Irish & International Sports News, Fixtures & Results

France celebrate their passage to the handball final

Handball: Sweden and France into final

France remain on course to become the first team to ever defend their Olympic title in the men's handball competition after a comfortable semi-final victory over Croatia.

Paris 2024 • 10 Aug 12

Norway celebrate their final qualification

Handball: Norway and Montenegro into final

Olympic champions Norway beat South Korea 31-25 in the first women's handball semi-final to continue their dominance of the sport.

Paris 2024 • 09 Aug 12

Handball: France and Hungary into last four

Holders France beat Spain with a last-gasp goal for a 23-22 victory as Hungary pipped Iceland with a thrilling 34-33 extra-time win in the men's handball quarter-finals on Wednesday.

Paris 2024 • 08 Aug 12

Athletes recruited via "Sporting Giants" programme

Handball: 'Unusually tall' recruits for GB

When Britain's male handball team face France this evening, four of them will be competing in a sport that they had never heard of when London was announced as the host city.

Paris 2024 • 30 Jul 12

Cork teenager Casey into handball final

Cork starlet Catriona Casey will make her first appearance in a senior ladies final next month after an inspiring display to oust former 60x30 champion, Kerry’s Ashley Prendiville in mid-week.

GAA • 27 Jul 12

McCarthy advances in Birr

Defending champion Robbie McCarthy cruised into the Men's Open Senior Singles quarter-finals of the year's All-Ireland Softball (60X30) Championships.

GAA • 22 Jul 12

McCarthy triumphs in Citywest thriller

Rising young Westmeath star Robbie McCarthy Jnr (Mullingar) further enhanced his growing reputation as one of the country's finest emerging talents when he claimed the singles title at the GAA/O' Neill's Irish One-Wall National Championships at Citywest in Dublin on Sunday.

GAA • 08 Jul 12

The French handball team is among the favourites for gold in London

France and Norway target handball gold

As the reigning world and Olympic champions, the French men's handball team are the team to beat at the London games, while in the women's tournament, it is all-conquering Norway who start as favourites.

Paris 2024 • 04 Jul 12

Another title for Cavan's Brady

Cavan star Paul Brady claimed his seventh USHA Four-Wall National Championships Men's Open Singles title in Los Angeles.

GAA • 01 Jul 12

Mikkel Hansen will be key to Denmark's hopes of gold

A guide to handball at the Olympics

Find out more about handball at the Olympics.

Paris 2024 • 27 Jun 12

Sheridan and McCarthy team up for glory

Meath veteran, Tom Sheridan, teamed-up with rising young Westmeath star, Robbie McCarthy Junior, to claim the Men's Open Senior Doubles title of this year's Danny O'Sullivan Softball (60X30) Memorial Invitational Tournament.

GAA • 26 Jun 12

Barry Goff and Colin Keeling receive their trophies after securing back-to-back victories in the Men's Open Nationals

Back-to-back titles for Wexford duo

The Wexford doubles partnership of Barry Goff and Colin Keeling took Saturday's Men's Open Nationals in Talbot's Inch

GAA • 17 Jun 12

Paul Brady: 'The people and the tournament were great there and I'm glad I went and I hope to go back again at some stage'

Brady cruises to Canadian crown

Cavan’s Paul Brady added yet another trophy to his ever swelling list of handball titles in Montreal this week when he secured the 2012 Canadian Nationals crown at his first attempt.

GAA • 08 Jun 12

Limerick stars claims doubles title

Limerick’s rising young stars, Seamus O'Carroll and CJ Fitzpatrick, claimed the Senior Doubles title at the GAA/O' Neill's All-Ireland Hardball (60X30) Championships

GAA • 28 May 12

Charlie Shanks: 'If I'm to push up the rankings any further, I need to be consistently playing well at each stop'

US performances sees Shanks ranked four

Armagh’s Charlie Shanks has been ranked number four in the world after some positive displays across the Atlantic on the USA Handball Circuit in 2012.

GAA • 25 May 12

McCarthy retains 40x20 senior title

Robbie McCarthy Jnr. successfully retained his GAA/O' Neill's Irish (40X20) National Championships Men's Open Senior singles title

GAA • 19 May 12

O'Carroll claims Hardball Championships

Limerick's Seamus O'Carroll, claimed the GAA/O'Neill's All-Ireland Hardball (60X30) Championships, Senior Singles title, when he defeated ace Meath veteran, Tom Sheridan, in a thrilling final clash, over two games, at Williamstown, Co. Galway.

GAA • 17 May 12

Brian Carroll and Robbie McCarthy celebrate victory

Weekend handball round-up

Meath’s Brian Carroll enjoyed one of his finest days in the 40x20 arena on Sunday when he secured his place on the official Irish team for the forthcoming World Championships.

GAA • 12 May 12

McCarthy claims back-to-back titles

Robbie McCarthy Jnr. successfully retained his Irish (40X20) National Championships Men's Open Senior Singles title.

GAA • 29 Apr 12

Robbie McCarthy claimed back-to-back Men's Open Singles titles

Irish handball squad is finalised

The Official Team Ireland Squad for the 2012 World Handball Championships was decided after a hectic weekend of Irish National finals.

GAA • 23 Apr 12

Cavan stars claim handball crown

Defending champions and No 1 seeds, Cavan stars Paul Brady and Michael Finnegan (both Kingscourt), have successfully retained their GAA/O'Neill's All-Ireland (40x20) Championships Men's Open Senior Doubles title.

GAA • 08 Apr 12

O'Sullivan discusses his new role with the IOHA

New Irish Olympic Handball Association high performance advisor Eddie O’Sullivan has indicated that his new role with the IOHA will be one of guidance as he seeks to put in place a structure which will move Ireland from number 41 in Europe to nearer the 30 mark.

Paris 2024 • 27 Jun 12

Review of handball semi-finals

Defending champions and top seeds, Cavan’s Paul Brady and Michael Finnegan, booked their place in the Men's Open Senior Doubles final of this year's GAA/O'Neill's All-Ireland 40x20 Championships.

GAA • 01 Apr 12

Antrim pair set for semi-final showdown

Aisling Reilly and Fiona Shannon, two of Antrim’s best hanball exponents, will go head to head this weekend for a place in the 2012 GAA Handball senior final in early April.

GAA • 29 Mar 12

Brady and McCarthy set for battle

Paul Brady goes head to head with Robbie McCarthy this weekend in Roscommon in a highly-anticipated Men’s Senior Handball final.

GAA • 22 Mar 12