"I prefer to be faithful to myself, than to live with a bad conscience": Perez de Vargas makes sure that fair-play rules at Croatia/Denmark/Norway 2025

40 minutes into the clash between Spain and Sweden, the final match of Group F in the preliminary round at the 2025 IHF Men’s World Championship, a penalty was awarded to Sweden, after Spain’s left back Dani Dujshebaev fouled Sweden’s right wing Sebastian Karlsson.

"Age is just a number" for birthday boy Mrkva

For a male handball player to be born in January usually means that his birthday is celebrated away from home, with his teammates. This is also the case for Tomáš Mrkva at the 2025 IHF Men’s World Championship, with Czechia’s goalkeeper turning 36 years old, just one day after his team made it to th…

“No fear” – Rito and Cape Verde look to main round

Despite losing their first two matches, against European powerhouses Iceland and Slovenia, Portuguese coach Jorge Rito is enjoying his time with African side Cape Verde at the 2025 IHF Men’s World Championship.

On Monday (20 January) they play Cuba in their final p…

A special match for a special player: Mesias faces idols at the 2025 IHF Men's World Championship

Less than two years ago, Joshua Mesias Västerlund became disillusioned with handball. But a phone call from his father changed everything. Now, the right back is representing Chile at the 2025 IHF Men’s World Championship.

Since the draw for the preliminary round o…