Tag: Sports Weekend

The Romanian rugby team is playing Spain on Sunday in the bronze final of Rugby Europe Championship, in a match hosted by Jean Bouin stadium in Paris. “The Oaks” are trying to secure the bronze medal after ranking second in Group B, after Portugal, the team that will play Georgia in the final of Rugby Europe Championship. Last year, Georgia won the competition, Portugal grabbed silver and “the Oaks” won bronze.

 

 

In the regional Erste League in ice hockey, Romanian clubs are competing in the quarterfinals on Saturday. In Brașov, the local side Corona is taking on the Jegesmedvek of Hungary. The score is 2-2 on aggregate after the Hungarian side won the first two games in Brașov, and Corona won both matches played in Miskolc. In Budapest, SC Miercurea Ciuc will go up against Jegkorong Akademia. The team from Harghita leads 2-1. The quarterfinals are held in best-of-seven series. The defending champions, ACSH Gheorgheni, is the first team to have already secured qualification to the semi-finals after leading 4-0 on aggregate against the Hungarian side Ujpest.

 

 

This weekend will see the first matches of the Romanian Football Superleague group phase. In Group 1, on Friday, Rapid Bucharest is playing Farul Constanța. On Saturday, Universitatea Craiova will play CFR Cluj, while FCSB will take on Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe at home. FCSB tops the league tables with 32 points, followed by Rapid with 28, CFR with 27, Universitatea Craiova with 25, and Farul and Sepsi, each with 22 points. In Group 2, Universitatea Cluj will play FC Botoșani on Friday. On Saturday, Oțelul Galați will play FC Hermannstadt. On Monday, UTA Arad will go up against FC Voluntari, while Petrolul Ploiești will play FC U Craiova. Universitatea Cluj is in top position with 21 points, followed by UTA and Hermannstadt, both with 20 points, and Petrolul with 18 points. Poli Iași and Oțelul Galați are next with 17 points. FC U Craiova, and Dinamo Bucharest, with 16 and 15 points, respectively, are currently in place for relegation playoffs. FC Voluntari ranks 9th with 14 points, followed by FC Botoșani with 11 points, both teams currently in positions that are directly relegated. (VP)

On the final day of the
World Polo Championships in Budapest, the Romanian men’s team lost to Germany
12-10 at the penalty shoot-out. Romania also lost the previous three matches
played against Serbia, Hungary and Spain, respectively. This was the final
tournament played by the Romanian team ahead of the European Championship,
scheduled to take place over January 4-16 in Dubrovnik and Zagreb, Croatia.
Romania was drawn in Group D alongside Slovakia, the Netherlands and Slovenia.

In news from men’s volley,
in Champions League Group E, Arcada Galați lost away from home to Greenyard
Maaseik of Belgium, 3-1. In the other group fixture, Civitanova of Italy won
against Lvi Prague of the Czech Republic 3-0. Civitanova tops the league tables
with 4 wins, followed by Greenyard Maaseik with two wins, Lvi Prague and
Arcada, each with one win. On January 9, the Romanian champions will play
Civitanova at home, while on January 11 Lvi Prague will take on Greenyard
Maaseik on home turf.

This weekend will mark the
last round of the football season before the winter break. On Friday, Oțelul
Galați is playing FC Botoșani, while Dinamo Bucharest will go up against FC
Voluntari. Earlier, on Tuesday, FCU Craiova 1948 won 2-0 against Petrolul
Ploiești, while FCSB won 3-1 against Politehnica Iași away from home. On
Wednesday, UTA Arad drew 2-2 against Universitatea Craiova, while the match
pitting Farul Constanța against Rapid Bucharest ended in a blank draw. On
Thursday, in Sibiu, FC Hermannstadt drew 1-1 against Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe. In
the round’s highlight match, CFR Cluj won 4-0 against Universitatea Cluj. FCSB
tops the league tables with 44 points, followed by CFR Cluj with 36 points and
Universitatea Craiova with 34 points. Matches will resume on January 19. (VP)

