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\nfootball club CFR Cluj has won the eighth domestic championship title in its
\nhistory and the fifth won in a row. CFR won the trophy one round ahead of the
\nend of the season, after defeating Universitatea Craiova 2-1 on Sunday at home.
\nThe team in runner-up position, FCSB, drew 2-2 against FC Voluntari. Also in
\nGroup 1, Farul Constan\u021ba won 1-0 against FC Arge\u0219.<\/p>\n
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In Group 2,
\non Friday, Chindia T\u00e2rgovi\u0219te won 3-0 against Gaz Metan Media\u0219 in Ploie\u0219ti,
\nwhile in Bucharest, Dinamo drew 1-1 against UTA Arad. On Monday, FC U Craiova
\nis playing Sepsi Sf\u00e2ntu Gheorghe, Academica Clinceni will play FC Boto\u0219ani
\nwhile CS Mioveni will take on Rapid Bucharest. The teams at the bottom of the
\ntable in Group 2, Gaz Metan Media\u0219 and Academica Clinceni, were relegated to
\nthe second division. Petrolul Ploie\u0219ti and FC Hermannstadt got promoted to the
\nfirst league. The teams in 13th and 14th position, respectively, Dinamo
\nBucharest and Chindia T\u00e2rgovi\u0219te, will play playoff matches to remain in the
\nfirst league. The team from Bucharest will play Universitatea Cluj, ranking 3rd
\nin the second tier league, while Chindia will play Concordia Chiajna, ranking 5th.
\nThe team from T\u00e2rgovi\u0219te was originally scheduled to play CSA Steaua, ranking 4th,
\nbut the army club did not get the permit to play in the first league.<\/p>\n
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Maxime
\nVachier-Legrave of France on Saturday won the 2022 edition of the Superbet
\nChess Classic Romania, the first stage in the Grand Chess Tour hosted by
\nBucharest. He ranked 1st in the final standings with 5.5 points, and
\nwas awarded a 77-thousand USD check. Ranking second and third were Wesley So
\nand Levon Aronian, both of the USA, also with 5.5 points. Romania’s top chess
\nplayer, grandmaster Bogdan Deac, ranked 4th with 4.5 points, the
\nsame as Fabiano Caruana and Leinier Dominguez Perez of the USA. <\/p>\n
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In news from
\nhandball, the women’s club Minaur Baia Mare ranked 4th in the Final
\nFour tournament of the EHF European League, hosted by Viborg in Denmark. The
\ntournament was won by Bietigheim of Germany, which defeated Viborg in the
\nfinal, 31-20. In the bronze final, Minaur lost to Herning-Ikast of Denmark,
\n29-28, at the penalty shootout. In the first games on Saturday, Minaur lost to
\nViborg 24-28, while Bietigheim won 34-33 the match against Herning-Ikast. <\/p>\n
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In men’s
\nhandball, let us note that Dinamo Bucharest won the Romanian Cup on Sunday
\nafter defeating the Bucharest rivals Steaua, score 24-23. This was the seventh
\ncup for Dinamo and the third won in a row. Xavi Pascual’s trainees last week
\nalso celebrated the 18th domestic championship title won by the
\nclub. (VP)<\/p>\n
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