en http://www.eurohandball.com Handball stories, news and interviews Thu, 26 Dec 2024 06:49:06 GMT Thu, 26 Dec 2024 06:49:06 GMT www.eurohandball.com Content Copyright by the European Handball Federation and EHF Marketing (c) 1994-2024 office@eurohandball.com http://www.eurohandball.com 0 0 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/012344/Spanish+legend+will+retire+on+Saturday One of the most successful Spanish players of the last two decades, Juan Perez Marquez, will say goodbye to handball this weekend. Wed, 13 May 2009 12:07:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/012344 13.05.2009 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/012344 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/012234/Portland+will+stay+on+top An optimistic Portland President, Miguel Galarraga, talks about the future of the club. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:21:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/012234 02.04.2009 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/012234 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/012226/Busy+times+in+Pamplona Many things are going on for the Spanish CL team: Jakobsen leaving, Urdiales injured. Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:40:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/012226 31.03.2009 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/012226 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/012174/Bitter+farewell+for+Portland The Spanish team fell just one step away from the quarterfinals. The coach and president are equally disappointed. Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:04:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/012174 10.03.2009 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/012174 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/012164/Men%e2%80%99s+summary%3a+CL+Main+Round The Main Round has come to an end over the weekend and the eight teams are set for the quarterfinals. Read how the last places were decided. Mon, 09 Mar 2009 10:41:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/012164 09.03.2009 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/012164 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/012153/Dreams+of+Juancho+Perez The Portland player wants to finish his career with a good CL result. They need to win in Copenhagen, first of all... Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:53:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/012153 05.03.2009 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/012153 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/012152/Mathematics+time! The last round of the Men’s CL is coming up: time to analyse the chances in the groups. Thu, 05 Mar 2009 13:12:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/012152 05.03.2009 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/012152 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/012141/Men%27s+summary%3a+Main+Round+3 Ciudad Real, MKB Veszprém and Flensburg Handewitt follow Kiel to the quarterfinals. Read the story of the weekend. Mon, 02 Mar 2009 09:53:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/012141 02.03.2009 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/012141 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/012123/Leaving+Spain Scandinavian stars, Kristian Kjelling and Torsten Laen, take direction North. Tue, 24 Feb 2009 10:26:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/012123 24.02.2009 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/012123 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/012120/Men%27s+Summary%3a+Main+Round+Day+2 The first team to qualify is THW Kiel. Read the summary of the weekend. Mon, 23 Feb 2009 11:01:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/012120 23.02.2009 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/012120 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/012102/Men%27s+Summary%3a+Main+Round+Day+1 Hamburg, Kiel, Ciudad Real and Chambery are the closest to qualification after the first games played in the Men's Main Round. Read the summary of the weekend. Mon, 16 Feb 2009 11:12:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/012102 16.02.2009 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/012102 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/012090/Second+half+magic Hamburg beat Portland 34:23 and need only one more victory to qualify for the quarterfinals. Thu, 12 Feb 2009 09:39:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/012090 12.02.2009 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/012090 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/012089/%e2%80%9cAlways+a+great+atmosphere%e2%80%9d Eurohandball.com talks to Hamburg’s Croat Blazenko Lackovic about Champions League and World championship. Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/012089 10.02.2009 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/012089 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/012071/What%27s+on+in+Spain%3f Read the latest on Portland, Ciudad Real and Leon: the Spanish CL sides are facing different situations. Thu, 05 Feb 2009 10:35:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/012071 05.02.2009 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/012071 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/012054/Injuries+worry+Portland The Spanish team lost a key player to injury, but they are looking for possibilities to reinforce the roster. Fri, 23 Jan 2009 13:49:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/012054 23.01.2009 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/012054 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011978/Miguel+Galarraga%3a+%e2%80%9cI+am+hopeful+to+get+a+title+this+season%e2%80%9d Portland San Antonio is finishing the first stage of the season with good feelings after the change in the bench at the beginning of the year. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:00:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011978 04.12.2008 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011978 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011960/Men%e2%80%99s+CL+summary%3a+Round+6 All 16 Main Round participants are set in the Men's CL. Read the summary of Round 6. Mon, 24 Nov 2008 11:48:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011960 24.11.2008 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011960 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011945/Ratko+Nikolic%3a+We+are+secret+favourites Eurohandball.com talks to Ratko Nikolic, who is optimistic before decisive match against Cimos Koper in Pamplona. