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, 03.10.2024, 13:45

CSO Voluntari women’s volleyball team on Wednesday grabbed a major away win in The Champions league, defeating Rabotnicki Skopje of North Macedonia, 3-nil. The fixture counted towards the first leg of the competition’s third round. The second leg is scheduled on October 9 in Mioveni. Should they secure a win in the double-legged tie against Rabotnicki, CSO Voluntari will be included in the League’s group E, jointly with Italy’s Scandicci, Polish side Bielsko-Biala and German team Stuttgart.

In women’s basketball, US Romanian-born player Sabrina Ionescu yet again compelled recognition thanks to her most recent performance. Ionescu’s presence was crucial for New York Liberty, the team that secured an 88-84 win against Las Vegas Aces, in WNBA, the North-American professional women’s basketball league. In the last quarter of the match, Ionescu scored and provided most of the assists, so much so that Liberty had a 2-nil aggregate lead in the semi-final against Aces. New York Liberty are one win away from qualifying to the final.

In men’s basketball, in EuroCup, on Wednesday U-BT Cluj-Napoca sustained a 73-84 away defeat by French opponents Bourg-en-Bresse, in a match counting towards EuroCup’s Group B. For holders U-BT Cluj Napoca, it was the second defeat in a row, in EuroCup’s ongoing season. In the third round on October 9, U-BT Cluj-Napoca will play a home game against Spanish side Valencia Basket.

In the fifth round of the National League, on Wednesday, women’s handball team CSM Bucharest defeated Gloria Bistriţa-Năsăud. 33-30, in a match hosted by the Multi-Purpose Sports Hall in Bucharest. Holders CSM took their revenge as on September 7 in Bistritsa, the local side Gloria, defeated CSM, 30-26, in a fixture counting towards the Champions League’s first round. CSM’s top scorer was Cristina Neagu, with 7 goals. Bistritsa’ top scorer was Russian handballer Valeria Kyrdyasheva, with six goals scored. Also on Wednesday, vice-champions Rapid Bucharest defeated Handball Club Zalău, 32-29, while Râmnicu Vâlcea Municipal Sport Club trounced Măgura Cisnădie, 32-21.

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