Sports flash

The latest from rowing and football

Florin Orban, 22.09.2022, 01:45

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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