THW Kiel (Germany) defeated France's Limoges Handball to reach the semi-finals of the 2024/25 EHF Men's European League who is unbeaten in this season's European tournament will continue his journey to his fifth championship trophy THW Kill defeated Limoge 35-30 in the second leg of the European League quarterfinals at Wunderino-Arena-Kiel in Kiel secured their advance to the semifinals with a total of 61-56 led by THW kills The THW kill showed an even scoring distribution with Eric Johansson scoring seven goals and Bence Imre scoring six goals Patrick Wienensk and Emil Wernsdorf Madsen scoring five goals each Limozu struggled hard with six goals by Faruk Yusuf but unfortunately failed to advance to the semifinals in his first challenge on the European stage Both teams maintained a tense trend by exchanging one goal each and THW Kill slightly led and allowed the tie again THW Kill finished the first half with a 16-15 lead It was still tight until the fourth minute of the second half but THW Kill scored three goals in a row to widen the gap to 21-18 reducing mistakes and finishing the game with a final score of 35-30 THW Kill finally got a ticket to the semifinals as the winner which has been undefeated in the European League this season with 10 wins and 2 draws THW Kills won their first Champions League title by beating Flensburg THW Kill took another step further toward the European summit challenge ※ This service is provided by machine translation tool Alex Limoges meets with the media postgame in New Jersey ALLCAPS All-Access | Round 2 Game 1 Preview Go behind-the-scenes for the entire 2025 First Round Stanley Cup Playoffs series between the Washington Capitals and the Montreal Canadiens The Capitals Round Two clash with the Canes kicks off on Tuesday night and with divisional history between the two The Lindgrens shine a light on the importance of adaptive sports and special education Wilson making a difference for DMV youth through Forty Three's Friends program See all the action from Game 5 of the First Round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs as the Washington Capitals defeat the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 to move onto the Second Round the Capitals are moving on in the Stanley Cup Playoffs thanks to a 4-1 win over the Canadiens Capitals head coach Spencer Carbery meets with the media after 4-1 series win vs Alex Ovechkin and Tom Wilson meet with the media after 4-1 series win vs During the confinement period, you can access PSG TV Premium for free and enjoy all this season's match videos. Learn more You are using an outdated browser. Please upgrade your browser to improve your experience With just a few hours to go before Paris Saint-Germain Handball and Limoges face off in their Liquid Moly StarLigue Matchday 26 clash take a trip down memory lane with our selection of photos from previous encounters between the two sides This article is more than old and may contain outdated information Santa Fe and University of Limoges finalize cultural exchange partnership Learn more about Santa Fe College's International Center. Commitment to Equal Access and Equal Opportunity Overcast. Low 54F. Winds ESE at 5 to 10 mph. Sergeant Bluff-Luton and Sioux City East were both winners in KMAland girls golf on Monday. (KMAland) -- Sergeant Bluff-Luton and Sioux City East were both winners in KMAland girls golf on Monday. Medalist: Cora Eckhoff, Sergeant Bluff-Luton (45) Other SBL: Madi Hilts 54, Katherine Johnson 55, Riya Brenner 58, Brenna Ocker & Claire Husen 61 Other Le Mars: Mya Skov & Ella Lang & Kynlee Schmidt 54, Josie Mescher & Raegan Davis 58 Sioux City East 195 Bishop Heelan Catholic 205 Sioux City North 227 Medalist: Brooklyn Limoges, Sioux City East (41) Runner-up: Hollie Peterson, Sioux City East (42) At KMA, we attempt to be accurate in our reporting. If you see a typo or mistake in a story, please contact us by emailing kmaradio@kmaland.com. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: Viktorija Golubic of Switzerland is back in the Top 100 after extending her winning streak to 12 straight victories and capturing the title at the last WTA 125 event of 2024. Golubic hoisted the singles trophy at the Open BLS de Limoges in Limoges, France on Sunday. The 32-year-old finished the week with a 7-5, 6-4 victory over her 19-year-old compatriot Celine Naef in the final. Golubic needed 1 hour and 46 minutes to overcome her fellow Swiss in the indoor hard-court final and claim her fourth career WTA 125 singles title. Golubic saved eight of nine break points in the clash between countrywomen. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Open BLS de Limoges (@openblsdelimoges) The week caps off a stunning finish to the year for Golubic, a former World No.35 who made the 2021 Wimbledon quarterfinals. Golubic has won her last 12 matches, which includes her second career WTA 250 title in Jiujiang and two singles wins in Billie Jean King Cup Playoffs. Golubic, who fell as low as No.168 in October, is the key mover in the updated PIF Singles Rankings for Monday, December 16th. With her latest title, Golubic rises 19 spots from No.109 to No.90. Here are more of Monday's rankings movers following the week in Limoges: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Open BLS de Limoges (@openblsdelimoges) The Limoges doubles final also took place on Sunday and the title went to home players Elsa Jacquemot and Margaux Rouvroy the all-French duo defeated Erika Andreeva and another Frenchwoman It is the first career WTA 125 doubles title for both Jacquemot and Rouvroy Jacquemot has also posted strong Limoges results in singles finishing as singles runner-up last year (to Cristina Bucsa) and also making this year's singles semifinals The road to the Maschinensucher EHF Finals 2025 in Hamburg remains wide open for all teams in the EHF European League Men 2024/25 quarter-finals after a tantalising first leg on Tuesday as no match ended with a difference of more than three goals European cup debutants Limoges Handball kept experienced powerhouse THW Kiel to a 26:26 draw at home in France led FC Porto by three goals at half-time but ultimately settled for a narrow one-goal win in Portugal: 30:29 One goal was also the