In the
\nquarterfinals fixture venued by the central Transylvanian city of Cluj, the
\nCzech team, who are the trophy holders outclassed Romania, 3-2. In the inaugural game this past Saturday,
\nSimona Halep was defeated by Karolina Pliskova, 6-7, 6-4, 6-2. <\/p>\n
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Monica Niculescu
\ndrew level in the game against Petra Kvitova, securing a 6-3, 6-4 win. On
\nSaturday, Simona Halep also booked yet another win against Kvitova, again in
\nthree sets, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3. However, Monica Niculescu conceded defeat to
\nKarolina Pliskova, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3. The doubles turned out to be crucial under
\nthe circumstances, and the pair made up of Karolina Pliskova and Barbora
\nStrycova secured a 6-2, 6-3 win against Andreea Mitu and Raluca Olaru. <\/p>\n
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And now, it’s news
\nfrom women’s handball as this past weekend games were played counting towards
\nthe Champions League. HCM Baia Mare has climbed up on the 3rd
\nposition in the main group one. On Friday, Baia Mare trounced FTC Budapest on
\nhome court, 32-24. Next week, HCM will be traveling to France for a fixture
\nagainst Fleury Loiret. <\/p>\n
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On Saturday in
\nGyor, local side Audi ETO defeated CSM Bucharest, 28 – 22. CSM are 4th-placed
\nin main group two. In the next fixture on February 16th, CSM will be
\ntaking on Vardar Skopje of Macedonia. <\/p>\n
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We carry on with
\nnews from rugby. Romania’s national fifteen had an auspicious start in the 2016
\nedition of the Rugby Europe Championship competition season. In Cluj on
\nSaturday, The Oak Leaf Knights trounced Portugal, 39-14. The Romanian squad
\nalso had the bonus point for its offensive game, thanks to its excellent run in
\nthe second half. <\/p>\n
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At halftime,
\nPortugal had a 14-10 lead, and even had a 14-7 lead throughout the game. In
\nother games at the weekend, Georgia outclassed Germany, 59-7, while Russia
\nmanaged a hard-fought win against Spain, 22-20. The Oak Leaf Knights’ next
\nfixture is the game against Spain on February 13th in Madrid. <\/p>\n
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We go out with
\nnews from football. With Anghel Iordanescu at the helm, on Saturday, Romania’s
\nnational squad outclassed Bulgarian sude Beroe Stara Zagora, 2-1, as part of
\nthe national team’s pre-season training stage in Turkey. Romania had previously
\noutperformed Georgian side Torpedo Kutaisi, 5-1, also securing a 1-nil win
\nagainst Zimbru Chisinau of Republic of Moldova.<\/p>\n
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Romania’s
\nchampions team Steaua are also in Turkey and concluded their pre-season
\ntraining stage with a nil-one defeat against Slovak opponents Trencin. In
\nTurkey, Steaua’s record included two wins, two draws, and a defeat. 2-all in
\nthe game against Young Boys Berne of Switzerland, 2-nil against Ujpest of
\nHungary, 1-nil in the fixture against Sturm Graz of Austria. Then Steaua
\nsustained a 3-nil defeat against Ludogoretz Razgrad and managed another 2-all
\ndraw against Sweden’s Djurgardens. <\/p>\n
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