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\nbegin with good news from handball. The Romanian women’s side CSM has received
\na wildcard to participate in the next edition of the Champions League due to
\nunfold in a new format. Only SCM Ramnicu Valcea initially qualified for the
\nLeague after they had ended on the first position in the championships. Brest
\nBretagne, TSK Moscow, Ferencvaros Budapest, Bietigheim, Podravca Koprivnica and
\nKrim Ljubljana have also received wildcards. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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Romanian men’s side Dinamo
\nBucharest also hoped for a wildcard for the Champions League, as they had been
\nedged out of the present edition without any defeat. However, their dreams have
\nbeen shattered by the European Federation whose decision allows Dinamo to play
\nin the new continental competition the European Handball League directly in the
\ngroups’ stage. <\/p>\n
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The Dutch Martine Smeets,
\none of the world’s best left wings, has been transferred to CSM Bucharest. A
\nworld champion and bronze medalist in the European Championship with the Dutch
\nside, Smeets comes after a season at French team Metz. She is the fourth player
\nto have joined the Romanian side for the future season, after French Siraba
\nDembele, Spanish Alexandrina Cabral Barbosa and Barbara Lazovic of Slovenia. On
\nthe other hand Norwegian player Nora Mork has announced her departure from CSM
\nBucharest. <\/p>\n
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Last weekend saw the matches
\ncounting towards the championship of Romania’s first football league. On Friday
\nUniversitatea Craiova secured a 2-1 win against Astra Giurgiu and CFR Cluj on
\nSaturday clinched a 2-0 away win against FC Botosani. On Sunday in Bucharest
\nFCSB and Gaz Metan Medias ended in a draw their game, two-all. CFR tops the
\ntable in the first league with 36 points followed by Craiova with 29. <\/p>\n
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On Sunday FC Voluntari
\nsecured a 1-0 home win against Poli Iasi while Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe managed a
\n3-1 away win against Dinamo Bucharest.<\/p>\n
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