RRI Live!

Listen to Radio Romania International Live

Sports Flash

Romania’s
men’s handball team was defeated in Bucharest on Wednesday by Austria, 35 – 30.
It was the last but one game for Romania ahead of the 2024 European
Championship qualifiers, Group 4. In its last match, Romania will face Ukraine
in Gummersbach, Germany on Sunday. At the time being, Austria is top of the
group standings with 10 points out of 10, followed by Romania and the Faroe
Islands with 4 points each, and Ukraine with 2 points. The top 2 teams in each
group qualify to the final tournament, alongside the best 4 teams ranking 3rd.
The European Championships will be hosted by Germany between January 10 and 28,
2024. Romania last played in a men’s European Championship in 1996.

SPORTS FLASH
SPORTS FLASH

, 27.04.2023, 12:49

Romania’s
men’s handball team was defeated in Bucharest on Wednesday by Austria, 35 – 30.
It was the last but one game for Romania ahead of the 2024 European
Championship qualifiers, Group 4. In its last match, Romania will face Ukraine
in Gummersbach, Germany on Sunday. At the time being, Austria is top of the
group standings with 10 points out of 10, followed by Romania and the Faroe
Islands with 4 points each, and Ukraine with 2 points. The top 2 teams in each
group qualify to the final tournament, alongside the best 4 teams ranking 3rd.
The European Championships will be hosted by Germany between January 10 and 28,
2024. Romania last played in a men’s European Championship in 1996.




The
Romanian tennis player Jaqueline Cristian Wednesday qualified into the second
round of the WTA 1000 tournament in Madrid, with EUR 7,700,000 in total prize
money. In the first round she beat Sloane Stephens of the US, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4. Her
next opponent will be Anastasia Potapova of Russia, seed no 21. Also on
Wednesday, Gabriela Ruse lost to Alizé Cornet (France), 6-7, 6-4, 6-4. Also
playing in the second round of the Madrid competition are Ana Bogdan, Sorana
Cîrstea and Irina Begu.




Sepsi
Sfântu Gheorghe is the first finalist of the Romanian football Cup. On
Wednesday, the team from Covasna defeated CFR Cluj in the semis, 3 – 0. Sepsi, the
current cup holders, scored 10 minutes into the match, thanks to Nicolae Păun, 19
minutes later through Marius Ştefănescu, and on 81 minutes through Venezuelan Mario
Rondon. Defending champions CFR played more than half of the match with only 10
men on the pitch, after defender Andrei Burcă was sent out on 43 minutes over a
foul on Pavol Šafranko. The referee granted a penalty kick, but Cosmin Matei failed
to score. The final is scheduled on May 24 in Sibiu. (AMP)

Sports Roundup
Sport Tuesday, 22 April 2025

Sports Roundup

The European Weightlifting Championship has ended in Chişinău, the Republic of Moldova. The Romanian athletes walked from the aforementioned...

Sports Roundup
Sports Roundup
Sport Thursday, 17 April 2025

Sports Flash

The European Weightlifting Championship is underway in Chişinău, the Republic of Moldova. After four days of contests, the Romanian delegation have...

Sports Flash
Photo: pixabay.com
Sport Wednesday, 16 April 2025

RRI Sports Club

  Romania has always been one of the world’s handball powerhouses, both in the women’s and men’s competitions. From the 11-a-side...

RRI Sports Club
Sports Roundup
Sport Monday, 14 April 2025

Sports Roundup

On the first day of the European Weightlifting Championships in Chişinău, Romanian athlete, Mihaela Cambei, on Sunday won three gold medals. In the...

Sports Roundup
Sport Friday, 04 April 2025

Sports Weekend

  This past week saw the quarterfinals of Romania’s Cup in football. On Tuesday, in Ovidiu, Farul Constanţa beat the third-tier team Unirea...

Sports Weekend
Sport Thursday, 03 April 2025

Sports Roundup

The Romanian women’s volleyball side Alba Blaj has again lost the CEV Cup finals. The Romanians conceded a 3-0 home defeat against Italian side...

Sports Roundup
Sport Wednesday, 02 April 2025

RRI Sports Club – Handball

At the level of national clubs, Romanian women’s handball remains at the top of European rankings. Three Romanian teams this year reached the...

RRI Sports Club – Handball
Sport Tuesday, 01 April 2025

Athlete of the Week

Romania has got its first plane ticket to the Winter Olympic Games due next year in Milan and Cortina D’Ampezzo, Italy. Julia Sauter, a figure...

Athlete of the Week

Partners

Muzeul Național al Țăranului Român Muzeul Național al Țăranului Român
Liga Studentilor Romani din Strainatate - LSRS Liga Studentilor Romani din Strainatate - LSRS
Modernism | The Leading Romanian Art Magazine Online Modernism | The Leading Romanian Art Magazine Online
Institului European din România Institului European din România
Institutul Francez din România – Bucureşti Institutul Francez din România – Bucureşti
Muzeul Național de Artă al României Muzeul Național de Artă al României
Le petit Journal Le petit Journal
Radio Prague International Radio Prague International
Muzeul Național de Istorie a României Muzeul Național de Istorie a României
ARCUB ARCUB
Radio Canada International Radio Canada International
Muzeul Național al Satului „Dimitrie Gusti” Muzeul Național al Satului „Dimitrie Gusti”
SWI swissinfo.ch SWI swissinfo.ch
UBB Radio ONLINE UBB Radio ONLINE
Strona główna - English Section - polskieradio.pl Strona główna - English Section - polskieradio.pl
creart - Centrul de Creație Artă și Tradiție al Municipiului Bucuresti creart - Centrul de Creație Artă și Tradiție al Municipiului Bucuresti
italradio italradio
Institutul Confucius Institutul Confucius
BUCPRESS - știri din Cernăuți BUCPRESS - știri din Cernăuți

Affiliates

Euranet Plus Euranet Plus
AIB | the trade association for international broadcasters AIB | the trade association for international broadcasters
Digital Radio Mondiale Digital Radio Mondiale
News and current affairs from Germany and around the world News and current affairs from Germany and around the world
Comunità radiotelevisiva italofona Comunità radiotelevisiva italofona

Providers

RADIOCOM RADIOCOM
Zeno Media - The Everything Audio Company Zeno Media - The Everything Audio Company