April 22, 2025. Sports news round-up / last 24 hours

• Universitatea Craiova: Universitatea Craiova beat Dinamo in Bucharest to stay in the title race. The owner of Olten, Mihai Rotaru was satisfied with the work of Mirel Rădoi at the helm of the team and considers Universitatea Craiova as the main opponent of FCSB in the fight for the championship.
• Gigi Becali: Gigi Becali, who is also a member of parliament, claims that if the new Sports Law is voted the U21 player rule imposed by the FRF will no longer apply.
• FCSB/Marius Ștefănescu: FCSB owner Gigi Becali has announced that he has not lost confidence in Marius Ștefănescu, although a few weeks ago the owner had said that the player could leave for 300,000 euros.

FOTBAL International

• Premier League: Leeds and Burnley, from the Championship, are the first teams to be promoted to the Premier League. Both have accumulated 94 points with two rounds to go in the Championship and are now out of reach of the chasing chasing the chasing pack.

Transfers

• Ștefan Bairam/Universitatea Craiova: Ștefan Bairam will leave Universitatea Craiova this summer. In exchange for the 22-year-old, owner Mihai Rotaru is demanding €5 million for the player, plus a percentage for a future transfer.
• Ianis Stoica: Ianis Stoica will move abroad this summer. Hermannstadt's Hermannstadt financier Claudiu Rotar has announced that the player will no longer continue at Hermannstadt, with the club already receiving an offer that is hard to refuse.
• Andrei Gheorghiță: Andrei Gheorghiță has been permanently transferred by FCSB. Although his performances have not been spectacular, the 22-year-old convinced Gigi Becali to activate the permanent transfer clause.

TENIS

• Jelena Ostapenko: Jelena Ostapenko defeated Aryna Sabalenka to win the Stuttgart tournament.

HANDBALL

• Cristina Neagu: Cristina Neagu burst into tears at the end of the Champions League women's handball Champions League round-robin match, in which CSM Bucharest won 30-29 against Esbjerg. The match had a special meaning for Neagu as it was her last in Romania before her retirement.

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