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Sports weekend

All Romanian teams that have been playing in the Conference League
qualifiers have advanced to the European competition’s third preliminary round.
In Andorra on Wednesday, CFR Cluj drew against Inter Club d’Escaldes, 1-all, having
grabbed a 3-nil win in the first leg of the tie. In the third preliminary round, Craiova are
pitted against Ukrainian opponents Zaria
Lugansk. On the National Arena in Bucharest, FCSB defeated Georgian team
Saburtalo, 4-2, after a nil-1 defeat away from home. Throughout the game, Romanian
vice-champions first had a 2-nil advantage, then Saburtalo came from behind and
levelled the score, while in the final part of the match FCSB braced up and
secured their win. FCSB will next play Slovakian opponents Dunajská Streda. Romanian Cup winners, Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe, had a
most difficult job in the tie against Slovenian challengers Olimpija Ljubljana.
Sepsi sustained a first-leg nil-2 defeat away from home, having grabbed a 3-1
win on home turf. In the penalty shootout, Olympia twice wasted their
opportunity to score; eventually, Sepsi secured a 4-2 win on aggregate. The Romanian
team are next pitted against Djugaarden of Sweden.

Matches
counting towards the third round of Romanian Superleague football championship
are scheduled at the weekend. On Friday, Vineri, FC
Argeş takes on cu Universitatea Cluj, while Farul Constanţa faces Chindia
Târgovişte. On Saturday, in Mioveni,
FC Voluntari is pitted against UTA Arad, while in Cluj, CFR receives the visit
of CS Mioveni. In Ploiesti on Sunday, Petrolul plays Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe. In
Craiova, Universitatea takes on Rapid Bucharest. The third round’s last two
fixtures are scheduled on Monday, when FC Hermannstadt is
pitted against FC Botoşani and FCSB faces FC U Craiova. After two rounds, Farul
and FC Botoşani are the only teams with six out of six possible points on their
record sheet. (EN)

29 July 2022
Sports weekend

All Romanian teams that have been playing in the Conference League
qualifiers have advanced to the European competition’s third preliminary round.
In Andorra on Wednesday, CFR Cluj drew against Inter Club d’Escaldes, 1-all, having
grabbed a 3-nil win in the first leg of the tie. In the third preliminary round, Craiova are
pitted against Ukrainian opponents Zaria
Lugansk. On the National Arena in Bucharest, FCSB defeated Georgian team
Saburtalo, 4-2, after a nil-1 defeat away from home. Throughout the game, Romanian
vice-champions first had a 2-nil advantage, then Saburtalo came from behind and
levelled the score, while in the final part of the match FCSB braced up and
secured their win. FCSB will next play Slovakian opponents Dunajská Streda. Romanian Cup winners, Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe, had a
most difficult job in the tie against Slovenian challengers Olimpija Ljubljana.
Sepsi sustained a first-leg nil-2 defeat away from home, having grabbed a 3-1
win on home turf. In the penalty shootout, Olympia twice wasted their
opportunity to score; eventually, Sepsi secured a 4-2 win on aggregate. The Romanian
team are next pitted against Djugaarden of Sweden.

Matches
counting towards the third round of Romanian Superleague football championship
are scheduled at the weekend. On Friday, Vineri, FC
Argeş takes on cu Universitatea Cluj, while Farul Constanţa faces Chindia
Târgovişte. On Saturday, in Mioveni,
FC Voluntari is pitted against UTA Arad, while in Cluj, CFR receives the visit
of CS Mioveni. In Ploiesti on Sunday, Petrolul plays Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe. In
Craiova, Universitatea takes on Rapid Bucharest. The third round’s last two
fixtures are scheduled on Monday, when FC Hermannstadt is
pitted against FC Botoşani and FCSB faces FC U Craiova. After two rounds, Farul
and FC Botoşani are the only teams with six out of six possible points on their
record sheet. (EN)

29 July 2022
Sports weekend

Four Romanian football teams on Thursday played their scheduled games as part of the Conference League’s European competition. Two of the teams won their confrontations, one team
succeeded a draw, while the fourth team sustained a defeat, away from home. Emerging
as winners were the teams that played their home fixtures. Holders CFR Cluj defeated
Andorra’s Inter Club d’Escaldes, 3-nil. Scoring for
CFR was the Spaniard Jefte
Betancor, who on 5 minutes turned a penalty kick into a goal. Then CFR’s
Croatian footballer scored again, in minute 38, while Inter Club d’Escaldes’s only
Romanian footballer, Raul Feher, scored an own goal in minute 84. If they advance to the competition’s further stage,
CFR Cluj play Shakhtar Soligorsk of Belarus.

