Pavel Andrușca, a fighter trained at the Ungheni Sports School and a native of Mănoilești, makes his UFC debut on 5 September at the Accor Arena in Paris. The undefeated Moldovan (8-0, 7 finishes) faces Britain's Nathaniel Wood (23-6, #8 featherweight) after stepping in on just five days' notice.
FC Mănoilești won the Ungheni district football cup, the «MAGIRUS», after a 2–1 against Unirea Cetireni in Sunday's final, on 2 August, at the Municipal Stadium in Ungheni. The team coached by Constantin Timoftică led 1–0 at half-time through Bogdan Andrușca's goal and made it 2–0 in the second half through Valentin Lîsenco, while Cetireni pulled one back in the last passage of play, through Alexandru Duminică. This year's edition brought together 12 teams from the district.
On 30 July the Emergency Situations Commission of the Ungheni district approved a 16-point anti-epizootic plan, after the Territorial Subdivision for Food Safety (Subdiviziunea Teritorială pentru Siguranța Alimentelor) confirmed a case of rabies in the village of Rezina, Mănoilești commune. Collecting and selling animals on the village's territory is banned, the movement of animals is halted, and every animal in the village's households is to be counted within five days. The restrictions lift 30 days after the last case — not 30 days after the decision. The act does not state the species of the infected animal; it became public only on 4 August, in a bulletin of the National Food Safety Agency — a dog. In 2025 the Ungheni district recorded four rabies cases — in the public health agency's list, right after Hîncești, with ten. Post-exposure prophylaxis — after a bite, a scratch or contact with saliva — is free.
The return legs of the semifinals in the Ungheni District Football Cup, the «MAGIRUS», were played on Sunday, 26 July, and settled both finalists. FC Mănoilești won 5–1 at Bumbăta and goes into the final 7–1 on aggregate. In the other semifinal, FC Sculeni led 4–0 at Cetireni at the end of the 90 minutes and had wiped out the entire first-leg lead, but FC Unirea Cetireni qualified on penalties, 5–3.
The first legs of the semifinals in the Ungheni District Football Cup, the «MAGIRUS», were played on Sunday, 19 July. FC Mănoilești beat FC Haiduc Bumbăta 2–0 at home, while FC Unirea Cetireni won convincingly at Sculeni, 4–0. Both teams head to the final with an advantage, but the finalists are decided only in the return leg — the semifinals are played over two legs.
On Sunday, 5 July, all four first-leg matches of the quarter-finals of the Ungheni district football cup, «MAGIRUS», were played. According to the organiser, the Ungheni Territorial Football Association, FC Haiduc Bumbăta produced the round's biggest score — 5-2 against FC Barsa Ungheni — while FC Regina Maria Ungheni beat FC Unirea Cetireni 2-0. In the other two ties, FC Sculeni and FC Mănoilești won narrowly, 1-0 and 2-1, so everything will be decided in the return legs a week from now.
At the end of June, when the Republic of Moldova marks the National Day of Folk Costume, the commune of Mănoilești in the Ungheni district is preparing its own celebration of traditional dress. Behind it stand a network of volunteers, the village House of Culture and the library — and a tradition that, in the Ungheni district, has in other years gathered seven localities. The programme is now confirmed: this year's edition takes place on 28 June, from 16.00, in the village park, with special guests Stela Botez, Petronela Popa and the “Șoimanii” ensemble.
