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All
\nRomanian tennis players participating in the US Open in tennis have been edged
\nout of competition. Monica Niculescu and Gabriela Ruse were the last ones to
\nleave the tournament. This past Wednesday, the Romanian pair sustained a 6-7,
\n6-2, 6-3 defeat by the Chilean – US payer made of Alexa Guarachi and Desirae
\nKrawczyk. In the women’s doubles quarterfinals, Niculescu and Ruse gave in after
\ntwo hours and 24 minutes of play. However, Niculescu and Ruse earned their
\nplace among the tournament’s first eight pairs, so they were rewarded with
\n93,000 USD and 430 points according to the WTA doubles rankings.<\/p>\n
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A
\nfresh edition of the Champions League in women’s handball kick-starts this
\ncoming weekend. Romania’s representative in the competition, CSM Bucharest, has
\nbeen included in Group A. CSM will make their debut in the League’s first round
\ntaking on Danish opponents Esbjerg away from home, this coming Sunday. Romanian
\nworld star Cristina Neagu and her colleagues’ set target is advancing to the
\ncompetition’s semifinals. In Group A, CSM Bucharest rubs shoulders with Brest
\nBretagne of France, Ferencvaros Budapest of Hungary, Buducnost Podgorica, of Montenegro,
\nGermany’s Borussia Dortmund, Rostov Don of Russia and Podravka Koprivnica, of Croatia.
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Matches
\ncounting towards the eighth round of Romanian League One in football will be
\nplayed this coming weekend. On Friday, CS Mioveni take on Chindia Targoviste,
\nwhile UTA Arad face Rapid Bucharest. On Saturday, in Pitesi, the local team FC
\nArges go against FC U Craiova, while FC Botosani receive the visit of CFR Cluj,
\nOn Sunday, Gaz Metan Medias play a home game against FC Voluntari. The Romanian
\nchampionship’s all-time derby, pitting FCSB against Dinamo Bucharest, will be
\nhosted by the National Arena in Bucharest. Both clubs have made spectacular
\ntransfers. International footballer Constantin Budescu played for a team in
\nSaudi Arabia and got transferred by FCSB. Among other footballers, Dinamo
\nBucharest has signed up international footballer Gabriel Torje.The
\neighth round’s closing matches are scheduled this coming Monday, when Farul
\nConstan\u0163a play Academica Clinceni in Ovidiu, while Universitatea Craiova play a
\nhome fixture against Sepsi Sf\u00e2ntu Gheorghe. CFR Cluj are at the top of the
\ntable with a maximum number of points, 21, while Rapid Bucharest are the
\nrunner-up team, with 16 points.(Translation by Eugen Nasta)<\/p>\n
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