Romanian Cup winners, Sepsi
Sfântu Gheorghe, succeeded a 3-1 home win against Olimpija Ljubljana of
Slovenia, coming from behind when the guests already had a 1-nil lead on the
pitch. Late into the first half Marius Stefanescu scored Sepsi’s first goal, then
Nicolae Paun scored the second goal in minute 84, while Olimpija’s Austrian
player Mateo Haramatic scored an own goal in added time. However, the
qualification will be decided in Slovenia this coming Thursday. If they make
headway into the competition, Sepsi will next play Rijeka of Croatia or Djurgaardens
of Sweden. In the first leg, the Swedish team grabbed a 2-1 away win. In Shkodër, Universitatea Craiova drew against Albanian
team Vllaznia, 1-all. Late into the first half Universitatea’s
Andrei Ivan scored the opener. The guest team wasted a lot of other
opportunities to score while Vllaznia’s Ardit Hohxaj took advantage of his
team’s only scoring opportunity and provided the equalizer on 51 minutes. If they advance to the competition’s further stage, Universitatea
Craiova face Ukrainian team Zarya Lugansk. Utterly disappointing was FCSB’s
nil-1 defeat by Georgian opponents Saburtalo, away from home. The game’s only
goal was scored by Levan Nonikashvili in minute 40. If they succeed a
comfortable win in the return leg, FCSB will next take on Faeroe team Vikingur
or Slovakia’s Dunajska Streda, in the Conference League’s third preliminary
round. In the first leg, Dunajska won 2-nil, away from home.

Matches
counting towards the Romanian football Superleague’s second round are scheduled
at the weekend. On Friday, CS Mioveni play Farul Constanța. On Saturday, FC
Voluntari are pitted against FC Botoșani in Mioveni. On Sunday, at noon, Sepsi
Sfantu Gheorghe play a home fixture against F C Arges. Also on home turf, FC U
Craiova takes on CFR Cluj. Then in Cluj, Universitatea Cluj face Universitatea
Craiova. On Sunday night, in Romanian football’s all-time derby, Rapid
București play FCSB, The second round’s last two fixtures are scheduled on
Monday, when Chindia Târgoviște face FC Hermannstadt and UTA Arad play Petrolul
Ploiești. (EN)

22 July 2022
Sports weekend

Four Romanian football teams on Thursday played their scheduled games as part of the Conference League’s European competition. Two of the teams won their confrontations, one team
succeeded a draw, while the fourth team sustained a defeat, away from home. Emerging
as winners were the teams that played their home fixtures. Holders CFR Cluj defeated
Andorra’s Inter Club d’Escaldes, 3-nil. Scoring for
CFR was the Spaniard Jefte
Betancor, who on 5 minutes turned a penalty kick into a goal. Then CFR’s
Croatian footballer scored again, in minute 38, while Inter Club d’Escaldes’s only
Romanian footballer, Raul Feher, scored an own goal in minute 84. If they advance to the competition’s further stage,
CFR Cluj play Shakhtar Soligorsk of Belarus.

Romanian Cup winners, Sepsi
Sfântu Gheorghe, succeeded a 3-1 home win against Olimpija Ljubljana of
Slovenia, coming from behind when the guests already had a 1-nil lead on the
pitch. Late into the first half Marius Stefanescu scored Sepsi’s first goal, then
Nicolae Paun scored the second goal in minute 84, while Olimpija’s Austrian
player Mateo Haramatic scored an own goal in added time. However, the
qualification will be decided in Slovenia this coming Thursday. If they make
headway into the competition, Sepsi will next play Rijeka of Croatia or Djurgaardens
of Sweden. In the first leg, the Swedish team grabbed a 2-1 away win. In Shkodër, Universitatea Craiova drew against Albanian
team Vllaznia, 1-all. Late into the first half Universitatea’s
Andrei Ivan scored the opener. The guest team wasted a lot of other
opportunities to score while Vllaznia’s Ardit Hohxaj took advantage of his
team’s only scoring opportunity and provided the equalizer on 51 minutes. If they advance to the competition’s further stage, Universitatea
Craiova face Ukrainian team Zarya Lugansk. Utterly disappointing was FCSB’s
nil-1 defeat by Georgian opponents Saburtalo, away from home. The game’s only
goal was scored by Levan Nonikashvili in minute 40. If they succeed a
comfortable win in the return leg, FCSB will next take on Faeroe team Vikingur
or Slovakia’s Dunajska Streda, in the Conference League’s third preliminary
round. In the first leg, Dunajska won 2-nil, away from home.

