Episode 287 - The Bucharest derby and more women's playoff fun with Adrian Costeiu
Knockout handball is here! The road to Budapest and the Women's EHF FINAL4 begins with the play-off round this weekend and we chat to Adrian Costeiu with two tight contests and a Romanian derby to look forward to.
21 Mars 36min
Episode 286 - Champions League round up, discover the Emerging Nations and EURO games to watch this week
The group phase of the Men's Champions League has come to an end, so we rate the competition to date. Handball hipsters gather round for the IHF Emerging Nations, where handball worlds truly collide, plus we give you the five EHF EURO qualifiers you should watch this week.
12 Mars 53min
The Morning Club - 7 March: Heidi Warren and Mark Hawkins on the eve of Great Britain's EURO qualifiers campaign
Just under a year ago, Great Britain's women were thrown into the spotlight with a surprise wildcard into the Olympic Qualification Tournaments. Since then, the team has pressed on behind the scenes and begin their EHF EURO 2026 Qualification campaign this weekend against Bosnia Herzegovina and Estonia. Home-grown talent Heidi Warren and coach Mark Hawkins, 2012 Olympian and one of our very first guests, join us to look back at their journey so far and ahead to the weekend. This morning club episode was originally published on Thursday on patreon.com/handballhour. Join us to enjoy these shows weekly.
7 Mars 23min
Episode 285 - DJ Gidsel stays in Berlin, Sagosen's Aalborg return
Mathias Gidsel has committed his future to Fuchse Berlin and gets a nice pay rise for his loyalty. Is a residency at Berghain part of the deal for DJ Gidsel and will his star sidekick join him? Sander Sagosen has decided to leave the Kolstad project and return to the scene of his big breakthrough. Can he rediscover his form at Aalborg and where do Kolstad go from here?
19 Feb 36min
Men's World Championship 2025 - Final review: Unstoppable Denmark, reactions from Jørgensen and Šoštarić, status among the sport's greatest teams
In our final review, we look back at Denmark's dominant final win over Croatia and where that puts them among the sport's top teams of all time. We also hear from Denmark's Lukas Jørgensen and Croatia's Mario Šoštarić on the fiery gold medal clash. Our traditional Alternative Awards are out at the end of the week on Patreon, where the real MVPs are celebrated through the likes of the Swiss Army Knife and Adrian Sipos awards.
5 Feb 39min
Men's World Championship 2025 - 30 January: Tears, drama and buzzer-beaters galore in the Quarter-finals with Danijela Vekic, Thibaut Briet and Marcio Menino
Men's World Championship 2025 - 30 January: Tears, drama and buzzer-beaters galore in the Quarter-finals with Danijela Vekic, Thibaut Briet and Marcio Menino
30 Jan 46min
Men's World Championship 2025 - 28 January: Quarter-final preview with Björn Pazen
We're into the knockout phase of the World Championship with four tantalising quarter-finals coming our way on Tuesday and Wednesday. Björn Pazen joins us from Croatia to run through the contests and break down the key battles.
28 Jan 1h 2min
Men's World Championship 2025 - 25 January: Sergio Arenillas on Brazil's breakthrough, Dule and Croatia rise again
Brazil have reached the quarter-finals of the Men's World Championship for the first time and they've done it the hard way, battling through a group with Spain, Sweden and Norway. Brazilian commentator Sergio Arenillas joins us to speak about the surprise breakthrough and what makes this team so special. We also look at Portugal's latest stellar performance, Egypt's nailbiter and Croatia's resurrection to beat Iceland.
25 Jan 40min