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:39:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011945 19.11.2008 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011945 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011944/Villaldea+warns%3a+%22We+cannot+fail+now%22 The Portland coach knows that they have not qualified yet, but top player Malmagro cannot help Portland any more this year. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:47:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011944 18.11.2008 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011944 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011938/Men%e2%80%99s+summary%3a+Round+5 12 of the 16 clubs are ready for the next stage now, while Veszprém, Portland, Chekhov and FCK Copenhagen will need a point to join them. Read what's happened over the weekend in the Champions League. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:26:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011938 17.11.2008 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011938 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011929/Buligan%3a+matter+of+life+and+death The Romanian assistant coach of Portland talks about his emotions before the all-important Steaua-Portland game on Sunday. Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:59:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011929 13.11.2008 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011929 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011919/Nikcevic%3a+good+form+in+Pamplona The 27-year old Portland player proves that he was a good signing for the Spanish side. Nikcevic is optimistic before the most important CL games. Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:46:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011919 11.11.2008 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011919 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011899/Ciudad+Real+badly+beat+Portland The CL winners take a 42-23 victory in the Quijote Arena at the last Spanish League game before CL Round 4. Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:22:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011899 06.11.2008 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011899 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011894/Portland%3a+no+more+mistakes+allowed The Spanish club cannot afford another bad result against Chehovskie. Portland coach knows what is at stake, but first of all Ciudad is coming up for the team. Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:15:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011894 04.11.2008 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011894 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011853/CL+summary%3a+Men%e2%80%99s+Round+3 Barcelona, Veszprém and Chekhov lost their first points over the weekend. Read the complete summary of an eventful round! Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:47:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011853 20.10.2008 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011853 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011850/Malmagro+back+against+Koper Portland player is preparing for his first game of the CL after an injury. Portland urgently needed him. Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:10:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011850 17.10.2008 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011850 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011827/Chehovskie+beat+Portland+in+2nd+half Maximov's team won the Group E derby easily by 8 goals. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:29:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011827 10.10.2008 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011827 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011822/Group+E+derby+tonight The Champions League will continue with two games tonight including a clash of giants between Chekhovskie and Portland. Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:07:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011822 09.10.2008 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011822 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011811/Berbece%27s+optimism The coach of Steaua is not disappointed after the defeat in Pamplona. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:50:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011811 07.10.2008 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011811 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011797/Convincing+Portland Easy CL opener for Portland San Antonio against Steaua (38-30). Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:23:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011797 03.10.2008 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011797 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011793/Spanish+Armada+to+defend+the+throne Ciudad, Barcelona, Portland and Ademar are ready for the start of the CL. The Catalonians sign Ben Amor in the last minutes. Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:27:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011793 02.10.2008 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011793 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011762/Dominikovic+out+for+6-7+months The Croatian star of Portland will miss most of the season and the World Championship with a knee injury. Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:51:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011762 23.09.2008 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011762 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011716/Ivano+Balic%3a+I+leave+Portland+for+my+family The Croatian star talks to the Spanish media about his farewell to Portland. Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:31:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011716 11.09.2008 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011716 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011711/Malmagro%3a+best+Asobal+player The Portland player together with other stars received the award in Albacete. Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:59:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011711 10.09.2008 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011711 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011675/Ciudad+Real+defeat+Portland+with+7-m+shots Ciudad won the first test tournament of the season without their Olympic players. Mon, 01 Sep 2008 09:56:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011675 01.09.2008 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011675 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011661/Balic+signed+for+Zagreb Croatia Zagreb has closed the deal on one of the greatest Croatian players of all time. