en http://www.eurohandball.com Handball stories, news and interviews Fri, 22 Nov 2024 06:59:59 GMT Fri, 22 Nov 2024 06:59:59 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/011548/Drammen+in+the+CL+again Drammen defended their title in the Norwegian Championship and will join CL next season. Thu, 29 May 2008 14:23:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011548 29.05.2008 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011548 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011518/Bosna+Lido+osiguranje+%e2%80%93+Champions+again The Bosnian top club will return the the CL next season. Tue, 20 May 2008 16:59:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011518 20.05.2008 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011518 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011187/Kiel+sign+Swedish+middle+back Fredrik Larsson will join THW in 2009. The young player convinced the Kiel management with 8 goals against the Germans. Fri, 22 Feb 2008 09:20:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011187 22.02.2008 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011187 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011016/Danes%3a+different+CL+campaigns The two CL representatives of Denmark had very different CL campaigns this season. There are various reasons for that - read the analysis of our Danish correspondant, Peter Bruun. Fri, 30 Nov 2007 16:07:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011016 30.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011016 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011014/Viborg+want+to+return+to+CL Søren Hildebrand talks to Eurohandball.com about the first CL season of the Vibrog's men. The coach says that it was a great experience for the team. Fri, 30 Nov 2007 15:25:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011014 30.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011014 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011012/Veszpr%c3%a9m%3a+work+and+patience MKB Veszprém said an early goodbye to the Champions League. Coach Lajos Mocsai summarises the season. Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:18:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011012 30.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011012 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/010993/Vardar+complete+most+successful+CL+ever The FYR Macedonian champions beat Ademar and finish with five points, but it is still not enough for reaching the Main Round or CWC. Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:48:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010993 26.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010993 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010992/All+German+teams+qualify+-+Summary Four German-Spainish clashes are possible in the next phase of the CL. Read the analysis of Björn Pazen. Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:13:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010992 26.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010992 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010991/Deserved+Fiesta+in+Szeged Pick Szeged finish Group H with 100% performance with a victory against Brest in the last home match. Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:26:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010991 26.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010991 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/010989/GOG+win%2c+Viborg+leave+Europe+with+a+defeat One of the Danes, GOG, will go on to the Main Round, while Viborg's defeat ends their European season. Mon, 26 Nov 2007 13:05:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010989 26.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010989 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010988/Zagreb+pass+at+the+end After Vardar's success on Saturday, the Croatians only needed a victory against Schaffhausen. The match ended 30-27 for Zagreb... Mon, 26 Nov 2007 12:11:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010988 26.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010988 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010987/Celje%e2%80%99s+happy+end The Slovenians win against Gummersbach at home and reach the Main Round from the most difficult group of the CL. Mon, 26 Nov 2007 10:34:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010987 26.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010987 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010986/HSV+and+Kiel%3a+perfect+finish Both German sides played entertaining matches and finished the Group Matches with easy victories. Mon, 26 Nov 2007 09:42:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010986 26.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010986 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010983/Leon+and+Ciudad%3a+Spanish+Main+Round+teams+face+different+issues Both teams perform very well in the Champions League, but while Leon have difficulties at home, Ciudad expect good news. Fri, 23 Nov 2007 13:24:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010983 23.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010983 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010982/Mocsai%3a+important+victory Veszprém's victory gives hope for the Hungarians to reach Main Round. Coach Mocsai admits that the game in Reykjavik was not as easy as the 31-24 suggests. Fri, 23 Nov 2007 12:22:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010982 23.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010982 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010980/Montpellier+end+group+stage+in+style The French side showed a convincing performance, but Hammarby also reached their aim to continue in the CWC. Fri, 23 Nov 2007 11:19:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010980 23.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010980 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010979/No+tension%2c+just+Flensburg%27s+gala Zaglabie Lubin could not repeat their sensational performance at home; Flensburg clinch Main Round. Fri, 23 Nov 2007 10:56:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010979 23.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010979 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010973/Ciudad+Real+finish+with+six+victories The Spanish champions complete a perfect group phase with a clear victory over Drammen. Thu, 22 Nov 2007 11:36:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010973 22.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010973 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010972/Long+bus+journey+before+the+decision Flensburg will play a key match in Lubin this evening. The winner go to Main Round. Thu, 22 Nov 2007 09:59:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010972 22.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010972 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010971/Veszpr%c3%a9m+still+hoping István Csoknyai talks to Eurohandball.com about the Celje defeat. The assistant coach still hopes that Gummersbach might help with a victory in Slovenia. Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:27:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010971 21.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010971 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/010965/Lindberg%c2%b4s+successful+change The Danish right winger of Hamburg talks about his successful period with Hamburg. Tue, 20 Nov 2007 17:11:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010965 20.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010965 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/010961/Kiel+looking+for+goalkeeper Swedish international Mattias Andersson signs three-year contract in Großwallstadt from the end of the season. Tue, 20 Nov 2007 10:15:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010961 20.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010961 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010960/Kadetten+closer+to+second+place The Swiss victory means that they will play in Zagreb for the Main Round. Mon, 19 Nov 2007 17:26:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010960 19.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010960 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010957/EHF+OFFICIAL+STATEMENT The EHF Decision of the Body of 1st Instance has announced the suspension of Michal Stankiewicz (Zaglebie Lubin) and Olav Hovind (Drammen HK) for one match. Mon, 19 Nov 2007 16:24:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010957 19.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010957 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010956/Season+Record+of+Barcelona The 18-goal victory (43-25) of the Catalonians was the biggest beating so far in the 2007/08 season. Barcelona finish group stage on first place. Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:50:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010956 19.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010956 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010955/Icing+on+the+cake Gummersbach win Group F after defeating Reykjavik. The Germans celebrate group victory with a clear 34-22. Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:29:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010955 19.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010955 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010954/Both+teams+celebrate Szeged won all five matches so far, but Velenje also qulify for Main Round after Sarajevo losing in Brest. Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:39:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010954 19.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010954 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010953/Rhapsody+in+Zlatorog+hall Celje win key match at home against Veszprém in a tough battle for the second place in Group F. Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:15:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010953 19.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010953 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010952/Presov%27s+prescious+draw Bregenz had a chance to score from the last attack, but the draw gives Presov the advantage in the race for third place. Mon, 19 Nov 2007 13:54:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010952 19.