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Canadian tennis player of Romanian origin, Bianca Andreescu, this
\npast Sunday won the WTA tennis tournament in Toronto, an event with 2.83
\nmillion USD in prize money. Andreescu grabbed a 3-1 win in the final she played
\nagainst Serena Williams. 19-year old Bianca Andreescu has thus added the second
\nWTA title to her record sheet, after the Indian Wells WTA tournament she won in
\nspring in this year. Andreescu played yet another final in Auckland. <\/p>\n
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On Sunday at the European Diving Championships in Kyiv, the
\nRomanian diver Constantin Popovici came in 5th in the finals of the
\nplatform diving. On Friday, Constantin Popovici and Antonia-Mihaela Pavel also
\ncame in 5th in the synchro mixed platform diving. Also 5th came in
\nNicoleta Angelica Muscalu and Antonia-Mihaela Pavel in the synchro women’s
\nplatform diving. <\/p>\n
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Romania has been relegated from League I to League II of the
\nEuropean Athletics Team Championships.
\nThe Romanian delegation came in 8th in Sandnes, Norway, at the end
\nof League I. Three other teams have been relegated from League I to League II,
\nHungary, Slovakia and Lithuania. Portugal was at the top of the table and got
\nthrough to the Super League. In the last day of the competition, in the 5,000m
\nrace, Romania’s Roxana B\u00e2rca won the only medal for the Romanian delegation. <\/p>\n
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This past weekend saw matches being played, counting towards
\nthe 5th round of Romanian League One championship. In Voluntari on
\nFriday, Academica Clinceni grabbed a 3-1 win against Chindia Targoviste, whil
\nin the North-eastern Romanian town of Iasi, the local side Poli won the game
\nagainst Dinamo Bucharest 2-nil. On Saturday, Gaz Metan Medias clinched a 1-nil
\nwin in the home game against Astra Giurgiu, while CFR Cluj grabbed a 3-nil home
\nwin against FC Hermannstadt. On Sunday, Sepsi Sf\u00e2ntu Gheorghe won the game
\nagainst Universitatea Craiova, 1-nil, away from home, while in the southern
\nRomanian town of Ploiesti, FC Voluntari defeated FCSB, 3-1. After this past
\nweekend’s 5th round fixtures, CFR Cluj are at the top of the table,
\nwith 13 points on their record sheet. <\/p>\n
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