difference between German side MT Melsungen and Irudek Bidasoa Irun from Spain: 28:27 The only team to carve out a bigger lead were German titleholders SG Flensburg-Handewitt The decisive return leg takes place next Tuesday (29 April) with the four aggregate winners advancing to the EHF Finals on 24/25 May MT Melsungen (GER) vs Irudek Bidasoa Irun (ESP) 28:27 (15:13) Recent injuries to goalkeeper Nebojsa Simic and Dainis Kristopans have further added to Melsungen's woes in this injury-marred season prompting the German team to include goalkeeping coach Carsten Lichtlein in the squad saving four balls for a 40 per cent save rate He replaced Adam Morawski late in the first half and a couple of Lichtlein's saves helped his team to create a two-goal lead at the break Irun started the second half with an impressive 6:0 run as Jakub Skrzyniarz's saves helped the Spanish side to turn the tide They led 19:15 before Timo Kastening scored Melsungen's first goal after the restart only in the 39th minute the hosts held their nerve and started the chase supported by a couple of further Lichtlein's saves and then Erik Balenciaga and David Mandic scored two crucial goals for the home side before Rodrigo Salinas closed the gap to one goal GOG (DEN) vs SG Flensburg-Handewitt (GER) 26:29 (15:15) It was not an easy win for the defending champions GOG's Henrik Jakobsen opened the score before Lukas Jørgensen scored Flensburg's first goal of the game in the third minute and the sides were tied at 5:5 before Gudme pulled clear at 9:7 in the 15th minute Yet powered by Emil Jakobsen — one of the numerous former GOG players at Flensburg — the visitors enjoyed a 3:0 run to grab the lead again But although the visitors were still in front 15:13 in the 25th minute they failed to score any more goals before half-time The tight fight continued into the second half and while Flensburg tended to pull ahead by one or two goals Tobias Grøndahl's goal gave the home side a 25:24 lead Flensburg's Danish players had the biggest impact for their team: Lukas Jørgensen and Niclas Kirkeløkke (four) scored 24 of the team's 29 goals while Kevin Møller delivered 14 saves for a 40 per cent saving efficiency You said no to using cookies or similar tools that help improve your experience. To see this content, you would need to update your Privacy Preferences Limoges Handball (FRA) vs THW Kiel (GER) 26:26 (16:13) Seen as strong favourites against the European cup debutants Limoges Kiel failed to win the first-leg match in France the home side looked confident from the very beginning as the goals from Ihor Turchenko and Faruk Yusuf secured them a 6:3 lead capitalising on Kiel's defensive mistakes to maintain a three-goal advantage until the end of the opening half Hendrik Pekeler's goal secured their first lead in the match but thanks to a number of Andreas Wolff's saves the German side had a slight advantage and seemed to be closer to a win but Seif el Deraa drew level with a penalty shot before both teams missed their final attempt FC Porto (POR) vs Montpellier Handball (FRA) 29:30 (11:14) Porto's Pedro Veitia Valdes opened the score in this game but it was the home team's only lead throughout the first half they failed to pull clear by more than two goals for a long time It was just before the break that the French side finally created a three-goal gap which boosted their morale going into the dressing rooms the visitors enjoyed a four-goal lead at 17:13 yet Porto improved their defence and enjoyed a 6:0 run Yet propelled by Arthur Lenne and Hugo Bryan Montpellier boasted a 4:0 run to regain the initiative The French side went on to dominate for the rest of the match with Bryan becoming their top scorer with eight goals When he made the score 30:28 with 10 seconds to play yet Pedro Oliveira closed the gap in the last second to leave the tie even more open photos © main — Limoges Handball; galleries — as indicated QUARTER-FINAL REVIEW: Line-up for Maschinensucher EHF Finals 2025 has been confirmed following second leg of quarter-finals QUARTER-FINAL PREVIEW: EHF European League Men play-off winners host main round group winners in first leg on Tuesday night QUARTER-FINAL PREVIEW: Nothing is decided before the second leg matches of the quarter-finals ROUND PREVIEW: The last quarter-final and play-off tickets are still up for grabs Bidasoa Irun and Montpellier Handball aim for revenge in the reverse fixtures ROUND PREVIEW: Flensburg and Montpellier hope to extend their winning streaks while Kiel are determined to claim two points against Porto while Montpellier can extend their winning streak against Kriens-Luzern DAY REVIEW 2: Wins on Tuesday confirm the Spanish and the French side as the winners of their respective main round group ROUND PREVIEW: The group matches will finish on Tuesday with 16 encounters in round 6 This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Paris Saint-Germain Handball take on Limoges at Coubertin in Liqui Moly StarLigue Matchday 26 action This exciting clash will be followed by a tribute to an eternal legend: Nikola Karabatic With five games to go in an exciting season the capital club are still atop the Liqui Moly StarLigue standings Les Rouge et Bleu currently hold a four-point lead over second-placed Montpellier while Nantes who rested last weekend in preparation for their EHF Champions League quarter-final return leg against Sporting CP (a 29-30 victory that secured their place in the Final4) could still regain second place if they win their postponed match against Saint-Raphaël on 16 May this match also serves as a final test before the Coupe de France final against Montpellier which will take place at the AccorArena after the international break For Limoges, the European fairy tale came to an end this week. After two intense matches, they fell to giants Kiel in the quarter-finals of the EHF European League (61-56). However, Les Bleu et Blanc have nothing to be ashamed of, having achieved the feat of holding Imre Bence's side to a draw at Beaublanc in the first leg (26-26) Leaving the competition with the best attacking record Limoges have made a name for themselves on the European stage the team from Nouvelle-Aquitaine is ready to refocus on the championship While the quest