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:11:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011661 27.08.2008 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011661 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011551/Saric+and+Urdiales+join+Portland The supporters are waiting for more good news after the first signings for next season. Fri, 30 May 2008 09:20:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011551 30.05.2008 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011551 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011539/Ciudad+and+Leon+reinforce Read what's going on in Spain at the end of the Asobal season as the teams are already working on the team of the future. Mon, 26 May 2008 14:41:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011539 26.05.2008 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011539 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011504/Spanish+news+in+brief Read a brief news report on Ciudad, Portland and Elda coming from Spain. Fri, 16 May 2008 15:52:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011504 16.05.2008 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011504 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011309/HSV+win+%22group+of+death%22 Hamburg got a point and reach the semi-finals in Pamplona (32-32). Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:50:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011309 17.03.2008 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011309 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011294/...and+Portland+support+Flensburg The Spanish side have to win and hope that Zagreb would not take the points from Flensburg. Thu, 13 Mar 2008 17:15:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011294 13.03.2008 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011294 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011270/Portland+still+in+the+race The 35-27 Portland victory over Zagreb promises a great last round in Group 3 where three teams still have the chance to qualify. Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:04:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011270 10.03.2008 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011270 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011251/Pressure+on+Portland Portland prepared for the decisive Zagreb game with a victory against Leon in the Spanish league. Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:47:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011251 06.03.2008 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011251 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011232/Flensburg+out%2c+San+Antonio+hope A thrilling 30-30 draw ended all hopes for Flensburg as Tomas Svensson saved a last-second shot by Christiansen. Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:51:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011232 03.03.2008 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011232 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011216/All+to+play+for+in+Flensburg Sunday's game will be a last chance for both teams. The loser will finish the CL disappointed, the winner can still hope. Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:02:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011216 28.02.2008 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011216 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011181/Superb+Yoon The 15 goals of the Korean right back bring victory for Hamburg over Portland San Antonio. Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:41:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011181 21.02.2008 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011181 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011179/Hoping+for+the+semi-finals Eurohandball.com talks to Christian Fitzek, sporting director of HSV Hamburg before the match against Portland. Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:37:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011179 20.02.2008 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011179 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011177/Equisoain+trusts+Balic Eurohandball.com talks to Portland manager, Javier “Zupo” Equisoain. The former legendary coach tells us about the future team of Portland. Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:12:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011177 20.02.2008 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011177 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011162/Portland+in+CL+form The Spanish side won with a superb defence and the best performance in the season. Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:15:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011162 18.02.2008 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011162 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011158/Spanish+teams+to+improve+at+home After a bad start for the Spanish sides in the Main Round, all four will play on home courts: busy CL weekend in Spain! Fri, 15 Feb 2008 11:50:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011158 15.02.2008 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011158 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011150/Jensen+and+Knudsen+return Flensburg players and managers are looking forward to an exciting game in Pamplona. Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:29:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011150 15.02.2008 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011150 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011135/Ivano+Balic%3a+%e2%80%9cI+can+concentrate+on+handball+in+Pamplona%e2%80%9d Portland star talks to Eurohandball.com about the upcoming Flensburg game and also about playing in Pamplona. Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:14:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011135 12.02.2008 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011135 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011128/Zagreb+give+Portland+defence+lessons The Croatians played in fantastic form and gave no chance to Portland. Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:31:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011128 11.02.2008 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011128 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011111/Spanish+teams+in+good+mood Portland and Ciudad have good news for their fans: most of their players are healthy after the Euro. Leon are also in good form. Thu, 07 Feb 2008 13:24:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011111 07.02.2008 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011111 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011097/European+champion+ready+for+%e2%80%9cDeath+Group%e2%80%9d Portland's Lars Jørgensen talks to ehfCL.com about Group 3 in the Champions League. Mon, 04 Feb 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011097 04.02.2008 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011097 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011022/No+chance+for+Portland+in+Ciudad+Real Ciudad win Spanish derby and get closer to the title. Portland had too many injuries to be competitive against the great rivals. Tue, 11 Dec 2007 13:16:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011022 11.12.