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Sports weekend

The last four fixtures counting towards the first round as part of Romanian
Cup in Football’s group stage were played on Thursday. In Group A,
Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe grabbed a 3-1 away win against Petrolul Ploiești. In
Group B, CS Mioveni secured a 1-nil away win against Oțelul
Galați. In Group C, in Cluj, Universitatea and CFR drew, 1-all, while in Group D,
in Baia Mare, the match pitting the local side Minaur against FC Argeș ended in
a blank draw.

Matches counting
towards Romanian football Superleague’s last round of the home series, the 15th
round, are played at the weekend. On Friday, Rapid Bucharest face Farul
Constanța. On Saturday, FC Voluntari play a home game against Chindia
Târgoviște, while FC U Craiova receive the visit of FC Hermannstadt. On Sunday,
CS Mioveni play FC Botoșani, also on home turf. In Arad, the local side UTA take
on Universitatea Craiova. Also on Sunday, Universitatea Cluj play the other
team from Cluj, CFR. The 15th round’s last two fixtures are scheduled on Monday, when Petrolul Ploiești are pitted against FC Argeș, while Sepsi
Sfântu Gheorghe go against FCSB. Farul are at the top of the table with 33 points,
followed by Rapid, with 28.

Matches counting towards the 6th round as part of the
Champions League in women’s handball are scheduled at the weekend. On Saturday,
in a Group A fixture, CSM Bucharest travel to Norway for a game against the
2021 winner of the League, Vipers Kristiansand. CSM have a no-defeat record so far. CSM are 2nd-placed in the group with 9 points, on a
par with German side Bietigheim, but with a poorer goal average. Vipers are 3rd-placed,
with two points less than CSM Bucharest on their record sheet.

In the Champions League’s Group B on Sunday, Rapid Bucharest play a home
game against another Norwegian team, Storhamar. Holders Rapid is Group B’s
only team with a no-defeat record in the 2022 edition of the Champions League. Rapid
are 2nd-placed with 8 points, on a par with Hungarian Győr, but with a
poorer goal average. Storhamar sustained three defeats in the five fixtures they
have played so far and are 6th-placed in the group. (EN)

21 October 2022
Sports flash

The European Women’s Boxing Championship in underway in Montenegro’s Budva. No Romanian woman boxer has advanced to the semi-finals. On Wednesday in the 60-kilogram category quarterfinals, Loredana Marin was defeated by Kossovo’s Donjeta Sadiku. Also in the quarterfinals, but on Tuesday, Claudia Nechita sustained a defeat on points, in the match against Michaela Walsh of Ireland. Steluța Duță, in the 48-kilogram category, Alexandra Gheorghe, in the 50-kilogram category and Lăcrămioara Perijoc, in the 54-kilogram category, have been eliminated in the competition’s very first round.

All four Romanian teams that this past Wednesday competed in the European men’s basketball cups have a win-all record. In EuroCup, Group A, U BT Cluj-Napoca grabbed a home win against Olimpija Ljubljana, 94-76. În FIBA Europe Cup, Group H, SCM Craiova snatched a 73-60 away win against German opponents Merlins Crailsheim. In Ploiesti, CSO Voluntari secured a 75-60 win against Norrköping Dolphins of Sweden. Also in FIBA Europe Cup, Group E, CSM CSU Oradea trounced Bulgarian opponents Rilski Sportist Samokov, 99-63, on home court.

In news from women’s handball, on Wednesday, SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea secured a home win against holders Rapid Bucharest, 37-36. The fixture counted towards the National League’s 7th round. SCM Ramnicu Valcea’s Serbian handballer Jovana Kovačević sealed the fate of the game in the last second of play. Also on Wednesday CSM Bucharest grabbed a 26-20 away win against Minaur Baia Mare. This coming weekend, Bucharest teams Rapid and CSM play their fixtures in the 6th-round as part of the Champions League’s group stage.

