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, 17.08.2020, 12:28

The world’s no.
2 tennis player, Simona Halep, has won the WTA tournament in Prague, a
competition with more than 202 thousand dollars in prize money. On Friday the Romanian
clinched a two-set win, 6-2, 7-5 against Elise Martens of Belgium. This has
been Halep’s 21st title and the second this year after the one in Dubai, in
February shortly before the Coronavirus pandemic.






In the doubles
finals of the same tournament in Prague, Romanians Monica Niculescu and Raluca
Olaru lost to Lucie Hradecka and Kristyna Pliskova 6-2, 6-2. Niculescu and
Olaru have so far won 9 WTA titles in doubles competitions each, but none as
partners.






The Romanian
women’s handball side Minaur Baia Mare on Saturday clinched a 29-22 win against
Slovakian champions Iuventa Michalovce in a friendly away game. Minaur had also
won a first game against Iuventa a day before 33-23. Another Romanian women’s
side, Gloria Bistrita, lost to German challenger Thuringer HC 34-26 on Friday
in their first game of the Most tournament hosted by the Czech Republic.






Mirel Radoi the selector of Romania’s national side has announced the
preliminary lineups in the two games Romania is about to play in the Nations
League, against the Northern Ireland and Austria. Romania will first take on
Northern Ireland in a home match on September 4th. Three days later
our footballers will be up against Austria.






Romanian midfielder Erik Bicfalvi scored a goal for his side Ural
Ekaterinburg, which ended in a one-all draw their away game against Rubin
Kazan, on Saturday in the second leg of Russia’s football championship.
Bicfalvi converted a penalty kick in the 12th minute of the game
helping Ural to get their first point in the championships. The team is
presently ranking 11th in a championship attended by 16 sides.






Romanian fullback Cosmin Moti scored a goal for his side Ludogorets
Razgrad, which secured a 3-0 win against Slavia Sofia in Bulgaria’s football
championships.


Another Romanian, striker Claudiu Keseru has been left out of the lineup
as he got infected with the coronavirus. And that’s all from our sports desk.

(translated by bill)

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