Matches
counting towards the Romanian football Superleague’s second round are scheduled
at the weekend. On Friday, CS Mioveni play Farul Constanța. On Saturday, FC
Voluntari are pitted against FC Botoșani in Mioveni. On Sunday, at noon, Sepsi
Sfantu Gheorghe play a home fixture against F C Arges. Also on home turf, FC U
Craiova takes on CFR Cluj. Then in Cluj, Universitatea Cluj face Universitatea
Craiova. On Sunday night, in Romanian football’s all-time derby, Rapid
București play FCSB, The second round’s last two fixtures are scheduled on
Monday, when Chindia Târgoviște face FC Hermannstadt and UTA Arad play Petrolul
Ploiești. (EN)

22 July 2022
Radio Romania International Sports club

Attention-grabbing worldwide
is the ongoing tennis tournament in Roland Garros, the season’s leading tennis
competition on a clay court. In 2022, no less than seven Romanian women tennis
players have been included in the tournament’s main draw for the women’s
singles event. Five of them have gained access to the main draw thanks to their
current positions according to the world rankings, while two others have been designated
as seeded competitors in Roland Garros. Simona Halep is 19th seeded, while Sorana
Cîrstea, 26th . The other three Romanian tennis players are Gabriela Ruse, Irina Begu and Ana Bogdan. Irina Bara was also included
in the main draw as she went past the qualifiers. There was also Mihaela
Buzărnescu, who was granted the status of lucky loser, even though she was
defeated in the qualifiers’ last round.

Of the aforementioned Romanian tennis
players, only Sorana Cirstea, Irina Begu and Simona Halep went past the first
round. On Sunday, Sorana trounced Germany’s Tatjana Maria in a straight-set
win, 6-3, 6-3. Irina Begu had a hard time defeating Italian Jasmine Paolini. Rain at Roland Garros caused a two-day
extension of the match, on Monday and Tuesday. Irina eventually secured a 4-6,
6-1, 7-6 win. On Tuesday, Simona Halep succeeded a nail-biting win against
Germany’s Nastasja Schunk, 6-4, 1-6, 6-1. We recall Halep won the Roland Garros
tournament in 2018, and played the final in 2014 and 2017. Simona Halep was
unable to play in the 2021 edition of the tournament in Paris because of an
injury.

The other four
Romanians who played in the first round have been defeated. The closest to
advancing to the second round was Ana Bogdan. In a heart-throbbing game against Viktorya Azarenka of
Belarus this past Monday, Ana Bogdan won the first set on tie-break, then she
fought really hard to win the second set, yet she was defeated, also on tie-break.
After almost three hours of play, Azarenka won the decisive set, 6-2. As for
the other three Romanians, they were being made short work of. Gabriela Ruse was outclassed by Belgium’s Elise Mertens, 6-3, 6-1,
while Irina Bara lost to her opponent from Kazakhstan, Yulia Putintseva, also
6-3, 6-1. Mihaela Buzarnescu conceded defeat to Madison Brengle of the United
States of America, 6-1, 6-2.

(EN)

25 May 2022
Radio Romania International Sports club

Attention-grabbing worldwide
is the ongoing tennis tournament in Roland Garros, the season’s leading tennis
competition on a clay court. In 2022, no less than seven Romanian women tennis
players have been included in the tournament’s main draw for the women’s
singles event. Five of them have gained access to the main draw thanks to their
current positions according to the world rankings, while two others have been designated
as seeded competitors in Roland Garros. Simona Halep is 19th seeded, while Sorana
Cîrstea, 26th . The other three Romanian tennis players are Gabriela Ruse, Irina Begu and Ana Bogdan. Irina Bara was also included
in the main draw as she went past the qualifiers. There was also Mihaela
Buzărnescu, who was granted the status of lucky loser, even though she was
defeated in the qualifiers’ last round.