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011022 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011018/Portland+returns+to+winning+ways Two CL teams clashed in the Spanish league and Portland won a great battle against Barcelona. Wed, 05 Dec 2007 11:05:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011018 05.12.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011018 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011001/Javier+Equisoain%3a+%e2%80%9cOur+group+is+the+strongest%e2%80%9d Former legendary Portland coach talks to Eurohandball.com about Main Round Group 3, probably the most balanced one. Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:50:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011001 28.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011001 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010994/Strong+Spanish+performance+in+the+Group+Matches The four teams won their groups and only lost one match all together - promising record before the Main Round. Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:27:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010994 26.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010994 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010990/Spanish+weekend%3a+Barcelona+and+Portland+win%2c+Ademar+lose The Spanish sides performed well during the group stage and won their respective groups. This weekend there was not much at stake for them and only Ademar lost in Skopje. Mon, 26 Nov 2007 14:52:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010990 26.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010990 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010969/Portland+Travel%3a+12%2c000+kilometres+in+15+days The Spanish CL team from Pamplona are on "Tour de Europe". Only victories can make travel easier for the players. Wed, 21 Nov 2007 10:15:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010969 21.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010969 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010963/Coming+up%3a+Last+Round+of+the+Group+Matches 12 places have already been taken in the Main Round of the Men's CL. This week will bring the decision of the remaining four places and also for the Cup Winners' Cup places. Tue, 20 Nov 2007 13:26:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010963 20.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010963 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010936/New+Portland+president%3a+%e2%80%9cI+did+not+think+about+it%e2%80%9d After San Miguel stepped down, Miguel Galarraga takes over as Portland San Antonio's president. He talks to Eurohandball.com about the change and his goals. Thu, 15 Nov 2007 17:28:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010936 15.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010936 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010935/San+Antonio+%e2%80%99s+President+steps+down Jose Ignacio San Miguel leaves the presidential chair of Portland San Antonio. Thu, 15 Nov 2007 17:08:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010935 15.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010935 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010928/San+Antoino+close+to+winning+Group+D Portland San Antonio are alsmost sure to win Group D after their second draw against GOG. Thu, 15 Nov 2007 09:28:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010928 15.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010928 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010927/Group+phase+ends+for+Kristian+Kjelling After coming back too early from a previous injury, the Norwegian star of Portland cannot help his team at the last two games in the CL Group phase. Wed, 14 Nov 2007 13:09:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010927 14.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010927 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010926/Ademar+lose+point+in+Spain The Spanish CL teams prepare with victories in the Asobal League, only Ademar Leon had to suffer. Wed, 14 Nov 2007 12:51:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010926 14.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010926 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010889/Spanish+victories+on+Wednesday%e2%80%99s+CL+Games Portland San Antonio and Ademar Leon are just one step from qualifying for the Main Round after winning their matches on Wednesday. Thu, 08 Nov 2007 09:59:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010889 08.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010889 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010881/Ademar+defeat+Ciudad+Real Round 8 of Asobal League brought big matches for the CL participants. Ademar hosted Ciudad Real and the match ended with the first defeat of the season for the guests. Tue, 06 Nov 2007 10:56:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010881 06.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010881 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010880/Stars+return+to+the+Spanish+teams All four Spanish CL sides will be reinforced: Urios, Nagy, Kjelling and Ricardo Costa are back from long injuries. Tue, 06 Nov 2007 10:03:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010880 06.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010880 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010825/Jose+Ignacio+San+Miguel%3a+%22Cabanas+stays%22 After consecutive bad results for Portland San Antonio, the club’s president talks to Eurohandball.com. Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:21:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010825 23.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010825 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010822/Ademar+draw+against+Barca%2c+Portland+lose With the bad results of all Spanish CL teams, Ciudad Real take a comfortable lead in Spain. László Nagy can be back soon. Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:54:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010822 23.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010822 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010819/Awarding+of+Ivano+Balic The Croatian star will be handed over the World Handball Player of the Year Award in Zagreb today. Mon, 22 Oct 2007 10:39:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010819 22.