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At the 16th FINA World Swimming
\nChampionships (25 m) in Melbourne, the Romanian swimmer David Popovici came out
\n4th in the 100m freestyle final with 45.64, a new world junior record.
\nFirst came the Australian athlete Kyle Chalmers. David Popovici is the
\ndefending 100m freestyle world champion and holder of the world record in this
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In men’s basketball, on Wednesday in Riga, Latvia, the
\nRomanian side U-BT Cluj-Napoca was defeated by the Ukrainian team Prometey
\nSlobozhanske 105-82, in the EuroCup Group A. After 8 games, the Romanian
\nchampions are ranking 8th, with 6 points. In the FIBA Europe Cup,
\nCSM Oradea beat the German side Bamberg on home turf, 82 – 80, in the first
\nmatch in Group L. In Group I of the same competition, SCM Craiova was defeated
\nat home by FC Porto, 83-73. Also worth noting is that the women’s team Baschet
\nClub Arad ended its participation in the EuroCup with a defeat. The Romanian
\nteam was defeated in Poland by Arka Gdynia 87-53 and ranked last in the group D
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Arcada Gala\u0163i qualified in the play-offs of the CEV Cup
\nin men’s volleyball, after beating the Finnish side Savo Volley Kuopio 3-1, on
\nWednesday at home, in the second leg of the round of 16. The Romanian champions
\nhad already won in Finland, 3-1. In the play-off, Arcada will be facing the
\nItalian side Piacenza, which in the round of 16 defeated Fenerbahce Istanbul, 3-1
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In women’s volleyball, on Wednesday, in the first leg
\nof the round of 32 of the CEV Cup, CSO Voluntari lost in Poland to Budowlani
\nLodz, 3-0. In the Challenge Cup, also in the round of 32, the first leg, CSM Lugoj lost a dramatic match away from
\nhome to PTT Ankara, 3-2.<\/p>\n
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On Wednesday, in a game counting towards round 20 of
\nthe Romanian football SuperLeague, Rapid Bucure\u0219ti beat Petrolul Ploie\u0219ti on
\nthe National Arena in Bucharest, 3-1. Two of Rapid’s goals were scored by the
\nCroatian player Marko Duganzic, and one by \u0218tefan P\u0103noiu, in overtime. Gheorghe
\nGrozav scored for the Ploiesti side. Top of the ranking at present is Farul
\nConstan\u021ba, with 44 points, followed by CFR, with 41 points. (AMP)<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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