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All Romanian tennis players participating in the US Open in tennis have been edged out of competition. Monica Niculescu and Gabriela Ruse were the last ones to leave the tournament. This past Wednesday, the Romanian pair sustained a 6-7, 6-2, 6-3 defeat by the Chilean - US payer made of Alexa Guarachi and Desirae Krawczyk. In the women's doubles quarterfinals, Niculescu and Ruse gave in after two hours and 24 minutes of play. However, Niculescu and Ruse earned their place among the tournament's first eight pairs, so they were rewarded with 93,000 USD and 430 points according to the WTA doubles rankings.
A fresh edition of the Champions League in women's handball kick-starts this coming weekend. Romania's representative in the competition, CSM Bucharest, has been included in Group A. CSM will make their debut in the League's first round taking on Danish opponents Esbjerg away from home, this coming Sunday. Romanian world star Cristina Neagu and her colleagues' set target is advancing to the competition's semifinals. In Group A, CSM Bucharest rubs shoulders with Brest Bretagne of France, Ferencvaros Budapest of Hungary, Buducnost Podgorica, of Montenegro, Germany's Borussia Dortmund, Rostov Don of Russia and Podravka Koprivnica, of Croatia.
Matches counting towards the eighth round of Romanian League One in football will be played this coming weekend. On Friday, CS Mioveni take on Chindia Targoviste, while UTA Arad face Rapid Bucharest. On Saturday, in Pitesi, the local team FC Arges go against FC U Craiova, while FC Botosani receive the visit of CFR Cluj, On Sunday, Gaz Metan Medias play a home game against FC Voluntari. The Romanian championship's all-time derby, pitting FCSB against Dinamo Bucharest, will be hosted by the National Arena in Bucharest. Both clubs have made spectacular transfers. International footballer Constantin Budescu played for a team in Saudi Arabia and got transferred by FCSB. Among other footballers, Dinamo Bucharest has signed up international footballer Gabriel Torje.The eighth round's closing matches are scheduled this coming Monday, when Farul Constanţa play Academica Clinceni in Ovidiu, while Universitatea Craiova play a home fixture against Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe. CFR Cluj are at the top of the table with a maximum number of points, 21, while Rapid Bucharest are the runner-up team, with 16 points.(Translation by Eugen Nasta)
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