First-round matches counting towards the Romanian Cup in football’s group stage are played this week. On Tuesday, in Group A, the match pitting Dinamo Bucharest against FC U Craiova ended in a blank draw. In Group C, Alexandria and Farul Constanța drew, 2-all. Also in Group C, Rapid Bucharest defeated Dumbrăvița, 4-1. In Group A on Wednesday, FC Voluntari grabbed a 1-nil away win against Unirea Slobozia, while in Group B, FC Botoșani secured a 1-nil away win against Gloria Buzău. Also in Group B, UTA Arad drew against FCSB, 2-all. In Group D, Ocna Mureș defeated Chindia Târgoviște, 1-nil, while in Medias, Universitatea Craiova secured a 2-nil away win against Hermannstadt. On Thursday in Group A, Petrolul Ploiești face Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe Oțelul Galați play CS Mioveni, in Groupa B. In Group C, Universitatea Cluj are pitted against CFR Cluj, while Minaur Baia Mare take on FC Argeș in Group D.(EN)

20 October 2022
Sports flash

The European Women’s Boxing Championship in underway in Montenegro’s Budva. No Romanian woman boxer has advanced to the semi-finals. On Wednesday in the 60-kilogram category quarterfinals, Loredana Marin was defeated by Kossovo’s Donjeta Sadiku. Also in the quarterfinals, but on Tuesday, Claudia Nechita sustained a defeat on points, in the match against Michaela Walsh of Ireland. Steluța Duță, in the 48-kilogram category, Alexandra Gheorghe, in the 50-kilogram category and Lăcrămioara Perijoc, in the 54-kilogram category, have been eliminated in the competition’s very first round.

All four Romanian teams that this past Wednesday competed in the European men’s basketball cups have a win-all record. In EuroCup, Group A, U BT Cluj-Napoca grabbed a home win against Olimpija Ljubljana, 94-76. În FIBA Europe Cup, Group H, SCM Craiova snatched a 73-60 away win against German opponents Merlins Crailsheim. In Ploiesti, CSO Voluntari secured a 75-60 win against Norrköping Dolphins of Sweden. Also in FIBA Europe Cup, Group E, CSM CSU Oradea trounced Bulgarian opponents Rilski Sportist Samokov, 99-63, on home court.

In news from women’s handball, on Wednesday, SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea secured a home win against holders Rapid Bucharest, 37-36. The fixture counted towards the National League’s 7th round. SCM Ramnicu Valcea’s Serbian handballer Jovana Kovačević sealed the fate of the game in the last second of play. Also on Wednesday CSM Bucharest grabbed a 26-20 away win against Minaur Baia Mare. This coming weekend, Bucharest teams Rapid and CSM play their fixtures in the 6th-round as part of the Champions League’s group stage.

First-round matches counting towards the Romanian Cup in football’s group stage are played this week. On Tuesday, in Group A, the match pitting Dinamo Bucharest against FC U Craiova ended in a blank draw. In Group C, Alexandria and Farul Constanța drew, 2-all. Also in Group C, Rapid Bucharest defeated Dumbrăvița, 4-1. In Group A on Wednesday, FC Voluntari grabbed a 1-nil away win against Unirea Slobozia, while in Group B, FC Botoșani secured a 1-nil away win against Gloria Buzău. Also in Group B, UTA Arad drew against FCSB, 2-all. In Group D, Ocna Mureș defeated Chindia Târgoviște, 1-nil, while in Medias, Universitatea Craiova secured a 2-nil away win against Hermannstadt. On Thursday in Group A, Petrolul Ploiești face Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe Oțelul Galați play CS Mioveni, in Groupa B. In Group C, Universitatea Cluj are pitted against CFR Cluj, while Minaur Baia Mare take on FC Argeș in Group D.(EN)

20 October 2022
Sports flash

Romanian mens handball team Dinamo Bucharest on Wednesday won its first game as part of this years edition of the Champions League. In the Multi-purpose Sports Hall in Bucharest, Dinamo outclassed FC Porto, 32 to 27. The fixture counted towards the fourth leg of the Leagues group stage. Dynamos top scorer was their Egyptian handballer Ali Zein, cu 10 goals scored. According to the as-it-stands table, Dinamo are 5th-placed in Group A, with 3 points, in the wake of a win, a draw and two defeats. Dinamos next scheduled game on October 26, against Paris Saint-Germain, will also be on home court.

