Sports Club Miercurea Ciuc and
\nCorona Brasov ended on podium the first stage of the regional ice hockey
\ncontest Erste League. Miercurea Ciuc came first in the ranking after a 4-3 home
\nwin against Hungarian side DEAC Debrecen. Corona came third in the competition
\nafter losing to Hungarian side Fehervari Titanok 3-2 in the extra-time. <\/p>\n
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The competition’s next stage will
\nsee a series of matches between the first five teams in the ranking and the
\nlast five sides. In the first group, Sports Club has mustered 6 points and is
\nbeing followed by Ferencvaros Budapest with 3, Corona Brasov with 2 and
\nDebrecen with one. Last comes Dunaujvaros Acelbikak with no points. <\/p>\n
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Romania’s best tennis player Simona
\nHalep lost to Arina Sabalenka of Belarus 6-4, 6-2 in the quarterfinals of the
\nWTA tournament in Adelaide. Next week Halep will be taking on US challenger
\nJennifer Brady in the Australian Open. <\/p>\n
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There is no Romanian male player on
\nthe main board of the Australian Open as Marius Copil was defeated in the
\nsecond qualifying round by Lorenzo Musetti of Italy. The Romanian got the upper
\nhand in the decisive set 3-0, 4-1, 5-2 but the 17 year old Italian challenger
\nmade a great comeback with five consecutive games. Last year Copil had made it
\nto the second round of the Australian Open as in 2015; these being his best
\nresults in Melbourne.<\/p>\n
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Two Romanian women’s handball sides
\nare playing in the EHF Cup on Sunday. Ranking second in group B, with no points,
\nMagura Cisnadie takes on Kobenhavn Handball in an away game. In group C, Gloria
\nBistrita-Nasaud plays, also in Denmark against Odense Handbold. Gloria ranks 2nd
\nin the group with 2 points, while their Danish opponent is on the first
\nposition with 4. <\/p>\n
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