This weekend will see matches counting towards the third
round of the women’s Champions League in handball. On Saturday, in Group A,
Romanian champions CSM Bucharest will take on Győr of Hungary at home, the team
favorite to win this year’s edition. The team from Hungary has won the first
two matches played this season: 24-23 against Brest Bretagne of France away
from home, and 35-23 at home against Debrecen. In Group B, Rapid Bucharest will
face Ikast of Denmark on home turf. The Danish team provided the first big
upset in the first phase, winning 30-26 against the defending European
champions, Vipers Kristiansand of Norway. In the second fixture, Ikast won
again 39-36 against Metz of France away from home. CSM Bucharest won the first
match 28-24 against Odense of Denmark, then lost 24-26 to Bietigheim of Germany
away from home. Rapid lost the first match to Esbjerg of Denmark 28-30, then
won against Zagłębie Lubin of Poland at home 26-25.

This weekend will also see matches counting towards the 10th
round of the Romanian Football Superleague. On Friday, FCU Craiova 1948 will play Oțelul Galați, while
Dinamo Bucharest will take on Farul Constanța. On Saturday, FC Voluntari is
playing Politehnica Iași at home, FC Botoșani will take on UTA Arad on home
turf, while Universitatea Cluj will go up against Universitatea Craiova at
home. On Sunday, Petrolul Ploiești will play FC Hermannstadt, while Sepsi Sfântu
Gheorghe will take on FCSB. In the round’s final match, Rapid Bucharest will play CFR Cluj at home. (VP)

Romanian
tennis player Patricia Țig lost to Jessica Pegula of the USA, 6-3, 6-1 in the
second round at the US Open. Another Romanian, Sorana Cîrstea, is expected to
take on Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan. In the women’s doubles, Gabriela Ruse of
Romania and Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine have advanced to the second round.

The
Romanian men’s volley team lost to Portugal 3-0 in Group D at the European
Championships in Israel. Romania will play Turkey and Greece this weekend and
France on Monday. The top four teams will advance to the round of 16.

Both Romanian football clubs that reached the Europa Conference
League playoffs were eliminated on Thursday. Romanian champions Farul Constanța
lost 2-0 to HJK Helsinki away from home, after winning 2-1 in the first leg.
Romanian Cup winners Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe lost 3-2 to FK Bodoe/Glimt of
Norway after extra time, after both matches had eneded 2-2 at the end of
regular time.

This Saturday will see matches counting towards the second
round of the Romanian Rugby League: CSM Baia Mare will take on Bârlad, Stiința
Petroșani will play Politehnica Iași, Universitatea Cluj will go up against
Municipal Galați, Steaua Bucharest will play CSM Constanța, Dinamo Bucharest
will play Săgeata Năvodari while SCM Timișoara will take on Grivița. CSM Baia
Mare, CSM Constanța and Dinamo Bucahrest are leaders in each group.

This weekend will also see matches in the Romanian Football
Superleague. On Friday, Petrolul Ploiești will play Oțelul Galați while Rapid will
play Bucharest rivals Dinamo. On Saturday, FC Voluntari will take on CFR Cluj
while FCSB will play CSU Craiova. On Sunday, Universitatea Cluj is playing Poli
Iași while FCU Craiova will take on Farul Constanța. On Monday, FC Botoșani
will play FC Hermannstadt while Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe will go up against UTA
Arad. FCSB tops the league tables with 15 points, followed by CSU Craiova with
14 points and CFR Cluj with 13 points. (VP)

The Romanian women’s basketball team Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe
on Thursday qualified to the FIBA EuroCup round of 16 after winning 90-44
against Basket Namur Capitale of Belgium at home. The Romanian champions had
won the first leg 93-74. In the next phase, Sepsi will go up against LDLC ASVEL
of France, which in the previous round knocked out Arka Godynia of Poland in two
legs, 86-62 at home and 91-72 away from home. The first leg of the round of 16
is scheduled for January 26 in Lyon, while the return leg will be played on
February 1 in Sfântu Gheorghe.

Three Romanian handball teams are this weekend competing in
women’s European inter-club competitions. In Champions League, in Group A, CSM
Bucharest is playing Odense of Denmark at home. CSM ranks first in the group
tables with 17 points, followed by the winner of last year’s edition, Vipers
Kristiansand of Norway with 16 points. Odense is in third place with 14 points.