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010952 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010951/Hamburg+win+after+tough+match Despite missing several key player, Viborg showed a brilliant performance against HSV. The Germans had to be satisfied with a narrow victory that means finishing on top spot of Group E. Mon, 19 Nov 2007 13:04:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010951 19.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010951 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010950/More+Bad+luck+for+Zagreb Croatia Zagreb were leading all the way, but a Laluska-goal in the last seconds gave Leon the victory. The Spanish side are through, decision on the second place next round. Mon, 19 Nov 2007 12:24:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010950 19.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010950 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010939/Drammen+and+Lubin+draw+in+intense+fight Qualification is still open in Group G after Drammens and Lubin drew 33-33 in an intense fight in Drammenshallen. Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:54:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010939 16.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010939 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010938/Montpellier+enjoy+Handball+show Kiel won against the French champions at home, but Montpellier also qualify for the Main Round. Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:34:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010938 16.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010938 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/010934/Sigurdsson+about+to+leave%2c+Grundsten+to+come Gummersbach have an exciting week before the Valur game with news about transfers and a new sponsor. Thu, 15 Nov 2007 16:39:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010934 15.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010934 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010931/EHF+OFFICIAL+STATEMENT The EHF Decision of the Body of 1st Instance has announced the suspension of Roman Pungartnik (Vfl Gummersbach) for one match. Thu, 15 Nov 2007 13:15:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010931 15.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010931 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010932/Doubts+about+Karabatic+and+Zeitz It is still unsure whether Christian Zeitz and Nikola Karabatic will be able to play this evening against Montpellier, a key match for the first place in the group. Thu, 15 Nov 2007 12:28:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010932 15.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010932 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010929/Flensburg+lose+Optimism+for+ten+minutes Ciudad Real win the Group G derby with a superb second half performance. Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:05:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010929 15.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010929 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/010924/Sunny+day+for+Flensburg+in+Ciudad+Real%3f CL runner-up Flensburg will visit in Spain after painful home defeat against Ciudad Real. Coach Kent-Harry Anderson will have all players at his disposal. Wed, 14 Nov 2007 12:12:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010924 14.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010924 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010922/New+coach+in+Celje After the latest defeat in the Champions League in Iceland, Celje's management dismiss coach Kasim Kamenica. The new coach of the team will be Slavko Ivezic. Wed, 14 Nov 2007 08:58:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010922 14.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010922 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010921/Mikkel+Hansen+smiles+at+fame One of the greatest Danish talents came back to GOG after an injury last weekend. Hansen does not take the praise seriously... Wed, 14 Nov 2007 08:39:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010921 14.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010921 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010919/Vardar+Back+to+reality The FYR Macedonians could not keep the rhythm of a determined Zagreb who are in the race for qualification again. Tue, 13 Nov 2007 09:32:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010919 13.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010919 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010911/GOG+close+to+main+round+%e2%80%93+Viborg+on+their+way+out GOG reached an easy 38-31 victory in Slovakia, while Viborg were defeated in the Ukraine. Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:10:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010911 12.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010911 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010910/Mixed+Slovenian+weekend While Gorenje Velenje showed a convincing performance on Saturday, Celje suffered a shock defeat on Sunday. Mon, 12 Nov 2007 13:38:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010910 12.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010910 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010909/Headache+for+Veszpr%c3%a9m%2c+joy+for+Szeged Gummersbach lost their first point with a draw in Veszprém; Szeged win with another spectacular performance. Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:47:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010909 12.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010909 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010908/Hamburg+qualify%2c+Flensburg+closer+to+Main+Round German to teams had to suffer against very equal opponents. Medvedi took a point from Hamburg, while Drammen were near to surprise in Flensburg. Mon, 12 Nov 2007 11:48:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010908 12.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010908 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010906/Roland+Schlinger%3a+Match+of+the+Year+coming+up Former Leon player, Roland Schilinger returned to Spain with Bregenz. Eurohandball.com talks ask him about the Austrian club. Fri, 09 Nov 2007 15:49:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010906 09.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010906 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010904/%e2%80%9cWe+still+have+a+lot+of+ambition%e2%80%9d Read Björn Pazen’s exclusive interview with Uwe Schwenker from Stockholm. The manager of THW Kiel talks about the new objectives in the second group phase against the strongest opponents. Fri, 09 Nov 2007 14:49:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010904 09.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010904 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010903/Kavticnik+proud+to+play+for+Kiel Slovenian right winger of Vid Kavticnik is not jealous of the other stars in the squad, but happy to play and win so much in THW Kiel. Fri, 09 Nov 2007 13:53:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010903 09.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010903 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010902/The+pupil%2c+the+teacher+and+the+good+perspectives Hammarby coach, Staffan Olsson, met his former club THW Kiel for the second time and lost twice. The former world class player knows that his young team can improve in the next years. Fri, 09 Nov 2007 13:29:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010902 09.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010902 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010901/Perfect+week+for+Spanish+CL+teams Barcelona and Ciudad Real have collected the two points on Thursday evening. Ciudad were impressive, FCB had to suffer for the victory. Fri, 09 Nov 2007 12:04:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010901 09.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010901 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010900/HSV+prepare+with+historic+victory HSV are on top before the Medvedi game: they have beaten Kiel during the week and signed a new star, Niemeyer, for next season. Fri, 09 Nov 2007 10:36:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010900 09.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010900 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010898/Harmandic%3a+%e2%80%9cWe+can+do+much+better%e2%80%9c Bosna Sarajevo are determined to prove for their fans against Szeged. Fri, 09 Nov 2007 09:54:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010898 09.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010898 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010897/No+smiles+after+the+victory Kiel reach second group phase by beating Hammarby 40:36 – Karabatic and Zeitz injured again. Fri, 09 Nov 2007 09:08:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010897 09.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010897 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010895/Flensburg+to+continue+positive+trend The Germans hope to end bad series with their victory in the domestic league and to continue walking the right way against Drammen this weekend. Thu, 08 Nov 2007 16:36:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010895 08.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010895 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010893/Istv%c3%a1n+Csoknyai%3a+Veszpr%c3%a9m+will+fight+like+lions Assistant coach of MKB Veszprém is not afraid of the pressure. Everyone will know their task and fight, he says. Thu, 08 Nov 2007 14:25:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010893 08.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010893 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010892/GOG+win+Derby+of+Danish+CL+teams Despite a good Viborg first half, GOG can prepare for the CL weekend with more self-confidence as they won the Danish top game by five goals. Thu, 08 Nov 2007 13:57:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010892 08.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010892 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010891/Viborg%e2%80%99s+men+with+problems+in+the+defence The Danish CL team will play an important game in the Ukraine this weekend, but their defence will not be complete after losing Grubanov. Thu, 08 Nov 2007 12:44:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010891 08.