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A new round in European inter-club competitions was held this
\nweekend. In Champions League Group A, CSM Bucharest lost to Metz of France
\n25-22 on Saturday away from home. The team from Bucharest is ranked 3rd
\nin the group standings and will play SCM R\u00e2mnicu V\u00e2lcea in the round of 16. The
\nRomanian champions ended Group B in sixth place. The match SCM was supposed to
\nplay last Sunday at home against Brest Bretagne of France was cancelled, and
\nthe team from R\u00e2mnicu V\u00e2lcea was awarded a walkover 3-nil win after extreme
\nweather phenomena in northern France prevented the French team from taking off.
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Simona Halep, seeded 2nd in the Australian Open, will
\nplay Serena Williams of the United States in the quarterfinals. In the round of
\n16, the Romanian eased past Iga Swiatek on Poland, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4. In the
\nprevious round, Williams defeated Arina Sabalenka of Belarus, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4. <\/p>\n
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In the domestic ice hockey championship, CS Gheorgheni on Sunday
\ndefeated CSM Gala\u0163i away from home, score 4-3 after stoppage time. Also on
\nSunday, Corona Bra\u015fov won 4-3 against SC Miercurea Ciuc in a match that also
\ncounted towards the Erste League. The team from Gheorgheni tops the league
\ntables, while Corona is ranked 1st in Erste League. <\/p>\n
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This weekend also saw matches counting towards a new round in the
\ndomestic football championship. On Friday, FC Arge\u015f won 1-nil against Viitorul
\nConstan\u0163a at home. On Saturday, Chindia T\u00e2rgovi\u015fte drew 1-all against UTA Arad,
\nwhile Dinamo Bucharest drew nil-all against Sepsi Sf\u00e2ntu Gheorghe. On Sunday,
\nAstra Giurgiu won 3-2 against Poli Ia\u015fi, while Universitatea Craiova drew
\nnil-all against Academica Clinceni. Also on Sunday, FC Hermannstadt a won 1-nil
\nagainst FCSB. The round’s last two matches are scheduled for Monday: FC
\nBoto\u0219ani will take on Gaz Metan Media\u0219 while CFR Cluj will play FC Voluntari.
\nFCSB tops the league tables with 48 points, followed by CFR Cluj with 47
\npoints. (V. Palcu)<\/p>\n
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