Updated: 2010-01-29 16:48:54
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Updated: 2010-01-18 10:28:00
Photographs from Great Britain Men's clash with hosts Finland in the World Championship qualifying tournament are now online.Click here to see the pictures.www.britishhandball.com Handball news from around Britain
Updated: 2010-01-17 14:20:00
: Welcome to Handball News For all the latest news from British Handball plus news feeds from Handball Sites and Blogs around the world . Loading . Sunday , January 17, 2010 Hosts Finland Hold off Battling Great Britain HOSTS Finland beat Great Britain Men 35-21 in the final match of GB’s World Championship qualifying tournament on . Sunday Home advantage proved critical for Finland , who were on the ropes throughout the first half with GB leading for much of the opening 30 . minutes But as in previous games , a lack of strength on the bench proved to be Great Britain’s downfall . Having played 13 games in 22 days , the tough schedule left many the GB squad exhausted , but in no doubt what is required of them if they are to compete at the top . level It’s been a tough period for us , 8221 said assistant coach Bill Baillie . But it’s been great experience . We’ve shown we can compete with many teams , but we just need to keep it together , learn from our mistakes and perhaps got more strength in depth so that we can compete for the full 60 minutes . 8221 Steven Larsson proved instrumental in attack for Great Britain with 12 goals , but with the next best being Mark Hawkins with
Updated: 2010-01-17 11:15:00
Photographs from Great Britain Men's clash with Bosnia Herzegovina in the World Championship qualifying tournament in Finland are now online.Click here to view.www.britishhandball.com Handball news from around Britain
Updated: 2010-01-16 18:49:00
: : Welcome to Handball News For all the latest news from British Handball plus news feeds from Handball Sites and Blogs around the world . Loading . Saturday , January 16, 2010 GB v Bosnia : A Game of Two Halves TRAILING by just five goals at half time , Great Britain Men struggled to cope with a strong and relentless Bosnia Herzegovina side and went down fighting 19-44 in the second match of the World Championship qualifying tournament in Finland on . Saturday Great Britain battled well with a strong line-up on court throughout much of the first half , and at one point trailed by just . three However , GB went for almost 13 minutes without scoring a goal , while Bosnia rattled seven into the net , and after a raft of around five substitutions , Great Britain were further picked apart with an 11-0 run on goal from a strong Bosnia . side It was probably the most contrasting game so far , 8221 said assistant coach Bill Baillie . We were great in the first half , and at one point were only three behind and then missed a penalty which would’ve brought us to within . two But Bosnia scored seven without reply which really killed the game off for us . We went goal for goal with them for
Updated: 2010-01-15 17:34:00
: Welcome to Handball News For all the latest news from British Handball plus news feeds from Handball Sites and Blogs around the world . Loading . Friday , January 15, 2010 Narrow Defeat for GB Men Despite Strong Second Half A BATTLING performance from Great Britain men was not enough to beat Romania in the opening match of their World Championship qualifying tournament in Finland on Friday . evening After a stuttering first half which the Romanians won 11-21, Great Britain hit back well after the break and out-scored their opponents 16-15. However , it was not enough to overhaul the deficit and GB ended up losing 27-36. Sebastian Prieto top-scored for GB with six goals , while Robin Garnham was also impressive and netted four . times Both GB goalkeepers were in form too , with Bob White saving two from three penalties , while Jesper Parker made 14 saves and finished with a 38 per cent shot save . ratio We’re happy with the result , 8221 said assistant coach Bill Baillie . But we were still disappointed because we had done a thorough analysis on Romania before we came here , but the first half wasn’t . good The lads looked nervous , but after half time they looked a different team
Updated: 2010-01-10 15:31:00