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010891 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/010886/Vladimir+Maximov%3a+%e2%80%9cNo+time+for+cultural+programs%e2%80%9d The coach of Chehovskie Medvedi talks to Eurohandball.com before the top match of Group E in Hamburg. Wed, 07 Nov 2007 12:50:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010886 07.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010886 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010884/Round+4%2c+last+chance The Men's CL resumes with Round 4, which can be decisive for some teams already. It will also be the last chance for secret CL candidates, Zagreb, for example... Wed, 07 Nov 2007 09:37:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010884 07.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010884 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/010865/The+three+brothers+of+Bregenz The Günthers of Bregenz have a special record: never before have three brothers played together in the Champions League. Read their story. Fri, 02 Nov 2007 12:41:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010865 02.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010865 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010861/Kiel%27s+reinforcement Karabatic, Andersson and Zeitz start trainings after their long injuries. Fri, 02 Nov 2007 09:08:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010861 02.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010861 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010860/Flensburg+out+of+German+Cup The German CL side was eliminated in the domestic cup competition. Good news: Anders Eggert and Torge Johannsen extend contracts. Fri, 02 Nov 2007 08:42:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010860 02.11.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010860 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010831/Torgovanov%2c+the+Russian+oak Olympic and World Champion Dimitri Torgovanov plays his first season ever in the Champions League. Thu, 25 Oct 2007 12:18:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010831 25.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010831 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010830/%e2%80%9cIceland+Air%e2%80%9d+on+the+ground Interview with Gummersbach’s Gudjon Valur Sigurdsson who talks about his shoulder injury and about the performance of his club. Thu, 25 Oct 2007 09:44:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010830 25.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010830 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010829/GOG+coach%3a+More+than+okay Ulf Schefvert is very positive about the achievements of his team so far. The coach is happy that the team will be complete soon after injuries. Thu, 25 Oct 2007 09:11:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010829 25.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010829 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/010821/Kiel%27s+Phoenix Viktor Szilágyi is back on track after a series of injuries and ready to prove his abilities with every match. Mon, 22 Oct 2007 16:54:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010821 22.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010821 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010820/Yoon+returns+to+South+Korea Kyung-Shin Yoon leaves Hamburg at the end of the season to return to his home country after 12 years in the Bundesliga. Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:16:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010820 22.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010820 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/010818/Mateo+Garralda%3a+a+legend+happy+in+Leon Garralda won Champions League with three different clubs already. The Spanish star of Ademar talks to Eurohandball.com. Mon, 22 Oct 2007 10:24:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010818 22.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010818 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010815/HSV+clinch+third+place Hamurg win 31-27 against Magdeburg in the 3/4 Final of the Champions Trophy. Sun, 21 Oct 2007 15:34:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010815 21.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010815 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010814/Kiel%27s+miracle+win+without+substitutes HSV miss overtime 7-m shot and Kiel qualify for the final against Celje with a 31-30 victory. Sat, 20 Oct 2007 21:35:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010814 20.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010814 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010813/Celje+in+the+final The Slovenians have beaten SC Magdeburg by seven goals in the first semi-final on Saturday. The home fans have seen exceptional team performance from Celje. Sat, 20 Oct 2007 19:11:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010813 20.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010813 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010812/Champions+Trophy%3a+Top+handball%2c+European+coverage Celje will host the best teams of Europe this weekend. Read the comments from the coaches and the latest information on the event. Fri, 19 Oct 2007 23:58:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010812 19.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010812 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010811/Fynn+Holpert%3a+Flensburg+still+inconsistent Flensburg's manager talks about the two faces of the team: the one doing fine in the Bundesliga and the other struggling in the CL. Fri, 19 Oct 2007 11:31:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010811 19.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010811 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010810/Viborg%3a+still+lot+to+play+for The Danish Viborg are currently third in their group. Coach Hildebrand tells us about their objectives for the rest of the games. Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:43:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010810 19.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010810 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/010807/(Almost)+accoding+to+plans%3a+German+teams+in+the+CL Three German sides have done perfect job so far, while Flensburg are struggling in their group. Read our analysis. Thu, 18 Oct 2007 14:08:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010807 18.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010807 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/010805/%e2%80%9cWe+have+to+reinforce+handball+in+Hamburg%e2%80%9d Read Björn Pazen's exclusive interview with HSV President, Andreas Rudolph. Thu, 18 Oct 2007 10:14:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010805 18.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010805 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/010799/Solberg%27s+magic+touch+back+in+Norway Drammen key player, Glen Solberg, talks about the chances in the Champions League, but also about ending his career. Tue, 16 Oct 2007 13:19:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010799 16.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010799 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010798/Tatran+Presov+going+for+third+position Eurohandball.com talks to Martin Liptak, head coach of Tatran Presov. Tue, 16 Oct 2007 12:14:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010798 16.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010798 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010795/Ales+Pajovic%3a+eligible+for+Champions+Trophy Kiel played and won in Constanta with only ten men in the squad. The Slovenian backcourt player, Ales Pajovic, can be added to the team list for the matches this weekend. Mon, 15 Oct 2007 17:10:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010795 15.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010795 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010794/Double+Hungarian+success Szeged and Veszprém won at the weekend, but only Szeged can be calm about the upcoming games. Mon, 15 Oct 2007 16:45:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010794 15.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010794 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010793/First+points+for+Bregenz Group D is getting more complicated with a Bregenz surprise victory over Danish GOG Mon, 15 Oct 2007 16:01:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010793 15.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010793 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010792/Medvedi+heading+for+second+group+stage The Russians won a very important game in Denmark against Viborg. These two points may be decisive for the qualification. Mon, 15 Oct 2007 15:34:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010792 15.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010792 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010791/Szil%c3%a1gyi+brings+Kiel%e2%80%99s+third+victory Despite a lot of injuries and only 10 players in the squad, THW win 29:25 in Constanta. Mon, 15 Oct 2007 15:01:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010791 15.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010791 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010790/Velenje+survive+Bosna%27s+threat Velenje started very well, but Bosna could almost equalise in the second half. Mon, 15 Oct 2007 13:57:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010790 15.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010790 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010789/Perkovac+outwits+Cervar Schaffhausen have beaten CO Zagreb. The Croatians are unable to overcome their crisis. Mon, 15 Oct 2007 13:20:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010789 15.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010789 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010788/Perfect+weekend+for+the+Spanish Ciudad and Barcelona have both won to secure their leading positions in their respective groups. Mon, 15 Oct 2007 12:45:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010788 15.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010788 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010787/HSV+and+Gummersbach+remain+spotless Good results for Hamburg and Gummersbach: the two German sides are still unbeaten in their groups. Mon, 15 Oct 2007 11:46:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010787 15.