• Poland Test for GB Women - Tickets Now Available!

    Updated: 2012-02-08 00:34:00
    : Welcome to Handball News For all the latest news from British Handball plus news feeds from Handball Sites and Blogs around the . world If you have a story for Handball News , please mail it to newsdesk snowdons.co.uk or call 07866004382 Loading . Wednesday , February 08, 2012 Poland Test for GB Women Tickets Now Available WITH the Olympics just around the corner , handball fans have just a few more chances to see the British Handball team in action starting with GB Women taking on Poland at Loughborough University on March 22. Part of the qualifying group for the 2012 European Championships , the Great Britain v Poland match will pit the ever-improving women’s squad aim to give themselves a head start before they travel to Poland for the return leg just a few days later on March 25.

  • Major new sponsors back British Handball

    Updated: 2012-01-31 14:43:00
    : Welcome to Handball News For all the latest news from British Handball plus news feeds from Handball Sites and Blogs around the . world If you have a story for Handball News , please mail it to newsdesk snowdons.co.uk or call 07866004382 Loading . Tuesday , January 31, 2012 Major new sponsors back British Handball Wealth Manager , Collins Stewart Wealth Management , and international law firm Pinsent Masons , have joined forces to announce a major new sponsorship deal with the British Handball Association which will run throughout 2012. Collins Stewart Wealth Management and Pinsent Masons have become Official Partners to British Handball , and both the Great Britain GB men’s and women’s handball teams will carry the Collins Stewart Wealth Management and Pinsent Masons logos on their

  • GB Women v Poland - Tickets now Available!

    Updated: 2012-01-31 13:59:00
    : Welcome to Handball News For all the latest news from British Handball plus news feeds from Handball Sites and Blogs around the . world If you have a story for Handball News , please mail it to newsdesk snowdons.co.uk or call 07866004382 Loading . Tuesday , January 31, 2012 GB Women v Poland Tickets now Available WITH the Olympics just around the corner , handball fans have just a few more chances to see the British Handball team in action starting with GB Women taking on Poland at Loughborough University on March 22. Part of the qualifying group for the 2012 European Championships , the Great Britain v Poland match will pit the ever-improving women’s squad aim to give themselves a head start before they travel to Poland for the return leg just a few days later on March 25. Great Britain

  • Norwegian Battles for GB Women

    Updated: 2012-01-31 13:45:00
    : Welcome to Handball News For all the latest news from British Handball plus news feeds from Handball Sites and Blogs around the . world If you have a story for Handball News , please mail it to newsdesk snowdons.co.uk or call 07866004382 Loading . Tuesday , January 31, 2012 Norwegian Battles for GB Women GREAT Britain women continued their preparations for this Summer’s Olympics with a series of friendly fixtures against top Norwegian domestic . opponents They took on Liga team Fredrikstad and First Division side Halden twice each between Thursday and Monday , giving them vital experience of different styles and levels of . handball Thursday saw the team take on Fredrikstad at the Olympic Handball . Arena GB started out a little shaky in defence and ended up down at half time . But they

  • GB Women Take on Top Norwegian Teams

    Updated: 2012-01-26 10:04:00
    : Welcome to Handball News For all the latest news from British Handball plus news feeds from Handball Sites and Blogs around the . world If you have a story for Handball News , please mail it to newsdesk snowdons.co.uk or call 07866004382 Loading . Thursday , January 26, 2012 GB Women Take on Top Norwegian Teams GREAT Britain women will take on two top Norwegian sides in friendly matches this week as their preparations for the Olympics . continue They will take on Liga team Fredrikstad today Thursday and then First Division team Halden on Friday . afternoon Saturday sees them play Fredrikstad again , while they will take on Halden again on Sunday and . Monday Although the GB team are missing one or two key players through injury or unavailability , it will give the other squad players a

  • GB Women v Poland - Venues Announced

    Updated: 2012-01-26 10:03:00
    : Welcome to Handball News For all the latest news from British Handball plus news feeds from Handball Sites and Blogs around the . world If you have a story for Handball News , please mail it to newsdesk snowdons.co.uk or call 07866004382 Loading . Thursday , January 26, 2012 GB Women v Poland Venues Announced THE venues for Great Britain women’s Euro 2012 matches against Poland has been fixed this . week The home leg of the qualifying group clash will be held at Loughborough University on Thursday , March 22 2pm start while the away match is on Sunday , March 25 in Elblag , Poland which is just a short drive from Gdansk in the north of the . country Posted by Frazer Snowdon at 10:03 AM Labels : Elblag GBR Women Great Britain Women Loughborough University Poland 0 comments : Post a

