Sydney all set to host National Clubs Championship
Sydney is all set to host this year’s National Men’s Club Championships, Northern Conference, next weekend at the All Sorts Centre in Alexandria. The top clubs from ACT, NSW and
Handball Australia publishes new Anti-doping policy
The new Handball Australia Anti-doping policy has been endorsed and published under the Corporate documents section. Please note the policy applies to all members – players as well as other support personnel members. The
Notice of Annual General Meeting (AGM)
The 2015 Handball Australia (HA) AGM will be held on Saturday, 2 May (starting from 2:30pm) at Sydney Olympic Park, in the new Sports House offices on Level 2, 8
2015 Australian Beach Handball Championship schedule released
The schedule for the 2015 Australian Beach Handball Championship has now been published. Handball SA is will be hosting the annual event at Glenelg Beach, in the City of Holdfast
Australian Junior teams take Silver at the 2014 Oceania IHF Trophy
Both the Australia U19 Women and U20 Men placed second at the 2014 Oceania IHF Trophy held in Wellington New Zealand between December 8-13.
Oceania Congress held in Guam
The Oceania Continent Handball Federation held its Congress in Guam between October 23-24 at the Oceania Nations Olympic Committee office in Guam on October 23-24. The President of the IHF,
NSW youth teams claim national titles
NSW reclaims the Stephen Harbort Trophy from Queensland after a successful performance at the Youth Championships held in Sydney over the weekend. The Cup is awarded to the State that
Media statement: posting on the International Handball Federation website
I refer to the recent posting on the IHF website regarding “Qatar 2015”, dated 16 July 2014. It is important to correct some of the statements made by the IHF
2014 Australian Junior Championship results
The final results from the Australian Junior Championships on the weekend are: Under 18 Men (Best of 3 – Winners Qld)Game 1: Qld 21: NSW 13Game 2: Qld 20: NSW
Response to IHF decision to replace Australia at the 2015 Handball World Championship
Overnight, Handball Australia has been made aware of the decision by the IHF Council to replace Australia with Germany for the upcoming 2015 World Championships in Qatar. Please follow the
Sydney University wins Oceania Club Championship
The seventh participant of the IHF Super Globe in Doha is confirmed since Sunday 22 June: Sydney University qualified as Oceanian participant for the top club event in Doha (7
Australia qualifies for Qatar 2015
The Australian Men’s national team qualified for their eighth consecutive World Championship, defeating New Zealand, over two games, last weekend in Auckland. The Aussies have now only seven months to
Beach Handball World Championship draw held in Recife
Both Australian Beach Handball Men’s and Women’s teams were drawn in Group A for the World Championship to be held in Brazil. Conducted by Giampiero Masi, Chairman of the Beach
Australian men’s team meet with Sydney Uni HC for training matches
Australia’s Men’s team had a final preparation match yesterday, against Sydney University, ahead of the World Championship qualifications for the Oceania region, in New Zealand, on 25 April. The National
Handball Australia delegates meet for AGM
This weekend, at Sydney Olympic Park, Handball Australia held its AGM in conjunction with a Planning meeting, where state delegates, the Executive Committee and general members met to review the
Sydney University wins Australian Club Championship
Sydney Uni HC has won the inaugural Australian Club Championships beating St Kilda HC in a nail-biting final at Sydney’s Olympic Park over the weekend. With both equal (26:26) at
2014 Beach Handball Championship results
Twenty teams from across Australia competed in the Australian Beach Handball Championships at Scarborough beach in Perth, Western Australia (WA) between February 13-16. Categories were Open Men’s, Women’s and Mixed.
