Updated: 2010-02-04 13:27:00
: 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 , February 04, 2010 Williams Winning Fitness Battle INJURED GB Men’s team captain Ciaran Williams could be back in action in five weeks but only after a gruelling rehabilitation programme at the Olympic Medical Institute at Bisham . Abbey A fractured metatarsal left the 22-year-old from Bury on the sidelines , but he began his rehab last week and , after a course of treatment which could include ultrasound and injections , he is on the road to . recovery And once he is back fit , he could be in line for a move to Hungary , where he could find more regular handball than he was getting with BSV in Denmark before his . injury It is one of the top five leagues in Europe and I do not think my Danish club will hold me back from playing at a higher level , 8221 he . said I am still young and I wasn’t getting much playing time . I needed to find somewhere that I could get more court time to develop my game . 8221 Williams has also had interest from clubs in Norway , but he added : After I’m back fit , the likelihood then is that I will
Updated: 2010-02-04 13:23:00
: Welcome to Handball News For all the latest news from British Handball plus news feeds from Handball Sites and Blogs around the world . Loading . Thursday , February 04, 2010 McMillan Moves to Viby GREAT Britain pivot Dan McMillan has moved to Danish outfit Viby IF following a successful trial with the Second Division . club McMillan , a 28-year-old Scottish born player who lived in the New Forest for much of his life , played his first game for the team last weekend against Bjerringbro-Silkeborg , who featured several of his GB . team-mates I had not told the other GB guys that I would be playing in the game so it was somewhat of a surprise to them to see me kitted up and warming up against them before the game said . McMillan He started on the bench for Viby , but came on after just 14 minutes and made a real impact , defending well and scoring three out of four shots and earning his new coach’s . praise He played out the rest of the game , only leaving the court with a bloody nose accidentally inflicted by GB team-mate Chris Mohr The game was very close until near the end , 8221 added McMillan . It was fast-paced but ultimately ended up with Viby going a couple of goals ahead
Updated: 2010-02-04 13:20:00
: Welcome to Handball News For all the latest news from British Handball plus news feeds from Handball Sites and Blogs around the world . Loading . Thursday , February 04, 2010 McCafferty Loves the Italian Job LIFE in Italy is helping GB women’s team captain Lynn McCafferty improve her handball , with a different style of play and tough fitness regime paying . dividends With her help , Brixen are second in the league and could still make the play-offs for a spot in the top flight . And from an international point of view , McCafferty is benefitting from improved fitness with regular sessions with a strength and conditioning coach being part of the regular regime for all the players at . Brixen Playing for Brixen is helping me experience different playing styles , 8221 she said . And I have the opportunity to play for 60 minutes so I am getting fit and trying to shoot more and gain some . confidence We also work with a strength and conditioning coach which is perfect , as when we are with GB it is important to be fit and conditioned . 8221 Handball here in the Second League is a little bit different to what I am used to , and I have definitely taken my time to get used to it But I
Updated: 2010-02-04 13:16:00
: 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 , February 04, 2010 Sian's Memory Honoured by EHF A NEW award has been launched by the European Handball Federation in memory of its former Communications Manager , Siân Rowland , who passed away in December 2008. The Siân Rowland Media Award was announced during the final weekend of the ninth Men’s European Handball Championship in Vienna , . Austria The first recipient of the award was Günter Pfeistlinger , Chairman of the AIPS Handball Commission , who worked together with Siân at several European Championships and other handball events in her 10 years with the European . Federation The Award will be presented on a biennial basis at the Men’s European Championship . The 2010 award was presented at the final press conference of the Euro 2010 event by Tor Lian , President of the EHF and Siân’s brother , JJ . Rowland Posted by Frazer Snowdon at 1:16 PM Labels : British Handball European Handball Federation Gunter Pfeistlinger Sian Rowland 0 comments : Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom
Updated: 2010-01-31 16:47:00
: Welcome to Handball News For all the latest news from British Handball plus news feeds from Handball Sites and Blogs around the world . Loading . Sunday , January 31, 2010 GB to Host Euro 2012 Matches WORLD class handball action is set to come to Great Britain later this year after the draw for the 2012 Men’s European Championships gave GB the right to host their group . matches Great Britain will play Estonia , Cyprus and Bulgaria over three days from June 11-13, with the winner of the group going through to the second round of qualification , which will be a series of home and away matches against another three . opponents GB Head Coach Dragan Djukic , pictured , attended the draw in Vienna , and shortly afterwards he said : I am very happy that we will be officially participating in this tournament alongside all the other European nations , that is the most important . thing I am also happy that we have the chance to play at home , because it gives us chance for the British people to see us , and to find out what a beautiful game handball . is I am also happy because the players and I believe that our time is coming that we will be stronger , more experienced and ready for a
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
