September 4, 2025. Summary of sports news / last 24 hours

The sports flow of the last hours reflects an extremely intense period in domestic and international football. Discussions are dominated by important transfers in Romanian football, administrative decisions, and the tensions created around the composition of the UEFA lists, with surprising names left out. Meanwhile, world tennis offers a total spectacle due to the Grand Slam tournament at the US Open where Djokovic and Alcaraz announce the most spectacular semifinal of the tournament.

DOMESTIC FOOTBALL

FCSB/Gigi Becali: Gigi Becali explained why he did not transfer Adrian Rus, the international who came under the command of Mirel Rădoi at Universitatea Craiova. The FCSB owner claims he abandoned the idea of transferring Rus after consulting with MM Stoica.

FCSB: FCSB announced the UEFA list for the group stage. Vlad Chiricheș and Kiki are the surprising players who were not included on the list of eligible players for Europe.

INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL

Radu Drăgușin: Tottenham did not include Radu Drăgușin on the UEFA list for the Champions League group stage. Drăgușin is currently in recovery after the injury he suffered last year.

Transfers

CFR/Kurt Zouma: Kurt Zouma has been officially announced at CFR Cluj. The 30-year-old French defender signed a contract with the Transylvanians valid for 2 years.

Ianis Hagi: Journalistic sources from Turkey report that Ianis Hagi has reached an agreement with Alanyaspor. Hagi is said to have chosen the best financial option, with Alanyaspor offering him a higher salary than what Karagumruk and Elche offered.

FCSB: FCSB made an offer of 1 million euros for Hrvoje Smolčić, a 25-year-old central defender from Eintracht Frankfurt.

TENNIS

US Open/ Carlos Alcaraz: Mats Wilander is delighted with the tennis played by Carlos Alcaraz. The former great tennis player stated that the 22-year-old Spaniard plays the best tennis he has ever seen.

US Open/Novak Djokovic: Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic, a dream semifinal at the US Open. The Serbian defeated American Taylor Fritz, last year's finalist, with a score of 6-3, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4.

US Open/Amanda Anisimova: Amanda Anisimova defeats Iga Swiatek in two sets (6-4, 6-3) and qualifies for the semifinals of the US Open.

Top Athletes and Teams

1.    Carlos Alcaraz/Novak Djokovic
2.    FCSB
3.    CFR/Kurt Zouma
4.    Ianis Hagi
5.    US Open/Amanda Anisimova

***** Summary created with the help of a monitoring flow provided by NewsVibe Romania. The ranking of sports topics is identified from the automated monitoring of topics from mainstream media sources. The analysis, data, and images presented have been enhanced with the help of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence tools.