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010787 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010772/Debutants+shock+the+CL+finalists The first surprise of Round 3: Lubin win in Flensburg 32:33! Fri, 12 Oct 2007 16:41:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010772 12.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010772 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010771/VLADO+SOLA+(CO+ZAGREB)+%e2%80%93+PART+4%2f4 In these four weeks, we have introduced you CO Zagreb goalkeeper, Vlado Sola. The Croatian handballer reached his best results with the national team. He won silver medal at the 1995 World Championship in Iceland, just as in 2005 Tunisia. Sola took the gold medal at the 2003 WCh in Portugal, and he is also Olympic Champion of Athens 2004. Fri, 12 Oct 2007 08:15:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010771 12.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010771 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010765/Flensburg+coach+extends+contract Kent-Harry Andersson signs new contract with SG and stays with the club until 2010. Thu, 11 Oct 2007 15:53:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010765 11.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010765 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010764/Forsberg+on+Viborg%3a+Fun+to+Play+here Eurohandball.com talks to goalkeeper Thomas Forsberg who was the hero of the first Viborg victory in the Champions League. Thu, 11 Oct 2007 14:34:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010764 11.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010764 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/010762/Celje+win+Slovenian+derby The two Slovenian CL teams clashed in their domestic championship. Thu, 11 Oct 2007 13:26:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010762 11.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010762 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010759/Marcin+Lijewski%3a+playing+against+friends The star of Flensburg will play his 250th Flensburg game against a Polish team. Wed, 10 Oct 2007 13:09:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010759 10.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010759 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010758/Barcelona%3a+first+defeat The Catalonians lost their first domestic game, but Barcelona remain favourites for Thursday's home game against Ivry. Wed, 10 Oct 2007 12:26:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010758 10.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010758 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010757/Csoknyai%3a+We+still+have+to+learn Veszprém's assistant coach talks to Eurohandball.com. The former player, István Csoknyai, wants the team to learn to win. Wed, 10 Oct 2007 11:57:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010757 10.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010757 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010755/Kiel+haunted+by+injuries THW might apply for the "most unlucky" title. The team lost their fifth player in the season; Swedish Kim Andersson injured against Hammarby. Tue, 09 Oct 2007 13:21:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010755 09.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010755 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010753/Successful+Slovenian+weekend The weekend ended as the Slovenian clubs wanted: Gorenje Velenje won in Belarus, while Celje Pivovarna Lasko defeated Valur from Iceland. Tue, 09 Oct 2007 10:06:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010753 09.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010753 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/010750/Right+Attitude+brings+home+points After a brilliant Bosna start Szeged took control to win their second match of the season. Tue, 09 Oct 2007 08:48:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010750 09.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010750 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010749/Zagreb+lose+point+at+home Surprise of the round: Zagreb cannot collect two points against Skopje. Tue, 09 Oct 2007 08:38:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010749 09.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010749 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010748/Historical+win+for+Viborg Saturday was a historical day for Viborg HK. The Danes won their first CL match ever after defeating the Ukrainian ZTR Zaporoshye 29-23. Tue, 09 Oct 2007 08:31:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010748 09.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010748 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010747/Harvest+of+goals+in+Gudme GOG Svendborg TGI defeat Slovak champions Tatran Presov 42-32 in Group D. Tue, 09 Oct 2007 08:21:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010747 09.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010747 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010746/Victory+without+top+form Flensburg won in Norway, but the performance of the Germans was not convincing. Mon, 08 Oct 2007 15:03:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010746 08.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010746 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010745/Four+matches%2c+four+victories Round 2 in the first group phase was a pleasant one for the German teams. Read our summary on the victories of Hamburg, Gummersbach and Kiel. Mon, 08 Oct 2007 13:19:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010745 08.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010745 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/010743/Vardar%3a+no+worries The FYR Macedonians can play without anything to lose in Zagreb. Coach Veselin Vujovic expects improving form. Fri, 05 Oct 2007 15:34:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010743 05.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010743 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010741/Bosna+against+Szeged+without+pressure The Bosnian side can play free from tension after collecting two points in the first round. Kapisoda and Sabanovic play in top form. Fri, 05 Oct 2007 14:32:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010741 05.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010741 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010740/Derby+in+Chekhov Chehovskie Medvedi will host HSV in their first CL match this season in front of their own crowd. The Russians need a victory to stay on the top position of Group E. Fri, 05 Oct 2007 13:40:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010740 05.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010740 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010739/Debutants+play+key+match Viborg will meet Zaporozhye on Saturday. The Danes are preparing for a match that could be vital for reaching their objective, third place in the group. Fri, 05 Oct 2007 13:18:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010739 05.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010739 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010737/GOG+prepared+for+difficult+opponent The Danish side will host Presov after a surprise result in the first round. Coach Schefvert expects a tough game. Fri, 05 Oct 2007 11:09:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010737 05.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010737 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010736/Barcelona%3a+second+victory In the first match of Group Phase Round 2, FC Barcelona win 34-27 at home against Russian Astrakhan. Fri, 05 Oct 2007 10:04:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010736 05.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010736 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010735/Meet+the+fellows Nándor Fazekas will play against his former club as Gummersbach hosts Veszprém in the Kölnarena. Fri, 05 Oct 2007 09:31:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010735 05.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010735 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010732/Szeged%3a+going+for+top+spot After a 12-goal victory in Slovenia, the Hungarian champions are aiming at the top in their group. Manager and former player, Richárd Mezei, talks to Eurohandball.com Thu, 04 Oct 2007 17:31:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010732 04.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010732 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010733/No+further+action+by+EHF No further action shall be taken by the EHF regarding the injury of Nikola Karabatic. Thu, 04 Oct 2007 17:25:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010733 04.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010733 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010731/Vlado+Sola+(CO+Zagreb)+%e2%80%93+part+3%2f4 In these four weeks, we will introduce you CO Zagreb goalkeeper, Vlado Sola. The Croatian handballer reached his best results with the national team. He won silver medal at the 1995 World Championship in Iceland, just as in 2005 Tunisia. Sola took the gold medal at the 2003 WCh in Portugal, and he is also Olympic Champion of Athens 2004. Thu, 04 Oct 2007 15:38:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010731 04.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010731 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/010728/Doubts+about+Ademar The Spanish side suffer a shock defeat in Spain just before a key match in the CL against Schaffhausen. Thu, 04 Oct 2007 12:25:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010728 04.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010728 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010727/Great+start%3a+Pajovic+match+winner+of+Kiel The Slovenian star of Ciudad Real was transferred to Kiel on loan. Though he will not play in the CL for the German side, he already helped Kiel to victory against Gummersbach. Thu, 04 Oct 2007 10:47:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010727 04.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010727 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010726/No+chance+for+Lubin+in+Ciudad+Real Though the guests started well, the Spanish top team win 40-25. Thu, 04 Oct 2007 10:17:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010726 04.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010726 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010725/Gorenje%27s+small+catastrophe Szeged gain an easy away victory in Velenje. The hosts could score only four goals(!) in the first half... Thu, 04 Oct 2007 09:33:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010725 04.