There was a surprise
\nwinner at this year’s US Open, 18-year-old Emma Raducanu, a player born in
\nCanada to a Romanian father and a Chinese mother and living in the UK. She is
\nalso the first qualifier to win a Grand Slam trophy. In the final, Raducanu
\ndefeated Canada’s Laylah Fernandez 6-4, 6-3 and will climb to world no. 23. <\/p>\n
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Romanian women’s handball
\nchampions CSM Bucharest lost to the Danish side Team Esbjerg 22-21 in Champions’
\nLeague Group A. The Romanian side conceded the last goal a few seconds before
\nthe end of play, having led for the last four minutes. In other group matches, Podravka
\nVegeta Koprivnica defeated Buducnost Podgorica 29-22, Rostov-Don defeated Brest
\nBretagne Handball 26-24, and Borussia Dortmund drew 25-all against FTC-Rail
\nCargo Hungaria.<\/p>\n
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In men’s handball, the
\nRomanian side Minaur Baia Mare defeated the Bulgarian side HC Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa 44-22 in the first leg of the EHF European Cup
\nRound 1. The second leg will be played on 18th September. If they defeat
\nthe Bulgarian side, Minaur will face Hapoel Ashdod of Israel. <\/p>\n
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In Romanian domestic
\nfootball, in the 8th leg of the First Romanian League, CS Mioveni lost
\nto Chindia T\u00e2rgovi\u015fte nil-1; UTA Arad drew 2-all against Rapid Bucharest; FC
\nArge\u015f defeated FC U Craiova 1-nil; FC Boto\u015fani defeated CFR Cluj 1-nil; and Gaz
\nMetan Media\u0219 lost to FC Voluntari 1-2. The leg’s final match, the Bucharest traditional
\nderby between FCSB and Dinamo Bucharest ended 6-nil, the biggest goal
\ndifference between the two sides in history. CFR Cluj still top the current
\nranking with 21 points, followed by Rapid and FC Boto\u0219ani, both with 16 points. (CM)<\/p>\n
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