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The first part of Romania’s Super league football championship has drawn to a close. After the 30 rounds of the regular season, the first six teams according to the ranking advance to Group 2, where they will compete for Romania’s championship title. FCSB are at the forefront in the fight for the winning of the championship, with 28 points, CFR Cluj follow suit, with 27 points.

Following in descending order are three teams with 26 points each, that is Universitatea Craiova, Universitatea Cluj and Dinamo Bucharest. The last team of the batch is another Bucharest squad, Rapid, with 23 points on its record sheet. In the coming weekend, in Craiova, Universitatea Cluj are pitted against Universitatea Craiova. In Cluj, the local side CFR play Dinamo, while in Bucharest, FCSB face Rapid.

The Superleague’s ten other teams in Group 1 will confront one another to avoid being relegated. With a record of 21 points each, Transylvanian teams Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe and Hermannstadt Sibiu are best-placed according to the table. Worst-placed is Gloria Buzau, with 10 points, that is three points less than the other teams of the batch.

At the end of the championship, Group 1’s first two teams in descending order enter the competition for a place in the preliminaries of Europe’s Conference League, taking on Group 2’s 3rd-placed team. Group1’s 9th and 10th-placed teams are relegated.

Replacing them in the Super league are the second tier’s first two teams. In a bid to maintain their place in the Super league, the play-out’s 7th and 8th-placed teams will engage, in the playoff fixtures, with the Second League’s 3rd and 4th-placed teams.

On Thursday, in France, FCSB play the second leg of the tie against Olympique Lyonnais, in the Europa League’s round of 16. In the first leg, in Bucharest, Olympique Lyonnais won, 3-1.

12 March 2025
Sports weekend

Romania’s men’s handball team Dinamo Bucharest on Thursday sustained a 29-38 away defeat by German opponents Fuchse Berlin, in a fixture counting towards Champions league’s Group A. Fuchse got their revenge in the wake of their seven-goal defeat three weeks ago in Bucharest, 31-38.

According to the as-it-stands table, Dinamo are 4th-placed, with 10 points in 8 games played, Holders Dinamo’s next scheduled fixture on November 28 is the away game against 3rd-placed team Sporting Lisbon.

Romania’s national women’s handball team later this week play its games in the Golden League friendly tournament, hosted by Denmark. On Thursday in their first match in Randers, The Netherlands trounced Romania, 41-26. Florentin Pera’s trainees will next play Denmark and Norway.

The European Championship kick-starts next weekend, with fixtured in Hungary, Austria and Switzerland. In Group B, Romania will be rubbing shoulders with Montenegro, Serbia and the Czech Republic and will play its fixtures in Debrecen.

Later this week in Bucharest, Romania’s national rugby squad are pitted against Uruguay, in a test-match. We recall the Romanian national rugby team won both friendlies they played this fall. Two weeks ago, David Gerard’s trainees defeated Tonga, 25-15, also defeating Canada this past Saturday, 35-27.

Matches counting towards the domestic football championship’s 17th round are scheduled at the weekend. On Friday, Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe play Gloria Bistriţa , while Farul Constanţa face Oţelul Galaţi. On Saturday in Sibiu, FC Hermannstadt face Universitatea Cluj, while CFR Cluj play a home game against Rapid Bucharest.

On Sunday, FCSB on the National Arena in Bucharest go against Unirea Slobozia, while in Ploiesti, Petrolul play Dinamo Bucharest. The 17th round’s last two fixtures are scheduled on Monday, when FC Botosani take on Poli Iasi, while UTA play Universitatea Craiova.

Universitatea Cluj are at the top of the table with 30 points, followed by CFR Cluj, with 27.

22 November 2024
Athlete of the week

Romania a couple
of days ago has yet again confirmed it fully deserved the status it has earned
among Europe’s top-flight table tennis teams. As part of the European teams’
championships held in the Swedish city of Malmo, in the men’s version of the
competition, Romania reached as far as the round of 16, while in the women’s
version of the event Romania won the silver medals, The latter’s performance is
a reiteration of the team’s exceptional feat in Cluj-Napoca, in 2021.The
Romanian table tennis team’s record includes a couple of European titles, with the
most recent one being won in France’s Nantes, in 2019.

