March 17, 2025. Sport news round-up / last 24 hours

Fotball remains at the top of the ratings with matches in Romania's Superliga, where FCSB and Rapid created a quality derby, and in England, where Newcastle won the League Cup for the first time in their history against Liverpool. Tensions created by Marius Șumudică before and after the games continue to generate headlines in the specialist press, while coach Mircea Lucescu remains calm in the face of attacks from CFR Cluj after Louis Munteanu was not called up. For Romania, the most important news comes from rugby, where the "Stejarii" managed to take bronze at the Rugby Europe Championship 2025. In tennis, Sabalenka loses the Indian Wells final and in Formula 1, Britain's Lando Norris delivers the first surprise of the season by winning the Australian Grand Prix.

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• FCSB/Rapid Bucharest: FCSB and Rapid finished in a 3-3 draw after a spectacular match with twists and turns. The result drops FCSB to second place, one point behind CFR. Following the result, owner Gigi Becali spoke about the performance of Edjouma and Musi, whom he considers the main culprits of the semi-final defeat.
• Marius Șumudică/Elias Charalambous: Rapid coach Marius Șumudică continues his controversial public outings after the match against FCSB. After the match, the Giuleșteanul whispered to Elias Charalambous that Rapid played for CFR and that FCSB "today lost the title". The champion's coach did not want to comment on the behavior of the opposing coach and elegantly avoided giving a reply.