In mens volleyball, Arcada Galaţi secured a 3-nil away win against Bulgarian opponents Hebar Pazardjik, on Wednesday. The match counted towards the first leg of the Champions Leagues second preliminary round. It only took Arcada Galati one hour and 26 minutes of play to defeat Hebar Pazardjik, a team that in 2021 played in the Leagues group stage. Arcada Galati are the favorites to advancing to the Leagues third round, provided they also defeat Hebar Pazardjik in Galati, on October 12. Should they win, Arcada go against the winner of the confrontation pitting Croatias Mladost Zagreb against Lindaren Volley Amriswil of Switzerland. The winner will be competing in the Leagues Group B, alongside Germanys Berlin Recycling, din Germania, Warta Zawiercie of Poland and Halkbank Ankara of Turkey.

This past Wednesday, in a confrontation counting towards the round of 16 as part of the World teams Championships in Chengdu, China Romanian womens table tennis team sustained a 2-3 defeat by the team of Hong Kong. In the first match, Bernadette Szőcs was defeated by Chengzhu Zhu, 2-3, having had a 2-1 lead in sets. Then Elizabeta Samara sustained a 1-3 defeat in the game against Hoi Kem Doo. Adina Diaconu secured the Romanian teams first win, outclassing Ho Ching Lee, 3-1. Bernadette Szőcs levelled the score defeating Hoi Kem Doo, 3-1. However, in the last fixture, Salara lost to Chengzhu Zhu, 2 -3, after a 1-nil and a 2-1 lead in sets.(EN)

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6 October 2022
Sports flash

Romanian mens handball team Dinamo Bucharest on Wednesday won its first game as part of this years edition of the Champions League. In the Multi-purpose Sports Hall in Bucharest, Dinamo outclassed FC Porto, 32 to 27. The fixture counted towards the fourth leg of the Leagues group stage. Dynamos top scorer was their Egyptian handballer Ali Zein, cu 10 goals scored. According to the as-it-stands table, Dinamo are 5th-placed in Group A, with 3 points, in the wake of a win, a draw and two defeats. Dinamos next scheduled game on October 26, against Paris Saint-Germain, will also be on home court.

In mens volleyball, Arcada Galaţi secured a 3-nil away win against Bulgarian opponents Hebar Pazardjik, on Wednesday. The match counted towards the first leg of the Champions Leagues second preliminary round. It only took Arcada Galati one hour and 26 minutes of play to defeat Hebar Pazardjik, a team that in 2021 played in the Leagues group stage. Arcada Galati are the favorites to advancing to the Leagues third round, provided they also defeat Hebar Pazardjik in Galati, on October 12. Should they win, Arcada go against the winner of the confrontation pitting Croatias Mladost Zagreb against Lindaren Volley Amriswil of Switzerland. The winner will be competing in the Leagues Group B, alongside Germanys Berlin Recycling, din Germania, Warta Zawiercie of Poland and Halkbank Ankara of Turkey.

This past Wednesday, in a confrontation counting towards the round of 16 as part of the World teams Championships in Chengdu, China Romanian womens table tennis team sustained a 2-3 defeat by the team of Hong Kong. In the first match, Bernadette Szőcs was defeated by Chengzhu Zhu, 2-3, having had a 2-1 lead in sets. Then Elizabeta Samara sustained a 1-3 defeat in the game against Hoi Kem Doo. Adina Diaconu secured the Romanian teams first win, outclassing Ho Ching Lee, 3-1. Bernadette Szőcs levelled the score defeating Hoi Kem Doo, 3-1. However, in the last fixture, Salara lost to Chengzhu Zhu, 2 -3, after a 1-nil and a 2-1 lead in sets.(EN)