for another continental qualification looks complicated Currently seventh in the Liqui Moly StarLigue Alberto Entrerrios' men are four points behind the top five Limoges' impressive performance in their first ever European campaign owes much to their wealth of talent Ihor Turchenko still tops the EHF European League scoring charts with 89 goals The 24-year-old left-back is also doing well in the league Raul Gonzalez's men would be wrong to focus solely on the Ukrainian talent this Sunday as Limoges have solutions in every position In domestic action and on the continental stage Seif El Deera has been shining brightly in recent months The Egyptian centre-half excels both in finishing (116 goals scored in the league) and in playmaking (93 assists) Undoubtedly enjoying the best season of his career the player who will join Barcelona this summer is sure to be one of Limoges' main threats Une publication partagée par EHF European League (@ehfel_official) Le Paris Saint-Germain recevra Limoges à Coubertin pour l’un des derniers rendez-vous de la saison à domicile sera mis à l’honneur à l’occasion d’une cérémonie de retrait de maillot inédite The capital club has won all nine of its league matches against Limoges The Egyptian international was instrumental in 16 of Paris's 30 goals (nine goals and seven assists) playing a key role in Les Rouge et Bleu's narrow victory (29-30) This performance remains his best for Paris to date 21. Last week, Jannick Green set a new personal best for saves with Paris, stopping 22 attempts against Tremblay (30-26) His previous record was set against Limoges on the first day of the 2023-2024 season Kamil Syprzak is closing in on another milestone as he is now just 14 goals away from reaching the 900-goal mark in the league David Balaguer is also approaching a significant point with the capital club If he finds the back of the net eight times the Spanish left winger will reach the 200-goal mark in the league for Les Rouge et Bleu Paris - Limoges, broadcast on BeIn Sports 3 and to be followed on our live tweet – The Washington Capitals have re-signed forward Alex Limoges to a one-year president and general manager Brian MacLellan announced today 27a) in 62 games with the Hershey Bears (AHL) in 2023-24 ranking second on the team in points and third in goals The 6’1” 201-pound forward established single-season career highs in goals game-winning goals (6) and plus-minus rating (+17) in his fourth AHL season 9a) in 20 playoff games en route to Hershey’s second-straight Calder Cup championship including four assists in the final two games of the Calder Cup Finals against Coachella Valley Limoges led the Manitoba Moose (AHL) in scoring with 54 points (20g Limoges registered just 12 penalty minutes in 2022-23 tied for the second fewest among AHL skaters with 54 or more points (Matthew Phillips: 76 points Limoges played collegiately at Pennsylvania State University (NCAA) for four years serving as team captain during his senior season in 2020-21 12a) in his final season at Penn State and was named an All-Big Ten Honorable Mention and a finalist for the Senior CLASS award presented annually to an individual who excels on the field in the community and in the classroom all while having strong leadership qualities Limoges tied for first in the NCAA in scoring with 50 points (23g Limoges finished his college career with nearly a point-per-game rate (0.98) Limoges is an alumni of the Washington Little Caps program Paris comfortably defeated Limoges (37-26) on Liqui Moly StarLigue Matchday 26 Check out our pick of the photos from the match Come back closer to the match starting time for the WTA insider live blog two way contract worth $775,000/$300,000 the team announced today The 26 year old recorded 51 points in 62 games with the Hershey Bears last season ranking second and third in goals 201 pound forward established single season career highs in goals game winning goals with six and a plus/minus of +17 in his fourth AHL season The Washington Capitals have re-signed forward Alex Limoges to a one year He added 13 points with four goals and nine assists in 20 Calder Cup playoff games en route to the Bears' second straight Calder Cup which included four assists in the final two games of the Calder Cup Finals against the Coachella Valley Firebirds During the 2022-23 season he led the Manitoba Moose of the AHL in scoring with 54 points with 20 goals and 34 assists in 63 games He registered 12 penalty minutes that season season which was tied for the second fewest among AHL skaters with 54 or more points Limoges played college hockey at Penn State University for four years serving as team captain in 2020-21 He recorded 22 points with 10 goals and 12 assists in his final season at Penn State and was named Big 10 honorable mention as well as a finalist for the Senior class award which is presented annually to an individual who excels on the field During the 2018-19 season he tied for first in the NCAA in scoring with 50 points in 39 games with 23 goals and 27 assists. Limoges finished his college career with nearly a point per game rate of 0.98 while recording 125 points in 128 games with 51 goals in 128 games. In addition, the Caps noted that he's an alumni of the Washington Little Caps program playing for 16U AAA In other news we are 100 days away from Opening Night on Oct 12 when the Capitals host the New Jersey Devils as the Caps kick off their 50th anniversary season While practice was closed to the public today we hope you and yours have a good 4th of July © 2025 Minute Media - All Rights Reserved The content on this site is for entertainment and educational purposes only Betting and gambling content is intended for individuals 21+ and is based on individual commentators' opinions and not that of Minute Media or its affiliates and related brands All picks and predictions are suggestions only and not a guarantee of success or profit If you or someone you know has a gambling problem crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER During the 2018-19 season he tied for first in the NCAA in scoring with 50 points in 39 games with 23 goals and 27 assists. Limoges finished his college career with nearly a point per game rate of 0.98 while recording 