On Sunday, in Group B, Rapid Bucharest is playing Esbjerg of
Denmark away from home. Rapid ranks 3rd in the tables with 16
points, the same as the Hungarian team Győr in second place, one point behind
the group leader Metz of France. Esbjerg ranks 4th with 14 points.

Finally, Romania’s representative in the EHF European League,
SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea, is playing Paris 92 of France away from home in Group D. In
the previous fixture, SCM won 40-30 against Vác of Hungary, whereas the French
team sustained a 24-28 defeat to Germany’s Thüringer.

This weekend, Romanian football clubs continue to play
friendly matches as part of the winter training campaign. The Romanian Cup
winners, Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe, drew 2-2 against Gabala of Azerbaijan in a
match played in Turkey. Mario Rondon and Marius Ștefănescu scored the goals for
Sepsi. In the previous friendly match, Sepsi had won 2-1 against Radomiak Radom
of Poland. On Sunday, Sepsi will play Bohemians Prague of the Czech Republic in
the last match of their training campaign. (VP)

The Romanian women’s basketball team Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe
on Thursday qualified to the FIBA EuroCup round of 16 after winning 90-44
against Basket Namur Capitale of Belgium at home. The Romanian champions had
won the first leg 93-74. In the next phase, Sepsi will go up against LDLC ASVEL
of France, which in the previous round knocked out Arka Godynia of Poland in two
legs, 86-62 at home and 91-72 away from home. The first leg of the round of 16
is scheduled for January 26 in Lyon, while the return leg will be played on
February 1 in Sfântu Gheorghe.

Three Romanian handball teams are this weekend competing in
women’s European inter-club competitions. In Champions League, in Group A, CSM
Bucharest is playing Odense of Denmark at home. CSM ranks first in the group
tables with 17 points, followed by the winner of last year’s edition, Vipers
Kristiansand of Norway with 16 points. Odense is in third place with 14 points.

On Sunday, in Group B, Rapid Bucharest is playing Esbjerg of
Denmark away from home. Rapid ranks 3rd in the tables with 16
points, the same as the Hungarian team Győr in second place, one point behind
the group leader Metz of France. Esbjerg ranks 4th with 14 points.

Finally, Romania’s representative in the EHF European League,
SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea, is playing Paris 92 of France away from home in Group D. In
the previous fixture, SCM won 40-30 against Vác of Hungary, whereas the French
team sustained a 24-28 defeat to Germany’s Thüringer.

This weekend, Romanian football clubs continue to play
friendly matches as part of the winter training campaign. The Romanian Cup
winners, Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe, drew 2-2 against Gabala of Azerbaijan in a
match played in Turkey. Mario Rondon and Marius Ștefănescu scored the goals for
Sepsi. In the previous friendly match, Sepsi had won 2-1 against Radomiak Radom
of Poland. On Sunday, Sepsi will play Bohemians Prague of the Czech Republic in
the last match of their training campaign. (VP)

Romanian athletes taking part in
the Judo Masters hosted by Jerusalem had subpar performances. Florentina
Ivănescu, competing in the 63-kg category, Alexandra Raicu in the 73-kg
category and Vlăduţ Simionescu in the +100-kg category were knocked out in the
first round. The other three, Adrian Şulcă in the 73-kg category, Alex Creț in
the 90-kg category and Asley Gonzales in the 100-kg category, reached the round
of 16. A total of 367 competitors from 58 countries were enrolled in the event.
Japan ranked 1st in the medal standings, with three gold, two silver
and four bronze, followed by France with two gold, six silver and two bronze.

Steaua Bucharest on Thursday
grabbed its sixth consecutive win in the ice-hockey national championship,
winning 2-1 against Fenestela 68 away from home at the penalty shootout. Steaua
had won the previous match 5-0 on Wednesday, also away from home. ACSH
Gheorgheni continues to top the league tables with 46 points in 20 matches,
followed by Steaua with 41 points in 17 matches.

