The story of the Aalborg HB left-back retiring from the Handball Champions League, the only title he still lacks, had already been written. Though reality outstripped fiction. His shot at the final buzzer of the final match against Barcelona hit the crossbar. It wasn't meant to be. At 36, he will no longer play in the competition. Hansen's next appearance will be at Paris 2024.

SGFH won the competition for the second time in seven years, beating defending champions Füchse Berlin 36-31 in a fierce German battle. The 'Foxes' couldn't match the pace of Emil Jakobsen on the left wing and former FC Barcelona goalkeeper Kevin Möller.

President of the European Handball Federation (EHF), Michael Wiederer, has expressed his concerns regarding the scheduling of the Handball Bundesliga.

After the three women's qualifying tournaments, the International Handball Federation prepared the draw for both the men's and women's Olympic handball tournaments, with reigning Olympic champions and hosts France finally 'picking' their group.

After the men's pre-Olympic tournaments in March, it was the women's turn last week in three different cities to decide the last six spots for the Games, completing the handball grill for this Tuesday's draw at 17:00 local time.

This weekend, all the teams that will take part in the women's handball competition at Paris 2024 will be decided, after the men's groups were determined in the three pre-Olympic tournaments.

Six places for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games are still up for grabs and will be awarded to the top two placed teams in the three Olympic Qualifying Tournaments, which will be held in Granollers (Spain), Hanover (Germany) and Tatabanya (Hungary) from 14-17 March.

The French Handball Federation (FFHB) has submitted a bid to co-host the 2029 or 2031 World Championships alongside Germany, the FFHB has announced.

2024 will be one of the most important years for beach handball. The Olympic Games will serve as a showcase for the sport as it becomes an exhibition sport. In 2023, the sport will be played on six continents, major competitions will be held and the relationship between the federations will develop.

Six spots are still up for grabs for Paris 2024 in handball, and significant teams like Spain, Hungary, Germany, Croatia, and Brazil will seek their passage to the Olympic event. The venues, all European, have been revealed.

The most exciting EHF European Championship came to an end this Sunday in Germany with an emotional 33-31 (26-26) overtime victory for France over Denmark, who won the title for the fourth time, one less than leaders Sweden.

As they did at the recent Women's World Championship in Denmark, Norway and Sweden, Germany on Wednesday showed their love for handball.

Germany will host a new edition of the EHF European Men's Handball Championship from 10-28 January in six modern and spacious venues with Sweden as the defending champions after their controversial 27-26 victory over Spain in 2022.

With a population of less than 5,9 million, Denmark is one of the great masters of handball, a sport that was invented in Central Europe with both Denmark and Germany claiming it. 

Herning is a small town in the middle of the Jutland peninsula with a population of around 53,000 inhabitants, which rises to almost 90,000 when the entire municipality is taken into account. It is the eleventh largest town in Denmark in terms of population. Nothing special so far.