Sport.ro
Encyclopedia
Sport.ro is a private channel in Romania, launched on July 27, 2003 and dedicated entirely to sports. Sport.ro reaches nearly 64% of the population of 21.5 million inhabitants of Romania and its broadcast schedule contains domestic and international sporting events. Sport.ro is broadcasting 24 hours of 7 days and according to GFK Romania, during January–October 2009, has achieved an average audience of 2.7%.
Sport.ro is targeting urban men between the ages of 18-49 and has a varied program schedule, which combines news, sport shows, enetertainment and the most important sporting competitions in the country and in the world.
, Gheorghe Hagi
, Mighty Mo
, Daniel Negreanu
or Lucian Bute
are just some of the names that were invited in Sport.ro’s studio.
"Sport.ro News "
Sport.ro offers to viewers over 3 hours of news every day. Alexandra Derevici, Ramona Păun and Alexandra Tudor come with the latest information in sports, in the three journals - 17:00, 18:00 and 21:00. The concept of the new decor was designed by Janson Design Group
in the United States
, a company that worked with famed NBC News
, Sky News
, National Geographic Channel
and Pro TV
.
"Football at Sport.ro"
Sport.ro and Pro TV
will broadcast all matches of Romanian teams qualified in Europa League. In addition, Sport.ro will follow step by step the evolution of the Romanians in the new European competition. Statements, interviews, goals, press conferences, spectacular reports from the scene - they can all be seen live on Sport.ro.
Sport.ro will broadcast Cupa României Timişoreana, the competition of surprises and the only competition where money do not make the classification.
Liga II
, is also on Sport.ro. For the first time in history, Steaua and Dinamo played in the second league, in August 2009, and the derby Dinamo II
- Steaua II
was broadcast live by Sport.ro.
The most spectacular championship of the world is live on Sport.ro, every Saturday and Sunday. In football, Brazil
and Argentina
are the most prolific nations and can brag that they gave the world Pelé
, Maradona, Ronaldinho
, Ronaldo
, Robinho
, Rivaldo
, Messi or Kaká
. Fabbiani and Culio
came from there right to Romania
.
Real Madrid, Barcelona, Chelsea, Inter, Milan, Juventus are just some of the great teams that train up for the new season in friendlies matches broadcast live on Sport.ro.
"Skandenberg at Sport.ro"
Sport.ro is the first sport channel with its own arm wrestling
productions. The best sport men of
Romania, led by world champion - Ion Oncescu
, showed their strength on Sport.ro.
Sport.ro organized the first skandenberg marathon in Romania - world champion beat more than
100 opponents one after another. Ion Oncescu’s record, the first armwrestler that beat over 100 opponents one after another, this was seen by 89,000 men between 18–49 years. The
marathon lasted 4 hours and had luxury guests - Ana Maria Prodan, Local Kombat
fighters – Ciprian
Sora, Cătălin Moroşanu
, Sebastian Ciobanu
and Alexandru Lungu. Some music stars have also tried their luck with Oncescu - for example Kamara from „Black and White”.
National and European arm wrestling championships hosted in Bucharest
and a Vendetta Super Match from Las Vegas of four world champion Ion Oncescu
were seen also on Sport.ro.
"Tennis at Sport.ro"
In 2009, Roger Federer
won the sixth trophy at Wimbledon
and recorded 15 Grand Slam titles. He played against Andy Roddick
, live on Sport.ro, the longest final in the history of Grand Slam tournaments - 4 hours and 18 minutes. In the female finale, Serena Williams
defeated her sister Venus
for the third time in a Wimbledon
final, live at Sport.ro. And the Tennis Masters
tournaments in tennis
can be seen also on Sport.ro.
"Handball at Sport.ro"
For the first time in history, a Romanian handball team can reach the top 16 in the world. The system changed – for the total of 6 teams, 4 of them are going to be qualified, and handball players from HCM Constanţa
have, for the first time ever, a real chance to get out of the EHF Champions League
’s groups. The best handball player in the world, Nicola Karabatic plays live on Sport.ro with HCM, but also with the best Romanian handball player, Valentin Ghionea
in an encounter Montpellier HB
- SC Pick Szeged
. Women's team, CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea
wants to give a big hit and win the Champions League after the experience of last year, when it was eliminated in the semifinals by Viborg HK
.
"Volleyball at Sport.ro"
Romania’s volleyball champion in the past three years, CSU Metal Galati
, plays live on Sport.ro one of the hardest groups of Champions League
this year. The first Romanian team that plays in the new format of the League is beating the ex-team of Cristina Pîrv, Asystel Novara
. Metal Galati’s volleyball players are determined to go out in groups and organise the playoff of 12 teams in Romania. Sport.ro broadcasts also the matches of the most subtitled male teams from Italy
and Russia
.