  • GB Men Battle to First Winter Victory

    Updated: 2012-01-13 10:21:00
    : Welcome to Handball News For all the latest news from British Handball plus news feeds from Handball Sites and Blogs around the . world If you have a story for Handball News , please mail it to newsdesk snowdons.co.uk or call 07866004382 Loading . Friday , January 13, 2012 GB Men Battle to First Winter Victory GREAT Britain Men secured the first victory of their Winter Tour when they beat Serbia U21s 26-29 on Thursday in . Belgrade A strong handball nation , Serbia U21s finished fifth at the last World U21 Championships , and were expected to provide Great Britain with a stiff . test But GB put on perhaps the best performance of their Winter Tour , bouncing back from defeats against Austria in the World . Championships Assistant coach Bill Baillie said afterwards : We’re well pleased

  • British Handball Against Arena Re-naming

    Updated: 2012-01-10 18:58:00
    : Welcome to Handball News For all the latest news from British Handball plus news feeds from Handball Sites and Blogs around the . world If you have a story for Handball News , please mail it to newsdesk snowdons.co.uk or call 07866004382 Loading . Tuesday , January 10, 2012 British Handball Against Arena Re-naming BRITISH Handball is against moves for the Olympic Handball Arena to be renamed The Copper Box so that the iconic venue retains the name of the sport both during and after the . Olympics The Arena which is a permanent structure and will play an important part in ensuring the 2012 games leaves a strong legacy has been renamed the Copper Box to reflect the materials used on the outside of the 7,000-seater . Arena But with handball being one of the fastest growing sport in the

  • More Angola Clashes for GB Women

    Updated: 2012-01-10 15:09:00
    : Welcome to Handball News For all the latest news from British Handball plus news feeds from Handball Sites and Blogs around the . world If you have a story for Handball News , please mail it to newsdesk snowdons.co.uk or call 07866004382 Loading . Tuesday , January 10, 2012 More Angola Clashes for GB Women GREAT Britain women have returned from a training camp in France where they took on Olympic Test Event adversaries Angola twice in two . days The African champions were beaten 22-20 by Great Britain in the opening match of the London Handball Cup at the Olympic Handball Arena in . November They went on to finish a superb eighth in the World Championships in Brazil last month after winning four matches and reaching the quarter finals with victories against teams such as Iceland ,

  • Serbia Camp for Great Britain Men

    Updated: 2012-01-10 15:07:00
    : Welcome to Handball News For all the latest news from British Handball plus news feeds from Handball Sites and Blogs around the . world If you have a story for Handball News , please mail it to newsdesk snowdons.co.uk or call 07866004382 Loading . Tuesday , January 10, 2012 Serbia Camp for Great Britain Men GB Men continue their Winter tour with a trip to Serbia this week , where they will play the Serbian Under-21 national team twice as well as a third match against a top domestic . side The visit to Serbia makes it five countries visited by the squad in the last few weeks following a four-team tournament in Latvia , training in Hungary and World Championship matches in Austria and . London They have taken on a wide variety of countries and gathered experience of dealing with several

  • Battling GB Men defeated by Austria

    Updated: 2012-01-08 16:56:00
    : Welcome to Handball News For all the latest news from British Handball plus news feeds from Handball Sites and Blogs around the . world If you have a story for Handball News , please mail it to newsdesk snowdons.co.uk or call 07866004382 Loading . Sunday , January 08, 2012 Battling GB Men defeated by Austria GREAT Britain Men brought the curtain down on their 2013 World Championship campaign with another battling performance against a strong Austria side , but were unable to avoid another defeat , losing 24-40. The match at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in London attracted a healthy crowd of several hundred , and they played a big part in cheering the GB team on to an impressive first half . performance Austria were just 13-17 ahead at the break after GB’s defence showed they had