125 points in 128 games with 51 goals in 128 games. In addition, the Caps noted that he's an alumni of the Washington Little Caps program playing for 16U AAA The Washington Capitals not only added to their Hershey Bears prospect pool but also inked a Winchester This purchase builds on UNILIM’s existing Titomic D523 low-pressure system investment the project will benefit from expanded research capabilities particularly relating to advanced surface engineering users will now be able to complete the deposition of harder materials (e.g. This will help to improve material performance and boost longevity in high-stress environments Through this sale, Titomic Limited has strengthened its position in the aerospace industry. This latest order compliments its existing additive manufacturing system at TWI UK other major names in the aerospace industry Cold spray technology is experiencing a global expansion with projected growth from USD 1,046.3 million in 2022 to USD 1,713.0 million by 2030 (Grandview Research The adoption of cold spray as a repair technique for lightweight alloys by the aerospace manufacturing industry seems to be one of this trend's key drivers Get your FREE print subscription to TCT Magazine Exhibit at the UK's definitive and most influential 3D printing and additive manufacturing event, TCT 3Sixty Contact Us Media Kit About Us Twitter LinkedIn Med-Tech Innovation News Manufacturing Quality European Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Medical Plastics News Terms & Conditions Privacy Policy Part of Rapid News Group on Matchday 26 of the Liqui Moly StarLigue Paris Saint-Germain Handball put on a show at Coubertin against Limoges (37-26) A look back at a victory that allows Les Rouge et Bleu to consolidate their place at the top of the league A final test before the last international break of a season that is drawing to a close That sums up what awaited Les Rouge et Bleu against Limoges this Sunday at Coubertin Raul Gonzalez's men will have a title to fight for: the Coupe de France But before thinking about the Parisians' return to the AccorArena to take on Montpellier the capital club will have to show unwavering concentration to overcome Limoges the team from the Hautes-Vienne region have established themselves as an unpredictable side (as demonstrated in the reverse fixture the capital club gave their opponents no chance While Andreas Palicka made two saves in quick succession Elohim and Luc put the Limoges defence under pressure (6': 6-1) Alberto Entrerríos decided to take immediate action by calling the first time-out of the match Andreas continued his masterclass by stopping consecutive penalties made no mistake and increased the lead (12': 8-3) Pale' was at his best tonight and even found the back of the net following a seven-man attack by the visitors (16': 11-4) but the intensity remained the same for Les Rouge et Bleu the Parisians were too quick for their opponents who found themselves a man down after a foul on Kamil powering home to continue his perfect showing in front of goal (22': 15-8) Raul Gonzalez decided to make his first substitutions as the break approached It was the latter who made the first impression with a splendid piece of inspiration (26': 17-9) Unable to find a solution to Paris' razor-sharp cutting edge the capital club put on a show in front of their home crowd and went into the break ten goals to the good (30': 20-10) 30' : Superbe première période des 🔴🔵 qui rentrent aux vestiaires avec 10 longueurs d'avance ! #PSGLIM pic.twitter.com/uCgmoJxGnU The Rouge et Bleu came out for the second half in the same vein Despite the significant gap on the scoreboard Raul Gonzalez's men sought to continue the party festival in front of a vocal crowd but the star of the evening was Andreas Palicka our goalkeeper continued his impressive performance in both defence and attack Pale' found the back of the net for the fifth time which is quite simply a record for a handball goalkeeper (41': 26-13) Les Rouge et Bleu continued to entertain their fans with David Balaguer notably scoring one of the goals of the season the Parisian right winger produced an exceptional acrobatic feat to send the Coubertin crowd into raptures (57': 35-24) At the end of a match they controlled from start to finish Paris recorded a resounding victory against a Limoges side that simply had no answers (60': 37-26) 60' : C'est terminé à Coubertin avec une très belle victoire des 🔴🔵 ! Place désormais à une trêve internationale ! #PSGLIM pic.twitter.com/fKkj1fNSMb It's now time for the last international break of the season for our Parisians Seven of them will soon join their national teams for matches with varying stakes The return to club competition will take place on Sunday 18 May in a crucial match: the Coupe de France final against Montpellier Get your tickets for the Coupe de France final! FEL Motorsports has announced that Canadian female racer Valérie Limoges will join the 2025 Sports Car Championship Canada presented by Michelin grid the 2022 and 2024 Nissan Sentra Cup Champion will drive a FEL Motorsports Hyundai Veloster Turbo TCA car as part of an exciting new diversity programme developed by FEL in collaboration with Michelin and other key industry partners The joint initiative is ‘designed to foster inclusion and provide high-level racing opportunities for diverse drivers and crew members in Canadian motorsports,’ as FEL explains in its press release announcing Limoges’ arrival after a successful decade competing in Nissan Canada’s one-make series Limoges has also raced in the prestigious Daytona 24 Hours competed in the Grand-Am Cup/KONI Challenge Series (now the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge) and boasts single-seater experience in Formula Ford and Formula Renault 2.0 machinery over the course of her 22-year racing career She will be paired with another soon-to-be-announced female driver in a two-car effort operated by MD Autosport a Toronto-based team led by IMSA championship-winning crew member As a current member of the Ford Multimatic Motorsports team Deschamps brings a wealth of experience and expertise to this new initiative “I am incredibly excited to be part of this new chapter in Canadian motorsport with