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.
HOME FOOTBALL
- 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.
FOTBAL INTERNATIONAL
- Barcelona: Barcelona return to top spot in La Liga after away win over Atletico Madrid. Madrid led 2-0, but Flick's side came back to win 4-2.
- Newcastle/Liverpool: Newcastle beat Liverpool 2-1 to win the English League Cup for the first time in their history.
- Mircea Lucescu/Romania: Coach Mircea Lucescu spoke about the "Louis Munteanu" case. Irritated that he was not called up for the national team, despite having a very good season at CFR Cluj, Louis Munteanu has sent darts at the coach. Attacked for his decision, especially from the Ardelenians, Mircea Lucescu said that CFR should figure out for themselves the reasons for not calling Munteanu.
- Andrei Rațiu: Andrei Rațiu continues to impress at Rayo Vallecano. The defender performed well and provided an assist in his side's 2-2 draw with Real Sociedad.
Transfers
- Adrian Șut: Adrian Șut is being monitored by Olympique Lyon representatives, as well as FC Nantes. The player's agent has confirmed interest from a French team, but declined to reveal its name.
TENIS
- Aryna Sabalenka/Indian Wells: Sabalenka lost the WTA final at Indian Wells to 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva of Russia.
RUGBY
- Romania: Romania has claimed "bronze" at the Rugby Europe Championship 2025. The "Stejarii" won the small final beating Portugal by a score of 21-7.
FORMULA 1
- Lando Norris: Lando Norris won the Australian Grand Prix, the first race of the Formula 1 season. The British driver pulled off the surprise of the season to beat Max Verstappen.
Top Drivers and Teams
- FCSB/Rapid Bucharest
- Romanian National Team (Rugby)
- Lando Norris (Formula 1)
- Aryna Sabalenka/Indian Wells
- Newcastle
***** Synthesis provided by NewsVibe Romania. The top sports topics are identified from automated topic monitoring of mainstream media sources. The analysis, data and images presented have been enhanced using Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence tools.
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