  • GB Men Lose, but Earn Rival's Praise

    Updated: 2012-01-06 00:00:00
    : , Welcome to Handball News For all the latest news from British Handball plus news feeds from Handball Sites and Blogs around the . world If you have a story for Handball News , please mail it to newsdesk snowdons.co.uk or call 07866004382 Loading . Friday , January 06, 2012 GB Men Lose , but Earn Rival's Praise A STRONG second half performance and six goals from Steven Larsson was not enough for Great Britain Men , who lost out 37-22 to Austria in the first leg of their 2013 World Championship qualifying matches on . Thursday The hosts in Tulln proved too strong for Great Britain in the first half and quickly opened up a big lead , and although GB battled back with good periods of play which showed glimpses of their promise , they could not challenge Austria’s . lead Battling GB’s

  • GB Men Face Stiff Test Against Austria

    Updated: 2012-01-03 17:30:00
    : Welcome to Handball News For all the latest news from British Handball plus news feeds from Handball Sites and Blogs around the . world If you have a story for Handball News , please mail it to newsdesk snowdons.co.uk or call 07866004382 Loading . Tuesday , January 03, 2012 GB Men Face Stiff Test Against Austria GREAT Britain Men take on Austria twice this week in the qualifying stages of the 2013 World Championships , and it promises to be one of their toughest challenges . yet They play in Tulln on Thursday night , and then come to London to play them again on Sunday afternoon 2pm at Crystal Palace National Sports . Centre Nothing less than two victories will do if GB are to progress to the play-off stage of the competition , while Austria will be looking to get their campaign off to a

  • Satchwell Excels for GB Men

    Updated: 2012-01-01 11:44:00
    : Welcome to Handball News For all the latest news from British Handball plus news feeds from Handball Sites and Blogs around the . world If you have a story for Handball News , please mail it to newsdesk snowdons.co.uk or call 07866004382 Loading . Sunday , January 01, 2012 Satchwell Excels for GB Men GREAT Britain men rounded off their Latvia camp with a narrow defeat to the hosts , losing out 25-23 after a superb second half . display Goalkeeper Nick Satchwell pictured underpinned a strong defensive display from the GB team and finished with an impressive 52 per cent save . ratio Latvia had been 17-9 ahead at the break , but GB stemmed the flow of goals well and won the second half 8-14. Sussex-based Seb Prieto and Dorset’s John Pearce both scored five goals in the match to finish as

  • Girvan Nets Seven Goals on Comeback

    Updated: 2011-12-28 10:05:00
    : Welcome to Handball News For all the latest news from British Handball plus news feeds from Handball Sites and Blogs around the . world If you have a story for Handball News , please mail it to newsdesk snowdons.co.uk or call 07866004382 Loading . Wednesday , December 28, 2011 Girvan Nets Seven Goals on Comeback MISSING some key players , Great Britain men went down a narrow 34-30 defeat to Lithuania in the opening match of a four-way tournament in Latvia on . Tuesday BOA handball athlete of the year Steven Larsson is unavailable for the first leg of their winter tour because of club commitments in Norway , while another first choice back player Martin Hare was also missing and Merlin Braithwaite is out with a knee . injury Nevertheless GB battled well , with good displays from Alex

  • GB Men Prepare for Winter Tour

    Updated: 2011-12-27 11:42:00
    : Welcome to Handball News For all the latest news from British Handball plus news feeds from Handball Sites and Blogs around the . world If you have a story for Handball News , please mail it to newsdesk snowdons.co.uk or call 07866004382 Loading . Tuesday , December 27, 2011 GB Men Prepare for Winter Tour GREAT Britain men take on Lithuania today Dec 27 in the first of a series of matches forming part of their Winter . tour The team arrived in Latvia on Boxing Day , and will play friendly fixtures against Lithuania , Estonia and hosts Latvia on Dec 27, 28 and 29 respectively , as preparation for their 2013 World Championship clashes with . Austria From Latvia , they will go to Hungary to prepare for their first clash against Austria in Tulln on Jan 5, following which they will come to

  • Larsson Named Athlete of the Year

    Updated: 2011-12-21 10:44:00
    : Welcome to Handball News For all the latest news from British Handball plus news feeds from Handball Sites and Blogs around the . world If you have a story for Handball News , please mail it to newsdesk snowdons.co.uk or call 07866004382 Loading . Wednesday , December 21, 2011 Larsson Named Athlete of the Year STEVEN Larsson has been named as the British Olympic Association’s Handball Athlete of the Year after a string of impressive performances for the GB men’s handball . team The Yorkshire-born right back , 30, was picked out for his powerful defensive displays as well as his free-scoring ways which helped the team notch up several international victories and is expected to play a big part in the team for the London Olympics next . year It’s a big honour to be selected as the Handball

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