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Rapid’s Losses Are Expected, But the Manner Is Heartbreaking

Three months ago, I was expressing disappointment at the results obtained by CSM Bucuresti and Rapid in the Women’s Handball Champions’ League, especially since this may well be the last season when they have access to the funds that allow them to keep all those great players, and the transfers which have so far been […]

No Last Good International Season for Romanian Women’s Handball Teams…

While there have been a few years since something truly great, I was used to the Romanian women’s handball teams obtaining much better results than Romanians usually tend to obtain in sports, and I was actually expecting them to really push this season, seeing as, at least as far as I know, the Romanian Women’s […]

Snooker Returning to China for the First Edition of the Wuhan Open Seems Fitting

I did raise an eyebrow as soon as I saw that this week’s snooker tournament takes place in Wuhan, but I remembered that there had recently been another one in China and I didn’t know whether any had taken place there last year, so it was only today, when I happened to hear that this […]

What a Bad Moment for Formula 1 to Extend the Contract with Pirelli

Not that the decision is any good in itself, considering how much of a limiting factor these tyres are, restricting how much the drivers can push so badly and having such a narrow operating window, but it looks really bad for Formula 1 to apparently agree to extend the deal with Pirelli until 2028, or […]

Simona Halep Finally Receives a Harsh But Expected Sentence

After being suspended, which can be seen as the equivalent of being detained without trial, for almost one full year, the sentence in Simona Halep‘s doping case finally came yesterday, so exactly when she completely dropped out of the WTA Rankings. But, if the timing seems highly suspicious, the sentence itself, however harsh, should have […]