: Welcome to Handball News For all the latest news from British Handball plus news feeds from Handball Sites and Blogs around the world . Loading . Sunday , January 10, 2010 GB Show Improvement Against Czech Republic A STRONG first half performance was the highlight of Great Britain Men’s final match of the Marrane Cup in Paris against the Czech Republic on . Sunday After a disappointing defeat to Qatar on Saturday , the side upped their game considerably and were just 14-17 down at the break . However , they slumped back into bad habits after half time and ended up losing 22-32. It was a better performance than yesterday , 8221 said assistant coach Bill Baillie . At half time we were in there and wanted to go on and win the match to prove a . point But almost inevitably in the first seven minutes of the second half we went from 14-17 to 14-22 because of a number of technical errors , and it was game over . really But it’s not all bad news , there were a number of good performances today , especially from all the goalkeepers , with Jesper Parker and Bob White doing well and our under-21 goalkeeper Nicholas Satchwell also coming on for a time and doing well . 8221 Right back Steven
Updated: 2010-01-09 17:29:00
: Welcome to Handball News For all the latest news from British Handball plus news feeds from Handball Sites and Blogs around the world . Loading . Saturday , January 09, 2010 Disappointing Defeat to Qatar for GB Men GREAT Britain men continued their Jekyll and Hyde performances when they suffered a disappointing 26-38 defeat against Qatar in the Marrane Cup in Paris on . Saturday After a strong showing against African champions Tunisia on Friday , GB were poor against a Qatar side they had hoped to . beat I’m very disappointed with our performance , 8221 said head coach Dragan Djukic . Particularly in the first half because we were ten goals down after 20 minutes and the game was lost . already Things were better in the second half , but we have to learn that the game starts at minute zero and finishes at minute 60. We can’t afford to turn off . 8221 The best players for GB were Chris Mohr with seven goals , while Bob White did well in goal with a 55 per cent save ratio , but Djukic added : It’s not enough to have one or two who play well , we need the whole team to play together . 8221 Thomas Barker added five goals and Sebastian Prieto four , but it was not enough to stop GB
Updated: 2010-01-08 21:06:00
: Welcome to Handball News For all the latest news from British Handball plus news feeds from Handball Sites and Blogs around the world . Loading . Friday , January 08, 2010 GB Men Much-Improved Against Tunisia HAVING lost by 18 goals to the African champions Tunisia last week , Great Britain men turned in a much-improved performance against the same team in the Marrane Cup in Paris on Friday . evening Tunisia still won the clash , but this time the gap was only ten goals with GB playing well throughout the 23-33 . loss All the lads are well pleased with that , 8221 said assistant coach Bill Baillie . We played much better than we did last week and it’s been a real boost to our confidence . 8221 Having missed the Yellow Cup in Switzerland last week , right back Steven Larsson turned out for GB and proved a real talisman for the team , scoring eight goals and injecting the team with a real belief in their . abilities It’s been his first game for three weeks , so he didn’t play the whole game , 8221 added Baillie . But he oozes confidence , and when we took him off the players were able to keep it . together We had a rough patch where Tunisia went from 16-13 to 22-13, but the
Updated: 2010-01-04 23:01:00
: Welcome to Handball News For all the latest news from British Handball plus news feeds from Handball Sites and Blogs around the world . Loading . Monday , January 04, 2010 GB Men End Yellow Cup Campaign on a High GREAT Britain Men completed their Yellow Cup campaign with another defeat on Monday but they competed well against a world-class Holland side and matched their rivals for long periods before succumbing to a 21-39 . defeat GB have got stronger as the tournament in Switzerland has gone on , with head coach Dragan Djukic trialling some of his less experienced players and . formations The GB boys began strongly , and were only 10-16 behind at the break against the Dutch , and although the gap widened afterwards Great Britain still enjoyed some great periods of looked more positive than they have previously , with Jesper Parker outstanding in . goal The team will now travel to London for a two-day training camp before travelling to France for the Marranne Tournament in Paris , where they will continue an intensive period of games against high-class . opposition Group matches against Qatar and Tunisia await the Great Britain team , and with the possibility of a final match
Updated: 2010-01-03 14:49:00