In 2023 in Sweden, the Romanian line-up was made of Bernadette Szőcs, Elizabeta Samara, Andreea Dragoman and Adina
Diaconu, who had no problem outclassing Croatia, Serbia
and Slovenia in the group stage. In the quarterfinals, Romanian succeeded a
hard-fought win against Spain, while in the semifinal the Romanian team
defeated France. However, in the
final, Romania lost to Germany. For the Romanian team, Bernadette
Szőcs put on the best performance, winning all the games she played until the
final, when he was defeated by the world’s number 10 table tennis player, Ying
Han. For her exceptional performance in Sweden and for her crucial contribution to the team’s winning the silver medal, Bernadette Szocs was designated the Athlete of the
week by Radio Romania International.

Bernadette Szőcs was born on March 5, 1995, in the central Transylvanian
town of Targu-Mures. She took up table tennis at the age of 8. For Bernie, good
results in the cadets and juniors’ competitions were quick to appear. Bernadette
won several medals in European and world championships, climbing up according to world
rankings rather rapidly. In 2016, pairing up with Ovidiu Ionescu in the mixed
doubles event as part of the European championships in Budapest, she came in 3rd.
In 2017, at the European championships in Luxembourg, Bernadette Szocs won her
first European title with the team. In 2018, in Montreux, Switzerland she won
the European Top-16 tournament, an event for Europe’s top-notch table tennis
players. In 2019 in Nantes, France, she became a European champion in the teams’
contest. In Munich, in 2022, Bernadette Szocs won the women’s doubles European
title, jointly with Austrian player Sofia Polcanova, who
was born in the republic of Moldova, Also in Munich, Bernadette Szocs won the mixed
doubles’ silver medals, alongside Ovidiu Ionescu. Bernadette is 11th
placed according to the as-it-stands world rankings.

19 September 2023
Sports weekend

Romania’s national rugby team take on South Africa this
coming Sunday, in its second official Group B match as part of the World Rugby
Cup in France. In their debut game against Ireland, the Romanians were severely
beaten, 8-82. Defending world champions, the world’s number 2 team, South
Africa are the favorites to winning the trophy. Our line-up against South
Africa will be the best we can muster Romania’s head-coach Eugen Apjok has stated. As compared to the match
against Scotland, the South African head-coach has announced he operated no
less than 14 changes in his line-up, for the match against Romania. According
to Group B tables, the strongest of the championship’s four groups, Ireland are
at the top, with 5 points, followed by South Africa,
with 4, Tonga, Scotland and Romania with zero points. In another Group B
confrontation, Ireland play Tonga this coming Saturday.

In women’s handball on Saturday, in
a Group B match counting towards the Champions League, Rapid Bucharest play a home
game against Polish opponents Zaglebie Lubin. On Friday, Rapid’s management
replaced the head-coach, Danish Kim Rasmussen with the Spaniard David Ginesta
Montes. After the first round last week, Rapid are 5th-place, with
zero points, while Zaglebie are 8th placed also with no points on
their record sheet, In Group A on Sunday, CSM Bucharest play German opponents Bietigheim, away. After the first round, CSM and Bietigheim are the group’s first and runner-up
team, respectively.

Matches
counting towards the Romanian Football Super league will be resumed at the
weekend. On Friday, UTA Arad play Universitatea Cluj, while Dinamo Bucharest
take on FCU Craiova. On Saturday, CSU Craiova face Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe. On
Sunday, FC Hermannstadt are pitted against FC Voluntari, Oțelul Galați face Rapid
Bucharest, while Farul Constanța take on FCSB. On Monday, Politehnica Iași play
FC Botoșani, while CFR Cluj face Petrolul Ploiești. FCSB are at the top of the
table, with 18 points, followed by CFR Cluj with 16, Rapid and CSU Craiova, with 14 points each.

