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Tsvetana Pironkova Reaches Quarterfinals in Moscow
Tennis player Tsvetana Pironkova has qualified for the quarterfinals of the tournament in Moscow after scoring a quick victory in two sets over Serbian Aleksandra Krunic.
The best Bulgarian female tennis player defeated her opponent with 6: 2, 6: 3, which will ensure her a return to the top 40 in the world rankings, Dnevnik.bg reports.
Soccer: Romania playing this evening vs. Hungary in Euro 2016 qualifier
Romania's national soccer team is playing against Hungary today as of 19:00 p.m. on the National Bucharest Arena in the EURO 2016 qualifier.
Romania made an excellent start of the campaign making a win away to Greece (1-0) last month, whereas Hungary lost to Northern Ireland 2-1 in Budapest.
Greece manager Ranieri in rough start
Just two-and-a-half months as coach of Greece, Claudio Ranieri is heading towards a pair of key Euro 2016 qualifiers that could put his job at risk.
Romanian artistic gymnast Iordache becomes world's all-around vice-champion
Romania's female artistic gymnast Larisa Iordache has won the silver medal in the all-around event of the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Nanning, China, with 59.765 points (15.066 points in the vault event; 14.866 in the uneven bar event; 15,100 in the beam event and 14.733 in the floor event), after a highly-tensioned competition in which Iordache raised the bar for t
Injured Holebas out for Greece qualifiers
Greece defender Jose Holebas has been ruled out of European Championship qualifiers against Finland and Northern Ireland after picking up a groin injury in a weekend Serie A match.
The 30-year-old left winger, a World Cup standout for Greece this year, has been replaced by Ψostas Giannoulis of Olympiakos.
Romania's Halep goes down to World No. 3 in WTA rankings
Romania's Simona Halep went down to World No. 3 in the world's rankings of professional women tennis players (WTA) released on Monday, after having retained the No. 2 spot for the past seven weeks (as of August 11).
Halep quits, Ivanovic through to Beijing WTA semifinal
BEIJING - Serbian female tennis player Ana Ivanovic qualified for the Beijing WTA semifinal on Thursday as her opponent in the quarterfinal match, Romania's Simona Halep, withdrew due to health problems.
In the semifinal match, Ivanovic will cross rackets with the winner of all-Russia match between Maria Sharapova and Svetlana Kuznetsova.
Tennis: Andreea Mitu wins ITF Podgorica (Montenegro) tournament
Romanian tennis player Andreea Mitu (seeded fourth) has won the 25,000-dollar ITF Podgorica (Montenegro) tournament, on Sunday, after disposing of Russian player Vitalia Diatchenko in the final, by 6-1, 6-4.
INTERVIEW Ana-Maria Branza: I'd choose modern facilities in Bucharest, and the quiet of old days
Epee fencer Ana-Maria Branza, Olympic vice champion and several times European and world champion, shared her childhood between Bucharest and Craiova (southwestern Romania) as she built a name in national and international sports. She maintains, however, that the Capital still has a major part in her life, especially as it has many interesting places she still has to discover.
Jovanovski loses opener in Guangzhou
GUANGZHOU - Serbia's Bojana Jovanovski lost her first round match at Guangzhou International Women's Open to Monica Niculescu of Romania 6-2, 6-2 on Tuesday.
Jovanovski was visibly tired from the last week's tournament in Tashkent, where she was dethroned by Italy's Karin Knapp in straight sets on Sunday.
Photo Tanjug, D. Stankovic (archive)
Jovanovski in quarterfinals in Tashkent
TASHKENT - Serbia's Bojana Jovanovski beat Russia's Ala Kudriavtseva 7(8)-6 3-6 6-3 on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the WTA tournament in Tashkent.
Jovanovski is the top seed at the event and the defending champion.
Her next opponent will be Ursula Radwanska from Poland or Dona Vekic from Croaita.
Serbia scoops seven medals at Balkan Rowing Championships
VISEGRAD - The Serbian national teams won two silver and two bronze medals at the Balkan Rowing Championships in Visegrad, Republika Srpska, on Sunday.
Nanjing 2014: Romania's team to come back home with three gold, three silver medals
Romania's team of athletes that competed in the Second Summer Olympic Youth Games in Nanjing 2014, China, comes back home on Saturday with a tally of three gold and three silver medals, as well as five 4th place, seven 5th place and 5 6th place finishes that meant important points for Romania. The athletes are expected to land at the Henri Coanda Airport around 13:00hrs, EEST
Ranieri brings in new faces for his first Greece squad
New Greece coach Claudio Ranieri announced Wednesday a 24-man squad for the first Euro 2016 qualifier against Romania at home on September 7.
Earning a first time call up were Olympiakos 21-year-old striker Dimitris Diamantakos and Levante's 29-year-old defender Nikos Karabelas.
Ranieri left out six players who helped Greece make it to the World Cup last 16.
Judo WC 2014: Andreea Chitu, silver medal in 52 kg category
Romanian athlete Andreea Chitu on Tuesday became the world vice-champion in Judo in the 52 kg category by winning the silver medal in the World Judo Championships held in the Russian city of Chelyabinsk, where two years ago she won the European title in the same category.