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6 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
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
Sports Roundup

CSM Bucharest and Rapid Bucharest, the two Romanian
women’s handball teams competing in the Champions League’s group stage have had
a win-all record so far, after three rounds. In a Group B away fixture this past
Sunday, Romanian title holders Rapid had no problem defeating Turkish opponents
Kastamonu. Spanish head-coach Carlos Viver’s trainees had a lackluster start,
and Kastamonu even had 8-4 lead during the game. Yet Rapid braced up and
secured a 15-12 advantage at half time. In the second half, Kastamonu were quick
to lose stamina and eventually, Rapid were seven goals up from their opponents.
Rapid’s top scorer was Eliza Buceschi, with seven goals scored. With 5 points each,
French team Metz and Rapid are the leaders in Group B.

In the Champions League’s Group A, CSM Bucharest
had a hard time avoiding a defeat in the home game they played against Germany’s
Bietigheim, succeeding a 28-all final score this past Sunday in Bucharest. With a win-all
record for quite some time, Bietigheim had the upper hand during the first half
of the game, securing a 16-13 advantage at half time. However, CSM succeeded to
level the score in the second half, yet they wasted several other opportunities
to score and secure a win. Towards the end of the match, Bietigheim again
secured their advantage on the pitch; however, CSM’s Norwegian player Malin Aune
levelled the score five second before the end of the game, when the Germans wasted
the opportunity to maintain their advantage, several times. In Group A, Bietigheim and CSM are
2nd and 3rd-placed, respectively, with 5 points each. Norway’s
Vipers Kristiansand are the leaders in group A, with 6 points in six games.

In the ice hockey Erste Liga, this past
Sunday, ACSH Gheorgheni succeeded
their third consecutive win, 4-2, against Dunaujvarosi Acelbikak. Corona Braşov
also won against Ferencvaros Budapest, 3-1. In their third fixture, defending
champions Sport Club Miercurea Ciuc, sustained their third recent defeat, 3-4 against
Ujpest Budapest, away from home.

This past Sunday, Bosnian tennis player Nerman
Fatic has won the Sibiu Open challenger tournament, an event with 45, 730 Euros
in prize money. In the final, Fatic defeated another Bosnian, 6th-sseeded
Damir Dzumhur, 6-3, 6-4. 258thplaced according to the ATP rankings, Fatic, defeated
his much more experienced opponent, currently 192nd-placed according
ot the ATP rankings, after one hour and 34 minutes of play. We recall Dzumhur
was the world’s 23rd-player in 2018. Fatic received a check worth 6,190 Euros and was granted 80 ATP points. In turn, finalist Dzumhur received a
check worth 3,650 Euros and was granted 50 ATOP points.

In the men’s doubles final, the all-Serbian
2-nd seeded pair, made of brothers Ivan and Matej Sabanov, defeated the tournament’s
2021 champions, top-seeded all-Austrian pair made of Alexander Erler and Lucas
Miedler, 3-6, 7-5, 10-4. (EN)

26 September 2022
Sports Roundup

CSM Bucharest and Rapid Bucharest, the two Romanian
women’s handball teams competing in the Champions League’s group stage have had
a win-all record so far, after three rounds. In a Group B away fixture this past
Sunday, Romanian title holders Rapid had no problem defeating Turkish opponents
Kastamonu. Spanish head-coach Carlos Viver’s trainees had a lackluster start,
and Kastamonu even had 8-4 lead during the game. Yet Rapid braced up and
secured a 15-12 advantage at half time. In the second half, Kastamonu were quick
to lose stamina and eventually, Rapid were seven goals up from their opponents.
Rapid’s top scorer was Eliza Buceschi, with seven goals scored. With 5 points each,
French team Metz and Rapid are the leaders in Group B.