Of the aforementioned Romanian tennis
players, only Sorana Cirstea, Irina Begu and Simona Halep went past the first
round. On Sunday, Sorana trounced Germany’s Tatjana Maria in a straight-set
win, 6-3, 6-3. Irina Begu had a hard time defeating Italian Jasmine Paolini. Rain at Roland Garros caused a two-day
extension of the match, on Monday and Tuesday. Irina eventually secured a 4-6,
6-1, 7-6 win. On Tuesday, Simona Halep succeeded a nail-biting win against
Germany’s Nastasja Schunk, 6-4, 1-6, 6-1. We recall Halep won the Roland Garros
tournament in 2018, and played the final in 2014 and 2017. Simona Halep was
unable to play in the 2021 edition of the tournament in Paris because of an
injury.

The other four
Romanians who played in the first round have been defeated. The closest to
advancing to the second round was Ana Bogdan. In a heart-throbbing game against Viktorya Azarenka of
Belarus this past Monday, Ana Bogdan won the first set on tie-break, then she
fought really hard to win the second set, yet she was defeated, also on tie-break.
After almost three hours of play, Azarenka won the decisive set, 6-2. As for
the other three Romanians, they were being made short work of. Gabriela Ruse was outclassed by Belgium’s Elise Mertens, 6-3, 6-1,
while Irina Bara lost to her opponent from Kazakhstan, Yulia Putintseva, also
6-3, 6-1. Mihaela Buzarnescu conceded defeat to Madison Brengle of the United
States of America, 6-1, 6-2.

(EN)

25 May 2022
Radio Romania International Sports Club

CFR Cluj football team have yet again emerged as Romania’s
title holders, One round ahead of the end of the ongoing football season, head-coach
Dan Petrescu’s trainees are four points clear of the main runner-up team, FCSB.
At this stage of the championship, no other team can outclass CFR Cluj. This
past Sunday, on the National Arena in Bucharest, FCSB were held to a 2-all draw
by FC Voluntari; the result was a real setback for FCSB. As for CFR Cluj, this
past Sunday they won their home game against Universitatea Craiova, 2-1. For
CFR Cluj, this is the eighth champion title in the club’s history and the fifth
consecutive title. CFR’s most recent feat has booked them the ticket for the Champions
League preliminaries. FCSB has in turn gained
access to Europe’s Conference League qualifiers. According to the Professional
Football League’s regulations, in their bid to gain access to the Conference League,
3rd placed team Universitatea Craiova play the winner of the match
pitting 1st against 2nd-placed team according to the
domestic championship’s Group 1. They are Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe and FC Botoșani,
respectively. If, on Thursday, Sepsi win the Romanian Cup final against FC Voluntari,
they will play straight in Conference League. With no further formalities, Universitatea
Craiova travel to FC Botoșani. But until then, there is still a round to go in
Group 2. On Friday, Craiova play a home game against Farul Constanta. On
Sunday, FCSB play CFR Cluj, in Buzau. This coming Monday, in Pitesti, the local
team FC Arges play a home game against FC Voluntari.

Earlier this week the domestic championship’s Group 2
stage came to an end. League One’s 16th and 15th placed teams, Gaz
Metan Mediaș and Academica Clinceni, respectively, have been relegated to League
Two. Top-of-the-table and second-placed second-tier teams, Petrolul Ploiești and
FC Hermannstadt, respectively, have gained their access to League One’s next
season and on Wednesday they are to play a playoff fixture, decisive for them to
maintain their League One position. The team from Bucharest face League Two’s 3rd
placed team, Universitatea Cluj, while Chindia Targoviste take on 5th-placed team Concordia Chiajna. Chindia Targvoste should have played 4th-placed
team CSA Steaua, but the team from Bucharest, belonging to the Army, cannot officially
promote to League One as they do not have the professional status required by
the law.