15 September 2023
Sports weekend

The Romanian football teams competing in the first
leg as part of the Conference League’s second preliminary round have had an above-par performance. This past Wednesday in Sofia, FCSB grabbed a 1-nil win
against ŢSKA 1948. Then on
Thursday, Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe grabbed a 2-nil win against one of Bulgaria’s
most popular teams and a former European Champions Cup semi-finalist, in the 20th
century, ŢSKA Sofia. Scoring for Sepsi were Nicolae Păun in minute 68 and Roland
Varga on 81 minutes. In
Ovidiu, in the south-east, Romanian title holders, Farul Constanta, succeeded a
hard-fought, 3-2 win against Armenian champions Urartu. Guest team’s Artyom Maksimenko drew first blood
on 32 minutes. In minute 36 Farul levelled the score through Tudor Baluta’s
goal. In minute 38 Urartu’s Ukrainian footballer Ivan Zotko yet again put his
team into the lead. However, in the first half’s added time Farul’s Adrian Mazilu
levelled the score for the second time around. In the last seconds of the match
Farul footballer Ionut Larie’s powerful shot from outside the box sealed the
fate of the game. The Conference League’s fourth team, CFR Cluj, played a home game against Turkish
team Adana Demirspor. The match ended 1-all. CFR’s Spanish footballer Jefte
Betancor scored on 6 minutes, while on 77 minutes, Adana Demirspor’s French
footballer Benjamin Stambouli levelled the score. The return legs are scheduled next
Thursday.

Matches counting towards Romanian football Super League’s third round are
scheduled at the weekend. On Friday, FC U Craiova 1948 are pitted against Universitatea Cluj, while Rapid Bucharest
play FC Botoşani. On Saturday, Sibiu-based FC Hermannstadt play a home game
against UTA Arad, while FCSB play an away match against Otelul Galaţi. In Ovidiu
on Sunday, Farul Constanţa play Poli Iasi. Also on Sunday, the third round’s
derby is scheduled in Cluj, pitting CFR Cluj against Universitatea Craiova. On
Monday, Petrolul Ploiesti face FC Voluntari, while Dinamo Bucharest play Sepsi
Sfantu Gheorghe. With six points each, Farul, CFR and FCSB are at the top of
the as-it-stands table.

28 July 2023
Sports weekend

Head-coach Dan Petrescus contract with CFR Cluj has been terminated, by mutual consent. We recall that, with Dan Petrescu at the helm, in recent years CFR Cluj has dominated Romanian football. However, In 2023, CFR came in 3rd in the Superleague and had to play a playoff game against FC U Craiova to secure a ticket for Europa Conference League. The Italian Cristiano Bergodi is the favourite for the position of head-coach. We recall Bergodi had been at the helm of CFR Cluj before, for the 2006-2007 competition season.

A training stage is underway for Romanias national football team, in Mogosoaia, nearby Bucharest, ahead of the EURO 2024 preliminaries. On Saturday, the national squad plays a friendly game against a team that has been freshly promoted to the second League, CS Tunari, Then the national team travels to Pristina for a friendly against Kosovo on June 16. On June 19, the national squad plays an away game against Switzerland, in Lucerne. Following the national squads wins, in March 2023, in the games against Andorra and Belarus, Romania is the runner-up team in Group I as part of EURO 2024 preliminaries, with six points, on a par with Switzerland.

In news from volleyball, Romanian teams these days play their fixtures in the Golden League European competition. In Pitesti on Thursday, in the Leagues Group B, our womens national team sustained a 1-3 defeat by the team of the Czech Republic. The latter team is at the top of the table in group B, with six points in two wins and one defeat. Slovakia follows suit, with three points in one win and one defeat. Romania is third-placed also with tree points in one win and two defeats. On June the 14th, Slovakia goes against the Czech Republic, while on June 17th Slovakia takes on Romania. However, Romania doesnt stand much of a chance to be placed in one of Group Bs first two places and qualify to the competitions semi-finals.

In mens volleyball, this coming Saturday in Brasov and also in the Golden league, Romania plays Turkey in Group A. After three fixtures, our national squad is 4th-placed in the group, with one away win against the previous editions vice-champion, Turkey, and two defeats, in Portugal and Denmark. The Romanian national squad next takes on Denmark this coming Wednesday and Portugal, on Sunday, June 18th.

9 June 2023
Sports weekend

Head-coach Dan Petrescus contract with CFR Cluj has been terminated, by mutual consent. We recall that, with Dan Petrescu at the helm, in recent years CFR Cluj has dominated Romanian football. However, In 2023, CFR came in 3rd in the Superleague and had to play a playoff game against FC U Craiova to secure a ticket for Europa Conference League. The Italian Cristiano Bergodi is the favourite for the position of head-coach. We recall Bergodi had been at the helm of CFR Cluj before, for the 2006-2007 competition season.

A training stage is underway for Romanias national football team, in Mogosoaia, nearby Bucharest, ahead of the EURO 2024 preliminaries. On Saturday, the national squad plays a friendly game against a team that has been freshly promoted to the second League, CS Tunari, Then the national team travels to Pristina for a friendly against Kosovo on June 16. On June 19, the national squad plays an away game against Switzerland, in Lucerne. Following the national squads wins, in March 2023, in the games against Andorra and Belarus, Romania is the runner-up team in Group I as part of EURO 2024 preliminaries, with six points, on a par with Switzerland.