In the Champions League’s Group A, CSM Bucharest
had a hard time avoiding a defeat in the home game they played against Germany’s
Bietigheim, succeeding a 28-all final score this past Sunday in Bucharest. With a win-all
record for quite some time, Bietigheim had the upper hand during the first half
of the game, securing a 16-13 advantage at half time. However, CSM succeeded to
level the score in the second half, yet they wasted several other opportunities
to score and secure a win. Towards the end of the match, Bietigheim again
secured their advantage on the pitch; however, CSM’s Norwegian player Malin Aune
levelled the score five second before the end of the game, when the Germans wasted
the opportunity to maintain their advantage, several times. In Group A, Bietigheim and CSM are
2nd and 3rd-placed, respectively, with 5 points each. Norway’s
Vipers Kristiansand are the leaders in group A, with 6 points in six games.

In the ice hockey Erste Liga, this past
Sunday, ACSH Gheorgheni succeeded
their third consecutive win, 4-2, against Dunaujvarosi Acelbikak. Corona Braşov
also won against Ferencvaros Budapest, 3-1. In their third fixture, defending
champions Sport Club Miercurea Ciuc, sustained their third recent defeat, 3-4 against
Ujpest Budapest, away from home.

This past Sunday, Bosnian tennis player Nerman
Fatic has won the Sibiu Open challenger tournament, an event with 45, 730 Euros
in prize money. In the final, Fatic defeated another Bosnian, 6th-sseeded
Damir Dzumhur, 6-3, 6-4. 258thplaced according to the ATP rankings, Fatic, defeated
his much more experienced opponent, currently 192nd-placed according
ot the ATP rankings, after one hour and 34 minutes of play. We recall Dzumhur
was the world’s 23rd-player in 2018. Fatic received a check worth 6,190 Euros and was granted 80 ATP points. In turn, finalist Dzumhur received a
check worth 3,650 Euros and was granted 50 ATOP points.

In the men’s doubles final, the all-Serbian
2-nd seeded pair, made of brothers Ivan and Matej Sabanov, defeated the tournament’s
2021 champions, top-seeded all-Austrian pair made of Alexander Erler and Lucas
Miedler, 3-6, 7-5, 10-4. (EN)

26 September 2022
Sports flash

The World Rowing Championships are underway in Racice, The
Czech Republic. Among the Romanian crews likely to step onto a step of the
podium there is the defending Olympic and European Champion women’s pair made
of Ancuța Bodnar and Simona Radiș. Also worth watching is the progress of the
women’s coxed eight crew, a European title holder as well.

In news from women’s handball, Romania’s champion team,
Rapid Bucharest, on Wednesday secured a comfortable 34-25 away win against Magura
Cisnadie, in a fixture counting towards the National League’s 5th
round. In another regular match, Baia Mare defeated Dunărea Brăila, 27-25. Quite
surprisingly, Gloria Buzău are at the top of the table, with 12 points in four
games. CSM Bucharest is the runner-up team, with 10 points in four games.

Former FCSB head-coach, Anton Petrea, on Wednesday was
appointed at the helm of a Chindia Târgovişte. The latter team’s former
head-coach, Adrian Mihalcea, had a mutual consent contract termination with
Chindia’ s management this past Tuesday. After 11 rounds in the Super League, Chindia
Târgovişte is at the bottom of the table in the rankings, with a mere 3 points and
a no-win record.

Romania’s national football team is in Helsinki for a Nations
League fixture against Finland on Friday. In League B’s third group, Romanian’s
national team is 4th-placed according to the as-it-stands table, with
only 3 points on its record sheet. Finland is 3rd-placed, with 4
points, Bosnia and Herzegovina are at the top of the table, with 8 points,
followed by Montenegro, with 7. In Bosnia’s Zelnica this coming Friday, Bosnia
and Herzegovina go against Montenegro. In Bucharest on Monday, Romania takes on
Bosnia and Herzegovina, while in Podgorica, Montenegro plays Finland. (EN)

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22 September 2022
Sports flash

The World Rowing Championships are underway in Racice, The
Czech Republic. Among the Romanian crews likely to step onto a step of the
podium there is the defending Olympic and European Champion women’s pair made
of Ancuța Bodnar and Simona Radiș. Also worth watching is the progress of the
women’s coxed eight crew, a European title holder as well.