SCM U Craiova has qualified to the Romanian Cup Final
Four in men’s volleyball after defeating Unirea Dej on Thursday at home, score
3-0 in the second leg of the quarterfinals. Craiova had won the first leg on
Wendesday 3-1. Arcada Galați, the defending champions, have already secured
qualification. The other two teams will be decided on December 28, when SCM
Zalău will play Dinamo Bucharest. Dinamo won the first leg 0-3. In the other
quarterfinal match, Steaua Buchrest will take on Știința Explorări Baia Mare.
Steaua won the first leg 3-0.

In women’s volley, Dinamo
Bucharest is the new leader in the league tables after winning 3-0 on Thursday
against Știința Bacău in the 11th round.
Dinamo has 25 points after 10 matches and is followed in the standings by Volei
Alba Blaj with 23 points in 9 matches. The final fixtures of this round
are scheduled for Wednesday: FC Argeș
will play SCM U Craiova, CSM Târgoviște will go up against CSM Lugoj while
Rapid Bucharest will take on Alba Blaj. (VP)

Romanian athletes taking part in
the Judo Masters hosted by Jerusalem had subpar performances. Florentina
Ivănescu, competing in the 63-kg category, Alexandra Raicu in the 73-kg
category and Vlăduţ Simionescu in the +100-kg category were knocked out in the
first round. The other three, Adrian Şulcă in the 73-kg category, Alex Creț in
the 90-kg category and Asley Gonzales in the 100-kg category, reached the round
of 16. A total of 367 competitors from 58 countries were enrolled in the event.
Japan ranked 1st in the medal standings, with three gold, two silver
and four bronze, followed by France with two gold, six silver and two bronze.

Steaua Bucharest on Thursday
grabbed its sixth consecutive win in the ice-hockey national championship,
winning 2-1 against Fenestela 68 away from home at the penalty shootout. Steaua
had won the previous match 5-0 on Wednesday, also away from home. ACSH
Gheorgheni continues to top the league tables with 46 points in 20 matches,
followed by Steaua with 41 points in 17 matches.

SCM U Craiova has qualified to the Romanian Cup Final
Four in men’s volleyball after defeating Unirea Dej on Thursday at home, score
3-0 in the second leg of the quarterfinals. Craiova had won the first leg on
Wendesday 3-1. Arcada Galați, the defending champions, have already secured
qualification. The other two teams will be decided on December 28, when SCM
Zalău will play Dinamo Bucharest. Dinamo won the first leg 0-3. In the other
quarterfinal match, Steaua Buchrest will take on Știința Explorări Baia Mare.
Steaua won the first leg 3-0.

In women’s volley, Dinamo
Bucharest is the new leader in the league tables after winning 3-0 on Thursday
against Știința Bacău in the 11th round.
Dinamo has 25 points after 10 matches and is followed in the standings by Volei
Alba Blaj with 23 points in 9 matches. The final fixtures of this round
are scheduled for Wednesday: FC Argeș
will play SCM U Craiova, CSM Târgoviște will go up against CSM Lugoj while
Rapid Bucharest will take on Alba Blaj. (VP)

The Romanian football club
FCSB drew 2-2 against Anderlecht Brussels of Belgium in Conference League Group
B on Thursday away from home. The host team led 1-0 and 2-1, with goals scores
by Yari Verschaeren on minute 38 and Jan Vertonghen on minute 75. FCSB evened
the odds with Andrea Compagno and Joyskim Dawa scoring the goals on minutes 60
and 82, respectively. With one round left to play in the group phase, FCSB is
bottom of the group tables with two points and has lost of chances of advancing
to the next phase. West Ham United of England is in top position with 15
points, followed by Silkeborg of Denmark with 6 points and Anderlecht Brussels
with 5. In the last round next Thursday, FCSB will take on West Ham at home.

In Group C, Romanian
champions CFR Cluj lost 3-0 to Sivasspor of Turkey away from home. Mustapha
Yatabare scored a double on minutes 22 and 73, while Rangelo Janga scored a
self-goal on minute 64. Sivasspor is top of the group tables with 10 points,
followed by CFR Cluj and Slavia Prague, each with 7 points, although CFR has a
better standing in direct matches with Slavia. Ballkani of Kosovo is bottom of
the tables with 4 points. Next Thursday will decide if Slavia or CFR advance to
the next phase. Slavia is playing Sivasspor at home, while CFR will take on
Ballkani, also on home turf.

