Let’s
\nbegin with football. Romanian champions CFR Cluj on Thursday evening played
\nagainst the Czech side FK Jablonec away in the Conference League Group D. Jablonec’s
\nVaclav Pilar scored 51 minutes into the match after a handball in the box from
\nCamorra, who also got a red card for this. In the other group fixture, Randers
\nFC and AZ Alkmaar drew 2-all.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
\n
\n
\n
<\/p>\n
Let’s
\nmove to men’s handball. Romanian champions Dinamo Bucharest defeated the Polish
\nside Lomza Vive Kielce 32-29 in the first leg of Champions League Group B. In
\nother group matches, Motor Zaporoje defeated FC Porto 30-27, Telekom Veszprem
\nHC defeated Paris Saint-Germain Handball 34-31 and SG Flensburg lost to
\nBarcelona 21-25.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
\n
\n
\n
<\/p>\n
This
\nweekend, Bucharest is playing host to the FIBA 3×3 World Tour Finals. This is a
\nbasketball competition in which each side has three players and which brings together
\n24 national sides from 13 different countries. Romania will be represented in
\nall three world competitions, men’s and women’s youth sides and the women’s
\nsenior side. <\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
\n
\n
\n
<\/p>\n
In
\nwomen’s handball, the Romanian champions CSM Bucharest will face the Russian
\nchampions Rostov Don on Saturday at home in the second leg of Champions League
\nGroup A. CSM are currently in 6th place in their group, from 8
\nteams. Also on Saturday, Minaur Baia Mare will be playing their second leg
\nmatch in the EHF Cup Round 1 away against the Bulgarian side Lokomotiv Gorna
\nOryahovitsa. Minaur won the first leg, 44-22.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
\n
\n
\n
<\/p>\n
Finally
\nin sports, a preview of the 9th leg of the Romanian First League in
\nfootball. Friday
\nsees FC Voluntari vs CS Mioveni and Rapid Bucure\u0219ti vs Gaz Metan Media\u0219. On Saturday,
\nChindia T\u00e2rgovi\u0219te are playing Farul Constan\u021ba and FCU Craiova 1948 are playing
\nFCSB. On Sunday, Academica Clinceni are playing FC Arge\u0219, Sepsi OSK Sf. Gheorghe
\nare playing UTA Arad and Dinamo Bucharest and playing FC Boto\u0219ani. On Monday, CFR
\nCluj are playing CS Universitatea Craiova. CFR Cluj are currently in the lead
\nwith 21 points, followed by Rapid Bucharest and FC Boto\u0219ani, each with 17
\npoints. (CM)<\/p>\n
\n
<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The latest in sports and a preview of the weekend action.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":127,"featured_media":119726,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40940],"tags":[28907],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-116861","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport","tag-sports"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n