In news from women’s handball, Romania’s champion team,
Rapid Bucharest, on Wednesday secured a comfortable 34-25 away win against Magura
Cisnadie, in a fixture counting towards the National League’s 5th
round. In another regular match, Baia Mare defeated Dunărea Brăila, 27-25. Quite
surprisingly, Gloria Buzău are at the top of the table, with 12 points in four
games. CSM Bucharest is the runner-up team, with 10 points in four games.

Former FCSB head-coach, Anton Petrea, on Wednesday was
appointed at the helm of a Chindia Târgovişte. The latter team’s former
head-coach, Adrian Mihalcea, had a mutual consent contract termination with
Chindia’ s management this past Tuesday. After 11 rounds in the Super League, Chindia
Târgovişte is at the bottom of the table in the rankings, with a mere 3 points and
a no-win record.

Romania’s national football team is in Helsinki for a Nations
League fixture against Finland on Friday. In League B’s third group, Romanian’s
national team is 4th-placed according to the as-it-stands table, with
only 3 points on its record sheet. Finland is 3rd-placed, with 4
points, Bosnia and Herzegovina are at the top of the table, with 8 points,
followed by Montenegro, with 7. In Bosnia’s Zelnica this coming Friday, Bosnia
and Herzegovina go against Montenegro. In Bucharest on Monday, Romania takes on
Bosnia and Herzegovina, while in Podgorica, Montenegro plays Finland. (EN)

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22 September 2022
Sports weekend

Three Romanian football teams on Thursday proved their mettle in the in the first leg as part of the Conference League’s third preliminary round. Away from home, CFR Cluj played Shakhtar Soligorsk of the Belarus. As a result of a UEFA resolution to ban official matches hosted by Russia or Belarus, the game was hosted by the Turkish city of Adapazari. CFR Cluj had the upper hand all throughout the game, yet the Romanians were held to a blank draw, so CFR are the favorites to winning the tie. The return leg is scheduled in Cluj-Napoca this coming Thursday. If they outclass Shakhtar Soligorsk, CFR Cluj will play a playoff fixture ahead of the Conference League group stage, taking on the winner of the match pitting Slovenia’s NK Maribor against Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi of Finland, counting towards Europa League preliminaries. In the first leg this past Thursday, the Finnish team won 2-nil, away from home.

In Poland’s Lublin, Unversitatea Craiova sustained a nil-1 away defeat by Zarya Lugansk of Ukraine. With no official match on their record sheet so far, Zarya Lugansk had the upper hand all throughout the game and won, thanks to Denis Nahnoinyi’s goal in minute 56, so the decisive qualifying match will be next Thursday’s fixture in Craiova. If they advance to the competition’s next stage, in the playoffs Universitatea take on the winner of the match pitting Swiss team FC Lugano against Hapoel Beer-Sheva of Israel. In the first leg, the latter team grabbed a 2-nil win, away from home.

The only Romanian team to have played a home game this past Thursday, Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe, sustained a 1-3 defeat by Djugaarden of Sweden. Scoring for the guests were Victor Edvardsen, who turned a penalty kick into a goal on 26 minutes and Joel Asoro, who scored in minutes 31 and 53. Sepsi’s Alexandru Tudorie on 79 minutes turned a penalty kick into a goal. Sepsi’s qualification chances are very slim, but if they outclass Djugaarden, Sepsi will play the winner of the match pitting APOEL Nicosia of Cyprus against FC Kyzyljar Petropavlovsk of Kazahstan. On Thursday APOEL Nicosia grabbed a 1-nil home win. On Wednesday in the Conference League’s third preliminary round, FCSB defeated Slovakia’s Dunajska Streda, 1-nil, away.

