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, 11.01.2024, 13:45

Romanian women’s
basketball team Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe sustained a 61-71 home defeat by Spanish
opponents Valencia Basket Club, The fixture counted towards Group A as part of women’s
basketball Euro league. A first timer among European basketball’s first-tier teams,
holders Sepsi are 7th placed according to Group A tables, with 13 points
in 11 games, the same as 8th-placed, bottom-of-the-table Polish team
Lublin. Sepsi’s next fixture is the away confrontation against Hungarian side
Miskolc on January 18.


In men’s
basketball, in EuroCup’s Group B, U-BT Cluj-Napoca has succeeded its 10th victory,
securing a 90-74 home win against Greek opponents Aris Thessalonicca. Holders
U-BT have maintained their 3trd position in the group and will next play an
away match against Germany’s ratiopharm Ulm.


In FIBA Europe
Cup, CSM CSU Oradea sustained an 81-101 away defeat by Italian challengers
Varese, in a fixture counting towards the competition’s Group N. Romanian
vice-champions have lost their second fixture in a row. According to group A’s tables,
German team Chemnitz are at the top, with 6 points. The other three teams in
the Group, Varese, CSM CSU Oradea and Low Countries’ Leiden have 4 points each.


Romania’ s men national handball team on Friday plays its debut fixture
as part of the European Championship in Germany. In Mannheim, Romanian goes
against Austria in a Group B fixture. On Sunday, Romania takes on Spain, then
on Tuesday, Romania plays Croatia. EURO 2024 kick-started on Wednesday, with Group
A fixtures.


In Düsseldorf, France outclassed North Macedonia, 39 to 29, while Germany
defeated Switzerland, 27 – 14. After a 28-year gap, Romania has regained its
place among the teams vying for a top position in Europe. Romania last participated
in a European championship in Spain, in 1996, when our national squad was 9th-placed.


For the
Romanian Super League football teams, winter training sessions are in full swing.
On Wednesday, in Turkey’s Antalya, FC Voluntari defeated Azeri opponents Turan
Tovuz, 2-nil, while Universitatea Craiova drew against fourth-league German
team Greifswalder, 1-all. Also on Wednesday, in Hungary, UTA Arad defeated Hungarian
second-league team FC Ajka.



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