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010725 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010722/The+captain+stays+on+board Stefan Lövgren extends contract with Kiel until 2009. Wed, 03 Oct 2007 12:39:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010722 03.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010722 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010721/Veszpr%c3%a9m+to+take+lost+point+back Coach Lajos Mocsai tells us how important the point lost against Celje can be. Veszprém will try to make up for it in Kölnarena. Wed, 03 Oct 2007 10:45:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010721 03.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010721 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/010718/No+fear+against+Pick Gorenje Velenje will host Pick Szeged for the last game of Round 1 in the CL. Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:31:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010718 03.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010718 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010717/Pajovic+on+loan+from+Ciudad+Real+to+Kiel The Slovenian player will help Kiel in the Bundesliga and in the German Cup. Tue, 02 Oct 2007 13:39:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010717 02.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010717 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010716/Ademar+Leon+pay+the+price+of+CL+win Leon were too tired after a tough CL game last week and lost a point in the domestic league. The other Spanish CL sides made no mistake. Tue, 02 Oct 2007 13:30:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010716 02.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010716 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010715/Zagreb+not+disappointed The Croatians remain positive about their chances. Kiril Lazarov and Lino Cervar talk about their situation. Tue, 02 Oct 2007 13:17:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010715 02.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010715 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010713/Vardar+win+opener In their fifth attempt of FYR Macedonian Vardar pro, the team celebrate a win in the opening round of the Champions League group matches. Tue, 02 Oct 2007 09:51:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010713 02.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010713 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010708/Drammen+start+with+away+win The Norwegians start their first CL adventure since 1998 with an away win over Polish champions, Interferie Zaglebie Lubin. Mon, 01 Oct 2007 14:55:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010708 01.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010708 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010707/Great+start+for+Hammarby The team of Staffan Olsson win important game against Constanta. Mon, 01 Oct 2007 14:15:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010707 01.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010707 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010706/Medvedi%3a+no+mercy Zaporozhye could not cope with much stronger Chekovskie Medvedi and lost their first home match by 20:32. Mon, 01 Oct 2007 13:36:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010706 01.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010706 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010705/Celje+take+valuable+point+from+Veszpr%c3%a9m The Slovenians celebrate after a last second goal in Hungary. Group F promises lots of excitement. Mon, 01 Oct 2007 12:58:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010705 01.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010705 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010704/Bosna+start+well+in+Group+H In front of 4,000 home fans Bosna defeat Belarus champion, Meshkov Brest, by 28:20. Mon, 01 Oct 2007 12:26:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010704 01.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010704 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010703/German+balance%3a+3-1 After a HSV victory and a Flensburg defeat, Kiel and Gummersbach win their matches over the weekend. Mon, 01 Oct 2007 11:44:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010703 01.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010703 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010702/Presov+defeat+Bregenz The Slovak champions hosted the Austrian A1 Bregenz in Presov. The match ends 31:26 for Presov, which was their first win since November 2005. Mon, 01 Oct 2007 11:09:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010702 01.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010702 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010701/Karabatic+injured The CL top scorer suffers serious shoulder injury in Montpelier. Karabatic may be out for a long time, possibly 5-6 weeks. Mon, 01 Oct 2007 10:39:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010701 01.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010701 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010700/Barcelona+pass+Karvina+test The Catalonian side beat the Czech champions despite the help of a great home crowd. Mon, 01 Oct 2007 10:11:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010700 01.10.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010700 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010698/Karlsson+picks+up+serious+injury Viborg lost against Hamburg in Germany, but the worst new is that they lost a key player for a long time. Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:44:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010698 28.09.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010698 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010697/Barcelona+%3a+no+mistake+in+Spain The Catalonians travel to the Czech Republic with good self-confidence after beating Valladolid. Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:27:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010697 28.09.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010697 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/010692/Vardar+to+end+bad+series FYR Macedonia Vardar pro hope to win against Kadetten Schaffhausen. A victory would end four seasons of bad luck whent hey lost the opening games of the group matches. Fri, 28 Sep 2007 13:45:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010692 28.09.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010692 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010691/Yoon+brings+Hamburg+first+victory HSV wins at home against Viborg 35:26. Fri, 28 Sep 2007 13:06:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010691 28.09.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010691 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010689/Flensburg+lose+the+plot+at+halftime Ciudad Real win easily after the break confirming their serious intentions in this year's CL. Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:19:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010689 28.09.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010689 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010688/EHF+Champions+League+introduces%3a+Vlado+Sola+2%2f4 In these four weeks, we will introduce you CO Zagreb goalkeeper, Vlado Sola. The Croatian handballer reached his best results with the national team. He won silver medal at the 1995 World Championship in Iceland, just as in 2005 Tunisia. Sola took the gold medal at the 2003 WCh in Portugal, and he is also Olympic Champion of Athens 2004. Thu, 27 Sep 2007 18:22:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010688 27.09.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010688 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010686/Danes+with+modest+expectations Viborg will travel to Hamburg for one of their most difficult games of the season. Coach Hildebrand knows this, but expects a good performance anyway. Thu, 27 Sep 2007 14:54:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010686 27.09.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010686 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010685/The+week+of+CL+favourites+in+Flensburg Flensburg will host Ciudad Real in Group G. The match at 20.15 on Eurosport Germany will be a highlight of Round 1. Thu, 27 Sep 2007 14:43:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010685 27.09.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010685 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010684/Openning+victory+for+Ademar+Leon Ademar Leon and Croatia Osiguranje met in the new edition of Champions League in Spain. The match brought a good show and a victory for the team of Jordi Ribera. Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:49:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010684 27.09.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010684 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/010682/German+teams%3a+Top+stars+injured Hard times for the four the Germans: just before the start, key players are injured. Filip Jicha (Kiel), Gudjon Valur Sigurdsson (Gummersbach), Blazenko Lackovic (Flensburg) or Guillaume Gille will miss the first games of the competition. Thu, 27 Sep 2007 11:20:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010682 27.09.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010682 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010679/First+time+excitement+for+Hamburg First time, first love – the Handball club HSV Hamburg is looking forward to their first ever EHF Champions League match. On Thursday Germany’s runner-up – Kiel was crowned champion on goal difference – will start the “adventure” against Viborg HK. Before this match HSV-coach Martin Schwalb, who has just extended his contract, talks to eurohandball.com about the importance of the CL for the 2007 EC Cup winner and the objectives the club has. Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:57:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010679 26.09.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010679 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010677/Opening+match%3a+Ademar+Leon+vs+Zagreb+Croatia+Osiguranje The first match in Group C will be played on Wednesday in Leon. Ademar will face Croatia Osiguranje-Zagreb. Wed, 26 Sep 2007 12:38:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010677 26.09.