(EN)

18 May 2022
Radio Romania International Sports Club

CFR Cluj football team have yet again emerged as Romania’s
title holders, One round ahead of the end of the ongoing football season, head-coach
Dan Petrescu’s trainees are four points clear of the main runner-up team, FCSB.
At this stage of the championship, no other team can outclass CFR Cluj. This
past Sunday, on the National Arena in Bucharest, FCSB were held to a 2-all draw
by FC Voluntari; the result was a real setback for FCSB. As for CFR Cluj, this
past Sunday they won their home game against Universitatea Craiova, 2-1. For
CFR Cluj, this is the eighth champion title in the club’s history and the fifth
consecutive title. CFR’s most recent feat has booked them the ticket for the Champions
League preliminaries. FCSB has in turn gained
access to Europe’s Conference League qualifiers. According to the Professional
Football League’s regulations, in their bid to gain access to the Conference League,
3rd placed team Universitatea Craiova play the winner of the match
pitting 1st against 2nd-placed team according to the
domestic championship’s Group 1. They are Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe and FC Botoșani,
respectively. If, on Thursday, Sepsi win the Romanian Cup final against FC Voluntari,
they will play straight in Conference League. With no further formalities, Universitatea
Craiova travel to FC Botoșani. But until then, there is still a round to go in
Group 2. On Friday, Craiova play a home game against Farul Constanta. On
Sunday, FCSB play CFR Cluj, in Buzau. This coming Monday, in Pitesti, the local
team FC Arges play a home game against FC Voluntari.

Earlier this week the domestic championship’s Group 2
stage came to an end. League One’s 16th and 15th placed teams, Gaz
Metan Mediaș and Academica Clinceni, respectively, have been relegated to League
Two. Top-of-the-table and second-placed second-tier teams, Petrolul Ploiești and
FC Hermannstadt, respectively, have gained their access to League One’s next
season and on Wednesday they are to play a playoff fixture, decisive for them to
maintain their League One position. The team from Bucharest face League Two’s 3rd
placed team, Universitatea Cluj, while Chindia Targoviste take on 5th-placed team Concordia Chiajna. Chindia Targvoste should have played 4th-placed
team CSA Steaua, but the team from Bucharest, belonging to the Army, cannot officially
promote to League One as they do not have the professional status required by
the law.

(EN)

18 May 2022
Sports flash

Romanian tennis player Sorana Cîrstea on Wednesday secured a 3-6, 6-1, 7-5 win against Dutch opponent Arantxa Rus. Cirstea has advanced to the quarterfinals of the WTA 250 tournament in Istanbul, an event with a total sum of 240,000 USD in prize money. Cîrstea has thus secured a cheque worth 5,800 USD and 60 WTA points. In the quarterfinals, the Romanian will face Austrias Julia Grabher, who came directly from the repechage. Grabher provided a surprise with her 6-4, 6-4 win against the 5th-seeded competitor, Jil Teichman of Switzerland. We recall that second-seeded Sorana Cirstea won the 2021 edition of the tournament in Istanbul.

Volei Alba Blaj is the new Romanian womens volleyball champion. In the A1 Division on Wednesday, in a game counting towards the 4th round of the Group 1 stage, Volei Alba Blaj grabbed a 3-1 away win against CS Medgidia. Volei Alba Blaj thus distanced themselves from their main challenger, CSM Târgovişte, the team that sustained a 1-3 defeat by CS Voluntari.

In the Romanian Cup in football, on Tuesday and Wednesday the first fixtures were played, counting towards leg one of the semifinals. On Tuesday, FC Voluntari secured a 2-nil home win against FC Argeş. Scoring for FC Voluntari were their international footballers from the Republic of Moldova, Vadim Raţă, who scored on 18 minutes and Igor Armaş, who scored in minute 29. On Wednesday, in Sfântu Gheorghe, the local side Sepsi defeated Universitatea Craiova, 2-1. Sepsis Marius Ştefănescu drew first blood on 14 minutes. In the second half, Andres Dumitrescus foul play against Gustavo meant a penalty kick turned into a goal by Andrei Ivan on 55 minutes. On 87 minutes Catalin Golofca scored Sepsi s winning goal. Romanian Cups final is scheduled on May 19, 2022. The winner secures its ticket to the second preliminary round as part of the European inter-club competition, Europa Conference League. (EN)

21 April 2022
Sports flash

Romanian tennis player Sorana Cîrstea on Wednesday secured a 3-6, 6-1, 7-5 win against Dutch opponent Arantxa Rus. Cirstea has advanced to the quarterfinals of the WTA 250 tournament in Istanbul, an event with a total sum of 240,000 USD in prize money. Cîrstea has thus secured a cheque worth 5,800 USD and 60 WTA points. In the quarterfinals, the Romanian will face Austrias Julia Grabher, who came directly from the repechage. Grabher provided a surprise with her 6-4, 6-4 win against the 5th-seeded competitor, Jil Teichman of Switzerland. We recall that second-seeded Sorana Cirstea won the 2021 edition of the tournament in Istanbul.