In news from volleyball, Romanian teams these days play their fixtures in the Golden League European competition. In Pitesti on Thursday, in the Leagues Group B, our womens national team sustained a 1-3 defeat by the team of the Czech Republic. The latter team is at the top of the table in group B, with six points in two wins and one defeat. Slovakia follows suit, with three points in one win and one defeat. Romania is third-placed also with tree points in one win and two defeats. On June the 14th, Slovakia goes against the Czech Republic, while on June 17th Slovakia takes on Romania. However, Romania doesnt stand much of a chance to be placed in one of Group Bs first two places and qualify to the competitions semi-finals.

In mens volleyball, this coming Saturday in Brasov and also in the Golden league, Romania plays Turkey in Group A. After three fixtures, our national squad is 4th-placed in the group, with one away win against the previous editions vice-champion, Turkey, and two defeats, in Portugal and Denmark. The Romanian national squad next takes on Denmark this coming Wednesday and Portugal, on Sunday, June 18th.

9 June 2023
Sports weekend

Romania’s men’s national handball
team on home court defeated the Faeroe Islands team, 25-17. The fixture counted
towards the preliminaries as part of the 4th group of the European Championship, to
be hosted by Germany in 2024. In the first leg, the Faeroe Islands team grabbed
an unexpected 28-26 win. In another group 4 fixture, Austria outclassed
Ukraine, 31-28. With 8 points, Austria is at the top of the table, Romania is
the runner-up team, with 4, while Ukraine and the Faeroe Islands are 3rd
and 4th-placed, respectively, with 2 points each. In the group’s upcoming legs, Faeroe Islands
goes against Ukraine, Romania faces Austria, then Austria takes on Faeroe Islands, while Ukraine plays Romania.
The first two teams in each of the eight preliminary groups qualify to the
final tournament, alongside the best four 3rd-placed teams.

In
the ice hockey Erste Liga, the Romania team ACSH Gheorgheni is a whisker away
from advancing to the competition’s final stage. In a home game on Sunday, ACSH
Gheorgheni defeated another Romanian team, Corona Brașov, 2-1. It was the 5th fixture
in a series of seven. With an aggregate score of 3-2, ACSH
Gheorgheni has the lead, while the return leg is scheduled on the skating rink
in Brasov. In the other semifinal, the Hungarian team Budapest Akademia sustained a 1-3 home defeat by Ferencvaros Budapest, also from Hungary. The latter
team has a 3-2 lead on aggregate.

In
news from football, matches counting towards the Romanian Super league’s 30th
round, the last round of the regular season, were played at the weekend. On
Friday, FC Botoșani and CS Mioveni drew, 1-all, while CSU
Craiova defeated UTA Arad, 2-1. On Saturday, FC Arges sustained a nil-1 defeat
by Petrolul Ploiesti, while Farul Constanta grabbed a 2-1 win in the match against
Rapid Bucharest. On Sunday, FC Hermannstadt defeated FCU Craiova, 1-nil, while FCSB
defeated Sepsi Sfântul Gheorghe, also 1-nil. Farul Constanța, CFR Cluj, FCSB,
CSU Craiova and Rapid București play in Group 1, while playing in Group 2 are Petrolul
Ploiești, Universitatea Cluj, FC Voluntari, FC Hermannstadt, FC Botoșani, Chindia
Târgoviște, UTA Arad, FC Argeș and CS Mioveni.

Counting towards the League’s 23rd
round and interrupted in the 26th minute because of the racist
slogans shouted in the stands, the match pitting Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe against
FCU Craiova will be replayed. The result will definitely decide the team that will
play in the League’s Group 1. With 40 points, 6th-placed FCU Craiova
is at the bottom of the table according to Group 2 rankings, while Sepsi Sfantu
Gheorghe is 7th-placed, with 39 points. (EN)

13 March 2023
Sports weekend

Romania’s men’s national handball
team on home court defeated the Faeroe Islands team, 25-17. The fixture counted
towards the preliminaries as part of the 4th group of the European Championship, to
be hosted by Germany in 2024. In the first leg, the Faeroe Islands team grabbed
an unexpected 28-26 win. In another group 4 fixture, Austria outclassed
Ukraine, 31-28. With 8 points, Austria is at the top of the table, Romania is
the runner-up team, with 4, while Ukraine and the Faeroe Islands are 3rd
and 4th-placed, respectively, with 2 points each. In the group’s upcoming legs, Faeroe Islands
goes against Ukraine, Romania faces Austria, then Austria takes on Faeroe Islands, while Ukraine plays Romania.
The first two teams in each of the eight preliminary groups qualify to the
final tournament, alongside the best four 3rd-placed teams.

