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, 08.02.2024, 13:45


Romanias national water polo team on Wednesday grabbed a 25-3 win against Kazakhstan, in a confrontation counting towards the World Swimming Championship in Qatar. Having been defeated by Hungary in their debut game, 8-15, as part of Group D, the Romanian national team has only one pending game, this coming Fridays match against Italy. The Romanians have already booked the 3rd place according to the group table, also securing their participation to the quarterfinals play-offs. Group winners play straight in the quarterfinals, 2nd and 3rd-placed teams compete in the quarterfinals play-offs, while bottom of the table teams play for the 13-16 positions.




Romanian tennis player Sorana Cîrstea has advanced to the quarterfinals as part of the WTA 500 tournament in Abu Dhabi, an event with 922, 573 USD in prize money. In the tournaments round of 16 this past Wednesday, Cirstea defeated Greek challenger Maria Sakkari, 6-1, 6-1. Sorana has thus secured 24,910 USD and was granted 108 WTA points. In the quarterfinals, Cirstea goes against Russian opponent Daria Kasatkina.




In news from mens tennis, The Romanian-Austrian pair made of Victor Vlad Cornea and Philipp Oswald has advanced to the mens doubles quarterfinals as part of the ATP 25O tournament hosted by Cordoba, in Argentina, an event with 562, 345 USD in prize money. This past Wednesday, Cornea and Oswald secured a 7-6, 7-5 win against the all-Argentinean pair made of Guido Andreozzi and Guillermo Duran.




Romanian mens basketball team U-BT Cluj Napoca have advanced to the EuroCups quarterfinals. With 26 points, U-BT Cluj Napoca are 2nd placed according to Group Bs final rankings. French team Bourg-en-Bresse are at the top of the table, while 3rd-placed are Spanish team Gran Canaria, the winner of the EuroCup in 2023. In the last fixture as part of the group stage, U-BT Cluj Napoca sustained an 87-92 defeat by Lithuanian opponents Panevezys Lietkabelis.




In news from womens handball, Rapid Bucharest have won the Womens National Handball Leagues derby as on Wednesday, Rapid grabbed a 30-28 win against CSM Bucharest. For the latter team, it was the first defeat in the ongoing edition of the domestic championship. Rapids most efficient scorer was the French Orlane Kanor, with 7 goals scored, while for CSM Cristina Neagu scored 6 goals. CSM Bucharest are still at the top of the as-it-stands table, being 6 points clear of runner up team Rapid and 3rd-placed Gloria Bistrita.




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