This weekend will see
matches counting towards the 16th round of the Romanian Football
Superleague. On Friday, Chindia Tărgovişte is playing FC Botoşani, while FC U
Craiova will take on Farul Constanţa. On Saturday, Petrolul Ploieşti will face
FC Voluntari, while Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe will play Universitatea Craiova at
home. On Sunday, in Arad, UTA will go up against FC Argeş, while Rapid
Bucharest will play CFR Cluj at home. On Monday, CS Mioveni will play FC
Hermannstadt, while Universitatea Cluj will play FCSB. Farul Constanța tops the
league tables with 34 points, followed by Rapid Bucharest with 29 points. (VP)

The Romanian football club
FCSB drew 2-2 against Anderlecht Brussels of Belgium in Conference League Group
B on Thursday away from home. The host team led 1-0 and 2-1, with goals scores
by Yari Verschaeren on minute 38 and Jan Vertonghen on minute 75. FCSB evened
the odds with Andrea Compagno and Joyskim Dawa scoring the goals on minutes 60
and 82, respectively. With one round left to play in the group phase, FCSB is
bottom of the group tables with two points and has lost of chances of advancing
to the next phase. West Ham United of England is in top position with 15
points, followed by Silkeborg of Denmark with 6 points and Anderlecht Brussels
with 5. In the last round next Thursday, FCSB will take on West Ham at home.

In Group C, Romanian
champions CFR Cluj lost 3-0 to Sivasspor of Turkey away from home. Mustapha
Yatabare scored a double on minutes 22 and 73, while Rangelo Janga scored a
self-goal on minute 64. Sivasspor is top of the group tables with 10 points,
followed by CFR Cluj and Slavia Prague, each with 7 points, although CFR has a
better standing in direct matches with Slavia. Ballkani of Kosovo is bottom of
the tables with 4 points. Next Thursday will decide if Slavia or CFR advance to
the next phase. Slavia is playing Sivasspor at home, while CFR will take on
Ballkani, also on home turf.

This weekend will see
matches counting towards the 16th round of the Romanian Football
Superleague. On Friday, Chindia Tărgovişte is playing FC Botoşani, while FC U
Craiova will take on Farul Constanţa. On Saturday, Petrolul Ploieşti will face
FC Voluntari, while Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe will play Universitatea Craiova at
home. On Sunday, in Arad, UTA will go up against FC Argeş, while Rapid
Bucharest will play CFR Cluj at home. On Monday, CS Mioveni will play FC
Hermannstadt, while Universitatea Cluj will play FCSB. Farul Constanța tops the
league tables with 34 points, followed by Rapid Bucharest with 29 points. (VP)

Romania’s handball club champions Dinamo Bucharest
lost 30-28 at home to SC Magdeburg of Germany in a match counting towards
Champions League Group A.

On Thursday, Romania’s football champions,
CFR Cluj, lost 0-1 to Sivasspor of Turkey at home in match counting towards
Europa Conference League Group G. In the same competition, FCSB drew 0-0 against
Anderlecht Brussels of Belgium at home.

In the David Cup Group I, Slovakia is playing
Romania at home this weekend. On Friday, Norbert Gombos of Slovakia will play
Nicholas David Ionel of Romania, while in the second match Alex Molcan of
Slovakia will take on Marius Copil. On Saturday, the host pair Lukas Klein /
Igor Zelenay will play Marius Copil / Victor Vlad Cornea. In the singles, Alex
Molcan will play Nicholas David Ionel, while Norbert Gombos will play Marius
Copil.

On Sunday, in the EHF European Champions
League Group B, Rapid Bucharest will go up against Metz of France at home. In
Group A, CSM Bucharest will play Brest Bretagne of France away from home.

On Saturday, in the East Conference League of
Rugby Europe Super Cup, the Romanian Wolves will play Batumi of Georgia at
home. In the other Conference fixture, Black Lion of Georgia will play Tel Aviv
Heat of Israel.