In
the ice hockey Erste Liga, the Romania team ACSH Gheorgheni is a whisker away
from advancing to the competition’s final stage. In a home game on Sunday, ACSH
Gheorgheni defeated another Romanian team, Corona Brașov, 2-1. It was the 5th fixture
in a series of seven. With an aggregate score of 3-2, ACSH
Gheorgheni has the lead, while the return leg is scheduled on the skating rink
in Brasov. In the other semifinal, the Hungarian team Budapest Akademia sustained a 1-3 home defeat by Ferencvaros Budapest, also from Hungary. The latter
team has a 3-2 lead on aggregate.

In
news from football, matches counting towards the Romanian Super league’s 30th
round, the last round of the regular season, were played at the weekend. On
Friday, FC Botoșani and CS Mioveni drew, 1-all, while CSU
Craiova defeated UTA Arad, 2-1. On Saturday, FC Arges sustained a nil-1 defeat
by Petrolul Ploiesti, while Farul Constanta grabbed a 2-1 win in the match against
Rapid Bucharest. On Sunday, FC Hermannstadt defeated FCU Craiova, 1-nil, while FCSB
defeated Sepsi Sfântul Gheorghe, also 1-nil. Farul Constanța, CFR Cluj, FCSB,
CSU Craiova and Rapid București play in Group 1, while playing in Group 2 are Petrolul
Ploiești, Universitatea Cluj, FC Voluntari, FC Hermannstadt, FC Botoșani, Chindia
Târgoviște, UTA Arad, FC Argeș and CS Mioveni.

Counting towards the League’s 23rd
round and interrupted in the 26th minute because of the racist
slogans shouted in the stands, the match pitting Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe against
FCU Craiova will be replayed. The result will definitely decide the team that will
play in the League’s Group 1. With 40 points, 6th-placed FCU Craiova
is at the bottom of the table according to Group 2 rankings, while Sepsi Sfantu
Gheorghe is 7th-placed, with 39 points. (EN)

13 March 2023
Sports flash

Romanian
Football Federation’s Discipline Committee on Wednesday placed a sanction
against FC U Craiova 1948 club, ruling, at the green table, that the former
team sustained a nil-3 defeat by Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe, in a game counting towards the
Romanian Super league’s 23rd round. Also, FC U Craiova 1948 club
gallery was banned from attending FC U Craiova 1948’s upcoming six regular fixtures,
on home turf or away. Hosted by the Sfantu Gheorghe stadium on January 29th,
the game pitting Sepsi against FC U Craiova had to be stopped on 26 minutes and later
suspended by the central referee, when the score was a blank draw, because FC U
Craiova’s fans shouted anti-Hungarian slogans.

U-BT Cluj-Napoca men’s basketball team on Wednesday
won the Romanian Cup, having won the match against CSM CSU Oradea in Constanța,
78 – 65. The latter team had the upper hand during the first quarter of the
game, yet U-BT Cluj Napoca came from behind towards the final, securing a 17-15
lead, In the second quarter of the game U-BT secured their advantage only to
consolidate it, in the third quarter of the game. The last part of the match
was a balanced one, yet CSM CSU Oradea were unable to level the score and win.
U-BT Cluj Napoca’s most efficient scorers were the American Patrick Richard,
with 15 points, 4 recoveries and 3 assists and the Brazilian Léonardo Meindl, with
14 points, 6 recoveries and 6 assists. CSM CSU Oradea’s best athletes were the
American Mark Ogden, cu 15 points and 4 recoveries and the American-born international
basketball player Kristopher Richard, with13 points, 3 recoveries and 6 assists.

In news from women’s basketball, Sepsi
Sfântu Gheorghe has a win-all record so far in the ongoing season, having grabbed
a 76-63 away win against CSM this past Wednesday, in a fixture counting towards
the National league’s 17th round. Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe are at the
top of the table, with 32 points in 16 matches. Following is Baschet Arad, with 29 de points in 16 matches.