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010819 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010809/Spain%3a+new+coaches%2c+hard+beginning The four Spanish teams are doing well in the CL, but the Ciudad fans can be the happiest at home. Fri, 19 Oct 2007 09:59:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010809 19.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010809 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010806/Portland+draw+against+Ademar Two CL teams met in the Asobal on Wednesday to share the points. Ciudad and Barcelona are satisfied with this result. Thu, 18 Oct 2007 10:49:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010806 18.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010806 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010801/Modest+but+prolific%3a+Carlos+Ruesga The Spanish middle back of Portland scored 25 goals so far. Rusega is heading the top scorer list together with Lazarov. The 22-year old talks to Eurohandball.com. Wed, 17 Oct 2007 09:03:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010801 17.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010801 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010763/Ademar+and+Portland+win+in+Round+3 The two Spanish sides playing on Wednesday evening made no mistake but a huge step towards their objective. Thu, 11 Oct 2007 13:45:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010763 11.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010763 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010751/Ademar+draw%2c+Portland+win The Spanish teams had mixed results over the weekend. Leon's one point in Schaffhausen may also be valuable later. Tue, 09 Oct 2007 09:18:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010751 09.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010751 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010744/Bregenz+count+on+fans Despite the home draw, Portland will arrive to Austria as favourites. Fri, 05 Oct 2007 15:57:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010744 05.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010744 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010729/Kjelling+injures+before+Bregenz+game Porland will travel to Bregenz this weekend, but withouth their Norwegian star who suffered an injury again. Thu, 04 Oct 2007 12:39:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010729 04.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010729 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010719/Zupo+Equisoain%3a+%e2%80%9cI%27ll+be+back%e2%80%9d The legendary coach of Portland San Antonio was burnt out last season. He admits that he could hardly watch the World Championship Final, which was a sign for him to retire for some time. However, Equisoain is preparing for a comeback. Wed, 03 Oct 2007 09:30:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010719 03.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010719 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010695/Javier+Cabanas%3a+%e2%80%9cMistakes+of+a+junior+team%e2%80%9d Portland coach talks to Eurohandball.com after a surprise home draw. Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:31:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010695 28.09.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010695 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010693/GOG+coach+happy%2c+not+surprised Ulf Schefvert talks to Eurohandball.com after making a surprise draw in Pamplona. Fri, 28 Sep 2007 13:58:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010693 28.09.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010693 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010683/Important+draw+for+GOG+in+Pamplona The 2007/08 season of the CL starts with a surprise: GOG make a draw in Pamplona. Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:14:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010683 27.09.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010683 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010676/Schefvert+looking+forward+to+an+%e2%80%9dinteresting+match%e2%80%9d GOG will face the most difficult opponent in the group phase, Portland. The Swedish coach of GOG tells us what he thinks about the game. Wed, 26 Sep 2007 12:20:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010676 26.09.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010676 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010675/CL%3a+clash+of+top+leagues Read the analysis of Björn Pazen who compares the Spanish Liga Asobal with German Toyota-Bundesliga to get an answer for a much debated issue. Tue, 25 Sep 2007 09:15:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010675 25.09.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010675 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010671/First+defeat+for+Portland Most Spanish CL teams take the weekend games successfully, but Portland lose a close encounter in Valladolid. Mon, 24 Sep 2007 11:31:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010671 24.09.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010671 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010664/BM+Valladolid%3a+first+big+test+for+Portland The Spanish teams will have easy weekend before the start of the CL season - except for Portland. Fri, 21 Sep 2007 11:55:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010664 21.09.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010664 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010653/Asobal+League+starts%2c+CL+teams+win The Spanish season starts well for the four CL teams with three new coaches. Mon, 17 Sep 2007 14:23:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010653 17.09.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010653 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010640/Jorgensen%3a+%e2%80%9cMore+attractive+Portland%e2%80%9d Portland San Antonio's Lars Jörgensen talks to Eurohandball.com about the changes in the team. Thu, 13 Sep 2007 11:53:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010640 13.09.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010640 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010627/Portland+wins%2c+Carvajal+injures The end of the pre-season preparations brought mixed success for Portland: the team played well, but another player is out with injury. Tue, 11 Sep 2007 17:20:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010627 11.09.