Volei Alba Blaj is the new Romanian womens volleyball champion. In the A1 Division on Wednesday, in a game counting towards the 4th round of the Group 1 stage, Volei Alba Blaj grabbed a 3-1 away win against CS Medgidia. Volei Alba Blaj thus distanced themselves from their main challenger, CSM Târgovişte, the team that sustained a 1-3 defeat by CS Voluntari.

In the Romanian Cup in football, on Tuesday and Wednesday the first fixtures were played, counting towards leg one of the semifinals. On Tuesday, FC Voluntari secured a 2-nil home win against FC Argeş. Scoring for FC Voluntari were their international footballers from the Republic of Moldova, Vadim Raţă, who scored on 18 minutes and Igor Armaş, who scored in minute 29. On Wednesday, in Sfântu Gheorghe, the local side Sepsi defeated Universitatea Craiova, 2-1. Sepsis Marius Ştefănescu drew first blood on 14 minutes. In the second half, Andres Dumitrescus foul play against Gustavo meant a penalty kick turned into a goal by Andrei Ivan on 55 minutes. On 87 minutes Catalin Golofca scored Sepsi s winning goal. Romanian Cups final is scheduled on May 19, 2022. The winner secures its ticket to the second preliminary round as part of the European inter-club competition, Europa Conference League. (EN)

21 April 2022
Sports flash

Romanian
tennis player Simona Halep has advanced to the semi-finals of the WTA 1000 Indian
Wells tournament, an event with 8, 500, 000 USD in prize money. In the quarterfinals,
Halep outclassed Croatia’s Petra Martic after 53 minutes of play, 6-1, 6-1. It
was Simona Halep’s best match in the Californian tournament. Halep never lost her serve, and saved the three break-balls Martic created
for herself. Also, Halep won no less than seven games to zero against her Croatian
opponent. 24th-seeded Halep has thus secured a cheque worth almost
344 thousand USD and 390 WTA points. In the semifinals, Halep goes against the
tournament’s 3rd-seeded player, Poland’s Iga Świątek.

In the first semifinal
fixture of the Erste Liga regional ice hockey competition, ACSH Gheorghieni secured
a 1-nil away win against Ferencváros Budapest. The return leg is also scheduled
in Budapest. The semifinals are played according to the-best-in-seven- games system.
In the other semifinal, defending champions Sport Club Miercurea-Ciuc face DEAC
Debrecen. The first two matches are played on Friday and Saturday, on Sport
Club Miercurea Ciuc’s court.

CSM
CSU Oradea men’s basketball team have wasted the opportunity to advance to the semi-finals
of the FIBA Europe Cup. In the quarterfinals’ second leg, CSM CSU Oradea sustained
a 60-71 home defeat by Danish opponents Bakken Bears. In the first leg, CSM CSU
Oradea had also lost, 82-84. In 2021, CSM CSU Oradea have qualified for the
competition’s Final Four tournament, coming in 3rd.

In women’s
handball, in two fixtures counting towards the National League’s 18th
round, the first two teams had no problem securing their win. Top-of-the-table
team Rapid Bucharest trounced Dunarea Braila, 33-22, and secured 45 points. Defending
champions CSM Bucharest, the runner-up team according to the as-it-stands table,
succeeded a 30-20 away win against SCM Deva. CSM have thus 44 points on their
record sheet. With 36 points,
Magura Cisnadie are 3rd-placed. Magura Cisnadie secured a 24-23 away win against
SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea this past Wednesday.

(EN)

17 March 2022
Sports flash

Romanian
tennis player Simona Halep has advanced to the semi-finals of the WTA 1000 Indian
Wells tournament, an event with 8, 500, 000 USD in prize money. In the quarterfinals,
Halep outclassed Croatia’s Petra Martic after 53 minutes of play, 6-1, 6-1. It
was Simona Halep’s best match in the Californian tournament. Halep never lost her serve, and saved the three break-balls Martic created
for herself. Also, Halep won no less than seven games to zero against her Croatian
opponent. 24th-seeded Halep has thus secured a cheque worth almost
344 thousand USD and 390 WTA points. In the semifinals, Halep goes against the
tournament’s 3rd-seeded player, Poland’s Iga Świątek.