In women’s volleyball, this past Wednesday Rapid
Bucharest grabbed a 3-1 home win against vice-champions CSM Targovişte, in the first
division’s 18th round. Also in Bucharest, CSM sustained a nil-3 home
defeat by Dinamo. Volei Alba Blaj
are at the top of the table, with 44 points in 14 matches. Dinamo and CSM
Targoviste follow, with 37 points each, also in 16 matches. (EN)

16 February 2023
Sports flash

Romanian
Football Federation’s Discipline Committee on Wednesday placed a sanction
against FC U Craiova 1948 club, ruling, at the green table, that the former
team sustained a nil-3 defeat by Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe, in a game counting towards the
Romanian Super league’s 23rd round. Also, FC U Craiova 1948 club
gallery was banned from attending FC U Craiova 1948’s upcoming six regular fixtures,
on home turf or away. Hosted by the Sfantu Gheorghe stadium on January 29th,
the game pitting Sepsi against FC U Craiova had to be stopped on 26 minutes and later
suspended by the central referee, when the score was a blank draw, because FC U
Craiova’s fans shouted anti-Hungarian slogans.

U-BT Cluj-Napoca men’s basketball team on Wednesday
won the Romanian Cup, having won the match against CSM CSU Oradea in Constanța,
78 – 65. The latter team had the upper hand during the first quarter of the
game, yet U-BT Cluj Napoca came from behind towards the final, securing a 17-15
lead, In the second quarter of the game U-BT secured their advantage only to
consolidate it, in the third quarter of the game. The last part of the match
was a balanced one, yet CSM CSU Oradea were unable to level the score and win.
U-BT Cluj Napoca’s most efficient scorers were the American Patrick Richard,
with 15 points, 4 recoveries and 3 assists and the Brazilian Léonardo Meindl, with
14 points, 6 recoveries and 6 assists. CSM CSU Oradea’s best athletes were the
American Mark Ogden, cu 15 points and 4 recoveries and the American-born international
basketball player Kristopher Richard, with13 points, 3 recoveries and 6 assists.

In news from women’s basketball, Sepsi
Sfântu Gheorghe has a win-all record so far in the ongoing season, having grabbed
a 76-63 away win against CSM this past Wednesday, in a fixture counting towards
the National league’s 17th round. Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe are at the
top of the table, with 32 points in 16 matches. Following is Baschet Arad, with 29 de points in 16 matches.

In women’s volleyball, this past Wednesday Rapid
Bucharest grabbed a 3-1 home win against vice-champions CSM Targovişte, in the first
division’s 18th round. Also in Bucharest, CSM sustained a nil-3 home
defeat by Dinamo. Volei Alba Blaj
are at the top of the table, with 44 points in 14 matches. Dinamo and CSM
Targoviste follow, with 37 points each, also in 16 matches. (EN)

16 February 2023
Sports weekend

Romanian tennis player Monica Niculescu this
coming Saturday will prove her mettle in the women’s doubles semi-finals
of the WTA 250 tournament in Lyon, an event with 225, 480 Euros in prize money. Pairing
up with Switzerland’s Viktorija Golubic, In the quarterfinals, Niculescu
secured her qualification winning the match against the all-American pair made
of Kaitlyn Christian and Sabrina Santamaria, 5-7, 6-1, 10-7.

Romanian women’s handball team SCM Râmnicu
Vâlcea on Saturday play a home game against German opponents Thuringer. The
fixture counts towards the fourth round as part of the EHF European League’s group
stage. With 6 points in three games, Thuringer are at the top of the table in Group
D. With 2 points but with a better goal average, SCM Ramnicu Vâlcea are second-placed,
on a par with 3rd and 4rd-placed teams, Paris 92 of France and Hungary’s Vac.

The Champions League will see matches being
played, counting towards the last-but-one-round of the group stage. On Saturday,
Rapid Bucharest travel to France for a match against the Group B leader, Metz
Handball. For holders Rapid, the game is extremely important for their direct qualification
to the quarterfinals.

