Uninformed Handball Hour

Episode 320 - on social media fame for the US women and the road to LA28, Aleksa Pavicevic on the Women's Champions League and international week

A post by launched the US women's team and their open tryout into the spotlight in January. We speak to national team player and former pro basketballer Katie Timmermann about the whirlwind start to 2026 and her path to a home Olympic Games.

Aleksa Pavicevic joins us to break down the group phase of the Women's Champions League and the hard-fought play-offs to come, plus a quick check in on the national team week with surprise results in the EURO qualifiers.

The Morning Club - 4 March: Handball in the Winter Olympics? Eric Willemsen on the rumoured radical proposal for the sport's Olympic future

A recent report from Duncan Mackay suggested radical plans are being discussed for the future of the Olympic Games, where the likes of the sliding sports and Nordic combined could be dumped out of the Winter games, while handball and indoor volleyball could be among the sports shifted over from the Summer games.

We speak to Associated Press journalist , who covers both winter sports and handball, about the reports, new IOC President Kirsty Coventry's “Fit for the Future” initiative, what impact a move like this would have and whether it's likely at all.

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Photo Credit © 2024 Sasa Pahic Szabo / kolektiff

Croatia and Iceland had to play two games back to back and then travel 4 hours by bus to Herning.

Croatia are staying in Silkeborg, almost 40km away from the arena.

Dagur Sigurdsson shared his thoughts in a fiery press conference in Herning.

Men's EHF EURO 2026 - 25 January: Main Round taking shape, talking Switzerland's rollercoaster ride with Andy Schmid and Noam Leopold

The big three in Main Round Group I took control in Herning on Saturday, does that group need another surprise or two to live up to the hype?

Meanwhile, one point separates five teams in Group II ahead of some crucial showdowns. We speak to legendary playmaker Andy Schmid about his plunge into the cold water as Switzerland's head coach and to his rising star on the left wing, Noam Leopold, about their wild EURO campaign to date.

The expert predictions are in for the EHF Euro 2026. Can anyone challenge Denmark….apparently no.

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Men's EHF EURO 2026 - Preview Part 2: Rasmus Boysen on the major contenders, hosts and fan favourites from Groups B, C and E

Everyone's favourite handball nerd Rasmus Boysen joins us for our second EHF EURO 2026 preview pod, featuring Groups B, C and E.

We delve into the championship's host nations, fan favourites Portugal and Netherlands and compare the two perennial top contenders in Denmark and France.

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Men's EHF EURO 2026 - Preview Part 1: Looking ahead to Groups A, D and F with Björn Pazen and Zika Bogdanovic

The Men's EHF EURO 2026 begins next week and we're here with the first of our two big preview podcasts.

Björn Pazen and Zika Bogdanovic join us to discuss the big storylines from Groups A, D and F.
We discuss major medal candidates Germany and Iceland, where Spain and Hungary sit on the current pecking order and whether this is a golden opportunity for Switzerland and Faroe Islands to make a big breakthrough.

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Major outlets all reporting that Dika Mem is about to sign for Fuechse Berlin from 2027.

Will this be the greatest backcourt we have ever seen?

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Women's World Championship 2025 - 15 December: Lunde leaves with fifth world title for Norway, Alternative Awards time with Marcio Menino and Danijela Vekic

Norway were pushed all the way by a brave and spirited Germany performance but when everyone else looked shaky, Katrine Lunde stood firm in goal with a match-winning performance to sign off on a truly legendary career.

We pay tribute to her and the other heroes of the championship with our Alternative Awards and look back at the final with help from and 🏆

Women's World Championship 2025 - 9 December: We're off to the quarter-finals with Maike Elger on Germany's run and Laura Agena and the Dutch side of the draw

We can finally start looking forward to the quarter-finals, beginning on Tuesday in Dortmund. Co-hosts Germany are on the hunt for their first world medal since 2007 and Maike Elger, who has been covering the championship for Sportschau in Germany, speaks to us about the tournament so far, the promotion of the team in German media and what they're capable of in the knockout rounds.

And Laura Agena from Playmaker WH speaks to us from Rotterdam about the group final wins for Netherlands and Denmark, the fortunes of some teams close to her heart and the too close to call quarter-finals on Wednesday.

Women's World Championship 2025 - 2 December: Pernille Brandenborg on captaining Faroe Islands to a historic first victory and Aleksa Pavicevic on the big stories of the preliminary round

We're into the main round with a real World Championship treat. Faroe Islands captain Pernille Brandenborg joins us to speak about a historic first victory at this level against 2019 finalists Spain, the long journey with this team since her debut in 2016 and the reward of taking on hosts Germany on Tuesday night in the main round.

Aleksa Pavicevic, creator of the brilliant account, joins us to discuss the big stories of the preliminary round, what trends are emerging from this championship and what to look out for in the coming days as we dive into the main round.

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Women's World Championship 2025 Preview, group run-through, Japan's Clare Gray on her tournament aspirations

We begin Women's World Championship week with our preview of the tournament. We discuss where the sport currently stands in the midst of a surge in popularity in other women's sports, then fly through the eight preliminary round groups.

And we speak to Japan's as she prepares for her second World Championship, hearing her thoughts on the team's development, new coach Morten Soubak and what they have in store for their larger opponents in the much-anticipated Group A encounters.

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