Romanian tennis player Simona Halep
\non Saturday won her first tournament in 2020. She prevailed in Dubai, where
\ntotal winnings stood at 2.6 million dollars. In the final Halep defeated Elena
\nRybakina of Kazakhstan, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6. For her win in the United Arab Emirates,
\nHalep will be awarded 700 thousand dollars and 470 WTA points.<\/p>\n
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We move on to news from handball.
\nAfter matches played this weekend, Romanian clubs playing in Champions League still
\nhold chances of qualifying to the quarterfinals. In Group 1, CSM Bucharest
\ndefeated Ferencvaros Budapest 27-24 on home turf. Cristina Neagu’s team is
\nranked 4th in the group tables with 9 points, which secures
\nqualification to the next phase. Ranking 5th is Vipers Kristiansand
\nof Norway with 5 points, followed by Ferencvaros with 3 points. Metz of France
\nand Team Esbjerb of Denmark are in first and second place respectively, each with
\n11 points. Ranking 3rd is Rostov-Don of Russia with 9 points, the
\nsame as CSM Bucharest, although with a better goal-average ratio. On Sunday,
\nCSM will take on Metz away from home. In Group 2, SCM Ramnicu Valcea drew
\n28-all against Krim Mercator Ljubljana of Slovenia. Gyor of Hungary ranks first
\nwith 15 points, followed by Brest Bretgane of France with 13 points and
\nBuducnost Podgorica of Montenegro with 10 points. SCM Ramnicu Valcea is in 4th
\nplace with 5 points. Krim ranks 5th with 3 points, followed by
\nSavehof of Sweden with 2 points. On Saturday, Valcea will play Savehof. <\/p>\n
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In men’s handball, let us note that
\nDinamo Bucharest has made an important step towards qualifying to the Champions
\nLeague round of 16. In the first leg of the playoffs, Dinamo defeated Sporting
\nLisbon of Portugal 26-25 away from home. The return leg is scheduled for Sunday
\nin Bucharest. <\/p>\n
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Romania’s rugby team on Saturday
\ngrabbed its first win in the 2020 edition of Rugby Europe Championship. The
\nOaks defeated Spain 24-7 at home. After three rounds, Romania is ranked 5th
\nwith 4 points, the same as Russia. Romania will go up against Russia on
\nSaturday, March 7. <\/p>\n
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In news from football, matches
\ncounting towards the last round of the domestic championship’s regular season were
\nplayed this weekend. On Saturday, FC Voluntari won 2-nil against FC
\nHermannstadt. FCSB drew 1-all against Chindia Targoviste. On Sunday, Viitorul
\nConstanta drew nil-all against Academica Clinceni, while in Medias, Gaz Metan
\nwon 1-nil against Dinamo Bucharest. Astra Giurgiu drew 2-all against Sepsi
\nSfantu Gheorghe. In the round’s highlight match, CFR Cluj won 2-nil against
\nUniversitatea Craiova. On Monday, FC Botosani will play Politehnica Iasi. Cluj,
\nCraiova, FCSB, Gaz Metan, Astra and FC Botosani will play in Group 1, while
\nViitorul, Dinamo, Sepsi, Chindia, Hermannstadt, Iasi and Voluntari will play in
\nGroup 2. <\/p>\n
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(Translated by V. Palcu)<\/p>\n
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