In the first semifinal
fixture of the Erste Liga regional ice hockey competition, ACSH Gheorghieni secured
a 1-nil away win against Ferencváros Budapest. The return leg is also scheduled
in Budapest. The semifinals are played according to the-best-in-seven- games system.
In the other semifinal, defending champions Sport Club Miercurea-Ciuc face DEAC
Debrecen. The first two matches are played on Friday and Saturday, on Sport
Club Miercurea Ciuc’s court.

CSM
CSU Oradea men’s basketball team have wasted the opportunity to advance to the semi-finals
of the FIBA Europe Cup. In the quarterfinals’ second leg, CSM CSU Oradea sustained
a 60-71 home defeat by Danish opponents Bakken Bears. In the first leg, CSM CSU
Oradea had also lost, 82-84. In 2021, CSM CSU Oradea have qualified for the
competition’s Final Four tournament, coming in 3rd.

In women’s
handball, in two fixtures counting towards the National League’s 18th
round, the first two teams had no problem securing their win. Top-of-the-table
team Rapid Bucharest trounced Dunarea Braila, 33-22, and secured 45 points. Defending
champions CSM Bucharest, the runner-up team according to the as-it-stands table,
succeeded a 30-20 away win against SCM Deva. CSM have thus 44 points on their
record sheet. With 36 points,
Magura Cisnadie are 3rd-placed. Magura Cisnadie secured a 24-23 away win against
SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea this past Wednesday.

(EN)

17 March 2022
Athlete of the week

The WTA women’s circuit schedule last week included a tennis tournament in
Lyon, an event with 193 thousand Euros up for grabs. The Romanian tennis player
Sorana Cîrstea was 2nd-seeded and succeeded
to honor her status, reaching as far as the tournament’s semifinal. Sorana’s
feat earned her a better position according to the WTA rankings. Reason enough
for Radio Romania International to designate Sorana
Cirstea the Athlete of the week.

Had she succeeded to play the final in Lyon, according
to the world rankings Sorana Cirstea would have been able to outclass Simona
Halep, who for quite a few years now has been Romania’s best-placed tennis
player. For Sorana Cirstea, the main draw in Lyon looked accessible. In the
first three matches Sorana did not lose a single set. Her trail in Lyon
included wins against Georgia’s Mariam Bolkvadze, Stefanie Vögele of Switzerland
and Hungary’s Anna Bondar. However, in the semifinal, Sorana Cirstea faced 21-year-old
Ukrainian challenger Dayana Yastremska. We recall that in 2019 Yastremska was a
whisker away from earning a place among the world’s top 20 women tennis players.
In the first round, Yastremska succeeded a hard-fought win against another
Romanian, Ana Bogdan, since her opponent wasted the opportunity to secure her
win with a match ball. It took the Ukrainian three sets to overpower Sorana
Cirstea. Yastremska won the match, 7-6, 4-6, 6-4. Sorana got 8,145 Euros and 110
WTA points, climbing four notches up according to the WTA rankings, from the 31st
to the 27th-place. Simona Halep is 26th-placed according to the same
rankings.

Sorana Cîrstea was born in the southern Romanian town of Targoviste on
April 7th, 1990. She turned pro in 2006. The same year she came in
348th according to the WTA rankings. So far Sorana Cirstea has won a
WTA tournament, in Taskent, in 2008, and another one in Istanbul, in 2021. Sorana
Cirstea’s best WTA ranking position occurred in August 2013, when she was 21st-placed.
A rather difficult period followed for the Romanian, but in recent years Sorana
braced up and succeeded to regain the excellent shape she used to be in. According
to the WTA website, Sorana’s net worth as a tennis player amounts to almost
seven million dollars.

(EN)

8 March 2022
Athlete of the week

The WTA women’s circuit schedule last week included a tennis tournament in
Lyon, an event with 193 thousand Euros up for grabs. The Romanian tennis player
Sorana Cîrstea was 2nd-seeded and succeeded
to honor her status, reaching as far as the tournament’s semifinal. Sorana’s
feat earned her a better position according to the WTA rankings. Reason enough
for Radio Romania International to designate Sorana
Cirstea the Athlete of the week.

