SPORTS ROUNDUP

In Group A of the Women's Volleyball European Championships qualifiers, Romania defeated Israel away from home on Sunday, 3-2. In another game in the same group, Croatia beat Faeroe Islands, 3-0. In the final group ranking, Romania comes 1st with 14 points, followed by Croatia, also with 14 points, Israel (8 points) and Faeroe Islands with 0 points. Romania and Croatia have qualified to the final tournament hosted next year by Belgium, Estonia, Germany and Italy.

 The Women's Handball Champions League kicked off this weekend, with good news for the participating Romanian teams, which got off on the right foot. In Group A, on Sunday CSM Bucharest played at home against the Slovenian side Ljubljana, and won cu 30-28. In a Group B match on Saturday, Rapid defeated Lokomotiv Zagreb of Croatia away from home, 31-27.

On Saturday, in the Eastern Conference of the Rugby Europe Super Cup, the Romanian Wolves played their first match at home, against the Israeli side Tel Aviv Heat. The guests won 25-20. In the other game in the conference, the Georgian side Black Lion defeated another Georgian team, Batumi, 29-3.

In the 10th round of the Romanian football League One, on Friday FC Botoșani lost at home to UTA Arad 1-2. On Saturday, Chindia Târgoviște lost to Sepsi Sf. Gheorghe 1-2, FC Hermannstadt defeated Petrolul Ploiești 2-1 and FCU Craiova beat Rapid Bucharest 1-0. On Sunday, Farul Constanța beat FC Argeș 3-0 and CFR Cluj defeated CSU Craiova 2-0. The round concludes on Monday night with games pitting CS Mioveni against Universitatea Cluj and FCSB against FC Voluntari. Farul tops the current ranking with 21 points, followed by Rapid (also 21) and FC Hermannstadt (19).  (AMP)