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010627 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010620/Ivano+Balic%2c+MVP+of+Asobal+League Portland's CL star was awarded best player of Spanish League. Tue, 11 Sep 2007 12:09:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010620 11.09.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010620 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010596/Portland+President+with+high+hopes+for+new+season Portland president, José Ignacio San Miguel, gives exclusive interview to Eurohandball.com. Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:08:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010596 05.09.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010596 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010586/Portland+vs+Chambery%3a+no+Balic%2c+no+Richardson Injuries prevented Balic and Richardson from playing against each other, but the match still brought good handball and Portland victory. Mon, 03 Sep 2007 15:28:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010586 03.09.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010586 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010570/Portland%3a+Malmagro+may+return Good news for the Spanish side. The injury of their new player seems to be less severe than expected and Cabanas can count on all his players. Thu, 30 Aug 2007 10:04:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010570 30.08.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010570 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010562/Pick+Szeged+beat+Portland+in+Romania Hungarian Pick Szeged won the friendly tournament in Timisoara (Romania) beating Portland San Antonio in the final by 24-23. Tue, 28 Aug 2007 11:22:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010562 28.08.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010562 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010560/Malmagro+injured+again Good and bad news for Portland: Malmagro will be out, but Vugrinec is okay after a minor problem. Tue, 28 Aug 2007 10:36:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010560 28.08.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010560 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010546/Balic+and+Richardson%3a+together+in+Pamplona+again Legendary French player, Jackson Richardson returns to Pamplona... for a friendly match. Thu, 23 Aug 2007 15:30:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010546 23.08.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010546 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010545/Buligan+Honoured+in+Timisoara Portland assistant coach, Alexandru Buligan, will return to Timisoara, Romania, where he began his professional career. The former national player and goalkeeper legend will be honoured by the local handball fans who never forgot him. Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:12:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010545 23.08.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010545 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010538/Portland+on+the+Right+Track Portland won their second test game against Arrate. Coach Javier Cabanas was satisfied with the game and with the experiements. Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:49:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010538 22.08.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010538 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010536/First+test+for+Ciudad+Real%3a+Victory Talant Djushebaiev’s team begins the new season as they finished the last one: with a victory. Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:19:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010536 22.08.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010536 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010534/Valter+Matosevic+joins+Portland Two-time Olympic champion Croatian goalkeeper joins Portland. Wed, 22 Aug 2007 11:19:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010534 22.08.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010534 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010511/Vugrinec+out+for+two+weeks Slovenian right back, Renato Vugrinec, felt a pain in one of his fingers on the left hand after a training session. After medical tests, the result (not confirmed) said that it was tissue in the thumb finger. Tue, 14 Aug 2007 13:18:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010511 14.08.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010511 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010489/Malmagro%3a+First+Portland+Injury+of+the+Season Balic (pictured) and Kjelling came back from holiday in perfect condition, but the new youngster picked up a small injury immediately. Portland still waiting for a goalkeeper. Tue, 07 Aug 2007 09:15:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010489 07.08.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010489 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010479/Fernando+Hernandez+Stays+in+Top+Handball One of the most experienced Spanish players is leaving Barcelona to join Portland San Antonio. Read what Hernandez thinks about the change. Thu, 02 Aug 2007 11:43:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010479 02.08.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010479 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010478/Cristian+Malmagro%3a+Fresh+Blood+for+Portland Portland signs young Spanish national player to help out Vugrinec in the right back position. Eurohandball.com talks to Malmagro. Thu, 02 Aug 2007 10:54:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010478 02.08.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010478 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010477/Portland+San+Antonio+Starts+Preparations Javier Cabanas takes coaching over from Javier Equisoain and life goes on in Pamplona. The objectives of the club remain unchanged. Thu, 02 Aug 2007 10:06:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010477 02.08.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010477 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010430/Portland+Satisfied+with+the+CL+Draw Javier Cabanas does not complain after about bad luck: the new coach of Portland believes in reaching the next stage in the Champions League. Tue, 03 Jul 2007 12:03:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010430 03.07.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010430 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010425/Spain%3a+New+Season%2c+New+Coaches Three of the four Spanish CL teams, Pamplona, Leon and Barcelona, changed their coaches for next season. Only Dujshebaev (pictured) stayed on his bench... Tue, 03 Jul 2007 09:14:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010425 03.07.