Romanian tennis player Monica Niculescu this
\ncoming Saturday will prove her mettle in the women’s doubles semi-finals
\nof the WTA 250 tournament in Lyon, an event with 225, 480 Euros in prize money. Pairing
\nup with Switzerland’s Viktorija Golubic, In the quarterfinals, Niculescu
\nsecured her qualification winning the match against the all-American pair made
\nof Kaitlyn Christian and Sabrina Santamaria, 5-7, 6-1, 10-7.<\/p>\n
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Romanian women’s handball team SCM R\u00e2mnicu
\nV\u00e2lcea on Saturday play a home game against German opponents Thuringer. The
\nfixture counts towards the fourth round as part of the EHF European League’s group
\nstage. With 6 points in three games, Thuringer are at the top of the table in Group
\nD. With 2 points but with a better goal average, SCM Ramnicu V\u00e2lcea are second-placed,
\non a par with 3rd and 4rd-placed teams, Paris 92 of France and Hungary’s Vac. <\/p>\n
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The Champions League will see matches being
\nplayed, counting towards the last-but-one-round of the group stage. On Saturday,
\nRapid Bucharest travel to France for a match against the Group B leader, Metz
\nHandball. For holders Rapid, the game is extremely important for their direct qualification
\nto the quarterfinals. <\/p>\n
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Two rounds ahead of the group stage, Metz Handball
\nhave 21 points. Following in descending order are Hungarian team Gyor, Denmark’s
\nEsbjerg and Rapid Bucharest, with 18 points each. On Sunday and on home turf, in
\nGroup A CSM Bucharest play also a French team, Brest Bretagne. Romania’s
\nvice-champion team have already secured their ticket to the quarterfinals, also
\nbeing the leaders in the rankings, with 21 points. Following in descending order
\nare Norway’s Vipers Kristiansand, with 19 points. Playing straight to the Champions
\nLeague’s quarterfinals are only the first two teams in each group. According to
\na round-robin system, 3rd,
\n4th, 5th and 6th-placed teams compete in the League’s play-off stage. <\/p>\n
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Matches counting
\ntowards the 24th round of the Romanian football Superleague are scheduled at
\nthe weekend. On Friday, Chindia T\u00e2rgovi\u015fte play UTA Arad and FC U Craiova face Universitatea
\nCluj. On Saturday in Sibiu, the local side Hermannstadt receive the visit of FC
\nArges, while in Bucharest Rapid play FC Voluntari. On Sunday, Mioveni play a home game against Sepsi Sf\u00e2ntu Gheorghe. The 24th
\nround’s derby will see CFR Cluj traveling to Bucharest for a fixture against
\nFCSB. On Monday, Petrolul Ploiesti play
\nFC Botosani, away from home, while in Ovidiu, in the south-east, Farul
\nConstanta face Universitatea Craiova. With 50 points, CFR Cluj are at the top
\nof the table, while Farul Constanta are the runner-up team, with 48.(EN)<\/p>\n
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