Sports round-up
The latest news from sports.
Steliu Lambru, 04.09.2023, 13:45
Romanias Sorana Cîrstea has reached the quarterfinals of the US Open. Ranked 30th in the world, she defeated Belinda Bencic of Switzerland in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3. Cîrstea will next face the Czech player Karolina Muchova, who is world no. 10. In the womens doubles, the Romanian-Ukrainian pair Gabriela Ruse and Marta Kostiuk defeated the Russian-Australian pair Irina Khromacheva and Daria Saville 6-2, 6-2 in the second round and will next face the all-American pair Cori Gauff and Jessica Pegula.
Moving on to volleyball, the Romanian mens side defeated Turkey on Friday 3-2 in Group D of the European Championship hosted by Tel Aviv, in Israel. On Sunday, Romania defeated Greece 3-1 and are playing France on Monday. France top the group with 9 points, followed by Portugal with 7 and Romania with 6.
The Romanian mens handball side CSM Constanţa reached the EHF European League group stage as they defeated Spains Fraikin BM Granollers 25-22 away in the second leg of the preliminary round. CSM Constanţa will be playing in the competitions Group H, opposite Sporting Lisbon of Portugal, MOL Tatabanya KC of Hungary and KGHM Chrobry Glogow of Poland. Another Romanian side, CS Dinamo Bucharest, will play in Group G opposite trophy holders Fuchse Berlin of Germany, Chambery Savoie Mont Blanc HB of France and RK Izvidac of Bosnia and Hertegovina.
Lets end this round up with football. The 8th leg of the Romanian super league was held at the weekend: on Friday, Petrolul Ploiești drew against Oțelul Galați, 2-2 and Rapid Bucharest defeated Dinamo Bucharest 4-nil. On Saturday, FC Voluntari lost to CFR Cluj 1-4 and FCSB defeated CSU Craiova 3-nil. And Sunday, FCU Craiova defeated Farul Constanța 4-nil, while the match between Universitatea Cluj and Politehnica Iași was suspended because of the storm on minute 54, at nil-all, to be resumed on Monday. In the legs final match on Monday, FC Botoșani are playing FC Hermannstadt and Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe are playing UTA. FCSB top the general ranking with 18 points, followed by CFR Cluj with 16 and Rapid Bucharest with 14.
