Tennis. The Romanian players Irina
\nBegu and Irina Bara were eliminated on Thursday from the women’s doubles in the
\nfirst round of the Australian Open. Irina Begu and the Czech player Kristyna
\nPliskova lost to the all American pair Desirae Krawczyk and Jessica Pegula in
\nstraight sets, while Irina Bara and the Russian player Ekaterina Alexandrova
\nlost to the American-Chilean pair Kaitlyn Christian and Alexa Guarachi, also in
\nstraight sets. <\/p>\n
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Youth Olympics. Romania ranked 14th
\nin the team standings at the Olympic Youth Winter Games in Lausanne that came
\nto an end on Wednesday. With two gold medals, won by Georgeta Popescu and
\nAndrei Nica in bobsleigh, and a bronze medal won by Ramona Ionel in speed
\nskating, Romania finished ahead of countries with a longstanding tradition in
\nwinter sports, such as Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland and Slovenia. Russia,
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Football. Romanian First League
\nfootball clubs are in the final days of their training season. Dinamo Bucharest
\nlost to the Russian side FC Krasnodar 2-1 on Wednesday in their last friendly
\nin Spain. Dinamo did not have a single victory in their training matches, as they
\nalso lost to Dynamo Dresda nil-1 and drew against Bochum and Osijek 1-all.
\nDinamo are playing their first official match of the year on Saturday at home,
\nagainst Astra Giurgiu, as part of the 23rd leg of the domestic
\nchampionship. FCSB, who were also training in
\nSpain, defeated the South Korean champions Jeonbuk Hyundai FC, 3-1. The
\nBucharest side also defeated Karlsruhe 1-nil, drew against Lokomotiv Moscow
\n3-all and lost to FC Basel nil-1. Finally, CFR Cluj defeated the Irish
\nchampions Dundalk FC 2-1 on Wednesday in Oliva Nova. On Saturday, they are
\nplaying their final training match in Spain, against Emelec Guayaquil from
\nEcuador. On Sunday, CFR will be playing at home against FCSB in the 23rd
\nleg of the Romanian First League. <\/p>\n
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