"UFC at Sport.ro"
The greatest fighting competition in the world, Ultimate Fighting Championship
, is seen in Romania, at Sport.ro and www.kombat.ro. Broadcast in over 33 countries around the world, UFC shows combine all styles of fighting.
. (High Definition - HD)
Sport.ro is targeting urban men between the ages of 18-49 and has a varied program schedule, which combines news, sport shows, enetertainment and the most important sporting competitions in the country and in the world.
Programs
"Talk shows: „Information” and „Special” Hosted by Lucian Lipovan, Stefan Beldie, Ioana Cosma and Marius Chican, „Information” and „Special” talk shows present the main events of the day in the smallest detail. Luis FigoLuís Figo
Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo, OIH, is a Portuguese former international footballer. He played as a midfielder for Sporting CP, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Internazionale, during a career which spanned over a period of 20 years. He retired from football on 31 May 2009...
, Gheorghe Hagi
Gheorghe Hagi
Gheorghe Hagi is a former Romanian footballer. He was famous for his passing, close control, long shots and was regarded as one of the best attacking midfielders in Europe during the 1980s and 1990s and is considered the greatest Romanian footballer of all time...
, Mighty Mo
Mighty Mo (kickboxer)
Siala-Mou "Mighty Mo" Siliga , is an American kickboxer, boxer and mixed martial artist, fighting out of Millennia MMA. He is the K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas II and the K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hawaii tournament champion....
, Daniel Negreanu
Daniel Negreanu
Daniel Negreanu is a Canadian professional poker player. He has won four World Series of Poker bracelets and two World Poker Tour Championship titles. He is currently ranked second in the all-time career earnings list and is the star of poker game show Million Dollar Challenge. He plays a big...
or Lucian Bute
Lucian Bute
Lucian Bute is a Romanian-Canadian professional boxer, currently based in Montreal, Canada. Bute is the current IBF Super Middleweight champion...
are just some of the names that were invited in Sport.ro’s studio.
"Sport.ro News "
Sport.ro offers to viewers over 3 hours of news every day. Alexandra Derevici, Ramona Păun and Alexandra Tudor come with the latest information in sports, in the three journals - 17:00, 18:00 and 21:00. The concept of the new decor was designed by Janson Design Group
Janson Design Group
The Janson + Tsai Design Group is an architecture and acoustic design firm that specializes in studio and entertainment design. Founded by Dennis Janson in 1997, the firm is a medium sized specialty firm. Mr. Janson has practiced in this specialty field since 1979...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, a company that worked with famed NBC News
NBC News
NBC News is the news division of American television network NBC. It first started broadcasting in February 21, 1940. NBC Nightly News has aired from Studio 3B, located on floors 3 of the NBC Studios is the headquarters of the GE Building forms the centerpiece of 30th Rockefeller Center it is...
, Sky News
Sky News
Sky News is a 24-hour British and international satellite television news broadcaster with an emphasis on UK and international news stories.The service places emphasis on rolling news, including the latest breaking news. Sky News also hosts localised versions of the channel in Australia and in New...
, National Geographic Channel
National Geographic Channel
National Geographic Channel, also commercially abbreviated and trademarked as Nat Geo, is a subscription television channel that airs non-fiction television programs produced by the National Geographic Society. Like History and the Discovery Channel, the channel features documentaries with factual...
and Pro TV
Pro TV
Launched in December 1995, Pro TV reaches almost 99% of Romania’s 21.5 million people and has 48% of its broadcast schedule comprising locally-produced programs...
.
"Football at Sport.ro"
Sport.ro and Pro TV
Pro TV
Launched in December 1995, Pro TV reaches almost 99% of Romania’s 21.5 million people and has 48% of its broadcast schedule comprising locally-produced programs...
will broadcast all matches of Romanian teams qualified in Europa League. In addition, Sport.ro will follow step by step the evolution of the Romanians in the new European competition. Statements, interviews, goals, press conferences, spectacular reports from the scene - they can all be seen live on Sport.ro.
Sport.ro will broadcast Cupa României Timişoreana, the competition of surprises and the only competition where money do not make the classification.
Liga II
Liga II
Liga II is the second tier league of the Romanian football league system. The league acquired this name in the 2006-07, being previously called Divizia B....
, is also on Sport.ro. For the first time in history, Steaua and Dinamo played in the second league, in August 2009, and the derby Dinamo II
FC Dinamo II Bucuresti
Dinamo II Bucureşti is a Romanian professional football club from Bucureşti, Romania, founded in 2004. Dinamo II is the reserve team of FC Dinamo Bucureşti....
