Sports roundup

Romanian women's handball team Rapid Bucharest this past Sunday secured a most remarkable win in the Champ[ions league's Group B. On home court, holders Rapid outclassed the strong Hungarian team Győr, 30 - 27. Rapid's most efficient scorers were Sorina Grozav and Eliza Buceschi, with 7 goals each. Rapid are 4th-placed in Group B, with one point less than top-of-the-table team, Metz Handball of France. On Saturday, in the League's Group A, CSM Bucharest defeated Hungary's Ferencvàros away from home, 33 - 29. With 6 goals scored, Crina Pintea was CSM's most efficient scorer. CSM Bucharest are the runner-up team in the group, on a par with top-of-the-table team, Norway's Vipers Kristiansand. In the European League, only one Romanian team reached as far as the competition's group stage. In the second leg as part of the third preliminary round, this past Sunday on home court SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea grabbed a 32-24 win against Swedish opponents Höör. We recall SCM had also defeated Höör. away from home, 31 - 24. Măgura Cisnădie and Gloria Buzău have been eliminated from the competition.

The World Weightlifting Championships are underway in Bogota, Colombia. Romania entered four athletes in the women's version of the competition and two other in the men's version of the championships. So far, only one athlete has won a medal for the Romanian delegation. In the 49-kilogram category, Mihaela Cambei walked away with silver in the snatch style.

In Melbourne, Australia, the "Short Course Worlds" kick-starts this coming Tuesday. David Popovici, Robert Glinţă and Andrei Anghel are the three swimmers representing Romania in the competition. In 2021, in Russia's Kazan, Popovici won gold in the 200m freestyle event. In was Romania's first European title in a short course competition. Also in short-course European competitions, Glinţă won gold in the 100m backstroke event . Robert Glinta also won a bronze medal in the 50m backstroke and two other bronze medals, in the 100m backstroke events. In 2021, Robert Glinta won bronze in the Short  Course Worlds in Abu Dhabi, in the 100m backstroke event.

Steaua Bucharest has won The Romanian Cup in rugby. In this past Sunday's final hosted by the Triumphant Arch National rugby Stadium in Bucharest, Steaua outclassed holders SCM Timisoara, 25-23. Steaua's game against SCM was also the last match in international rugby player Florin Vlaicu's career. We recall Vlaicu is one of the world's few rugby players who scored more than 1,000 points for their national teams.

In news from football, as part of the Romanian Superleague's 20th round, on Friday, Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe and FC Voluntari drew, 1-all, one the former team's turf. In Sibiu FC Hermannstadt grabbed a 4-nil win against the leader, Farul Constanţa on Saturday. On Sunday, the match pitting U Cluj against UTA ended in a blank draw, while CFR Cluj were held to a 1-all draw by FC Botosani, on the latter team's turf. Also on Sunday, in Ploiesti, FCSB defeated Chindia Târgovişte 2-nil. On Wednesday, Rapid Bucharest take on Petrolul Ploiesti. With 44 points, Farul are the leaders in the rankings. CFR are the runner-up team, with 44 points. (EN)