This weekend will also see matches counting
towards the 11th round of the Romanian Superleague. On Friday, FC
Voluntari is playing FCU Craiova, Petrolul Ploiești will take on Farul
Constanța. On Saturday, UTA Arad will play FC Hermannstadt, Sepsi Sfântu
Gheorghe will play FC Botoșani, while Rapid Bucharest will play CS Mioveni. On
Sunday, Universitatea Cluj will go up against Chindia Târgoviște, while CSU
Craiova will take on FCSB. On Monday, FC Argeș will play CFR Cluj. (VP)

Romania’s handball club champions Dinamo Bucharest
lost 30-28 at home to SC Magdeburg of Germany in a match counting towards
Champions League Group A.

On Thursday, Romania’s football champions,
CFR Cluj, lost 0-1 to Sivasspor of Turkey at home in match counting towards
Europa Conference League Group G. In the same competition, FCSB drew 0-0 against
Anderlecht Brussels of Belgium at home.

In the David Cup Group I, Slovakia is playing
Romania at home this weekend. On Friday, Norbert Gombos of Slovakia will play
Nicholas David Ionel of Romania, while in the second match Alex Molcan of
Slovakia will take on Marius Copil. On Saturday, the host pair Lukas Klein /
Igor Zelenay will play Marius Copil / Victor Vlad Cornea. In the singles, Alex
Molcan will play Nicholas David Ionel, while Norbert Gombos will play Marius
Copil.

On Sunday, in the EHF European Champions
League Group B, Rapid Bucharest will go up against Metz of France at home. In
Group A, CSM Bucharest will play Brest Bretagne of France away from home.

On Saturday, in the East Conference League of
Rugby Europe Super Cup, the Romanian Wolves will play Batumi of Georgia at
home. In the other Conference fixture, Black Lion of Georgia will play Tel Aviv
Heat of Israel.

This weekend will also see matches counting
towards the 11th round of the Romanian Superleague. On Friday, FC
Voluntari is playing FCU Craiova, Petrolul Ploiești will take on Farul
Constanța. On Saturday, UTA Arad will play FC Hermannstadt, Sepsi Sfântu
Gheorghe will play FC Botoșani, while Rapid Bucharest will play CS Mioveni. On
Sunday, Universitatea Cluj will go up against Chindia Târgoviște, while CSU
Craiova will take on FCSB. On Monday, FC Argeș will play CFR Cluj. (VP)

On Thursday Romania won new
medals at the Multisport European Championships underway in Munich, Germany. Bernadette
Szőcs won gold in the women’s table tennis doubles jointly with Sofia Polcanova
of Australia, an athlete born in the Republic of Moldova. The two defeated the
all-Romanian pair Elizabeta Samara/Andreea Dragoman. Another athlete from
Romania, Adina Diaconu, won bronze together with Maria Xiao of Spain. Bernadette
Szőcs also won silver in the mixed doubles jointly with Ovidiu Ionescu.

In news from football, three
Romanian football clubs performed on Thursday in the first leg of the
Conference League playoffs. Universitatea Craiova drew 1-1 at home against
Hapoel Beer-Sheva of Israel. The guests scored the first goal on minute 70, but
Andrei Ivan evened the odds five minutes later from penalty kick. The Romanian
champions, CFR Cluj, drew 0-0 away from home against NK Maribor of Slovenia.
CFR dominated the game, but the hosts had more scoring opportunities. CFR’s new
goalkeeper, Simone Scuffet who plays for Italy’s under-21 team, had several
remarkable saves, keeping a clean sheet. Finally, FCSB lost 1-2 to Viking
Stavanger of Norway. FCSB scored first, on minute 3, but two minutes later
Viking evened the odds. 9 minutes before half-time, Viking made it 2-1.

This weekend will see a new round
in the Romanian Superleague. On Friday, CS Mioveni is playing FC Argeș. FC U Craiova will take on Petrolul
Ploiești. On Saturday, Rapid Bucharest is playing UTA Arad at home. On Sunday,
FC Hermannstadt will take on CFR Cluj, Chindia Târgoviște will play Universitatea
Craiova while FC Botoșani will go up against FCSB. On Monday, Universitatea
Cluj will play Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe while Farul Constanța will play FC
Voluntari. FC Botoșani ranks first in the league tables with 11 points,
followed by FC Hermannstadt, Farul Constanța, CFR Cluj and Rapid Bucharest,
each with 9 points. (VP)