{"id":959222,"date":"2025-12-05T13:45:41","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T11:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/?p=959222"},"modified":"2025-12-05T11:10:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T09:10:07","slug":"sports-weekend-500","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/en\/news-and-current-affairs\/sport\/sports-weekend-500-id959222.html","title":{"rendered":"Sports Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In basketball, U-BT Cluj-Napoca\u2019s men\u2019s team defeated Greek side Aris Thessaloniki away on Thursday, 98\u201388, in EuroCup Group A. According to Agerpres, the Greeks controlled the first half, but Cluj turned the game around with a stronger finish. Australian Mitchell Creek was the standout player for the Transylvanian team, scoring 27 points, with 6 rebounds and 3 assists. In the group standings, U-BT sits in 4<sup>th<\/sup> place, with five wins and four losses. In Round 10, next Wednesday, Cluj will play away against Turkish side Bah\u00e7e\u015fehir College Istanbul.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Water polo brought less encouraging news. In LEN Euro Cup Group D, Steaua Bucharest lost away to German team Spandau Berlin, 13\u201310. Romania\u2019s vice-champions suffered their fifth defeat in as many matches. In Group B, Dinamo was beaten at home by Barcelona, 19\u201310. With no points in the first five rounds, neither Romanian team will advance further in the competition.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In football, Tuesday through Thursday saw matches in the Romanian Cup group stage, second round. Several Super League leaders suffered defeats. On Tuesday, Rapid lost 2\u20131 away to FC Arge\u0219 in Group A. On Wednesday, FC Boto\u0219ani was beaten at home 3\u20131 by Hermannstadt in Group D. On Thursday, Universitatea Craiova won 4\u20130 away against Petrolul in Group B, where on Wednesday UTA had defeated FCSB 3\u20130 at home.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This weekend brings fixtures in the Romanian Super League, Round 19 of the regular season. Friday features a single game: O\u021belul Gala\u021bi vs. Unirea Slobozia. Saturday opens with Csikszereda vs. FC Arge\u0219 in Miercurea Ciuc, followed by the historic Bucharest derby between FCSB and Dinamo. Sunday offers three matches: Universitatea Cluj vs. Hermannstadt, Metaloglobus vs. Farul Constan\u021ba, and Universitatea Craiova vs. CFR Cluj. Monday closes the round with UTA vs. Petrolul and FC Boto\u0219ani vs. Rapid. Rapid leads the standings with 38 points, followed by FC Boto\u0219ani with 36. (VP)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In basketball, U-BT Cluj-Napoca\u2019s men\u2019s team defeated Greek side Aris Thessaloniki away on Thursday, 98\u201388, in EuroCup Group A. 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