: Welcome to Handball News For all the latest news from British Handball plus news feeds from Handball Sites and Blogs around the world . Loading . Sunday , January 03, 2010 GB Men Show Improvement Against African Champions GREAT Britain men turned in a much-improved performance against African champions Tunisia in the second game of their Yellow Cup campaign in Switzerland on . Sunday Despite losing 24-42, the GB boys played well for long periods and left many spectators and officials at the popular tournament surprised by the standard of handball on . show After a disappointing 18-33 defeat to hosts Switzerland in their opening match on Saturday , GB tightened up and looked sharp against Tunisia , who lost out by just one goal to Holland in their opening . clash Trailing by just 14-21 at the break , GB took their eye off the ball for the final few minutes , but head coach Dragan Djukic said : I was satisfied with a really great first half , in fact for 45 minutes we were really . good But it was the same as against Switzerland , we concentrate and compete for only some of the match . We missed two penalties and two clear chances , and we struggled from then on and couldn’t stop
Updated: 2010-01-03 10:06:00
: Welcome to Handball News For all the latest news from British Handball plus news feeds from Handball Sites and Blogs around the world . Loading . Sunday , January 03, 2010 Disappointing Start to Yellow Cup for GB Men GREAT Britain Men lost out 18-33 to Switzerland in the opening game of their Yellow Cup campaign on Saturday , being beaten by the hosts after a disappointing second . half GB were only trailing 10-12 after a strong first period and kept pace with their rivals , with Jesper Parker looking strong in goal and the outfield players attacking . well But a bad 10-minute spell just after play resumed saw them make several technical errors and their poor defence conceded seven goals , and from then on they were always playing . catch-up Their Yellow Cup campaign continues today , Sunday , with a clash against Tunisia at 1pm . Their opponents will be aiming to secure their first victory of the Cup after losing out narrowly to Holland on Saturday , 33-34. Following that , GB will take on Holland on Monday at . 6.30pm Pic : GB goalkeeper Jesper Parker , who had a good first half against Switzerland . Pic : Dan Rowley , Colorsport Posted by Frazer Snowdon at 10:06 AM Labels :
Updated: 2009-12-29 19:11:00
: Welcome to Handball News For all the latest news from British Handball plus news feeds from Handball Sites and Blogs around the world . Loading . Tuesday , December 29, 2009 GB Men Finish Dutch Tournament with Strong Performance BATTLING GB Men ended their Limburgse Handbaldagen Tournament campaign with a strong performance against top Norwegian side Haugaland HK on . Tuesday With several players unavailable and captain Ciaran Williams suffering a recurrence of a stress fracture in his foot the team put in a strong performance in the last of their four games over three days in . Holland GB’s Omar Sani scored nine goals and was named man of the match in the game , which the Norwegians narrowly won 26-28. They had led 11-17 at half time , but a strong second half from GB saw them narrow the . gap Martin Hare added five goals , while John Pearce and Seb Edgar scored three . each It was a much better performance , 8221 said assistant coach Bill Baillie . We had a poor five minute spell at the end of the first half which gave them a six-goal lead at the . break We pulled it back and outscored them 15-11, but it wasn’t quite enough to end with a . victory Nevertheless , it was a good
Updated: 2009-12-28 17:34:00
: Welcome to Handball News For all the latest news from British Handball plus news feeds from Handball Sites and Blogs around the world . Loading . Monday , December 28, 2009 Vincent Named Man of the Match Against Polva Serviti RIGHT winger Gawain Vincent was named as the player of the match as Great Britain men lost out 26-36 in their latest match of the Limburgse Handbaldagen Tournament in . Holland Vincent , 19, scored six goals in a strong performance which puts him in the frame for a regular spot in the team’s World Championship qualification tournament in Finland next . month As well as Vincent’s six goals , Omar Sani added seven as GB went down to Polva Serviti , who are currently second in the Estonian Handball League and who topped the group in the Limburgse event and were aiming to reach the . final It was a good positive performance from the lads after a disappointing day yesterday , 8221 said assistant coach Bill . Baillie Most of the players rose to the challenges presented to them , and the defence was better , so it was a step up from our last performance . 8221 Great Britain will now play in the placement game for 7th and 8th place against Haugaland HK from Norway
Updated: 2009-12-27 22:05:00
