Vori stays, Hamburg on top

The 30-year-old line player is already in his second season with the German side, and the new contract ties him to HSV Hamburg until 2014. This means that he will continue playing with his national team-mates Blaženko Lacković and Domagoj Duvnjak.

"I’m delighted that I will continue to play for this team. That was my goal, because my heart belongs to Hamburg. My family and I feel very comfortable here and we look forward to a long stay," - said Vori.

The Croatian international scored three goals in the big derby game of the German Championship which was played on Tuesday: HSV vs. Kiel. The match ended 26:25 (12:16), and the top scorers for HSV were Lacković and M. Lijewski with 6 goals each, while Jicha and Ilić scored seven goals each for Kiel.

This win moved HSV into first position in the German Championship table.