Brady safely through in Oregon

Cavan’s Paul Brady is safely through to the next round of the Men's Open at the World Handball Championships in Portland, Oregon following his 21-3, 21-4 victory over Missouri's Eric Hilgren on Tuesday evening.

Number two seed, Cork's Tony Healy, defeated Mexican Luis Cordova while Dublin's Eoin Kennedy dispatched of Kerry's Dominick Lynch.

Round of 16 action gets underway at 10am local US time, with Brady taking on fellow Cavan man Michael Finnegan in the opening game of the day's play.