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    Sepsi
    Sfântu Gheorghe has won the Romanian Cup in football this past Wednesday, when
    they secured a 5-4 win against Universitatea Cluj, after the penalty shootout. The scoreboard displayed a blank draw after
    regular time, but also after extra time. Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe’s hero was a former
    footballer of Universitatea Cluj, goal keeper Roland Niczuly, who deflected
    three penalty kicks. Scoring for Sepsi were Roland Varga, Alexandru Tudorie,
    Ion Gheorghe, Marius Ştefănescu and Mark Tamas, while Jonathan Rodriguez and Adnan
    Aganovic wasted their opportunities to score. Scoring for Universitatea Cluj were
    Alexandru Chipciu, Ovidiu Bic, Dragoş Tescan and Dan Nistor. Failing to score for
    Universitatea Cluj were Ely Fernandes, Jose Gomes and Ivan Martic. Sepsi Sfântu
    Gheorghe has won the trophy for the second time running.


    In news
    from table tennis, the World Individual Championships are ongoing in Durban. In
    the round of 32, all four Romanian representatives, on Wednesday, Elizabeta
    Samara, Andreea Dragoman, Adina Diaconu and Bernadette Szöcs were eliminated
    from competition. The Romanian-Spanish pair made of Ovidiu Ionescu and Alvaro
    Robles, silver medalists at the World Championships in Budapest in 2019, was
    unable to move past the men’s doubles’ round of 16.


    This past Wednesday, Romanian
    tennis players Elena Gabriela Ruse and Miriam Bulgaru were defeated in the
    second qualifiers round ahead of the women’s singles main draw in the year’s
    second Grand Slam event, the Roland Garros tournament. Belgium’s Ruse Greet Minnen defeated Ruse, 6-4,
    6-1, while US challenger Kayla Day defeated Miriam Bulgaru, also 6-4, 6-1. Ruse
    and Bulgaru received 22,000 Euros each and were granted 20 WTA points. Earning in
    their place in the women’s singles’ main draw are four other Romanians, Irina
    Begu, Sorana Cîrstea, Ana Bogdan and Patricia Ţig.


    In news
    from men’s volleyball, head-coach Sergiu Stancu has extended his contract with Arcada
    Galaţi, the team with which, since 2019, he has won consecutive five titles.
    Arcada Galati did not provide any info on the length of the extended contract.


    Sergiu
    Stancu is also Romanian men’s national team’s head-coach. This coming Saturday,
    in a fixture counting towards the Golden League, the Romanian national team play
    its debut match against Portugal, away from home.

  • Sports flash

    Sports flash


    Sepsi
    Sfântu Gheorghe has won the Romanian Cup in football this past Wednesday, when
    they secured a 5-4 win against Universitatea Cluj, after the penalty shootout. The scoreboard displayed a blank draw after
    regular time, but also after extra time. Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe’s hero was a former
    footballer of Universitatea Cluj, goal keeper Roland Niczuly, who deflected
    three penalty kicks. Scoring for Sepsi were Roland Varga, Alexandru Tudorie,
    Ion Gheorghe, Marius Ştefănescu and Mark Tamas, while Jonathan Rodriguez and Adnan
    Aganovic wasted their opportunities to score. Scoring for Universitatea Cluj were
    Alexandru Chipciu, Ovidiu Bic, Dragoş Tescan and Dan Nistor. Failing to score for
    Universitatea Cluj were Ely Fernandes, Jose Gomes and Ivan Martic. Sepsi Sfântu
    Gheorghe has won the trophy for the second time running.


    In news
    from table tennis, the World Individual Championships are ongoing in Durban. In
    the round of 32, all four Romanian representatives, on Wednesday, Elizabeta
    Samara, Andreea Dragoman, Adina Diaconu and Bernadette Szöcs were eliminated
    from competition. The Romanian-Spanish pair made of Ovidiu Ionescu and Alvaro
    Robles, silver medalists at the World Championships in Budapest in 2019, was
    unable to move past the men’s doubles’ round of 16.


    This past Wednesday, Romanian
    tennis players Elena Gabriela Ruse and Miriam Bulgaru were defeated in the
    second qualifiers round ahead of the women’s singles main draw in the year’s
    second Grand Slam event, the Roland Garros tournament. Belgium’s Ruse Greet Minnen defeated Ruse, 6-4,
    6-1, while US challenger Kayla Day defeated Miriam Bulgaru, also 6-4, 6-1. Ruse
    and Bulgaru received 22,000 Euros each and were granted 20 WTA points. Earning in
    their place in the women’s singles’ main draw are four other Romanians, Irina
    Begu, Sorana Cîrstea, Ana Bogdan and Patricia Ţig.


    In news
    from men’s volleyball, head-coach Sergiu Stancu has extended his contract with Arcada
    Galaţi, the team with which, since 2019, he has won consecutive five titles.
    Arcada Galati did not provide any info on the length of the extended contract.


    Sergiu
    Stancu is also Romanian men’s national team’s head-coach. This coming Saturday,
    in a fixture counting towards the Golden League, the Romanian national team play
    its debut match against Portugal, away from home.

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    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)