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The year’s first Grand
\nSlam tournament, the Australian Open saw Romanian tennis player Irina Bara
\nsustaining a 3-6, 1-6 defeat by Spain’s Nuria Parrizas Diaz, in the first round
\nof the tournament. Bara was handed a cheque worth 103.000 AUD and earned 40 WTA
\npoints. <\/p>\n
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In a
\nfixture counting towards Champions League’s Group A, the Romanian women’s
\nhandball team, holders CSM Bucharest on Saturday grabbed an away win
\nagainst Montenegro’s Buducnost Podgorica, 28-20. Also on Saturday, in another
\nGroup A match, Rostov Don outclassed Borussia Dortmund, 31-25. With 15 points
\non their record sheet, Team Esbjerg are at the top of the table in Group A,
\nwhile CSM are 4th-placed, with 10 points on their record sheet. <\/p>\n
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Also in women’s handball, in a EHF European League fixture on Saturday, Magura Cisnadie
\nsustained a 28-31 Group C away defeat by Danish challengers Herning-Ikast
\nHandbold. In another Group C match, Norway’s Storhamar defeated Russian
\nopponents Lada Togliatti, 34-29. In Group C, Magura Cisnadie are the runner-up
\nteam, with 2 points on their record sheet. <\/p>\n
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In a EHF European League Group D home fixture on Sunday, SCM
\nRamnicu Valcea trounced Hungarian side Vac, 39-29. In another Group D match, Chambray Touraine sustained a home defeat by
\nDanish side Viborg, 24-27.<\/p>\n
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The third Romanian team competing in
\nthe EHF European League, Minaur Baia Mare, sustained a 20-39 defeat by German
\nopponents Bietigheim, away from home. With 2 points on their record sheet, Minaur
\nare the runner-up team in Group B.<\/p>\n
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In the all-time derby as part of Belgium’s domestic
\nfootball championship, Standard Liege were held to a 1-all draw by Anderlecht Brussels,
\nin a 22nd round match. Scoring for Standard was Romanian international
\nfootballers Denis Dragus. With 24 points, Standard are 14th-placed
\nin the domestic championship’s as-it-stands table. <\/p>\n
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In the
\nErste Liga regional ice hockey competition, Sport Club Miercurea Ciuc defeated
\nHungarian challengers Titanok, 8-6. ACSH Gheorghieni grabbed a 4-1 win against
\nanother Hungarian opponent, FTC Telekom. Romania’s champion team Bra\u015fov Wolves won
\nthe fixture against Hungary’s DVTK Jegesmedvek by the narrowest of margins, 5-4. In Erste Liga, Sport Club Miercurea Ciuc are
\nat the top of the table, with 79 points.<\/p>\n
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