{"id":1065833,"date":"2026-10-01T13:45:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T10:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/?p=1065833"},"modified":"2026-10-01T12:31:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T09:31:13","slug":"sports-flash-276","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/en\/news-and-current-affairs\/sport\/sports-flash-276-id1065833.html","title":{"rendered":"Sports Flash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"x1yc453h xma8rkl xgoqxah xutxfr x1fie51u xgyxj25 x1xobyvs x1elgs31 x1fv8qjw xcy5tzr x1ht4adc xnvauns x1c2l018 x14l7nz5 xuw7688 x1pjt2rx x160d6zm xrxpjvj\" dir=\"ltr\">Romanian tennis player Gabriela Ruse beat Austria\u2019s Lilli Tagger 6-4, 6-2 on Wednesday in the first round of the WTA 1,000 tournament in Beijing, which offers $9.4 million in prize money. The 28-year-old Romanian, ranked 62nd in the WTA rankings, won after one hour and 24 minutes in her first meeting with Tagger, an 18-year-old ranked 61st in the world. Ruse earned a $36,110 prize and 35 WTA ranking points. In the second round on Friday, she will face Linda Noskova, the fifth seed. The 21-year-old Czech, ranked sixth in the world, won Wimbledon this year. She was also part of the Czech team that won the Billie Jean King Cup. Ruse and Noskova met earlier this year on grass in Bad Homburg in June, when the Romanian won 6-1, 6-3.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x1yc453h xma8rkl xgoqxah xutxfr x1fie51u xgyxj25 x1xobyvs x1elgs31 x1fv8qjw xcy5tzr x1ht4adc xnvauns x1c2l018 x14l7nz5 xuw7688 x1pjt2rx x160d6zm xrxpjvj\" dir=\"ltr\">In their opening game of this season\u2019s EuroCup basketball competition, Group B, Romanian champions U-BT Cluj-Napoca suffered a heavy 89-55 away defeat against Italian side Maxima Roma. The Cluj team\u2019s top performer was American Javonte Smart, with 12 points, five rebounds and four assists. U-BT will play their next game at home on 7 October against another Italian side, Umana Reyer Venezia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x1yc453h xma8rkl xgoqxah xutxfr x1fie51u xgyxj25 x1xobyvs x1elgs31 x1fv8qjw xcy5tzr x1ht4adc xnvauns x1c2l018 x14l7nz5 xuw7688 x1pjt2rx x160d6zm xrxpjvj\" dir=\"ltr\">In men\u2019s basketball, Dinamo Bucharest comfortably qualified for the FIBA Europe Cup group stage. On Wednesday, Dinamo beat Kosovo\u2019s KB Peja 105-83 at home in the second leg of the qualifying round. Robin Mandisodza was the hosts\u2019 top scorer with 12 points. The Romanian side had already secured qualification in the first leg, winning 96-58 in Kosovo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x1yc453h xma8rkl xgoqxah xutxfr x1fie51u xgyxj25 x1xobyvs x1elgs31 x1fv8qjw xcy5tzr x1ht4adc xnvauns x1c2l018 x14l7nz5 xuw7688 x1pjt2rx x160d6zm xrxpjvj\" dir=\"ltr\">In men\u2019s handball, CSM Bucharest lost 39-32 away to Swiss side Kadetten Schaffhausen on Wednesday in their opening match of the EHF European League, Group C. Andrei Dr\u0103gan was the Tigers\u2019 top scorer with 11 goals. In the second round, CSM Bucharest will play at home against French side Chamb\u00e9ry on 6 October.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x1yc453h xma8rkl xgoqxah xutxfr x1fie51u xgyxj25 x1xobyvs x1elgs31 x1fv8qjw xcy5tzr x1ht4adc xnvauns x1c2l018 x14l7nz5 xuw7688 x1pjt2rx x160d6zm xrxpjvj\" dir=\"ltr\">On Friday, Romania will face Poland away in their third match in Nations League Group B4. A week ago, the Romanians lost 2-1 away to Sweden, before suffering a 4-2 home defeat against Bosnia and Herzegovina on Monday. They will be up against Sweden next Monday, at home. (EE)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Romanian tennis player Gabriela Ruse beat Austria\u2019s Lilli Tagger 6-4, 6-2 on Wednesday in the first round of the WTA 1,000 tournament in Beijing, which offers $9.4 million in prize money. 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