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010677 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/010670/Flensburg+in+top+form+already Flensburg win Bundesliga game, return match of the Champions League final against Kiel. SG are well prepared for the CL start against Ciudad Real. Mon, 24 Sep 2007 10:50:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010670 24.09.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010670 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010666/%e2%80%9cTHW+Kiel%2c+my+second+family%e2%80%9d THW Kiel star, Nikola Karabatic, tells us about the pressure, his plans, but he also tells us what it feels to be "hunted"... Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:00:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010666 21.09.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010666 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/010662/EHF+Champions+League+introduces%3a+Vlado+Sola+1%2f4 The second player we introduce in our interview series is the Croatian Vlado Sola. The World and Olympic champion goalkeeper is a colourful personality - and not exclusively because of his constantly changing hairstyle... Fri, 21 Sep 2007 10:48:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010662 21.09.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010662 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010660/First+Step+towards+the+next+title THW Kiel thrashes SC Magdeburg in the German Cup - the CL winner shows top form. Wed, 19 Sep 2007 13:16:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010660 19.09.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010660 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010659/Lazarov+returns FYR Macedonian right back returns from injury giving a boost to Zagreb. Tue, 18 Sep 2007 14:34:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010659 18.09.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010659 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010655/Astrakhan%3a+familiarity+breeds+strength The Russian CL side have been playing together for years. The team may cause surprise at their CL debut. Tue, 18 Sep 2007 10:00:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010655 18.09.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010655 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/010652/%e2%80%9cThere%e2%80%99s+more+pressure+on+Kiel%e2%80%9d Interview with newly appointed Flensburg manager, Fynn Holpert, who talks about the CL plans of his team. Mon, 17 Sep 2007 13:41:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010652 17.09.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010652 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010649/GOG+concerns+after+shock+defeat The Danish champions are still without a victory after two rounds. Goalkeeper Henriksen is worried about the upcoming CL games. Mon, 17 Sep 2007 10:10:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010649 17.09.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010649 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010648/Aagaard%3a+%22We+have+to+be+realistic%22 Danish international, Mikkel Aagaard, knows that Viborg will have a difficult CL season, but he promises to go for victory every single game. Fri, 14 Sep 2007 15:04:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010648 14.09.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010648 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010644/Flensburg+happy+to+meet+the+opponents The German side reached two finals before and this year they will go for similar successes in the CL. Fri, 14 Sep 2007 10:36:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010644 14.09.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010644 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010643/Ambitious+Pick+Szeged+aim+high The Hungarian champions have to replace two key players for the upcoming season, but the management are very optimistic. There are good signs already... Fri, 14 Sep 2007 10:17:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010643 14.09.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010643 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010642/EHF+Champions+League+introduces%3a Eurohandball.com launches new interview series for season 2007/08. In the first four weeks, we will introduce you life and handball in FC Barcelona through László Nagy, who talks about his career, experience and also about the CL Qualifiers. Thu, 13 Sep 2007 16:33:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010642 13.09.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010642 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/010638/German+CL+Teams+worry+about+injuries Flensburg, Hamburg and Gummersbach are waiting for the return of the injured to start CL with complete rosters. Thu, 13 Sep 2007 09:42:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010638 13.09.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010638 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010637/Bosna%3a+New+Name%2c+New+Coach%2c+New+Hopes The Bosnian champions are looking forward to the CL with stronger background and a couple of changes in the team. Thu, 13 Sep 2007 09:23:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010637 13.09.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010637 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010636/Urios+Fonseca+must+undergo+surgery The pivot of Ciudad Real will be operated with a knee injury and will be out of action for about a month. Wed, 12 Sep 2007 13:09:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010636 12.09.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010636 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010635/A+man+for+all+jobs Alfred Gislasson, has multiple tasks: coaching the Icelandic national team and CL side, Vfl Gummersbach. He talks to Eurohandball.com about both challenges. Wed, 12 Sep 2007 12:52:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010635 12.09.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010635 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010632/S%c3%b6ren+Stryger+operated The Danish handballer of Flensburg is all right after a knee operation. He may be back on court this year. Wed, 12 Sep 2007 09:59:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010632 12.09.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010632 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010628/Valur+Reykyavik+reach+group+F The Champion of Island, Valur Reykjavik, qualify for the CL after defeating Lithuanian Viking Malt in both matches by 19:28 and 24:33. Wed, 12 Sep 2007 08:33:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010628 12.09.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010628 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/010626/Zagreb+with+Cervar+aim+for+CL+title Croatian coaching legend returns to Zagreb CO. "Our main objective is to get to the level of the best teams of Europe," says Cervar Tue, 11 Sep 2007 16:16:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010626 11.09.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010626 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010623/Surprising+start+in+Slovenia The Slovenian championship starts with great surprise: the two CL squads, Celje and Gorenje, lose the first matches. Tue, 11 Sep 2007 13:23:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010623 11.09.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010623 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010622/Danish+champions+start+with+a+draw GOG Svendborg TGI opened the Danish league season with a 24-24 draw at home against AaB Håndbold. Tue, 11 Sep 2007 12:47:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010622 11.09.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010622 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/010618/L%c3%a1szl%c3%b3+Nagy+injured The Barcelona right back suffered an apparently serious injury against Ciudad Real. Nagy may be out for months. Mon, 10 Sep 2007 13:37:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010618 10.09.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010618 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010617/Ciudad+Real+won+Spanish+Supercup+title Two CL top teams played for the first official title in Spain. Barcelona showed a good performance, but the injury of Nagy was decisive. Mon, 10 Sep 2007 13:16:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010617 10.09.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010617 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010612/Official%3a+Lino+Cervar+returns+to+Zagreb The Croatian national coach agrees to take over Croatian CL team, CO Zagreb. Fri, 07 Sep 2007 15:38:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010612 07.09.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010612 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010608/CL+teams+battle+for+Supercup The 2004/05 CL finalists, Ciudad Real and Barcelona, will play for the first official title of the season, the Spanish Supercup. Fri, 07 Sep 2007 11:23:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010608 07.09.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010608 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010603/Ademar+back+on+the+right+track After many test matches before the start of the season, Ademar Leon seem to be a promising squad in Spain and in the Champions League as well. Thu, 06 Sep 2007 12:31:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010603 06.09.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010603 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010597/Aiming+for+higher+goals Romanian champion, HCM Constanta, start CL with a completely new team and great expectations. Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:20:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010597 05.09.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010597 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/010595/First+defeat+for+Ademar+Leon The Ribera team suffer their first defeat in the pre-season at a friendly against Arrate. Wed, 05 Sep 2007 09:38:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010595 05.09.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010595 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010593/Hammarby+second+in+Denmark The Swedish Champions League side finish second at an international friendly tournament in Silkeborg, Denmark. Tue, 04 Sep 2007 15:41:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010593 04.09.