Sports Roundup

The Romanian table tennis team won silver at the European Championships hosted by Malmö, Sweden, after losing to Germany in the final, 3-0. We recall Romania had won silver at the previous edition hosted in 2021 by Cluj-Napoca.

In news from judo, Mircea Croitoru won silver in the +100kg category on Sunday at the European Open in Sarajevo. Croitoru lost the final to Germany's Marvin Belz. On Saturday, the Cuban-born Romanian wrestler Amanda Zuaznabar-Torres won bronze in the 63kg category. Seven athletes represented Romania in this year's edition.

This weekend saw matches counting towards the women's Champions League in handball. In Group B, Rapid Bucharest won 26-25 against Zagłębie Lubin of Poland at home. The top scorer for Rapid was Orlane Kanor of France, with seven goals. On Sunday, in Group A, CSM Bucharest lost 24-26 to Bietigheim of Germany away from home. Cristina Neagu scored the most goals for CSM, 5.

The Romanian rugby team sustained the second defeat at the World Rugby Cup in France. The Oaks lost to the defending champions South Africa, the Springboks winning 76-0. Romania will next take on Scotland on September 30 in a match hosted by Lille.

This weekend also saw matches counting towards the Romanian Football Superleague. On Friday, Universitatea Cluj won 1-0 against UTA Arad, while FCU Craiova 1948 won 1-0 against Dinamo Bucharest away from home. On Saturday, Universitatea Craiova won 2-1 against Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe at home. On Sunday, FC Hermannstadt won 3-1 against FC Voluntari, while Oțelul Galați drew 0-0 against Rapid Bucharest on home turf. In the round's highlight match, FCSB won 1-0 against Farul Constanța away from home. On Monday, Poli Iași is playing FC Botoșani, while CFR Cluj will go up against Petrolul Ploiești. FCSB tops the league tables with 21 points, followed by Universitatea Craiova with 17 points. (VP)