Matches counting towards Romanian football Superleague’s fourth round are played at the weekend. On Friday, Universitatea Cluj face Petrolul Ploiesti. On Sarturday, CS Mioveni play a home game against FCSB, while in Bucharest, Rapid take on FC Argeș. On Sunday, Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe are pitted against UTA Arad, Chindia Târgoviște face CFR Cluj, while FC U Craiova take on Universitatea Craiova. The fourth round’s last two fixtures are scheduled this coming Monday, when FC Hermannstadt play FC Voluntari, while FC Botoșani go against Farul Constanța. Farul and FC Botoșani are at the top of the as-it-stands table, with 7 points each. (EN)

5 August 2022
Sports weekend

Three Romanian football teams on Thursday proved their mettle in the in the first leg as part of the Conference League’s third preliminary round. Away from home, CFR Cluj played Shakhtar Soligorsk of the Belarus. As a result of a UEFA resolution to ban official matches hosted by Russia or Belarus, the game was hosted by the Turkish city of Adapazari. CFR Cluj had the upper hand all throughout the game, yet the Romanians were held to a blank draw, so CFR are the favorites to winning the tie. The return leg is scheduled in Cluj-Napoca this coming Thursday. If they outclass Shakhtar Soligorsk, CFR Cluj will play a playoff fixture ahead of the Conference League group stage, taking on the winner of the match pitting Slovenia’s NK Maribor against Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi of Finland, counting towards Europa League preliminaries. In the first leg this past Thursday, the Finnish team won 2-nil, away from home.

In Poland’s Lublin, Unversitatea Craiova sustained a nil-1 away defeat by Zarya Lugansk of Ukraine. With no official match on their record sheet so far, Zarya Lugansk had the upper hand all throughout the game and won, thanks to Denis Nahnoinyi’s goal in minute 56, so the decisive qualifying match will be next Thursday’s fixture in Craiova. If they advance to the competition’s next stage, in the playoffs Universitatea take on the winner of the match pitting Swiss team FC Lugano against Hapoel Beer-Sheva of Israel. In the first leg, the latter team grabbed a 2-nil win, away from home.

The only Romanian team to have played a home game this past Thursday, Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe, sustained a 1-3 defeat by Djugaarden of Sweden. Scoring for the guests were Victor Edvardsen, who turned a penalty kick into a goal on 26 minutes and Joel Asoro, who scored in minutes 31 and 53. Sepsi’s Alexandru Tudorie on 79 minutes turned a penalty kick into a goal. Sepsi’s qualification chances are very slim, but if they outclass Djugaarden, Sepsi will play the winner of the match pitting APOEL Nicosia of Cyprus against FC Kyzyljar Petropavlovsk of Kazahstan. On Thursday APOEL Nicosia grabbed a 1-nil home win. On Wednesday in the Conference League’s third preliminary round, FCSB defeated Slovakia’s Dunajska Streda, 1-nil, away.

Matches counting towards Romanian football Superleague’s fourth round are played at the weekend. On Friday, Universitatea Cluj face Petrolul Ploiesti. On Sarturday, CS Mioveni play a home game against FCSB, while in Bucharest, Rapid take on FC Argeș. On Sunday, Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe are pitted against UTA Arad, Chindia Târgoviște face CFR Cluj, while FC U Craiova take on Universitatea Craiova. The fourth round’s last two fixtures are scheduled this coming Monday, when FC Hermannstadt play FC Voluntari, while FC Botoșani go against Farul Constanța. Farul and FC Botoșani are at the top of the as-it-stands table, with 7 points each. (EN)

5 August 2022
Sports Roundup

Romanian tennis player Ana Bogdan this past Sunday sustained a 4-6, 1-6 defeat by Caroline Garcia, in the final of the WTA tournament in Warsaw, an event with 251.750 USD in prize money. In the quarterfinal, Garcia had defeated WTA number 1 tennis player Polish Iga Swiatek. For Ana Bogdan, the tournament in Warsaw was the first such event where Ana reached as far as the final. Her notable feat earned Ana Bogdan33 notches up according to the world rankings. The Romanian is now 75th-placed.