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010593 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010592/%22You+must+take+a+chance+like+this%22 Danish right winger Christian Hjermind talks to Eurohandball.com about his return to Spanish top club, Ciudad Real. Tue, 04 Sep 2007 12:37:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010592 04.09.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010592 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/010585/Ciudad+Real%3a+easy+victory+against+Kolding Ciudad Real present new team for the fans with clear victory: the Spanish champion defeat Kolding at a friendly game. Mon, 03 Sep 2007 14:41:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010585 03.09.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010585 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010580/Gummersbach+signs+Adrian+Wagner The former national player will help Gummersbach replace some of their injured players after a bad start in the Bundesliga. Mon, 03 Sep 2007 09:21:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010580 03.09.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010580 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010577/Hungry+for+five+titles Exclusive interview with Ciudad Real's two-times CL winner, Olafur Stefansson. Fri, 31 Aug 2007 14:55:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010577 31.08.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010577 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010576/Hammarby+prepare+with+defeat Hammarby, are preparing for CL Group B. The last test match was a clear defeat from Danish Kolding, but there is no stop for the Swedish Champions. Fri, 31 Aug 2007 11:20:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010576 31.08.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010576 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010574/Pajovic+Not+Available+for+Ciudad+Real+in+the+domestic+league The Spanish champions had to make a decision on which player to leave out from the squad roster in the Spanish League. Pajovic stays with the club and waits. Fri, 31 Aug 2007 09:57:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010574 31.08.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010574 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010573/Zagreb+CO+dismiss+coach+Kljaic The management of Zagreb are looking for new coach after sacking Nenad Kljaić. Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:39:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010573 30.08.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010573 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/010568/Serious+injury+of+Ricardo+Costa The Portuguese Costa suffers knee injury and is out for two months. The club and the player feared worse, the exam results are a relief for all. Wed, 29 Aug 2007 11:52:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010568 29.08.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010568 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010567/New+record%3a+9%2c000+tickets+sold+in+four+days THW Kiel sell all CL group stage tickets put on sale within a couple of days. Manager Schwenker has never seen so much interest before. Wed, 29 Aug 2007 11:29:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010567 29.08.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010567 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010566/%e2%80%9cI+love+this+club%2c+I+love+this+project%e2%80%9d Exclusive interview with world class right winger who returns to Zagreb. Mirza Dzomba talks about the big objectives of his old/new club. Wed, 29 Aug 2007 10:59:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010566 29.08.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010566 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/010561/Ademar+beat+Chehovskie+in+Bosnia Ademar Leon finished their Bosnian tour with a victory against Russian Chehvskie Medvedi. The Ribera team confirm their force at the friendly tournament. Tue, 28 Aug 2007 11:01:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010561 28.08.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010561 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/010559/Ciudad+Real+victory+at+the+Eurotournoi Ciudad Real close a difficult week in France with a victory at the Eurotournoi. Tue, 28 Aug 2007 10:18:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010559 28.08.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010559 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010557/Zagreb%3a+Lazarov+and+Sola+injured HC Croatia Osiguranje-Zagreb was defeated three times in a Strassbourg tournament, but Nenad Klajic knows that the team have plenty of time to get ready for the start of the CL. Mon, 27 Aug 2007 16:30:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010557 27.08.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010557 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010556/Defeat+boosts+confidence+for+Viborg Veszprém beat Viborg in a London exhibition game. Despite the defeat, Danish coach Hildebrand was satisfied with the test before the CL Qualifier against Besiktas. Mocsai happy about the atmosphere. Mon, 27 Aug 2007 15:17:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010556 27.08.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010556 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010552/Ciudad+Real+Wins+against+Zagreb+at+the+Eurotornoi Ciudad Real met Dzomba’s new team on the first day of the strong tournament Eurotornoi. Fri, 24 Aug 2007 12:25:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010552 24.08.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010552 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010551/%22Better+the+Hunter+than+the+Hunted%22 Exclusive interview with Flensburg’s “Mr. Continuity”, Lars Christiansen. Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:43:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010551 24.08.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010551 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010550/Zeitz+Extends+Contract+with+Kiel THW and German international right back, Christian Zeitz, signs new contract with his club to stay in Kiel for three more years. Fri, 24 Aug 2007 09:17:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010550 24.08.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010550 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010548/Sigurdsson+Optimistic+Despite+Injury Injury, difficult group and a fantastic atmosphere in Kölnarena... Gudjon Valur Sigurdsson, the Icelandic star of Vfl Gummersbach, talks to eurohandball.com. Thu, 23 Aug 2007 16:30:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010548 23.08.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010548 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/010535/Ademar+Wins+in+Bosnia León wins the first game in Doboj, but a lot of work seems to be ahead of the team. Good news: Sigurdsson (pictured) returns. Wed, 22 Aug 2007 11:54:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010535 22.08.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010535 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/010533/THW+Wins+Again THW Kiel raise their first trophy this season: the Serdarusic team wins German Super Cup. Wed, 22 Aug 2007 10:16:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010533 22.08.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010533 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010530/Ademar+Begin+Bosnian+tour Ademar are in Bosnia for a friendly tournament. Jordi Ribera has to find the place of new players. Tue, 21 Aug 2007 16:02:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010530 21.08.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010530 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010528/%e2%80%9cWe+want+to+play+an+important+role%e2%80%9d Flensburg coach, Kent-Harry Andersson, talks about his targets in the German league and in the Champions League. Tue, 21 Aug 2007 14:39:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010528 21.08.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010528 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010525/%e2%80%9eA+season+without+a+title+is+a+lost+season%e2%80%9d The triple-winner THW Kiel starts the new season officially on Tuesday – with the German Super Cup against the cup runner-up Rhein Neckar Löwen Mannheim. 11.000 tickets have been sold for this match in Munich – and this is the first of five chances for Kiel to win a title this season. Mon, 20 Aug 2007 16:24:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010525 20.08.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010525 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010524/HAMBURG+HUNGRY+FOR+SUCCESS “You should not separate a successful couple – so we will make our way together in the future. It is a joy for me, that coach Martin Schwalb has decided to stay for longer in Hamburg,” said HSV club boss Andreas Rudolph, who was in the best of moods on Friday afternoon. Mon, 20 Aug 2007 15:59:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010524 20.08.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010524 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010523/GOG+THIRD+IN+CHAMPIONS+CUP Danish champions GOG Svendborg TGI, who will be one of Denmark’s two participants in the Men’s Champions League this season, finished third in the Champions Cup tournament in the German town of Zwickau this weekend. Mon, 20 Aug 2007 10:30:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010523 20.08.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010523 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010519/Schwalb+extends+contract+with+Hamburg Hamburg-Coach Martin Schwalb (44) has prolongered his contract with the German runners-up until 2011. The contract was signed by Schwalb and club-boss Andreas Rudolph on Friday at the pre-season press conference of HSV. Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:45:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010519 17.08.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010519 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010518/Flensburg+set+their+sights+high Alexander Petersson, Lars Christiansen, Marcin Lijewski and Johnny Jensen are immersed in the shadows. The expression on their faces are determined, their arms crossed Infront of them – as if to say, “no one can get us!” Fri, 17 Aug 2007 12:14:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010518 17.08.