Thursday, September 23, 2010

European Handball Champions League

What sport is a combination of basketball, soccer, softball, and Australian Rules football? European Handball! This fast-moving, tactical, and very physical game is one of the huge highlights of every summer Olympic Games. I had the pleasure of watching a number of these gladiatorial contests at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and fell in love with the spectacle. If you ever get the chance to see a top class game, please do yourself a major favor and just go.

The 2010 Velux European Handball Federation Men's Champions League started Wednesday. The first two winners could not have been more different. Debutant St. Petersburg claimed victory in their first ever match beating Bosna Sarajevo 32-27 while three-time Champion Renovalia Ciudad Real overcame SG Flensburg-Handewitt 27-19 with a second half surge. The competition runs, first through a group stage and culminates in the final four competition in May 2011. Catch games on http://www.ehftv.com.

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