This weekend saw
\na new round in the women’s Champions League in handball. On Saturday, SCM
\nR\u00e2mnicu V\u00e2lcea lost to Gy\u00f6r of Hungary away from home 38-31 in Group B. Despite
\nthe final score, the Romanian club had an exceptional first half, leading 17-15
\nat half time. In the second part of the game the Hungarians upped their game,
\nand the team from R\u00e2mnicu V\u00e2lcea thus sustained its fourth defeat in the group.
\nSCM has one more game to play and is bottom of the group tables. On Sunday, in
\nGroup A, CSM Bucharest defeated Ferencvaros Budapest 25-19 on home turf. The
\nodds were even in the first half, with the Hungarian side even taking the lead
\nat times. In the second round, Cristina Neagu made the difference on the court,
\nafter being absent in the last two weeks after testing positive for COVID-19.
\nThe team from Bucharest is now 3rd-placed in the group standings
\nwith 6 points in four games.<\/p>\n
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The city of
\nOstrava in the Czech Republic is this week playing host to a WTA tournament
\ntotaling $528 thousand in prize money. A total of three Romanian players were
\nenrolled in the qualifying rounds. Sorana C\u00eerstea and Ana Bogdan lost in the
\nfirst round. Irina Begu advanced to the second round, where she was knocked
\nout. <\/p>\n
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Last weekend saw
\nmatches counting towards the seventh round in the Romanian First Football
\nLeague. On Friday, FC Arge\u015f won 1-nil at home against Astra Giurgiu. On
\nSaturday, Chindia T\u00e2rgovi\u015fte won 1-nil against Gaz Metan Media\u015f. Politehnica
\nIa\u015fi lost 1-4 to Sepsi Sf\u00e2ntu Gheorghe at home. CFR Cluj won narrowly 2-1
\nagainst de FC Boto\u015fani. On Sunday, FC Hermannstadt drew 1-all against UTA Arad.
\nIn the round’s highlight match, Universitatea Craiova won 1-nil against Dinamo
\nBucharest. On Monday, FC Voluntari is playing Viitorul Constan\u0163a while
\nAcademica Clinceni will take on FCSB. Craiova tops the league tables with 18 points,
\nfollowed by FCSB and CFR Cluj, each with 12 points. <\/p>\n
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(Translated by
\nV. Palcu)<\/p>\n
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