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The handball Champions League is back and and excitement is building for the biggest club competition on the planet.
Defending champions Barcelona are out to stay on the throne they won in June, but with Nikola Karabatic and Mikkel Hansen joining forces again at PSG after their titanic clash in

COLOGNE, GERMANY - JUNE 13: Raul Entrerrios of FC Barcelona lifts the trophy on the podium after the VELUX EHF Champions League FINAL4 final match between FC Barcelona and Aalborg Handbold at Lanxess Arena on June 13, 2021 in Cologne, Germany. (Photo by Christof Koepsel/Getty Images)

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EHF Champions League 2021-22: Preview, schedule, and stars to watch

The 2021 World Men's Handball Championship brings together 32 nations in Egypt from 13-31 January.
Attention turns to North Africa after a bumper few weeks for handball fans with the Women's Euro 2020 followed by a festive Champions League FINAL4 in December.
Rio 2016 Olympic gold medallists Denmark, led by

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Two days of holiday handball put the stars in the spotlight as THW Kiel stole the show in Cologne and lifted the 'Famous Arm' trophy for a third time.
World-class performances from prolific scorers Niclas Ekberg and Sander Sagosen, MVP Hendrik Pekeler, and hero 'keeper Niklas Landin, lifted 'The Zebras'

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Denmark beat France in the final of the 2023 IHF World Men's Handball Championship in Stockholm on Sunday (29 January) to complete a hat-trick of world titles.
Rasmus Lauge scored 10 goals from 11 attempts with Simon Pytlick finding the net nine times as the holders prevailed 34-29 in a

Handball | Olympic Qualifier | Men's World Championship 

IHF Handball World Championship - Final - France v Denmark - Tele2 Arena, Stockholm, Sweden - January 29, 2023 Denmark's Rasmus Lauge celebrates after winning the IHF Handball World Championship REUTERS/Kacper Pempel

Rasmus Lauge celebrates Denmark's victory in the final of the 2023 IHF Handbll World Championship

2023 IHF World Men's Handball Championship: Denmark beat France to clinch third consecutive world crown

A brand new EHF Handball Champions League is about to get underway, and fans are in for a treat.
Barçelona became the first ever team to successfully defend the EHF Champions League title in 2021/22 and are now on the trail of a historic threepeat.
The Catalans claimed the title

Handball - EHF FINAL4 Men's Handball Champions League Finals - Final - Barcelona v Vive Kielce - Lanxess Arena, Cologne, Germany - June 19, 2022 Barcelona players celebrate winning Handball Champions League Finals with the trophy REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer     TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

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Men's EHF Handball Champions League 2022/23: Preview, schedule and stars to watch

The EHF Handball Champions League Final Four is set and the fuse is about to be lit on the sport's showpiece club event in Cologne.
THW Kiel, Barcelona, Veszprem and Kielce will face off for European supremacy with many of the best players on the planet involved:
Dika Mem, Domagoj

COLOGNE, GERMANY - JUNE 13: Gonzalo Perez de Vargas Moreno of FC Barcelona lifts the trophy on the podium after the VELUX EHF Champions League FINAL4 final match between FC Barcelona and Aalborg Handbold at Lanxess Arena on June 13, 2021 in Cologne, Germany. (Photo by Christof Koepsel/Getty Images)

Who can win the title in 2022?

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France won the men's and women's gold medals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after a historic handball competition.
The Tokyo 2020 finals were a repeat of the Rio 2016 finals - the first time that has ever happened - but the Olympic déjà vu ended there:
France were silver

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TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 07: Gold medalists Team France react with their gold medals during the medal ceremony for Men's Handball on day fifteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Yoyogi National Stadium on August 07, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

Gold medalists Team France react with their gold medals during the medal ceremony for Men's Handball on day fifteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Yoyogi National Stadium on August 07, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

What we learned: Handball wrap-up from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Denmark's men defeated Norway 31-25 in the quarter-finals of the Tokyo 2020 handball competition on Tuesday (3 August).
Mikkel Hansen and Sander Sagosen scored eight goals apiece, but the Danes proved the more complete team with Jakob Holm (eight goals from 10 attempts) and goalkeeper Niklas Landin outstanding.
The Danes

TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 03: Lasse Svan of Team Denmark celebrates after scoring a goal during the Men's Quarterfinal handball match between Denmark and Norway on day eleven of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Yoyogi National Stadium on August 03, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

Lasse Svan of Team Denmark celebrates after scoring a goal during the Men's Quarterfinal handball match between Denmark and Norway on day eleven of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Yoyogi National Stadium on August 03, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

Denmark overcome Norway to reach men's semi-finals

We've reached the quarter-finals of the men's handball tournament at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, and the best players in the world are ready to barge their way into the last four.
There's no lack of storylines either.
Can Sander Sagosen's Norway derail Mikkel Hansen and reigning champions Denmark? Will

TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 30: Mikkel Hansen of Team Denmark shoots at goal during the Men's Preliminary Round Group B handball match between Portugal and Denmark on day seven of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Yoyogi National Stadium on July 30, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

Mikkel Hansen of Team Denmark shoots at goal during the Men's Preliminary Round Group B handball match between Portugal and Denmark on day seven of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Yoyogi National Stadium on July 30, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

Men's quarter-finals: Hansen-Sagosen, Karabatic, Egypt, Sweden...

It's all over. Denmark are 2021 handball world champions, winning back-to-back titles under the gaze of the Sphinx in the Egyptian capital.
Over 600 handballers from 32 nations played over 100 games scoring more than 5,500 goals in the biggest tournament ever, the sport showcased farther and wider than ever

Handball - 2021 IHF Handball World Championship - Gold Medal Match - Denmark v Sweden - Cairo Stadium Hall 1, Cairo, Egypt - January 31, 2021 Denmark's Niklas Landin Jacobsen lifts the trophy as they celebrate after winning the Gold Medal Match REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany TPX

Handball - 2021 IHF Handball World Championship - Gold Medal Match - Denmark v Sweden - Cairo Stadium Hall 1, Cairo, Egypt - January 31, 2021 Denmark's Niklas Landin Jacobsen lifts the trophy as they celebrate after winning the Gold Medal Match REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany TPX

Seven things we learned from Egypt 2021 Handball Worlds

Denmark are world champions once more beating Sweden 26-24 in the final of Egypt 2021 Handball World Championships on Sunday (31 January).
Before 2019 Denmark had never won this tournament, now in 2021 they are back-to-back world champs and defending Olympic champions too, redemption for their early exit from Euro

Denmark win second straight world title 

Mikkel Hansen and Niklas Landin lead Denmark to second straight world title 

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The Men's Gold Medal Match took place at Pierre Mauroy Stadium on 11/08/24. Denmark won the match with a final score of GER 26:39 DEN. 

Denmark won Gold, Germany won Silver and Spain won Bronze.

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GER-DEN - Men's Gold Medal Match | Handball | Olympic Games Paris 2024

This Men's Semi-Final match between Denmark and Slovenia, took place at the Pierre Mauroy Stadium, on 09/08/2024. Denmark won the match, with a final score DEN 31:30 SLO.

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DEN-SLO - Men's Semi-Final | Handball | Olympic Games Paris 2024

The Men's Quarter Final Match between Denmark and Sweden took place on 07/08/2024 at Pierre Mauroy Stadium. Final Score DEN 32:31 SWE.

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DEN-SWE - Men's Quarter-Final | Handball | Olympic Games Paris 2024

This Preliminary Match between Denmark and Norway took place at South Paris Arena 6, France, 04/08/24. Final Score DEN 32:25 NOR.

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DEN-NOR - Men's Preliminary Round | Handball | Olympic Games Paris 2024

This Preliminary Match between Egypt and Argentina took place at South Paris Arena 6, France, 04/08/24. Final Score EGY 34:27 ARG.

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EGY-ARG - Men's Preliminary Round | Handball | Olympic Games Paris 2024

The Men's Group A Match between Germany and Sweden took place on 27/07/2024 at South Paris Arena 6. Final Score GER 30:27 SWE.

The Men's Group B Match between Denmark and France took place later on, with a Final Score DEN 37:29 FRA.

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