Two rounds ahead of the group stage, Metz Handball
have 21 points. Following in descending order are Hungarian team Gyor, Denmark’s
Esbjerg and Rapid Bucharest, with 18 points each. On Sunday and on home turf, in
Group A CSM Bucharest play also a French team, Brest Bretagne. Romania’s
vice-champion team have already secured their ticket to the quarterfinals, also
being the leaders in the rankings, with 21 points. Following in descending order
are Norway’s Vipers Kristiansand, with 19 points. Playing straight to the Champions
League’s quarterfinals are only the first two teams in each group. According to
a round-robin system, 3rd,
4th, 5th and 6th-placed teams compete in the League’s play-off stage.

Matches counting
towards the 24th round of the Romanian football Superleague are scheduled at
the weekend. On Friday, Chindia Târgovişte play UTA Arad and FC U Craiova face Universitatea
Cluj. On Saturday in Sibiu, the local side Hermannstadt receive the visit of FC
Arges, while in Bucharest Rapid play FC Voluntari. On Sunday, Mioveni play a home game against Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe. The 24th
round’s derby will see CFR Cluj traveling to Bucharest for a fixture against
FCSB. On Monday, Petrolul Ploiesti play
FC Botosani, away from home, while in Ovidiu, in the south-east, Farul
Constanta face Universitatea Craiova. With 50 points, CFR Cluj are at the top
of the table, while Farul Constanta are the runner-up team, with 48.(EN)

3 February 2023
Sports weekend

Romanian tennis player Monica Niculescu this
coming Saturday will prove her mettle in the women’s doubles semi-finals
of the WTA 250 tournament in Lyon, an event with 225, 480 Euros in prize money. Pairing
up with Switzerland’s Viktorija Golubic, In the quarterfinals, Niculescu
secured her qualification winning the match against the all-American pair made
of Kaitlyn Christian and Sabrina Santamaria, 5-7, 6-1, 10-7.

Romanian women’s handball team SCM Râmnicu
Vâlcea on Saturday play a home game against German opponents Thuringer. The
fixture counts towards the fourth round as part of the EHF European League’s group
stage. With 6 points in three games, Thuringer are at the top of the table in Group
D. With 2 points but with a better goal average, SCM Ramnicu Vâlcea are second-placed,
on a par with 3rd and 4rd-placed teams, Paris 92 of France and Hungary’s Vac.

The Champions League will see matches being
played, counting towards the last-but-one-round of the group stage. On Saturday,
Rapid Bucharest travel to France for a match against the Group B leader, Metz
Handball. For holders Rapid, the game is extremely important for their direct qualification
to the quarterfinals.

Two rounds ahead of the group stage, Metz Handball
have 21 points. Following in descending order are Hungarian team Gyor, Denmark’s
Esbjerg and Rapid Bucharest, with 18 points each. On Sunday and on home turf, in
Group A CSM Bucharest play also a French team, Brest Bretagne. Romania’s
vice-champion team have already secured their ticket to the quarterfinals, also
being the leaders in the rankings, with 21 points. Following in descending order
are Norway’s Vipers Kristiansand, with 19 points. Playing straight to the Champions
League’s quarterfinals are only the first two teams in each group. According to
a round-robin system, 3rd,
4th, 5th and 6th-placed teams compete in the League’s play-off stage.

Matches counting
towards the 24th round of the Romanian football Superleague are scheduled at
the weekend. On Friday, Chindia Târgovişte play UTA Arad and FC U Craiova face Universitatea
Cluj. On Saturday in Sibiu, the local side Hermannstadt receive the visit of FC
Arges, while in Bucharest Rapid play FC Voluntari. On Sunday, Mioveni play a home game against Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe. The 24th
round’s derby will see CFR Cluj traveling to Bucharest for a fixture against
FCSB. On Monday, Petrolul Ploiesti play
FC Botosani, away from home, while in Ovidiu, in the south-east, Farul
Constanta face Universitatea Craiova. With 50 points, CFR Cluj are at the top
of the table, while Farul Constanta are the runner-up team, with 48.(EN)

3 February 2023
Sports flash

Romanian national men’s
table tennis team this past Wednesday in Bucharest’s Multi-purpose Sports Hall grabbed
a 3-nil win against Slovenia. It was the national team’s last scheduled A6 Group
fixture as part of the European Teams Championships’ preliminaries. In the
competition’s group stage, Romania grabbed four wins, two against Slovenia and two against Ukraine. Both fixtures were played in Bucharest.