FEL Motorsports,” said Limoges “This programme is an amazing opportunity to showcase talent and inspire the next generation of female racers I can’t wait to hit the track and push for success with MD Autosport.” emphasised the significance of the new diversity initiative stating: “We believe motorsport should be a space where talent and passion define success This programme is about creating meaningful opportunities for diverse drivers and team members in racing and demonstrating that Canadian motorsport is committed to growth and inclusivity and we are proud to have her lead this effort.” including the second driver of the FEL/MD Autosport TCA effort Author: © 2023 dailysportscar.com. All Rights Reserved. Link Digital The line-up for the EHF European League Men 2024/25 quarter-finals was confirmed on Tuesday night following a spectacular second leg of the play-offs as three of the four ties ended with only a single-goal difference on aggregate and FC Porto all booked their place in the quarter-finals GOG (65:64 against Sport Lisboa e Benfica) and Melsungen (55:54 against VfL Gummersbach) all completed impressive comebacks on home court to wipe out their defeats from the first leg last week Only FC Porto (63:58 against FENIX Toulouse) held on to their big first-leg advantage The quarter-finals include three teams from Germany The Maschinensucher EHF Finals 2025 in Hamburg are scheduled for 24/25 May The quarter-final pairings are as follows: Limoges Handball (FRA) vs HC Kriens-Luzern (SUI) 36:28 (16:16)Limoges win 65:64 on aggregate The burden of winning by eight goals was huge for European club competition debutants Limoges but the French side made the miracle come true after an incredible comeback against Kriens Limoges were ahead by eight goals — enough to beat the Swiss side Seif el Deraa was the man to score the crucial goal for the 36:28 before Radojca Cepic missed the last chance for the visitors on the final buzzer Ihor Turchenko again was best scorer for the hosts: after five goals in the first leg the Ukrainian shooter netted 10 times on home ground to raise his total for the season to over 70 That also applies to Marin Šipic from Kriens but the Croatian line player won't be able anymore to add to his total this season With the a score line of 16:16 at the break the big seven-goal gap from the first leg was still unaffected when the teams started the second half But after a 9:3 run by Limoges to 27:22 up as the gap was back to three (30:27) with only five minutes left From that moment on Limoges were unleashed Even a missed penalty shot from Maxime Ogando at 32:27 did not shock them and the ended the match on a decisive 6:1 run. In their first international season the team of head coach Alberto Entrerrios next meets four-time EHF Champions League winners THW Kiel for a spot at the Maschinensucher EHF Finals 2025 in Hamburg GOG (DEN) vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica (POR) 34:31 (15:15)GOG win 65:64 on aggregate For the third time after 2020/21 and 2021/22 GOG have qualified for the quarter-finals of the EHF European League and 2022 champions Benfica are out after two thrillers despite travelling to Denmark with a 33:31 advantage from the first leg the lead almost changed every two minutes – but 11 minutes before the end the gate to the quarter-finals seemed to be widely open for the Portuguese side leading 27:25 and having an aggregate advantage of five goals backed by a total of 10 goals from Norwegian centre back Tobias Grøndahl Hendrik Jakobsen secured the first three-goal advantage (33:30) GOG needed to make up for their first-leg deficit and GOG decided the match when 20-year-old Hjalte Lykke netted for 34:30 Egon Hanusz’s last goal for Benfica came too late and the hosts jumped for joy with the final buzzer GOG are next up against 'neighbours' (and defending champions) SG Flensburg-Handewitt like (the currently injured) Simon Pytlick The distance between the two clubs is only 120 kilometres MT Melsungen (GER) vs VfL Gummersbach (GER) 29:25 (14:13)Melsungen win 55:54 on aggregate Melsungen became the third team on Tuesday to turn a defeat from the first leg into a ticket to the quarter-finals After their 29:26 loss to Gummersbach last week the team of Roberto Garcia Parrondo came back and made it to their third European quarter-final — after the 2014/15 and 2016/17 seasons in the EHF Cup — with exactly the result they needed: winning by four Their final hurdle on the way to the Maschinensucher EHF Finals in Hamburg will be Bidasoa Irun from Spain Gummersbach had to replace their top star Julian Köster a loss that weakened the team of Gudjon Valur Sigurdsson Gummersbach still fought bravely in this defence-orientated battle in Kassel Even a red card for their European League top scorer Ian Barrufet after a foul against Gummersbach’s top scorer Ole Pregler in minute 45 did not stop Melsungen in crunch time They went from 17:18 down to their first three-goal advantage at 22:19 and had the momentum on their side despite an outstanding performance from Gummersbach goalkeeper Dominik Kuzmanovic Melsungen finally had the four-goal lead they needed for the quarter-finals but nothing was decided until the final attack as Melsungen’s defence specialist Rogerio Moraes received a red card following his third suspension and Gummersbach in the end only had three seconds to take the match into a shootout but failed to do so Top scorer was Melsungen’s wing Timo Kastening with seven goals FENIX Toulouse (FRA) vs FC Porto (POR) 30:28 (12:12)Porto win 63:58 on aggregate Toulouse did not manage to complete a miracle tonight The seven-goal deficit from last week (35:28) was too big in the end as Porto defended their aggregate advantage cleverly including another masterclass performance from young goalkeeper Diogo Rema Porto even led by a single goal (20:19) with only 15 minutes left to play and knowing they would make it to the quarter-finals they allowed the hosts to turn the match around without getting endangered Backed by eight goals from Erwin Feuchtmann Toulouse said farewell to Europe with a two-goal victory but Porto will continue in the competition in a quarter-final against Montpellier Handball PLAY-OFFS PREVIEW: The four teams who