- Steaua II
FC Steaua II Bucuresti
FC Steaua II Bucureşti was a Romanian professional football club from Bucharest, Romania, founded in 2004 and dissolved in 2011. It was the reserve team of Steaua Bucureşti.-Honours:Liga III:*Winners : 2008-09...
was broadcast live by Sport.ro.
The most spectacular championship of the world is live on Sport.ro, every Saturday and Sunday. In football, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
and Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
are the most prolific nations and can brag that they gave the world Pelé
Pelé
However, Pelé has always maintained that those are mistakes, that he was actually named Edson and that he was born on 23 October 1940.), best known by his nickname Pelé , is a retired Brazilian footballer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time...
, Maradona, Ronaldinho
Ronaldinho
Ronaldo de Assis Moreira , commonly known as Ronaldinho or Ronaldinho Gaúcho, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Flamengo and the Brazilian national team as an attacking midfielder or forward. He is a two-time winner of the FIFA World Player of the Year, awarded to the best player over the year...
, Ronaldo
Ronaldo
Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima , commonly known as Ronaldo, is a retired Brazilian footballer who last played for Corinthians. Ronaldo is widely considered to be the greatest 'pure' striker in the history of the modern game, and by some accounts, in the history of football. Ronaldo was one of the...
, Robinho
Robinho
Robson de Souza , more commonly known as Robinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who currently plays as second striker and winger for Serie A club AC Milan...
, Rivaldo
Rivaldo
Rivaldo Vítor Borba Ferreira , commonly known simply as Rivaldo , is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for São Paulo, on loan from Mogi Mirim, as an attacking midfielder and sometimes as a supporting striker.He most notably played five years with Spanish club FC Barcelona, with whom he...
, Messi or Kaká
Kaká
Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite , commonly known as Kaká , is a Brazilian football attacking midfielder who currently plays for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid and the Brazilian national team. Kaká started his footballing career at the age of eight, when he began playing for a local club...
. Fabbiani and Culio
Emmanuel Culio
Juan Emmanuel Culio is an Argentine football player who currently plays for Orduspor on loan from Galatasaray. in Turkey's Süper Lig...
came from there right to Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
.
Real Madrid, Barcelona, Chelsea, Inter, Milan, Juventus are just some of the great teams that train up for the new season in friendlies matches broadcast live on Sport.ro.
"Skandenberg at Sport.ro"
Sport.ro is the first sport channel with its own arm wrestling
Arm wrestling
Arm wrestling is a sport with two participants. Each participant places one arm on a surface with their elbows bent and touching the surface, and they grip each other's hand...
productions. The best sport men of
Romania, led by world champion - Ion Oncescu
Ion Oncescu
Ion Oncescu is a professional Romanian armwrestler, a multiple time world and European champion for both the left and the right hand...
, showed their strength on Sport.ro.
Sport.ro organized the first skandenberg marathon in Romania - world champion beat more than
100 opponents one after another. Ion Oncescu’s record, the first armwrestler that beat over 100 opponents one after another, this was seen by 89,000 men between 18–49 years. The
marathon lasted 4 hours and had luxury guests - Ana Maria Prodan, Local Kombat
Local Kombat
Local Kombat is a kickboxing and mixed martial arts promotion based in Bucharest, Romania. It was founded by Eduard Irimia in 2003 and held its first show in the same year...
fighters – Ciprian
Sora, Cătălin Moroşanu
Catalin Morosanu
Cătălin Moroşanu is a Romanian heavyweight kickboxer, who fights out of the Respect Gym București. He has competed in the Local Kombat, SuperKombat and K-1 promotions and holds notable victories over Gary Goodridge, Freddy Kemayo, Mighty Mo and Stefan Leko. Moroşanu is known for his wild, brawling...
, Sebastian Ciobanu
Sebastian Ciobanu
"Son of Dracula" Sebastian Ciobanu is a Romanian Super heavyweight kickboxer fighting in the K-1, Local Kombat and SuperKombat promotions.-K-1:...
and Alexandru Lungu. Some music stars have also tried their luck with Oncescu - for example Kamara from „Black and White”.
National and European arm wrestling championships hosted in Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
and a Vendetta Super Match from Las Vegas of four world champion Ion Oncescu
Ion Oncescu
Ion Oncescu is a professional Romanian armwrestler, a multiple time world and European champion for both the left and the right hand...
were seen also on Sport.ro.
"Tennis at Sport.ro"
In 2009, Roger Federer
Roger Federer
Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP no. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks, and 285 weeks overall. As of 28 November 2011, he is ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals . Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles...
won the sixth trophy at Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors...
and recorded 15 Grand Slam titles. He played against Andy Roddick
Andy Roddick
Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. He is currently the second highest-ranked American player, behind Mardy Fish....
