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CSM Volei Alba Blaj was defeated Tuesday at home, in the first round of the CEV Cup final, by the Italian team Yamamay e-work Busto Arsizio 3-0 (25-19, 25-16, 25-14), a match played in Sibiu. Best players were Sonja Newcombe ...

Romanian handball player Cristina Neagu has been named the Player of the Year by the International Handball Federation (IHF). In the men’s rankings, Mikkel Hansen (Denmark) won the similar title. Had she avoided the injury in the match against Hungary ...

Montenegrin handball player Itana Grbic has signed a contract valid until the summer of 2021 with CSM Bucharest, the team has announced on Monday. Aged 22, she plays as left wing and comes from Buducnost Podgorica, a team for which ...

Romanian tennis player Simona Halep has fallen to the third position in WTA rankings on Monday, 500 points behind Naomi Osaka and less than 100 points behind Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic).  Angelique Kerber (Germany) is on the 4th position, 142 ...

18-year-old Canadian of Romanian origin wild card Bianca Andreescu capped a dream fortnight with a gripping 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 win over reigning Wimbledon champion and former World No.1 Angelique Kerber of Germany, clinching her first-ever WTA singles title at the ...

The draw for the final tournament of European Championship in 2020 will take place in Bucharest, an announcement made on Friday during the presentation of the EURO 2020 trophy on the National Arena in the capital city. I am here ...

The poor performances of Romanian football teams in the latest seasons in European cups have led Romania on a shameful position in UEFA club rankings. With a coefficient of 15.950 points, Romania is currently on the 29th position in Europe, ...

National football team coach Cosmin Contra (photo) has announced the footballers playing abroad called for the matches counting for the European Championship 2020 qualifying round against Sweden and Faeroe Islands. Goalkeepers: Ciprian Tatarusanu (FC Nantes, 57 selections/0 goals), Costel Pantilimon ...

Unseeded Marketa Vondrousova sprung the biggest shock of the BNP Paribas Open to date, outplaying No.2 seed Simona Halep to score a 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 career-best win in one hour and 39 minutes. In Vondrousova’s five previous matches against Top ...

Romanian tennis player Simona Halep, 2nd WTA, could have a coach at the Miami Open (March 18-31). Daniel Dobre (photo), who is part of the staff of the Romanian Tennis Federation, seems will be guiding the tennis player for a ...