Australian men on their way to Men’s World Championship qualifiers in Auckland
The Australian National Men’s team will travel to New Zealand to defend their Oceania region championship title, on ANZAC day weekend, and fight to gain a spot into the 2015
Australian women return from a strong showing at the World Championship
The Australian Women’s team have bettered prior performances at the recent Women’s World Handball Championships in Serbia, making this campaign the lowest score difference between their competitors to date. Some
Australian junior teams return from IHF Challenge Trophy
The Australian junior men’s and women’s teams were the Oceania representatives for the 2013 Continental Challenge Trophy, an IHF development competition. Monterey, Mexico hosted the event after the initial hosts
Sweden’s most successful coach, Bengt Johansson has passed away
Bengt Johansson, the coach who built Sweden’s most successful handball team, passed away on Sunday after a period of illness. As a player, Johansson won four Swedish league titles and
Beach Handball Nationals return to Coolangatta
Beach handball is set to return to the sand at Coolangatta on Queensland’s Gold Coast this week, as the Beach Handball Nationals Australia take place from Thursday 21 April to
A tumultuous tournament comes to an end for the Australian men
After a tumultuous tournament with Covid-19 affecting the squad’s preparation and forcing forfeits for most of the placement round games, the Australian men’s team were able to regroup and field
Australia forfeits second championship game
The Australian men’s team forfeited their second consecutive game today, at the Asian Men’s Championship, due to a high number of players forced into quarantine after returning positive Covid-19 tests.
Covid-19 cases force Australia to forfeit match against Oman
The Australian men’s team has had to forfeit their first match of the placement round against Oman today. Several players have returned positive Covid-19 tests over the past week, forcing
Australia clinches a last-minute win over India
Australia celebrated their first win of the tournament today, clinching a 27:26 victory over India in the last minute of the game, in day three of the 2022 Asian Men’s
Another defeat for the Aussies; player woes continue
The Australian men’s team conceded their second consecutive championship loss today, going down to Saudi Arabia 30:13, 16:7 at the break, in Dammam. It was another great defensive start to
A tough start for Australia
Australia had a tough introduction to the 2022 Asian Men’s Championship, going down to Iran 32:10 in the first ever encounter between the teams, tonight in Qatif, Saudi Arabia. The
Seeking nominations for Australian Junior Women’s Australian-based Coach and Manager
Expressions of interest (EOI) nominations are invited from suitably qualified people for the volunteer (unpaid) roles of:National team coach – Junior WomenNational team manager – Junior Women. EOIs are to
Seeking nominations for Australian Women’s Beach Handball Australian-based Manager
Expressions of interest (EOI) nominations are invited from suitably qualified people for the volunteer (unpaid) role. EOIs are to be forwarded to Handball Australia via email, addressed to the Secretary
Australia defeated by United Arab Emirates in training game
The Australian men’s team went down to United Arab Emirates, 20:34, in a training match overnight in Maleha. The Aussies had a slow start to the match and struggled in-front
Australia will now face Bahrain, Japan withdraw from Asian Championship
The Australian men’s handball team will now face Bahrain in their first friendly international, on 12 January in Dubai, to accommodate for changes in training schedules leading up to the
Australia will meet UAE for two training matches
The Australian men’s handball team will meet United Arab Emirates for two training matches, next week in Dubai, in preparation for the 2022 Asian Men’s Handball Championship. The training matches,
Australia to start 2022 Asian Men’s Championship campaign against Iran
Australia is set to open their 2022 Asian Men’s Championship campaign against Iran, when the tournament begins on 18 January, in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Despite participating at the same tournament
AKU Teamwear enters partnership with Handball Australia
Australian teamwear manufacturer AKU has entered a partnership agreement with Handball Australia to supply apparel to all national teams for the next three years. AKU designers have already created the
Handball Australia announces selection for Asian Men’s Championship
Handball Australia has announced the 16-member national team to represent Australia at the 20th Asian Men’s Handball Championship to be held in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, 18-31 January 2022. This will
Australia drawn into Group B of the 2022 Asian Men’s Handball Championship
Australia has been drawn in Group B of the 2022 Asian Men’s Handball Championship along with hosts Saudi Arabia, Iran, and India. The official draw ceremony was conducted yesterday at
Notice of General Meeting
Notice is given that a General Meeting of Australian Handball Federation Limited (ACN 616783754) (Company) will be held:Date: Wednesday 15th December 2021Time: 7pm AESTVenue: Zoom Videoconference (details to be supplied
Magdeburg claim their first Super Globe title
SC Magdeburg claimed their first IHF Super Globe title with a convincing 33:28 win over FC Barcelona, in Saturday night’s final in Jeddah. The win ended Barça’s hold on the
A stunning comeback saves Sydney Uni
Sydney Uni produced the greatest comeback in the history of the Super Globe to snatch a 26:26 draw against Saudi Arabian club Al Wehda, in Jeddah overnight, and now has