The 16th summer edition of the European Youth Olympic Festival drew to a close in Slovakia’s Banska Bystrica on Saturday. With 5 gold, 8 silver and 6 bronze medals, Romania came in 8th according to the nations’ competition. Gold went to the women’s artistic gymnastics team, discus thrower Mihai Damian Motorca, 100-kilogram competitor, judoka Bogdan Alexandru Petre, and gymnast Amalia Puflea, for her floor and beam performance.

Romania this past Sunday won four medals in the World Under-19 Rowing Championships hosted by the Italian city of Varese. Gold went to the women’s four crew, made of Andreea Todorică, Iulia Nedelcu, Delia Gradinaciuc and Ana-Maria Matran. Silver went to the women’s coxless four crew, while the bronze medals were won by the women’s coxed quadruple sculls and men’s coxless quadruple sculls crews. According to the final rankings in terms of medals, Romania came in 6th.

Matches counting towards the Romanian football Superleague’s third round were played at the weekend. In Pitesti on Friday, FC Arges defeated Universitatea Cluj, 3-1, while in Ovidiu, in the south east, Farul Constanţa were held by Chindia Târgovişte to a blank draw. In Mioveni, on Saturday, FC Voluntari had no problem outclassing UTA Arad, 3-nil, then in Cluj, CFR trounced CS Mioveni, 4-2. In Ploiesti, on Sunday, Petrolul drew against Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe, 1-all. Rapid Bucharest grabbed a 1-nil away win against Universitatea Craiova. Also on Sunday, FCSB and FC U Craiova drew 1-all, in Bucharest. Farul Constanta are at the top of the table with 7 points. Following are FC Botoşani, FC Voluntari, Rapid, CFR Cluj and FC Argeş, with 6 points each. (EN)

1 August 2022
Sports Roundup

Romanian tennis player Ana Bogdan this past Sunday sustained a 4-6, 1-6 defeat by Caroline Garcia, in the final of the WTA tournament in Warsaw, an event with 251.750 USD in prize money. In the quarterfinal, Garcia had defeated WTA number 1 tennis player Polish Iga Swiatek. For Ana Bogdan, the tournament in Warsaw was the first such event where Ana reached as far as the final. Her notable feat earned Ana Bogdan33 notches up according to the world rankings. The Romanian is now 75th-placed.

The 16th summer edition of the European Youth Olympic Festival drew to a close in Slovakia’s Banska Bystrica on Saturday. With 5 gold, 8 silver and 6 bronze medals, Romania came in 8th according to the nations’ competition. Gold went to the women’s artistic gymnastics team, discus thrower Mihai Damian Motorca, 100-kilogram competitor, judoka Bogdan Alexandru Petre, and gymnast Amalia Puflea, for her floor and beam performance.

Romania this past Sunday won four medals in the World Under-19 Rowing Championships hosted by the Italian city of Varese. Gold went to the women’s four crew, made of Andreea Todorică, Iulia Nedelcu, Delia Gradinaciuc and Ana-Maria Matran. Silver went to the women’s coxless four crew, while the bronze medals were won by the women’s coxed quadruple sculls and men’s coxless quadruple sculls crews. According to the final rankings in terms of medals, Romania came in 6th.

Matches counting towards the Romanian football Superleague’s third round were played at the weekend. In Pitesti on Friday, FC Arges defeated Universitatea Cluj, 3-1, while in Ovidiu, in the south east, Farul Constanţa were held by Chindia Târgovişte to a blank draw. In Mioveni, on Saturday, FC Voluntari had no problem outclassing UTA Arad, 3-nil, then in Cluj, CFR trounced CS Mioveni, 4-2. In Ploiesti, on Sunday, Petrolul drew against Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe, 1-all. Rapid Bucharest grabbed a 1-nil away win against Universitatea Craiova. Also on Sunday, FCSB and FC U Craiova drew 1-all, in Bucharest. Farul Constanta are at the top of the table with 7 points. Following are FC Botoşani, FC Voluntari, Rapid, CFR Cluj and FC Argeş, with 6 points each. (EN)

1 August 2022