{"id":852294,"date":"2025-01-17T13:45:55","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T11:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/?p=852294"},"modified":"2025-01-17T13:44:23","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T11:44:23","slug":"sports-weekend-464","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/en\/news-and-current-affairs\/sport\/sports-weekend-464-id852294.html","title":{"rendered":"Sports Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Australian Open, the first Grand Slam tournament of the year, is under way in Melbourne. Jaqueline Cristian, the only Romanian player still in competition in the women\u2019s singles, will be in action on Saturday in the third round. She will be playing Germany\u2019s Eva Lys, no. 128 in the world. Cristian, who is 82 in the world, has so far lost all her three head-to-head matches against Lys.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s news from handball next. Matches are held this weekend in the European women\u2019s competitions. In the Champions League Group A on Saturday, CSM Bucharest will be receiving the Slovenian side Krim Ljubljana, while Gloria Bistri\u0163a-N\u0103s\u0103ud are playing Podravka Koprivnica away, in Croatia. CSM are in 5<sup>th<\/sup> place in the group and Gloria in 6<sup>th<\/sup>. In Group B, Rapid Bucharest, who are in 7<sup>th<\/sup> place in the ranking, that is the least but last, will be facing the Danish side Odense at home on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>In the EHF European League Group A, Dun\u0103rea Br\u0103ila will face the Norwegian side Larvik away on Saturday, while in Group B, SCM R\u00e2mnicu V\u00e2lcea will face the Danish side Ikast, also on Saturday. On Wednesday, the two Romanian teams faced each other in a domestic National League match, with Dun\u0103rea Br\u0103ila winning 31 to 24 at home.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s end with football. The domestic Superleague championship is being resumed this weekend. Two matches are played on Friday: Unirea Slobozia vs Sepsi Sf\u00e2ntu Gheorghe; and FCSB vs. FC Hermannstadt. On Saturday, Universitatea Cluj are playing Gloria Buz\u0103u at home; and O\u0163elul Gala\u0163i are receiving Petrolul Ploie\u015fti. On Sunday, FC Boto\u015fani are playing CFR Cluj at home; and Universitatea Craiova are facing Dinamo Bucharest at home. The leg\u2019s two final matches will be played on Monday, namely Farul Constan\u0163a vs. UTA; and Rapid Bucharest vs. Poli Ia\u015fi.<\/p>\n<p>At the moment, Universitatea Cluj and FCSB top the ranking with 37 points each. They are followed by Dinamo Bucharest, with 36, and Universitatea Craiova and CFR Cluj, with 35 each. Petrolul Ploie\u015fti are last with 31 points, while Sepsi Sf\u00e2ntu Gheorghe, with 30 points, and Rapid Bucharest, with 29, are facing demotion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Australian Open, the first Grand Slam tournament of the year, is under way in Melbourne. Jaqueline Cristian, the only Romanian player still in competition in the women\u2019s singles, will be in action on Saturday in the third round. She will be playing Germany\u2019s Eva Lys, no. 128 in the world. 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