"This is our time": Inside Greece's historic qualification for the 2027 IHF Men's World Championship

"Αγάλι-αγάλι γίνεται η αγουρίδα μέλι." A well-known Greek proverb states that “slowly, slowly, the unripe grape becomes honey." Or good things take time and patience will be rewarded.

For the Greece men's senior handball team, patience had been stretched to its lim…

Four legends, one mission: Althaus, Hens, Klein and Kretzschmar introduced as ambassadors for Germany 2027

The countdown to the 2027 IHF Men's World Championship took on a new dimension on Sunday in Cologne, where four of the most recognisable names in German handball history were officially unveiled as ambassadors for the competition.

Dominik Klein, Stefan Kretzschmar, Anja Althaus and Pasc…

Ferraris, Alexandre Dumas and handball: How does Dusjhebaev feel in his "dream job" in France

Since 1985, France men’s senior national team had only four coaches: Daniel Constantini (1985-2001), Claude Onesta (2001-2016), Didier Dinart (2016-2020) and Guillaume Gille (2020-2026).

But for a team which was eliminated from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in the q…

"We dream big": Faroe Islands chase first-ever World Championship appearance

Last year, the Faroe Islands wrote history, by securing their first-ever medal in a World Championship, finishing third at the 2025 IHF Men’s Junior World Championship. It has been a stellar achievement and a testament of the things to come from this small, but plucky nation, with a population of 54…