{"id":1050033,"date":"2026-08-20T11:45:54","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T08:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/?p=1050033"},"modified":"2026-08-20T11:25:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T08:25:51","slug":"sports-flash-272","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/en\/news-and-current-affairs\/sport\/sports-flash-272-id1050033.html","title":{"rendered":"Sports Flash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the Champions League play-off matches was held in Bucharest on Wednesday. Israeli side Hapoel Be\u2019er Sheva, playing as the home team, faced Azerbaijan\u2019s Sabah on the Giule\u0219ti Stadium. The Israeli champions won 2\u20131. Should Hapoel advance, the club may play its home matches in the Romanian capital, giving Bucharest football fans another opportunity to see some of Europe\u2019s top teams in action.<\/p>\n<p>In domestic football, the play-off matches of the Romanian Cup are taking place this week. The 32 teams involved include 24 that have advanced from the previous rounds of the competition and eight Superliga sides, namely those that finished last season in the bottom half of the table.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday produced two notable upsets. Second-division side Concordia Chiajna qualified for the Romanian Cup group stage after a resounding 5\u20131 home victory over top-flight O\u021belul Gala\u021bi. Another second-tier club to advance is FC Bihor, which defeated first-division side Farul Constan\u021ba 1\u20130 in Oradea.<\/p>\n<p>This weekend will see another round of matches in the Romanian football Superliga. The round kicks off on Friday in Ploie\u0219ti with a historic fixture in Romanian football. Petrolul will take on Rapid Bucharest, two of Romania\u2019s oldest and most popular clubs.<\/p>\n<p>Moving on to tennis, Sorana C\u00eerstea was knocked out in the last 16 of the WTA 1000 tournament in Cincinnati, which offers 7.433 million dollars in prize money. Seeded 15th, the Romanian was defeated 6\u20132, 4\u20136, 7\u20135 by third seed Jessica Pegula. The American now leads their head-to-head record 3\u20131. Their first encounter took place 15 years ago in Midland, Missouri, with C\u00eerstea winning 7\u20136, 6\u20133.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of this week, the European Women\u2019s Volleyball Championship gets under way, with matches hosted by four countries: Turkey, the Czech Republic, Azerbaijan and Sweden. Romania are in Group C, with all group matches to be played in the Azerbaijani capital, Baku.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, Romania will face the Netherlands, followed by Azerbaijan on Monday and Belgium on Tuesday. Next Thursday, they will take on Portugal, before facing Spain a day later. The top four teams in the group will qualify for the round of 16. (MI)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the Champions League play-off matches was held in Bucharest on Wednesday. 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