The
\nRomanian athlete Andreea Grecu won the silver medal in the women’s monobob
\nevent at the IBSF European Championships held in Altenberg, Germany. She finished
\nthe race in 2’02”45, and was outperformed by Germany’s Laura Nolte, with
\n2’01”13. In the World Cup ranking in Altenberg, the first place went to
\nKaillie Humphries, of the US, with 2’00”61, with Grecu coming in 6th.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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The
\nRomanian women’s handball side CSM Bucharest qualified into the Champions’
\nLeague quarter-finals. Two legs prior to the end of the group stage, the
\nRomanian vice-champions are top of Group A with 21 points. Second comes the
\nNorwegian team Vipers Kristiansand, with 19 points. The two sides have secured
\na place in the quarter-finals, given that the 3rd-ranking team, Odense
\n(Denmark) only have 14 points. On Sunday, CSM defeated the German team Bietigheim
\n27 – 25 away from home. Malin Larsen Aune (Norway) was the Romania side’s best
\nscorer, with 6 goals. Cristina Neagu scored 5 times and went over the threshold
\nof 1,000 goals in the Champions’ League.<\/p>\n
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In Group B
\nof the same competition, Rapid Bucharest defeated Turkey’s champions,
\nKastamonu, 28 – 22. The Dutch Estavana Polman scored 6 times for the Romanian
\nteam, followed by Eliza Buceschi with 5 goals. Top of the group is the French
\nside Metz, with 21 points, followed by 3 teams with 18 points each: Gy\u0151r (Hungary),
\nEsbjerg (Denmark) and Rapid. The top 2 teams in each group will go straight
\ninto the quarter-finals, with the teams on the 3rd, 4th,
\n5th and 6th places moving into the playoffs.<\/p>\n
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In the EHF
\nEuropean League, SCM R\u00e2mnicu V\u00e2lcea lost to Th\u00fcringer, in Germany, 31 – 38. The
\nGerman side tops Group D, with 6 points in 3 matches. V\u00e2lcea comes 2nd
\nwith 2 points, and so do 2 other teams, Paris 92 (France) and V\u00e1c (Hungary). <\/p>\n
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We wrap up
\nwith news from football. In the 22nd leg of the Romanian Super
\nLeague, Universitatea Cluj Friday beat FC Voluntari 2-1, and Rapid Bucharest
\ndefeated Sepsi Sf\u00e2ntu Gheorghe 3-0. On Saturday, CS Mioveni won at home against
\nPetrolul Ploie\u015fti 1-0, and FC Boto\u015fani defeated Universitatea Craiova 1-0 at
\nhome. On Sunday, FC U Craiova drew at home against UTA Arad (1-1), and FCSB won
\n1-0 against Hermannstadt in Sibiu. Before this leg, Farul Constanta was first
\nplaced in the ranking, with 45 points, followed by CFR Cluj with 44. (AMP)<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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