Deja Ivanovic, the sports director of the RK Krim Mercator, has reportedly affirmed that Russian handball captain Daria Dmitrieva will not suffer Russophobia after securing a move to the Slovenian club.

French Olympic champion Allison Pineau has said she is frustrated with the decision to keep handball in Lille for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, with no competition set to take place in the capital itself.

Norway have triumphed in the Women's Under-20 Handball World Championship in Slovenia after recording a 31-29 win over defending champions Hungary.

Croatia won their third men's title at the Beach Handball World Championships as Germany were crowned as women's winners for the first time.

Slovenia is gearing up to host the Women's Junior Handball World Championship for the first time in its history with the cities Celje, Laško, and Velenje all scheduled to host matches.

Reigning champions Brazil and Greece will be gunning for glory at the ninth edition of the Men's and Women's Beach Handball World Championships set to run from June 21 to 26 in Heraklion.

Croatia and Spain ran out as men's and women's winners of the Youth Beach Handball World Championships as both finals were decided by shoot-out in Heraklion in Greece.

The world's best beach handball players aged 18 and under have gathered on the Greek island of Crete for the International Handball Federation (IHF) Youth Beach Handball World Championships.

A Chinese club is expected to join the Russian Women’s Handball Super League, underlining China’s close sporting and political ties with Russia despite the widely-condemned war in Ukraine.

The European Handball Federation (EHF) Court of Appeal has rejected an appeal from the Russian Handball Federation (RHF) against a ban on its participation in continental competitions.

Defending champions Norway have been drawn in the same group as Hungary, 2020 bronze medallists Croatia and Switzerland at this year's European Women's Handball Championship.

Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin claims the country’s sporting ties with China demonstrate the "principles of maximum depoliticisation" as the Asian nation joined Russia in a friendly handball competition.

North Macedonia has stepped in as host of the International Handball Federation (IHF) Women's Youth World Championship, after Georgia withdrew citing instability caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The French Handball Federation (FFHB) is financing Ukraine's trip to Le Havre, where the two countries are set to play in a qualifying match for the European Women's Handball Championship.

Pax has been revealed as the official mascot name for the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship, conveying a message of peace and solidarity to people in Ukraine.