. Also
on Saturday, Măgura Cisnădie drew
against Debrecen, 22-all, away from home. On Sunday, Gloria Buzau were defeated
by Norwegian opponents Storhamar, 31-27, also away from home. The three
fixtures counted towards the first leg of the European League in women’s
handball’s third qualifying round. The second leg will be played later this week.
The winners advance to the competition’s group stage.

In news from tennis, in a match counting towards The Champions
Tournament’s Green Group, the Romanian-German pair made of Horia Tecău and Kevin
Krawietz this past Sunday was defeated by the all-Croatian pair made of Nikola
Mektic and Mate Pavic, 6-4, 6-4. For Horia Tecau, it was the seventh edition of
the Champions Tournament he participated in. We recall that jointly with the
Dutch Jean-Julien Rojer, Horia Tecau won the tournament in 2015.

In news from football, this past Saturday, Romania’s
national team grabbed a 2-nil win against Liechtenstein, in Vadiz, in a fixture
counting towards the 2022 World Cup Preliminaries’ Group J. However, Romania
has failed to qualify to the playoffs of the tournament, to be played in Qatar.
According to the final rankings in Group J, Romania came in 3rd. We
recall 2nd-placed Germany secured their straight qualification to
the final tournament, while North Macedonia secured their participation to the competition’s
playoffs.

(Translation by Eugen Nasta)

15 November 2021
Athlete of the week

Romanian international footballer Valentin Mihaila was
one of the Serie A 27th round’s scorers. Currently signed up by
Parma, this past Sunday Mihaila provided the opener in Parma’s home game
against AS Rome. On 9th minute Mihaila drew first blood as the other
Romanian playing for Parma, Dennis Man, centered the ball from the right-hand
side of the pitch. According to a statistic quoted by Agerpres, it was for the
first time since the 2004-2005 season when a Romanian provided an assist for
another Romanian in a Serie A fixture. Parma won the match against Rome, 2-nil;
reason enough for Radio Romania International to designate Valentin Mihaila the
Athlete of the week.

Valentin Mihăilă scored for Parma for the second time
in a row in a Serie A match. This past Sunday Mihaila scored against Fiorentina
on 90 minutes, away from home. Yet Parma sadly wasted the opportunity the win,
since Fiorentina scored in the 4th minute of extra time, and the
match ended 3-all. Notwithstanding, the fact that Parma grabbed a point in the
match against Fiorentina was crucial for Parma’s race against relegation.
Furthermore, the three points Parma won in the match against Rome enable the
former team to keep its hopes alive for another season in Serie A.

Valentin Mihăilă was born in 2000, on February 2nd.
He made his debut in professional football when he was 17, in Universitatea
Craiova’s match against Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe, counting towards Romanian Cup in
football, a fixture Craiova won, 2-nil. It was not until 2018 when Mihaila
played for Universitatea Craiova’s first lineup. Also in 2018, Valentin Mihaila
played for Universitatea Craiova in Europa League preliminaries; we recall that
back then Craiova sustained a 1-3 defeat by RP Leipzig. In 2020, Valentin
Mihaila was sold to Parma for 8 million and a half Euros, the heftiest sum ever
to have been paid for a Romanian League One footballer.

16 March 2021
Athlete of the week

Romanian international footballer Valentin Mihaila was
one of the Serie A 27th round’s scorers. Currently signed up by
Parma, this past Sunday Mihaila provided the opener in Parma’s home game
against AS Rome. On 9th minute Mihaila drew first blood as the other
Romanian playing for Parma, Dennis Man, centered the ball from the right-hand
side of the pitch. According to a statistic quoted by Agerpres, it was for the
first time since the 2004-2005 season when a Romanian provided an assist for
another Romanian in a Serie A fixture. Parma won the match against Rome, 2-nil;
reason enough for Radio Romania International to designate Valentin Mihaila the
Athlete of the week.

Valentin Mihăilă scored for Parma for the second time
in a row in a Serie A match. This past Sunday Mihaila scored against Fiorentina
on 90 minutes, away from home. Yet Parma sadly wasted the opportunity the win,
since Fiorentina scored in the 4th minute of extra time, and the
match ended 3-all. Notwithstanding, the fact that Parma grabbed a point in the
match against Fiorentina was crucial for Parma’s race against relegation.
Furthermore, the three points Parma won in the match against Rome enable the
former team to keep its hopes alive for another season in Serie A.

Valentin Mihăilă was born in 2000, on February 2nd.
He made his debut in professional football when he was 17, in Universitatea
Craiova’s match against Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe, counting towards Romanian Cup in
football, a fixture Craiova won, 2-nil. It was not until 2018 when Mihaila
played for Universitatea Craiova’s first lineup. Also in 2018, Valentin Mihaila
played for Universitatea Craiova in Europa League preliminaries; we recall that
back then Craiova sustained a 1-3 defeat by RP Leipzig. In 2020, Valentin
Mihaila was sold to Parma for 8 million and a half Euros, the heftiest sum ever
to have been paid for a Romanian League One footballer.

16 March 2021