19 March 09:00
Exclusive Content
March 19, 2025. Sports news round-up / last 24 hours
Adrian Rusu
Exclusive
imagine generată cu ajutorul Dall-E
Soccer remained in the spotlight on Tuesday. The national team's match in the preliminary group for the European Championship qualifiers, which will be played this weekend, generated most of the analysis and comments, while the Romanian Superliga clubs have already started their strategy for the new season, with coaching changes and transfers to strengthen their squads. The Romanian Sports Gala is also in the spotlight, while in tennis, Sorana Cîrstea and Gabriela Ruse continue their American adventure at the Miami Open WTA 1000.
FOTBALL Domestic
- Oțelul Galați/Ovidiu Burcă: Ovidiu Burcă has been sacked by Oțelul Galați after just 3 months at the helm. Tony da Silva and Laszlo Balint, both free of contract, are on the management's list.
- Gala Sportului Românesc: Romanian sport has named its 2024 laureates. The top Romanian athletes were Olympic champions David Popovici and Simona Radiș, while Loți Boloni was awarded the "Legenda Sportului Sportului Special Prize" for his entire activity.
International FOOTBALL
- Romania: Romania's national team is preparing for the match against Bosnia-Herzegovina in Group H of the World Cup preliminaries. The non-call of Louis Munteanu continues to provoke discussions and comments from football people and supporters.
- Risto Radunovic: Risto Radunovic turned down a call-up to the Montenegro national team due to injury. However, Radunovic was keen to play for Rapid and was a first-choice.
Transfers
- Sepsi/Dorinel Munteanu: Sepsi have officially presented their new coach, Dorinel Munteanu. The former Oțel coach has signed a contract valid until the end of the season, with an option to extend for two more seasons.
- Petrolul/Mehmet Topal: Mehmet Topal is Petrolul's new coach after Adrian Mutu's resignation. The Petroleum management has officially announced Mehmet Topal, who thus returns to the "yellow wolves" bench.
- Rapid/Drilon Hazrollaj: Rapid have transferred a number 10 for next season. Dan Șucu paid €900,000 for Kosovar Drilon Hazrollaj.
TENIS
- Sorana Cîrstea/Gabriela Ruse: Sorana Cîrstea and Gabriela Ruse have qualified for the second round of the WTA 1000 Miami Open. Gabriela Ruse overcame Veronika Kudermetova in three sets (6-1, 6-7/5, 6-2), while Sorana defeated Elisabetta Cocciaretto in two sets (6-3, 7-6/5).
Top Athletes and Teams
- Romania (National Football Team)
- Sepsi/Dorinel Munteanu
- Petrolul/Mehmet Topal
- Sorana Cîrstea/Gabriela Ruse
- Rapid/Drilon Hazrollaj
***** 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.
ȘTIRI PE ACELEAȘI SUBIECTE
Personalized news feed, AI-powered search, and notifications in a more interactive experience.