lost the first leg matches last Tuesday aim to take revenge on their home courts QUARTER-FINAL REVIEW: All ties close as road to Maschinensucher EHF Finals remains wide open for all quarter-finalists PLAY-OFFS PREVIEW: All-German duel opens the play-offs Golubic beats Celine Naef.in straight sets in Sunday’s final No 7 seed Viktorija Golubic defeated Celine Naef 7-5, 6-4 to win the Open BLS de Limoges tournament on Sunday afternoon beat Russian lucky loser Ekaterina Makarova (6-4 Website#d6d0f1f06eb74046cc931a96{display:none} Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Tanvi Khanna was ousted in the quarter-finals Picture by National GamesBy Utathya NagIndia’s Akanksha Salunkhe won the 2eme Open International Feminin de Couzeix/Limoges 2024 PSA Challenger title in France on Saturday Akanksha Salunkhe downed local player Lauren Baltayan 3-0 (11-9, 11-4, 14-12) in the second round before surviving a scare against Briton Kiera Marshall in the quarter-finals. Marshall, who had knocked out top seed Marie Stephan in the previous round, forced Salunkhe to a decider before the Indian clinched the match 3-2 (11-5, 11-4, 9-11, 7-11, 11-7). Fifth seed Menna Walid of Egypt in the semi-finals proved an easier challenge for Salunkhe, who won the match 3-0 (15-13, 11-9, 11-6) after a tough opening game. Walid had earlier knocked out Salunkhe’s compatriot Tanvi Khanna in the quarter-finals. Tanvi Khanna had beaten France’s Lea Barbeau and Great Britain’s Asia Harris, the fourth seed, in the opening two rounds before falling to Walid. Akanksha Salunkhe’s best performance this year prior to this title win was at the ACE Challenger Tour 12k, where she made the semi-finals. The Indian squash player will be in action next at the Malaysia Squash Cup, which starts from November 12. ISTANBUL (Turkey) - The Round of 16 gets underway this Tuesday and the first Game of the Week for this stage in the Basketball Champions League is a matchup from Group K between Galatasaray Nef and Limoges CSP Galatasaray got an automatic spot in the Round of 16 thanks to winning their Regular Season group while Limoges booked their ticket to the Round of 16 after edging past MHP RIESEN in a thrilling three-game Play-In series A post shared by Galatasaray Basketbol (@gsbasketbol) Galatasaray will welcome two new additions to their roster in guard Daron "Fatts" Russell who last played for KK Mornar Bar in Montenegro and Serbian center Dusan Ristic who came over from Fuenlabrada in Spain Both players will be key additions to a team who are looking to replace the production and fill the void that was left by Dee Bost The Citi Para Swimming World Series lands in the host nation of the Paralympic Games for the last stop in the athletes’ preparation for Paris 2024 known for its rich history and cultural significance will welcome top Para swimmers from around the world at L’Aquapolis from Friday to Sunday (7 to 9 June) as they vie for crucial points and qualifications ahead of the Games A total of 37 countries will participate in the France 2024 World Series with some nations fielding particularly large teams Hosts France will have the largest delegation with 28 athletes Among them is two-time world champion Laurent Chardard the men’s 50m freestyle S6 gold medallist in the last two editions of the World Championships Chardard is on the way to his second Games and these recent triumphs make him a strong gold medal contender in Paris which would be his first-ever Paralympic medal “I hope I can grab my first Paralympic medals at home Competing at home with the crowd cheering us on is an extra fuel my expectation is to try to do my best and grab some medals because they are beautiful,” the swimmer joked and added We just wait for a little bit of sun to be better.” The French world champion will dive into L’Aquapolis’ pool to race his main event in addition to the 100m freestyle and 50m butterfly the French team will see Paralympic champion Elodie Lorandi and Paralympic medallist Ugo Didier Lorandi (S10) will compete in the women’s 50m having won gold in London 2012 and bronze in Rio 2016 Didier (S9) is also heading to his second Games and Didier collected a silver in the men’s 400m freestyle and a bronze in the 200m medley along with the 100m freestyle and 100m backstroke Brazil is the visiting nation with the most athletes in Limoges as 18 athletes will be representing the country at France 2024 stands out not only for his credentials as a two-time Paralympic champion but also for his recent performance in the last meet of the Citi World Series Araujo (S2) won a gold medal after a record-breaking performance in the men’s 50m butterfly he will compete in six events: the men’s 50m Another Brazilian star who had a stunning performance in Berlin and will be in action again in Limoges is three-time Paralympic champion Maria Carolina Santiago Santiago (S12) secured half of Brazil's gold medals in Berlin and broke the world record in the women’s 50m freestyle S12 with a time of 26.61 She will compete in three events in Limoges: the women’s 50m and 100m freestyle Rounding out the top three of the largest teams in action at France 2024 Spain and Mexico will each be represented by 14 athletes The Spanish squad is led by Paralympic medallist Inigo Llopis Sanz (S8) who will compete in the men’s 50m and 100m freestyle competing in the women’s 50m freestyle and 150m medley The Citi Para Swimming World Series France 2024 will be live-streamed on the Federation Francaise Handisport YouTube channel The EHF European League Men 2024/25 main round has reached its halfway point Tuesday with both German teams in group III winning. After splitting the points last week THW Kiel and MT Melsungen claimed their first victories in the main round: Kiel comfortably defeated FC Porto 32:22 while Melsungen beat Vojvodina 36:29 as the two German sides keep sharing the lead Limoges Handball threw the race to the top spot in group II wide open by coming from behind to edge out group leaders Bidasoa Irun 32:31 with the deciding goal only to be scored after the final buzzer Maxime Ogando scored a penalty after the visitors had defended inside the goal area on Limoges' final attack THW Kiel (GER) vs FC Porto (POR) 32:22 (14:12) the home side