“It’s the big games that are most fun to play”

Being alone between the goalposts in the final of the IHF Men’s World Championship is not necessarily the most enviable position a player could have. Yet there is plenty a goalkeeper could do in such a crucial match, their saves usually being the final ingredient in a complex mix to create history.…

A fifth final for a record-setting performance: Mikkel Hansen is ready for France at Poland/Sweden 2023

Take a look through Mikkel Hansen's resume with two titles at the IHF Men's World Championship, one title each at the Olympic Games and the EHF EURO, a plethora of MVP trophies and an appearance in the All-Star team at eight major international competitions, and the question comes quite easily.

From the fringes at France 2017 to starring at Poland/Sweden 2023: Dika Mem and a big journey

Six years ago, Dika Mem was only a 19-year-old fringe player for France, ushered in carefully into the most decorated squad in the history of the IHF Men’s World Championship as his potential was huge. Still, the lack of experience could have hampered his progress if he had been thrown into tough ba…

‘A permanent evolution’ – handball fans get even closer to world championship action

As the 28th IHF Men's World Championship draws to a close in Poland and Sweden, the action on court is heating up to a boiling point.

For the global audience watching on television, phones, computers and a myriad of other devices, it can almost feel like they are o…