The Romanian women’s basketball team Sepsi Sf\u00e2ntu Gheorghe
\non Thursday qualified to the FIBA EuroCup round of 16 after winning 90-44
\nagainst Basket Namur Capitale of Belgium at home. The Romanian champions had
\nwon the first leg 93-74. In the next phase, Sepsi will go up against LDLC ASVEL
\nof France, which in the previous round knocked out Arka Godynia of Poland in two
\nlegs, 86-62 at home and 91-72 away from home. The first leg of the round of 16
\nis scheduled for January 26 in Lyon, while the return leg will be played on
\nFebruary 1 in Sf\u00e2ntu Gheorghe.<\/p>\n
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Three Romanian handball teams are this weekend competing in
\nwomen’s European inter-club competitions. In Champions League, in Group A, CSM
\nBucharest is playing Odense of Denmark at home. CSM ranks first in the group
\ntables with 17 points, followed by the winner of last year’s edition, Vipers
\nKristiansand of Norway with 16 points. Odense is in third place with 14 points.<\/p>\n
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On Sunday, in Group B, Rapid Bucharest is playing Esbjerg of
\nDenmark away from home. Rapid ranks 3rd in the tables with 16
\npoints, the same as the Hungarian team Gy\u0151r in second place, one point behind
\nthe group leader Metz of France. Esbjerg ranks 4th with 14 points. <\/p>\n
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Finally, Romania’s representative in the EHF European League,
\nSCM R\u00e2mnicu V\u00e2lcea, is playing Paris 92 of France away from home in Group D. In
\nthe previous fixture, SCM won 40-30 against V\u00e1c of Hungary, whereas the French
\nteam sustained a 24-28 defeat to Germany’s Th\u00fcringer. <\/p>\n
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This weekend, Romanian football clubs continue to play
\nfriendly matches as part of the winter training campaign. The Romanian Cup
\nwinners, Sepsi Sf\u00e2ntu Gheorghe, drew 2-2 against Gabala of Azerbaijan in a
\nmatch played in Turkey. Mario Rondon and Marius \u0218tef\u0103nescu scored the goals for
\nSepsi. In the previous friendly match, Sepsi had won 2-1 against Radomiak Radom
\nof Poland. On Sunday, Sepsi will play Bohemians Prague of the Czech Republic in
\nthe last match of their training campaign. (VP)<\/p>\n
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