Had she succeeded to play the final in Lyon, according
to the world rankings Sorana Cirstea would have been able to outclass Simona
Halep, who for quite a few years now has been Romania’s best-placed tennis
player. For Sorana Cirstea, the main draw in Lyon looked accessible. In the
first three matches Sorana did not lose a single set. Her trail in Lyon
included wins against Georgia’s Mariam Bolkvadze, Stefanie Vögele of Switzerland
and Hungary’s Anna Bondar. However, in the semifinal, Sorana Cirstea faced 21-year-old
Ukrainian challenger Dayana Yastremska. We recall that in 2019 Yastremska was a
whisker away from earning a place among the world’s top 20 women tennis players.
In the first round, Yastremska succeeded a hard-fought win against another
Romanian, Ana Bogdan, since her opponent wasted the opportunity to secure her
win with a match ball. It took the Ukrainian three sets to overpower Sorana
Cirstea. Yastremska won the match, 7-6, 4-6, 6-4. Sorana got 8,145 Euros and 110
WTA points, climbing four notches up according to the WTA rankings, from the 31st
to the 27th-place. Simona Halep is 26th-placed according to the same
rankings.

Sorana Cîrstea was born in the southern Romanian town of Targoviste on
April 7th, 1990. She turned pro in 2006. The same year she came in
348th according to the WTA rankings. So far Sorana Cirstea has won a
WTA tournament, in Taskent, in 2008, and another one in Istanbul, in 2021. Sorana
Cirstea’s best WTA ranking position occurred in August 2013, when she was 21st-placed.
A rather difficult period followed for the Romanian, but in recent years Sorana
braced up and succeeded to regain the excellent shape she used to be in. According
to the WTA website, Sorana’s net worth as a tennis player amounts to almost
seven million dollars.

(EN)

8 March 2022
Sports flash

Romanian tennis player Sorana Cirstea on Wednesday advanced to the
quarterfinals of the WTA tournament in Lyon, an event with 193 thousand Euros
up for grabs. In the tournament’s round of 16, Cirstea defeated Switzerland’s Stefanie Vögele, 6-3, 7-5. On her way to the semi-finals, on Friday Cirstea will face Hungary’s Anna
Bondar. We recall Cirstea faced Bondar only once, in Budapest, in 2019, in the
first round, when the Romanian defeated her opponent, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. According
to the WTA rankings made public earlier this week, Cirstea is 31st-placed.
Should Sorana reach the final in Lyon, she is sure to outclass Simona Halep,
who is 21st-placed according to the same rankings. Sorana Cirstea
could thus become the best-placed Romanian tennis player according to the WTA
rankings.

In news from men’s tennis, this coming Friday and
Saturday, in Spain’s Marbella, Romania’s team goes against Spain, in a Davis
Cup playoff match counting towards the competition’s final tournament. For the
match against Spain, to be played on a clay court, Romania-s non-playing
captain, Gabriel Trifu, has summoned a team made of Marius Copil, Nicolae
Frunză, Ştefan Paloşi, Gabi Adrian Boitan and Horia Tecău.

In a fixture counting towards the European Championship’s
preliminaries, Romania’s national women’s handball team in Mioveni this past Wednesday
sustained a 28-35 defeat by Denmark, the bronze medalist team at the World championships
in December 2021. After a one-year gap, or
thereabouts, Romania’s best handball player of the moment, Cristina Neagu, was
on the pitch but was unable to make the difference to the national team’s
advantage. According to the second preliminary group rankings, Denmark is at
the top of the table, with 6 points, followed by Romania, with 3. Austria is 3rd-placed,
with 1 point, while bottom-of-the-table Feroe Islands team has zero points on
its record sheet. The first two teams secure their ticket to the final tournament.
Romania’s return leg against Denmark is scheduled in Odense this coming Saturday.

Matches counting towards the last-but-one round, the 29th, of
the regular football season have been played this week. On Tuesday, in Ploiesti,
in the south, Chindia Târgoviște defeated
UTA Arad, 1-nil. Also on Tuesday, Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe grabbed a 3-1 away win
against Dinamo Bucharest, while F C U Craiova secured a 3-2 home win against Rapid
Bucharest.

On Wednesday in Bucharest, Academica Clinceni defeated
Gaz Metan Mediaș, 2-nil, while in Mioveni, also in the south, Universitatea Craiova
secured a 3-nil away win against CS Mioveni. Also on
Wednesday, CFR Cluj grabbed a 1-nil away win against FC Voluntari. On Thursday,
Farul Constanta take on FC Botosani, while FC Arges face FCSB.

CFR Cluj is at the top of the as-it-stands table, with 73 points. FCSB is
the runner-up team, with 59.

(EN)

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3 March 2022