The Romanian national women’s
table tennis team have already secured their qualification to the European Championships’
final tournament. Also on Wednesday, the women’s national team defeated
Hungary, 3-nil. It was our team’s last scheduled A1 Group fixture as part of
the preliminaries. Europe’s vice champion team, Romania won all their group fixtures
in the competition: there were two wins against Turkey and two wins against
Hungary. In the men’s as well as in the women’s version of the European Championships,
the first two teams in the six groups go straight to the final tournament, to be hosted by Sweden’s Malmo in September. Third-placed teams are to play
additional qualifying matches as part of the second round in the group stage.

In news from basketball. In a confrontation counting towards FIBA
EuroCup, Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe this past Wednesday women’s team have bene eliminated
from competition, sustaining a 83-87 home defeat by French opponents LDLC ASVEL in
the second leg, as part of round of 16. Holders Sepsi had also been defeated in the
first leg they played in Lyon, 76-91. In Group L as part of the FIBA Europe Cup’s
men’s version, CSM CSU Oradea sustained a 66-74 away defeat by Polish
opponents Anwil Wloclawek. For CSM CSU Oradea, it was the third consecutive
defeat; notwithstanding, the Romanians still have a chance to advance to the quarterfinals. With
9 points, Wloclawek are at the top of the table, followed
by Brose Bamberg of Germany, with 8, CSM CSU Oradea, with 7 and Cypriot team Keravnos,
with 6. In Group I, SCM ”U” Craiova a sustained a 64-71 home defeat by French
team Cholet Basket. First-timers in the European cups, SCM ”U” Craiova sustained
their fifth consecutive defeat in the second round as part of the group stage.
SCM U Craiova are the bottom-of-the-table team according to the group rankings.

In women’s volleyball, CSM Lugoj this past
Wednesday grabbed a 3-2 win against Belgian side Beveren in the first leg as
part of the Challenge Cup’s quarterfinals. The return leg is scheduled on
February 8 in Lugoj. We recall that in the previous season, CSM Lugoj were
unable to go past the Challenge Cup’s quarterfinals. (EN)

2 February 2023
Sports flash

Romanian national men’s
table tennis team this past Wednesday in Bucharest’s Multi-purpose Sports Hall grabbed
a 3-nil win against Slovenia. It was the national team’s last scheduled A6 Group
fixture as part of the European Teams Championships’ preliminaries. In the
competition’s group stage, Romania grabbed four wins, two against Slovenia and two against Ukraine. Both fixtures were played in Bucharest.

The Romanian national women’s
table tennis team have already secured their qualification to the European Championships’
final tournament. Also on Wednesday, the women’s national team defeated
Hungary, 3-nil. It was our team’s last scheduled A1 Group fixture as part of
the preliminaries. Europe’s vice champion team, Romania won all their group fixtures
in the competition: there were two wins against Turkey and two wins against
Hungary. In the men’s as well as in the women’s version of the European Championships,
the first two teams in the six groups go straight to the final tournament, to be hosted by Sweden’s Malmo in September. Third-placed teams are to play
additional qualifying matches as part of the second round in the group stage.

In news from basketball. In a confrontation counting towards FIBA
EuroCup, Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe this past Wednesday women’s team have bene eliminated
from competition, sustaining a 83-87 home defeat by French opponents LDLC ASVEL in
the second leg, as part of round of 16. Holders Sepsi had also been defeated in the
first leg they played in Lyon, 76-91. In Group L as part of the FIBA Europe Cup’s
men’s version, CSM CSU Oradea sustained a 66-74 away defeat by Polish
opponents Anwil Wloclawek. For CSM CSU Oradea, it was the third consecutive
defeat; notwithstanding, the Romanians still have a chance to advance to the quarterfinals. With
9 points, Wloclawek are at the top of the table, followed
by Brose Bamberg of Germany, with 8, CSM CSU Oradea, with 7 and Cypriot team Keravnos,
with 6. In Group I, SCM ”U” Craiova a sustained a 64-71 home defeat by French
team Cholet Basket. First-timers in the European cups, SCM ”U” Craiova sustained
their fifth consecutive defeat in the second round as part of the group stage.
SCM U Craiova are the bottom-of-the-table team according to the group rankings.

In women’s volleyball, CSM Lugoj this past
Wednesday grabbed a 3-2 win against Belgian side Beveren in the first leg as
part of the Challenge Cup’s quarterfinals. The return leg is scheduled on
February 8 in Lugoj. We recall that in the previous season, CSM Lugoj were
unable to go past the Challenge Cup’s quarterfinals. (EN)

2 February 2023