, live on Sport.ro, the longest final in the history of Grand Slam tournaments - 4 hours and 18 minutes. In the female finale, Serena Williams
Serena Williams
Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. The Women's Tennis Association has ranked her world no. 1 in singles on five separate occasions. She became the world no. 1 for the first time on July 8, 2002 and regained this ranking for the fifth time on...
defeated her sister Venus
Venus Williams
Venus Ebony Starr Williams is an American professional tennis player who is a former World No. 1 and is ranked World No. 101 as of 10 October 2011 in singles and World No. 20 in doubles as of 2011. She has been ranked World No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association on three separate...
for the third time in a Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors...
final, live at Sport.ro. And the Tennis Masters
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
The ATP World Tour Masters 1000 is a series of nine tennis tournaments that are part of the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, held annually throughout the year in Europe, North America and Asia...
tournaments in tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
can be seen also on Sport.ro.
"Handball at Sport.ro"
For the first time in history, a Romanian handball team can reach the top 16 in the world. The system changed – for the total of 6 teams, 4 of them are going to be qualified, and handball players from HCM Constanţa
HCM Constanţa
HCM Constanţa is a team handball club from Constanţa, Romania, which plays in the Romanian Handball League.-Achievements:*Romanian League:**Winners : 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011*Romanian Cup:**Winners : 2006, 2011...
have, for the first time ever, a real chance to get out of the EHF Champions League
EHF Champions League
The EHF Champions League is the most important professional club handball competition in Europe . The competition was started in the 1956–57 season, and is administered by the European Handball Federation.The most successful teams are from Germany and Spain...
’s groups. The best handball player in the world, Nicola Karabatic plays live on Sport.ro with HCM, but also with the best Romanian handball player, Valentin Ghionea
Valentin Ghionea
Valentin Ghionea is a Romanian handball player. He plays for the Romanian club HCM Constanţa. -Achievements:Club*Liga Naţională:**Winner: 2005*Nemzeti Bajnokság I:**Silver Medallist: 2008, 2009, 2010...
in an encounter Montpellier HB
Montpellier HB
Montpellier Agglomération Handball, formerly Montpellier HB, is a team handball club from Montpellier, France.In 2003, Montpellier won the biggest prize in European club handball, the EHF Champions League, rallying from an eight-goal deficit after the first leg. They are the only French team ever...
- SC Pick Szeged
SC Pick Szeged
SC Pick Szeged is a Hungarian team handball club from Szeged, that plays in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I and the EHF Champions League.-Accomplishments:*Nemzeti Bajnokság I:**Gold: 1996, 2007...
. Women's team, CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea
CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea
CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea is a Romanian women's handball club from Râmnicu Vâlcea, that plays in the Liga Naţională and in the EHF Women's Champions League....
wants to give a big hit and win the Champions League after the experience of last year, when it was eliminated in the semifinals by Viborg HK
Viborg HK
Viborg HK is the name of a Danish handball club from Viborg. The club has many teams for both women and men, but especially the professional women's team is one of the most successful in Danish and European handball since the beginning of the 1990s...
.
"Volleyball at Sport.ro"
Romania’s volleyball champion in the past three years, CSU Metal Galati
CSU Metal Galaţi
Metal Galaţi was a Romanian women's volleyball club based in Galaţi. It was dissolved in 2009.-Achievements:*Divizia A1: 4 titles ;*Cupa României: 3 titles .-Notable former players:...
, plays live on Sport.ro one of the hardest groups of Champions League
Women's CEV Champions League
The Women's CEV Champions League or Women's Indesit European Champions League is the top official competition for women's volleyball clubs of Europe and takes place every year.- Formula :...
this year. The first Romanian team that plays in the new format of the League is beating the ex-team of Cristina Pîrv, Asystel Novara
Asystel Novara
Asystel Novara is an Italian volleyball club.The team participated in the Women's CEV Champions League 2007-08, finishing with the bronze medal. 8 of the 16 players in the 2007-2008 squad have represented various nations in the Olympic Games.-2010-11 squad:As of June 2010...
. Metal Galati’s volleyball players are determined to go out in groups and organise the playoff of 12 teams in Romania. Sport.ro broadcasts also the matches of the most subtitled male teams from Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
.
"UFC at Sport.ro"
The greatest fighting competition in the world, Ultimate Fighting Championship
Ultimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...
, is seen in Romania, at Sport.ro and www.kombat.ro. Broadcast in over 33 countries around the world, UFC shows combine all styles of fighting.
Sport.ro HD
Under the slogan "Sport in (another) definition, Sport.ro moved from November 15, 2009, to the next level and started the series of HD broadcasting with the first boxing match that gives the viewers the feeling that they are in the ring, near the fighters - Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel CottoManny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto
Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto, billed as Firepower, was a boxing welterweight superfight for the WBO World welterweight championship. The bout was held on November 14, 2009, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States...
. (High Definition - HD)