: Welcome to Handball News For all the latest news from British Handball plus news feeds from Handball Sites and Blogs around the world . Loading . Sunday , December 27, 2009 Under-Strength GB Men Lose Out in Holland UNDER-strength Great Britain Men suffered a 23-39 defeat at the hands of Vos Investment Lions in the second match of their Limburgse Handbaldagen Tournament in Holland on . Sunday With several key players out injured , head coach Dragan Djukic took his chance to give several of the newer players in the squad chance to stake their claim for a place in the World Championship qualifiers in Finland next . month However , with victory always out of their grasp , the defeat to the Lions leaves GB Men looking at the placement matches in the final day , following their final group game against Estonian outfit Polva Serviti , . tomorrow Influential captain Ciaran Williams played just 20 minutes of their opening game against K-Sports before he came off with a recurrence of the knee injury which he sustained in Denmark six weeks . ago And with goalkeeper Jesper Parker and right back Steven Larsson also unavailable for the Tournament , it was an under-strength GB side who
Updated: 2009-12-27 13:54:00
: Welcome to Handball News For all the latest news from British Handball plus news feeds from Handball Sites and Blogs around the world . Loading . Sunday , December 27, 2009 GB Men Give Tournament Favourites a Tough Time GREAT Britain men went down 20-29 in their opening clash of the Limburgse Handballdagen tournament in Holland on Sunday , losing out to the event favourites , . K-Sports Facing a team made up of many of the top players from Japanese and Korean leagues , the GB guys battled well and were level at 19-19 mid-way through the second half , before their rivals changed formation and left GB playing . catch-up A strong period of defence helped GB fight back from a 10-17 half time deficit and they drew level 19-19, with keeper Bob White pictured outstanding in goal , but they could not stop K-Sports from . scoring Our defence was superb , 8221 said assistant coach Bill Baillie . We had a great spell to claw it back to 19-19, but once we conceded a goal we lost our way and the lads’ heads . dropped But K-Sports are the favourites to win the tournament , and we’re hopeful of beating Vos Investment Lions tonight which will secure a place in the semi finals tomorrow . 8221
Updated: 2009-12-20 18:32:00
: : Welcome to Handball News For all the latest news from British Handball plus news feeds from Handball Sites and Blogs around the world . Loading . Sunday , December 20, 2009 GB Women : Gruelling Schedule Takes Its Toll GREAT Britain women finished their Stadtwerk Cup campaign in Switzerland exhausted after a gruelling match schedule took its toll on the . squad Already missing several key players , the squad faced three 40-minute games a day over two days against some top club opposition from Germany and . Switzerland After securing one win in their three Saturday matches , GB went into the second day under-strength and stretched to the limit but they lost none of their trademark bulldog . determination After beating German Bundesliga outfit Sindelfingen by one goal in their final Saturday match , GB lost out 13-24 to the same opponents , with many of the squad’s less experienced players featuring in the . team Their second match was against Goppingen , and an exhausted team lost out 8-24. However , they dug deep and drew 15-15 with Swiss team Bruhl in their final match , despite being without Holly Lam-Moores , Jeanett Andersen or Shila Casey who had battled so well in the
Updated: 2009-12-19 21:13:00
: Welcome to Handball News For all the latest news from British Handball plus news feeds from Handball Sites and Blogs around the world . Loading . Saturday , December 19, 2009 Under-Strength GB Women Battle in Switzerland DESPITE missing five key players and carrying injuries in their squad , Great Britain women turned in three battling performances in the opening day of the Stadtwerk Cup in Switzerland on . Saturday Great Britain are competing in the event against two top Bundesliga sides from Germany in Goppingen and Sindelfingen , as well as the top Swiss team , . Bruhl GB lost out 16-19 in their opening match , but highlights included strong performances from Laura Innes in goal as well as Shila Casey , pictured , who played despite a niggling . injury In their second match they lost out to Bruhl 15-18 after a poor performance , with new players struggling to combine with their existing . structure GB tasted victory for the first time in the event in their final game of the day against Sindelfingen , winning 18-17 with Jeanett Andersen scoring the winner in the final . second Currently eighth in the Bundesliga , Sindelfingen proved tough opponents , but several fast break
Updated: 2009-12-18 22:45:00
