Romania’s
\nmen’s handball team was defeated in Bucharest on Wednesday by Austria, 35 – 30.
\nIt was the last but one game for Romania ahead of the 2024 European
\nChampionship qualifiers, Group 4. In its last match, Romania will face Ukraine
\nin Gummersbach, Germany on Sunday. At the time being, Austria is top of the
\ngroup standings with 10 points out of 10, followed by Romania and the Faroe
\nIslands with 4 points each, and Ukraine with 2 points. The top 2 teams in each
\ngroup qualify to the final tournament, alongside the best 4 teams ranking 3rd.
\nThe European Championships will be hosted by Germany between January 10 and 28,
\n2024. Romania last played in a men’s European Championship in 1996. <\/p>\n
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The
\nRomanian tennis player Jaqueline Cristian Wednesday qualified into the second
\nround of the WTA 1000 tournament in Madrid, with EUR 7,700,000 in total prize
\nmoney. In the first round she beat Sloane Stephens of the US, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4. Her
\nnext opponent will be Anastasia Potapova of Russia, seed no 21. Also on
\nWednesday, Gabriela Ruse lost to Aliz\u00e9 Cornet (France), 6-7, 6-4, 6-4. Also
\nplaying in the second round of the Madrid competition are Ana Bogdan, Sorana
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Sepsi
\nSf\u00e2ntu Gheorghe is the first finalist of the Romanian football Cup. On
\nWednesday, the team from Covasna defeated CFR Cluj in the semis, 3 – 0. Sepsi, the
\ncurrent cup holders, scored 10 minutes into the match, thanks to Nicolae P\u0103un, 19
\nminutes later through Marius \u015etef\u0103nescu, and on 81 minutes through Venezuelan Mario
\nRondon. Defending champions CFR played more than half of the match with only 10
\nmen on the pitch, after defender Andrei Burc\u0103 was sent out on 43 minutes over a
\nfoul on Pavol \u0160afranko. The referee granted a penalty kick, but Cosmin Matei failed
\nto score. The final is scheduled on May 24 in Sibiu. (AMP)<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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