pulled in front by one goal time after time but Porto drew level with the same regularity they used a 4:0 run to create an 11:6 lead The German side's goalkeeper Tomas Mrkva recorded 10 saves in the first half but Porto did not give up and cut the deficit to two goals again at half-time Kiel looked very determined after the restart Propelled by his saves and Hendrik Pekeler's goals the hosts enjoyed a 7:0 run between the 35th and 43rd minutes Elias Ellefsen á Skipagøtu became Kiel's top scorer with six goals while Mrkva ended the game with 17 saves and a 44 per cent save rate Limoges Handball (FRA) vs Bidasoa Irun (ESP) 32:31 (15:17)Vojvodina (SRB) vs MT Melsungen (GER) 29:36 (17:18) photos main & in-text: Sascha Klahn; gallery: as stated You said no to using cookies or similar tools that help improve your experience. To see this content, you would need to update your Privacy Preferences. ROUND PREVIEW: Flensburg and Montpellier hope to extend their winning streaks, while Kiel are determined to claim two points against Porto. FEATURE: Latvian right back to play with Melsungen at Maschinensucher EHF Finals in Hamburg DAY REVIEW 2: THW take big 35:24 win to go straight to the quarter-finals; Porto win their decisive game at Vojvodina ROUND PREVIEW: The last quarter-final and play-off tickets are still up for grabs, as the main round ends on Tuesday Jesse Sandesh strike gold at Meeting de Limoges 2024 athleticsEldhose Paul won the gold medal with an effort of 16.24m in the triple jump while Jesse Sandesh leapt 2.18m in the high jump event for the title Competing in the men’s triple jump at the Stade de Beaublanc Commonwealth Games champion Eldhose Paul leapt 16.24m to win the event Marcel Mayack of Cameroon (15.80m) claimed the silver while Adem Boualbani of Algeria (15.79m) settled for the bronze This was the 27-year-old’s Eldhose Paul’s second competition of the year. Last month at the Federation Cup in Bhubaneshwar, he leapt 16.59m in his season-opener. His personal best effort is 16.99m, achieved two years ago. Later, Jesse Sandesh won the men’s high jump title in Limoges, a World Athletics Continental Tour challenger-level event. The 28-year-old Sandesh recorded an effort of 2.18m to win the gold from the French duo of Nathan Ismar and Maxime Dubiez, who settled for silver and bronze, respectively, with a best jump of 2.14m each. Sandesh’s jump was 11cm short of the national record of 2.29m, set by Tejaswin Shankar in 2018. It also did not meet the Olympic qualifying standard of 2.33m. Jesse Sandesh’s personal best in the high jump is 2.24m, achieved last year. His season best is 2.21m, recorded in his season-opener in Graz, Austria last month. However, athletes can also obtain a Paris 2024 Olympics athletics quota via the ranking route. The Olympic qualifying period ends on June 30. In both the triple jump and high jump, 32 athletes will make the cut for each of the events for the upcoming Summer Games. 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It also recently announced it would not proceed with plans to begin services to and from Paris Orly airport it has said that it will add a new seasonal service between Clermont-Ferrand and London Stansted from March to October this year Low-cost airline Ryanair has already threatened to halve its French services if taxes are raised Travellers who 'want the piece of paper are the same demographic that were the first ones to switch to the internet for cheaper airfares' says airline boss Michael O’Leary She’ll face the winner of the match between Liechtensteiner Kathinka von Deichmann and Russian Erika Andreeva Swiss Celine Naef defeated Japanese Sara Saito 6-0, 6-2 to move into the quarter-finals of the Open BLS de Limoges on Thursday. Naef, ranked No 181, will face the winner of the match between Liechtensteiner Kathinka von Deichmann and Russian Erika Andreeva, the No 5 seed, next. 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Required fields are marked * Website#f15f97ff71ed9b919c0bd9ed{display:none} Volume 6 - 2018 | https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2018.00226 This article is part of the Research TopicSea Ice: Bridging Spatial-Temporal Scales and DisciplinesView all 10 articles The biomarker IP25 and fossil diatom assemblages preserved in seafloor sediments are commonly used as proxies for paleo Arctic sea-ice reconstructions but how their production varies over the seasons and is exported to the sediment remains unclear We analyzed IP25 concentrations and diatom assemblages from a 5-week consecutive series of sea-ice cores and compared the results with sediment trap and surface sediment samples collected at the same site in the Young Sound fjord Our aim was to investigate the dynamics of diatom colonization of the spring sea ice and the in situ production of IP25 selected diatom taxa observed in the sea-ice samples were isolated from in-ice assemblages and their lipid composition was analyzed via gas chromatography-mass spectrometry We confirm that Haslea spicula (and not the closely related species H All three known IP25-producing taxa (Haslea spicula rhomboides) were present in Young Sound sea-ice and the low IP25 concentrations measured in the sea-ice (0.44–0.72 pg mL−1) were consistent with the low abundance of these source species (0.21–9.66 valves mL−1) Total sympagic diatom production also remained very low (21–985 valves mL−1) suggesting that the fjord's sea ice did not provide an optimal physical-chemical environment for diatoms to thrive Temporal changes in the sympagic diatom community were also observed with an early presence of the pelagic Thalassiosira hyperborea and subsequent dominance of pennate taxa The assemblages observed during and after the seasonal ice melt consisted primarily of Fossula arctica The seafloor sediment assemblages largely reflected the melt and post-melt planktic production and were dominated by the resting spores of the centric Chaetoceros spp This study documents that IP25 is produced in Young Sound and that the weak fingerprint of sea ice in the sediment appears to be primarily due to the limited sea-ice diatom biomass Proxy records enable us to extend sea-ice data several millennia back in time and make it possible to define