: Welcome to Handball News For all the latest news from British Handball plus news feeds from Handball Sites and Blogs around the world . Loading . Friday , December 18, 2009 GB Women Lose Opening Swiss Fixture GREAT Britain women went down 31-30 to LK Zug in the opening game of their stay in Switzerland after delayed travel from their training camp in London took their toll on the . squad The team arrived in Zurich late from Britain after their travel plans were disrupted , and despite battling well they went down by one goal in their training game on Thursday . night We were all so tired after a long day travelling , 8221 said team manager Melanie Chowns . But it was a great training game though , and Talent ID goalkeeper Laura Innes got to play the whole game , which was great for her , and she had a great second half especially . 8221 And Holly Lam-Moores added : We had been travelling since 6am and were carrying around some heavy legs which meant we did not play as well as we should . have With plenty more technical mistakes than usual we began to slip into old habits . We started badly but managed to pick up the pace in the second half but it just wasn’t . enough However , it
Updated: 2009-12-17 10:19:00
: Welcome to Handball News For all the latest news from British Handball plus news feeds from Handball Sites and Blogs around the world . Loading . Thursday , December 17, 2009 GB Women Visit London for Olympic Training OLYMPIC dreams seem closer than ever now for the GB Women’s handball squad after the team visited the Olympic site before a series of talks at the British Olympic Association’s central London . HQ The team was in town to prepare for this week’s Stadtwerk Cup in Switzerland , but combined their stay with a visit to the Olympic site which is quickly taking . shape They were also the first sport to be guests of the BOA’s at their plush new offices in central London , a visit which was part of the Olympic Awareness Training programme which is being rolled out across all sports in the next . year The team met GB hockey player Simon Mantell to chat about being a first-time Olympian , and were also told about some of the advantages and pitfalls of being part of Team GB and living in the athlete village during the . games It is all part of a process designed to have the athletes fully prepared for the Olympics , with as many of their potential problems ironed out beforehand
Updated: 2009-12-17 10:13:00
: Welcome to Handball News For all the latest news from British Handball plus news feeds from Handball Sites and Blogs around the world . Loading . Thursday , December 17, 2009 Chairman Urges Caution After Funding Boost BRITISH Handball has been celebrating this week with the news that UK Sport has doubled their funding for the London 2012 Olympic cycle but chairman John Brewer , pictured , is keen to point out that it may not solve all their . problems The board of the British Handball Association met in London this week to discuss a number of issues and drive the organisation forward in light of UK Sport’s announcement of another 1.44 million which will ensure our programme continues until at least 2013. However , last month’s warnings from the British Olympic Association that their own financial constraints may limit the size of the team they send to the games are still very much . present Whilst the extra funding is a great help to us , it does not yet guarantee our participation in the London 2012 Olympics , 8221 said Brewer this . week We can only achieve this by continued hard work and dedication both on and off the court , and we must all work hard to ensure we get the
Updated: 2009-12-16 21:56:00
: Welcome to Handball News For all the latest news from British Handball plus news feeds from Handball Sites and Blogs around the world . Loading . Wednesday , December 16, 2009 British Handball's Holly Lam-Moores reflects on the past two months The past two months have been eventful and exciting both with Great Britain and my club team , Asker , in Norway . Follow Holly's blog in the Warrington Guardian Watch a short Clip of Asker v Storhamar 2 which Asker won by ten goals 35:25 from www.tvbudstikka.no Holly plays in No.18 shirt Posted by Admin at 9:56 PM Labels : asker handball British Handball Great Britain Handball Handball holly lam-moores 0 comments : Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom Join Our Mailing List : Email Latest Handball News Full Version Loading . Subscribe To Handball News Feeds Posts Atom Posts Comments Atom Comments Links Handball Shop Handball Forum England Handball British Handball Beach Handball Follow British Handball OnTwitter Blog Archive 2010 11 January 2010 11 GB Men v Finland : Photos now online Hosts Finland Hold off Battling Great Britain GB Men v Bosnia : Photos now online GB v Bosnia : A Game of Two Halves
Updated: 2009-12-16 13:03:00
