“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…

Towering Rubin comes of age at 2025 IHF Men's World Championship

Between 1995 and 2021, Switzerland did not make it to the IHF Men’s World Championship, despite having arguably the best player in their history, Andy Schmid, available in the squad. Fortunately for Schmid, he had the chance to represent his country in the world handball flagship competition in 2021…

“The bigger the role you have, the better it gets” – Egypt’s Omar on the pathway from rookie to star

Egypt right back Yahia Omar is appearing in his fourth IHF Men’s World Championship after making his debut at France 2017 as a 19-year-old, scoring once.

Since then, the North African side have gradually improved their ranking in the global event, finishing 13th on…