Today's news overview
In the Live Center of Hballtransfers.com we give you an overview of today's news, the biggest stories, highlights and results.
Rhein-Neckar Löwen loses 33-27 (16-17) against RK Vardar and thereby suffering their biggest defeat at home in the Champions League since 2015, where they lost 35-28 - also against RK Vardar.
Stats:
Standings:
1. RK Vardar - 7 games - 12 points
2. KS Vive Tauron Kielce - 7 - 10
3. Rhein-Neckar Löwen - 7 - 9
4. MOL-Pick Szeged - 6 - 7
5. HC Meshkov Brest - 6 - 6
6. RK Celje Pivovarna Lasko - 6 - 3
6. IFK Kristianstad - 6 - 3
8. RK Zagreb - 7 - 2
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The Polish top club Orlen Wisla Plock defeats Swiss Kadetten Schaffhausen 33-26 (15-12) at home.
Stats:
Standings:
1. Paris Saint-Germain Handball - 6 games 10 points
2. FC Barcelona Lassa - 6 - 10
3. Telekom Veszprém - 6 - 8
4. SG Flensburg-Handewitt - 6 - 7
5. THW Kiel - 6 - 6
6. Orlen Wisla Plock - 7 - 5
7. Bjerringbro-Silkeborg - 6 - 4
8. Kadetten Schaffhausen - 7 - 0
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Dinamo Bucuresti (ROU) defeats TTH Holstebro (DEN) in Champions League 30-25 (12-12). The Romanian champions still has the change to advance, while the Danish vice champions almost has outlived their chance.
Stats:
Standings in group D:
1. HBC Nantes - 6 games 11 points
2. HC Motor Zaporozhye - 6 games 7 points
3. Besiktas Mogaz HT - 6 games 7 points
4. Dinamo Bucuresti - 7 games 6 points
5. ABC/UMinho - 6 games 4 points
6. TTH Holstebro - 7 games 3 points
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The Danish playmaker of Randers HH, Kasper Bonnesen, has decided to retire. Read more.
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Michael Wiederer has been elected the 4th president of the European Handball Federation. Read more.
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The Spanish top club Ademar Leon has extended the contract with their head coach Rafa Guijosa with 2 years to the summer of 2019. Read more.
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Three games are played in the EHF Champions League tonight. Dinamo Bucuresti (ROU) - TTH Holstebro (DEN), Rhein-Neckar Löwen (GER) - RK Vardar (MAC) and Orlen Wisla Plock (POL) - Kadetten Schaffhausen (SUI). All can be livestreamed on EHFTV.com.
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TSV Hannover-Burgdorf has revealed there first signing for next season. The Russian national player, Pavel Atman, joins the club from Meshkov Brest on a 3-year contract. Read more.
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The Danish League club Mors-Thy Håndbold has extended the contract with the Danish talent Mads K. Andersen with one year to the summer of 2018. Read more.
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Five matches were played in the Spanish Liga Asobal yesterday. Among others FC Barcelona away against CD Bidasoa Irun. Highlights from some of the matches here:
CD Bidasoa Irun - FC Barcelona:
Helvetia Anaitasuna - Bada Huesca:
Ángel Ximénez-Avia P.G. - Fraikin BM Granollers:
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Yesterday there were a derby betweeen IFK Kristianstad and LUGI in the Swedish Handbollsligan. Highlights here:
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After seven defeats in a row and a last place of the 2. Bundesliga HC Empor Rostock now has announced consequences. Head coach Robert Teichert has been sacked and Sven Thormann and Hans-Georg Jaunich are his successors. Read more.
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The 37-year-old German coach of DHfK Leipzig Christian Prokop may be new national coach of Germany. Read more.
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The Swedish goalkeeper of the German champions Rhein-Neckar Löwen, Andreas Palicka, has undergone a surgery on his lateral meniscus in the left knee. Read more.
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The Czech national player of FC Barcelona, Filip Jicha, has undergone a surgery for the meniscus in his right knee and is out for six weeks. Read more.