: Welcome to Handball News For all the latest news from British Handball plus news feeds from Handball Sites and Blogs around the world . Loading . Wednesday , December 16, 2009 Women's Handball World Championship Playoffs available live online the Women's XIX Handball World Championship 2009 in Jiangsu has reached the final stage . The first Placement Matches will take place on Thursday , December 17th . These are followed by the two Semi-Finals where France meets Spain and Norway faces . Russia The schedule for the next two days : is Thursday , 17.12.2009 : 9th Place Austria vs . Hungary 06:30 CET 11th Place Angola vs . China 09.00 CET 7th Place Germany vs . Romania 11.30 CET 5th Place Denmark vs . Korea 14.00 CET Friday , 18.12.2009 Semi-Finals France vs . Spain 11.30 CET Norway vs . Russia 14.15 CET These matches can be watched online at handballworldcup.tv Posted by Admin at 1:03 PM Labels : Handball women's handball world championships 0 comments : Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom Join Our Mailing List : Email Latest Handball News Full Version Loading . Subscribe To Handball News Feeds Posts Atom Posts Comments Atom Comments Links
Updated: 2009-12-15 11:48:00
: Welcome to Handball News For all the latest news from British Handball plus news feeds from Handball Sites and Blogs around the world . Loading . Tuesday , December 15, 2009 McDermott Goes from Strength to Strength GREAT Britain ace Chris McDermott has been boosting his chances of selection for both Holland and Finland with a series of strong performances for his club team Aarhus GF , in . Denmark The 20-year-old pivot , pictured , turned out for Aarhus first team in their clash with BSV last week , and played strongly in front of a crowd of around 3,500 at the NRGI Arena in Aarhus where the team narrowly lost 35-29. McDermott has gone from strength to strength since leaving his home in the Wirral to play handball in . Europe After playing for Essen in the German Bundesliga last season , the two-metre tall player has returned to the Aarhus Academy where he has gone from playing junior handball with Braband to third division handball with Skovbakken and now Danish League action with Aarhus . GF Pic : Ole Nielsen . Posted by Admin at 11:48 AM Labels : Aarhus GF British Handball Chris McDermott 0 comments : Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom
Updated: 2009-12-15 11:47:00
: Welcome to Handball News For all the latest news from British Handball plus news feeds from Handball Sites and Blogs around the world . Loading . Tuesday , December 15, 2009 Busy Festive Period for GB Handball Teams BOTH the Great Britain men’s and women’s squads are preparing for a busy Christmas and New Year period of match action across . Europe The women’s squad will gather in London on December 13-15 for a training camp in preparation for the Stadtwerk Cup in Switzerland from Dec 19-20, where they will face some tough club . oppositions And the men’s squad travel to Holland on December 26 for the Limburgse Handbal Dagan Tournament , where they will also face top club teams over three . days The men’s fixtures will play a big part in preparations for the World Championship qualification tournament in Finland in January , where they have been placed in a group alongside the hosts as well as Bosnia and . Romania Prior to the 15-strong women’s squad travelling to Switzerland , they will tour the 2012 Olympic site in London and be guests of the British Olympic Association for several presentations and meetings designed to help them prepare for being Olympic . athletes After
Updated: 2009-12-15 11:23:00
: Welcome to Handball News For all the latest news from British Handball plus news feeds from Handball Sites and Blogs around the world . Loading . Tuesday , December 15, 2009 British Handball's Olympic Funding is Doubled UK Sport has given British Handball an extra 1.44 million , doubling their award for the current Olympic cycle . The award is part of an extra 13 million handed out by UK Sport , with half that amount coming from the Team 2012 fundraising initiative . The extra money has been allocated according to past performance and future potential , and is a major boost for British Handball’s hopes of Olympic success and their ambitions to make the sport more popular in . Britain Paul Goodwin , Chief Executive of British Handball , said : I am delighted that UK Sport has recognised the progress that Handball has continued to make . I am certain that their decision to increase our funding will be fully justified . This funding provides us the certainty which has been lacking until now that we can fund the preparation of our senior teams for the London 2012 . Olympics But we also have to build a sustainable structure for Handball in Britain for the longer term and I hope that