{"id":1006787,"date":"2026-04-16T13:45:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T10:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/?p=1006787"},"modified":"2026-04-16T12:55:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T09:55:08","slug":"sport-flash-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/en\/news-and-current-affairs\/sport\/sport-flash-4-id1006787.html","title":{"rendered":"Sport Flash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Romanian tennis player Sorana C\u00eerstea Wednesday qualified for the round of 16 of the WTA 250 tournament hosted by the French city of Rouen. In the first round of the competition, she beat Fiona Ferro (France), 6-3, 6-7, 7-6. Also on Wednesday, in the round of 16, Jaqueline Cristian was defeated by Katie Boulter (UK), 7-6, 4-6, 6-1.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After 4 games in the final of the regional ice hockey competition Erste Liga, ACSH Gheorgheni is ahead of Corona Bra\u0219ov 3-1. In the first match, a week ago, ACSH won in Bra\u0219ov, 4-3. On Friday, also on home turf, Corona caught up, with a 3-2 win. Two matches followed at Remetea Ice Arena, in Harghita, which the Gheorgheni team won 4-3, on Monday and 7-0, on Tuesday. The final is played in the \u201cbest of seven rounds\u201d system. This is the second consecutive final and the fourth in total between two Romanian teams, after last year ACSH Gheorgheni defeated SC Miercurea Ciuc 4-2. Corona also won the trophy in 2024, and ACSH Gheorgheni in 2023 and 2025.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The final of Romania\u2019s women&#8217;s volleyball championship will be played between the teams Alba Blaj and CSO Voluntari. In the semifinals, on Tuesday, CSO won 3-2 in the last leg of the round against Dinamo Bucharest, which they won 2-1 overall. On Wednesday, Alba Blaj defeated Corona Bra\u0219ov at home, 3-0, taking the overall score to 2-1. Alba Blaj will play the championship final for the 12th time in a row.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The men&#8217;s championship is just before the semis phase. To reach the last stage of the competition, the defending champions Dinamo Bucharest will face Steaua, and Arcada Gala\u021bi will take on SCM Zal\u0103u.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>CSM Bucharest, Romania\u2019s champion in women&#8217;s handball, continues to strengthen its team for the upcoming competitive season. On Wednesday, the club based in the capital city announced the transfer of the 30 year old Swedish national team player Jenny Carlson. (AMP)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The Romanian tennis player Sorana C\u00eerstea Wednesday qualified for the round of 16 of the WTA 250 tournament hosted by the French city of Rouen. In the first round of the competition, she beat Fiona Ferro (France), 6-3, 6-7, 7-6. 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