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010518 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010517/ALBERTO+ENTRERR%c3%8dOS%3a+THE+ROCKER+OF+CIUDAD+REAL Everybody knows who Alberto Entrerríos is on a court. He has won the Champions League title with Ciudad Real, the World Championship with the national team of Spain, and with 145 caps for Spain making him a truly great international handball player. Fri, 17 Aug 2007 09:00:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010517 17.08.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010517 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010513/A+move%2c+a+new+sponsor+and+an+EHF+decision Four new players, a budget of 4.5 million euro and a complete move to the Kölnarena – VfL Gummersbach embarks on a new future after leaving their old Eugen-Haas-Halle in Gummersbach. Thu, 16 Aug 2007 10:51:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010513 16.08.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010513 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/010509/TBV+TAKE+THE+TITLE! Former German champion TBV Lemgo has won the “Intersport”-Masters in Sindelfingen. The team of the new coach Peter Meisinger triumphed in the final against Meisingers former club TV Großwallstadt 29:23. Mon, 13 Aug 2007 15:03:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010509 13.08.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010509 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010508/THW+ON+THE+TOP! Schlecker-Cup in Ehingen: Sixth title for THW Kiel and the same procedure as every year: Again the two German Champions League teams THW Kiel and HSV Hamburg met in the final at the “Schlecker-Cup” in Ehingen (near Stuttgart). Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:10:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010508 13.08.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010508 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010502/Kiel+Going+for+Another+Triple The new players of the Champions League winners - Jicha, Anic, Lund and Wessig - were introduced to the public at a press conference in Kiel. Read all the comments and promises from players, coach and club manager. Fri, 10 Aug 2007 11:50:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010502 10.08.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010502 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010501/Great+Plans%2c+Promising+Squad Last season’s quarterfinalist, Hungarian MKB Veszprém, are working on a serious project. New coach, Lajos Mocsai, is working with young players to reach European top level within years. Eurohandball.com talks to Mocsai. Thu, 09 Aug 2007 16:19:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010501 09.08.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010501 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010500/Coming+Up%3a+21st+Schlecker+Cup The traditional Schlecker Cup will be played this weekend (11-12 August) in Ehingen, Germany. Six European top teams will go for the victory: Gummersbach, HSV, FCK Handbold, Kiel, Montpellier and Veszprém. Thu, 09 Aug 2007 13:22:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010500 09.08.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010500 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010499/Preparation+Tournaments+All-over+Germany All four German CL teams are on court to prepare for the upcoming season. Flensburg, Kiel, HSV and Gummersbach will play again this weekend. Thu, 09 Aug 2007 12:15:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010499 09.08.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010499 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010497/Sigurdsson%e2%80%99s+knee+injury The Icelandic national player must stop for a week to avoid bigger problems. Ademar León will need Sigurdsson in the Champions League as well. Thu, 09 Aug 2007 09:54:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010497 09.08.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010497 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010496/Relief+for+the+Danish+Talent After the knee surgery of Mikkel Hansen, the situation seems to be less gloomy than before. The young player may be fit for the CL matches; he is not forced to stop for a long period. Thu, 09 Aug 2007 09:18:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010496 09.08.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010496 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010492/Hansen+out+for+Months The GOG Svendborg talent must be operated and will miss the first stage of the Champions League. Coach Schefvert has to solve his replacement in the backcourt position. Wed, 08 Aug 2007 09:08:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010492 08.08.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010492 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010491/HSV+Preparing+for+a+Good+Season Hamburg will play in the Champions League for the first time. Coach Martin Schwalb talks to eurohandball.com about the preparations and the forming team. Tue, 07 Aug 2007 16:21:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010491 07.08.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010491 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/010487/Ciudad+Real+Begins Dujshebaev starts trainings with a couple of new faces at Ciudad Real. The core of the team and the objectives remain unchanged. Mon, 06 Aug 2007 16:27:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010487 06.08.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010487 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010485/Ademar+returns+without+Cadenas Jordi Ribera takes over the heritage of former coach Cadenas. His task will not be easy: Ademar León will play in the Champions League with some young players replacing experienced ones. Mon, 06 Aug 2007 14:58:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010485 06.08.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010485 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010482/Five+Newcomers+in+Celje Celje Pivovarna Lasko start trainings with five new players who arrive to replace some of the leaving stars. Mon, 06 Aug 2007 13:06:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010482 06.08.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010482 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/010476/Gorenje%3a+New+Coach+and+Injuries Ivica Obrvan has difficult task: the new Gorenje Velenje coach must cope with injuries and prepare his team for the Champions League. Thu, 02 Aug 2007 09:35:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010476 02.08.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010476 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010475/Zagreb+signs+Slovenian+player The quickly forming Croatian squad signs Branko Bedekovič to complete an already strong roster. Thu, 02 Aug 2007 09:07:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010475 02.08.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010475 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010470/Schefvert+Happy+to+be+Back+in+Denmark Eurohandball.com talks to Swedish coach, Ulf Schefvert, who will be in charge of Danish champions, GOG Svendborg TGI. Tue, 31 Jul 2007 09:25:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010470 31.07.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010470 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010468/Flensburg%27s+Danish+Star+Suffers+Knee+Problems Søren Stryger could not start the pre-season trainings for knee problems. His season is in doubt: the Danish player may need to undergo surgery. Mon, 30 Jul 2007 10:09:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010468 30.07.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010468 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010456/KIEL+SQUAD+COMPLETE+FOR+07%2f08+SEASON After the signing of four new players, ruling Champions League winners, THW Kiel can look forward to the coming season with a larger squad than last season. Thu, 12 Jul 2007 14:50:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010456 12.07.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010456 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010435/Laen+Waiting+for+Flensburg Ciudad Real and Flensburg will meet in Group G. Torsten Laen, new pivot of the Spanish champion, talks to Eurohandball.com. Wed, 04 Jul 2007 12:53:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010435 04.07.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010435 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010431/Veszpr%c3%a9m+Preparing+for+the+Toughest+Group Group F will be a very big challange for Celje, Veszprém and Gummersbach as well. The Hungarians prepare with new players (they sign Ilyés from Szeged) and many international test games. Tue, 03 Jul 2007 14:07:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010431 03.07.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010431 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/010429/Ciudad+Real+Happy+with+Flensburg Ciudad Real coach, Talant Dujshebaev, comments on the chances in the whole Champions League for next season. Tue, 03 Jul 2007 11:33:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010429 03.07.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010429 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010426/Ademar+President%3a+Demanding+Competition Juan Arias talks to eurohandball.com about the tasks ahead of the team. Tue, 03 Jul 2007 09:50:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010426 03.07.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010426 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/010423/Danish+Champions+Happy+with+CL+Draw GOG SvendborgTGI are confident to go on from their CL group and happy to host Portland. Mon, 02 Jul 2007 15:08:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010423 02.07.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010423 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010417/Karabatic+Wants+%22More+Perfect+Season%22 Top Scorer of 2006/07 Men`s Champions League, Nikola Karabatic, gives interview during the Gala event. He is still not completely satisfied... Fri, 29 Jun 2007 23:58:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010417 29.06.2007 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/010417 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