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010425 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010414/Portland+%e2%80%99s+New+Coach%3a+Javier+Cabanas Portland appoints new coach, the 47-year old Javier Cabanas. Fri, 29 Jun 2007 11:05:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010414 29.06.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010414 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010406/Balic+with+Extra+Motivation Croatian star, Ivano Balic, was voted World Handball Player of the Year 2006. He says that the award gives him a lot of motivation for the upcoming season when Portland will play for the Champions League again. Mon, 25 Jun 2007 16:00:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010406 25.06.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010406 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010356/Decisive+Weekend+in+Spain+for+next+CL Ciudad Real and Portland have already secured their place in the 2007/08 CL, León and Barcelona are still playing for it. León are in advantage... Thu, 31 May 2007 10:36:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010356 31.05.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010356 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010277/Spanish+League%3a+Revenge+for+the+CL+Defeat%3f While CL arrived to the final, the Spanish quarterfinalists will face each other again for the Asobal title. Ciudad Real vs Portland on Saturday! Fri, 27 Apr 2007 10:02:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010277 27.04.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010277 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010209/DISAPPOINTED+PORTLAND+LOOK+TO+THE+NATIONAL+LEAGUE After Portland San Antonio were knocked out of the EHF Champions League compeition at the weekend, the players from Spain are now looking towards their National Championship for a better result. Mon, 02 Apr 2007 14:50:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010209 02.04.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010209 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010207/FIRST+FINAL+FOR+KIEL+SINCE+2000 Way up in the north of Germany, spirits were on a high on Friday night, with words from the German song “Wenn nicht jetzt, wann dann?” meaning “If not now, then when?” filling the evening air. Over 10 000 Kiel fans filled the Ostseehalle in Kiel to support their team in what turned out to be a thrilling match which could of gone either way... Mon, 02 Apr 2007 13:40:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010207 02.04.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010207 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010197/No+Mistakes+Allowed+for+Portland It willl be a decisive match in Kiel with only two goals of advantage for the Spanish team. Injuries cause problems on both sides, and Xepkin returns to international level. Thu, 29 Mar 2007 11:25:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010197 29.03.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010197 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010191/Portland+Knows+How+to+Win+in+the+Ostseehalle Handball history: in 1999, the Spanish team won the only match of the two teams in Ostseehalle. Back then, Buligan was the hero who saved shots from Olsson and Wislander... Wed, 28 Mar 2007 10:36:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010191 28.03.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010191 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010176/Lozano+Returns+to+Kiel Demetrio Lozano played three years for THW Kiel and he talks about the German club with great respect. This weekend he returns to Ostseehalle. Mon, 26 Mar 2007 15:38:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010176 26.03.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010176 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010171/Narrow+Victory+for+Portland Kiel took the lead in the first half, but a better Portland defence gave them a two-goal victory. Decision on Friday. Mon, 26 Mar 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010171 26.03.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010171 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010158/Portland+Worried+About+Kjelling Portland won their last game before the CL semi-final, but the injury of their Norwegian star may be a severe blow for the team. Wed, 21 Mar 2007 12:55:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010158 21.03.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010158 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010137/Clash+of+the+Giants+in+the+Bundesliga While CL teams are still busy with domestic league games, the semi-final tickets are already sold like hot cakes in Germany. Fri, 16 Mar 2007 15:30:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010137 16.03.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010137 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010134/Portland+and+Valladolid+Prepare+With+Domestic+Games The Spanish teams have a relatively calm period with only one match this week. The CL contenders need to have a rest before the semi-finals coming up shortly. Fri, 16 Mar 2007 09:33:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010134 16.03.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010134 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010126/Unsuccessful+Spanish+Cup+for+the+CL+Teams Portland and Valladolid suffered surprise defeats in the Spanish Cup. The early exit gave the teams more time to prepare for the upcoming CL semi-finals. Mon, 12 Mar 2007 10:40:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010126 12.03.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010126 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010110/Portland%e2%80%99s+dream+comes+true Portland wins by eight goals against Ciudad Real to reach Champions League semi-finals. Mon, 05 Mar 2007 09:50:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010110 05.03.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010110 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010092/Portland+and+Ciudad+Real+won+in+Asobal+League The Spanish giants have both won their mid-week games in the Asobal. Zorman played again in Ciudad Real, while the comeback of Rocas is still unsure. Fri, 02 Mar 2007 08:50:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010092 02.03.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010092 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010072/Portland+waiting+for+Rocas The physical condition of Albert Rocas is a major question for Portland team. The right winger had to be replaced with a young player last weekend, and his return date is still in doubt. Tue, 27 Feb 2007 10:50:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010072 27.02.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010072