environmental variability at a (multi-) decadal resolution Downcore changes in the sedimentary IP25 concentrations from a given location are therefore typically interpreted to reflect temporal fluctuations in the sea-ice conditions Here, we present a two-step investigation based on (1) biomarker and diatom analyses of sea-ice cores, sediment trap, and seafloor sediment samples from the Young Sound, a high Artic fjord located in northeastern Greenland, and (2) targeted diatom culture experiments. The Greenland Ecosystem Monitoring (GEM) programme has carried out systematic measurements in the Young Sound–Tyrolerfjord system since 2003 (Rysgaard and Glud, 2007) providing a robust record of the variability in environmental conditions (e.g. salinity) which can be reproduced in the laboratory This approach provides valuable insight into (i) the IP25 production in spring sea-ice (ii) temporal trends in spring diatom assemblage composition and abundance in the sea ice (iii) vertical transfer of diatom valves and IP25 from ice to sediments and (iv) production of HBIs by a selection of sympagic diatom species This study aims to improve paleoenvironmental interpretations for the Arctic region based on diatom-derived proxies 45 m depth located at the entrance to the fjord forms a natural topographic barrier that prevents the entrainment of more saline Atlantic waters Figure 1. (A) Location of the study area, in Northeast Greenland, (B) enlarged map of the Young-Sound-Tyrolerfjord system showing the main rivers and sampling site, and (C) bathymetry (m) from the inner to the outer fjord region and position of the sampling stations. The white triangles show the approximate position of the July sea-ice edge (modified from Ribeiro et al., 2017) Seasonal sea-ice conditions (based on MODIS imagery) for the years 2014 and 2015 The sampling area is indicated by the yellow square Diatoms were generally the most important group within the assemblages and as such play a predominant role in the fjord's primary production The last core was collected ~1 month before the ice break-up Ice core samples were transported from Greenland and stored at −80°C number of sea-ice core replicates and corresponding total volume filtered for IP25 measurements number of sea-ice core replicates and corresponding initial volume used for diatom counts rhomboides (valves mL−1 or valves g−1) and IP25 concentration (pg mL−1 or ng g−1) corresponding to the sea-ice sediment trap and surface sediment samples Figure 3. Temporal changes of (A) snow cover thickness (cm), (B) sea-ice thickness (cm) and in situ measurements of salinity (psu; cross symbol) and temperature (°C; diamond symbol) for the bottom 10 cm of sea-ice cores: note the break and different scaling in the vertical axis. The shaded area at the bottom 3 cm of the ice corresponds to the habitat of IP25-producing diatom species, according to Brown et al. (2011) (D) total concentrations of IP25-producing taxa (valves mL−1) and (E) total diatom concentrations (valves mL−1) during the five consecutive weeks of sea-ice sampling in 2014 The bottom 10 cm of the ice cores was melted in glass beakers and placed in a refrigerator at 4°C and in the dark for 24 h. When possible, replicates of the ice cores were pooled together (Table 1) In the samples reserved for taxonomic examinations cells were allowed to settle onto the bottom of the beakers and fixed with acidic Lugol's solution melted samples were filtered through a Whatman GF/F 47 filter and the filters frozen at −80°C Samples were stored in a cool room (4°C) until analysis The time intervals of interest for this study covered by the sediment trap samples are as follows: (1) 24 April to 3 June 2014; (2) 1 July to 4 August 2014 the first sediment trap collected sinking particles before the ice melt and the two others provide a comparison of the particles that were trapped during and after the ice melt of both 2014 and 2015 For comparison, we used the topmost (0–1 cm) interval of a sediment core collected in 2014 from 163 m water depth (Rumohr lot core number YS163_R1, collected at 74.3097°N, 20.3°W) (Figure 1C). The sediment was freeze-dried and kept at −80°C until further processing. The IP25 data from this site is given by Ribeiro et al. (2017 Individual diatoms were isolated from natural sea-ice samples (bottom 5 cm of sea-ice cores) collected from Churchill in Hudson Bay The sea-ice cores were drilled with a Kovacs Mark III corer of 9 cm diameter The bottom 5 cm were sectioned using a stainless-steel surgical saw and placed in a cooler with 0.2 μm filtered seawater and stored in the dark below 4°C until the ice melted Single cells were isolated under the microscope and placed in culture plates filled with Guillard F/2 enriched seawater Plates were then stored in a cooled (0°C) plant culture chamber during several weeks until sufficient cells were obtained to transfer the culture into a 250 mL Erlenmeyer flask containing 125 mL of F/2 enriched seawater (salinity of 30%0) sufficient biomass was obtained to carry out both taxonomic identification and hydrocarbon analysis Cells from each flask were then re-suspended using magnetic stirrers and a 50 mL aliquot filtered using GF/F filters Filters were then inserted in an 8 mL glass vial and stored at −20°C until analysis The lipid composition of the different species was determined following the method described in section Biomarker analysis Results presented here refer specifically to the diatom taxa that were identified in the sea-ice samples from both Canada (Manitoba The striation in Haslea is characterized by a transapical pattern crossed at right angle by a longitudinal pattern there are 18–22 transapical and 21–28 longitudinal striae in H and 25–30 transapical and >40 longitudinal striae in H The literature reported only refers to light microscope observations; the range of striae above are from SEM examination of Arctic sea-ice samples (M To resolve the morphological differences between H droplets of sea-ice samples were examined using a scanning electron microscope (SEM; Environmental SEM Quanta 200 Aliquots of the original sea-ice samples were dehydrated through a graded series of ethanol and critical point dried The samples were then mounted on aluminum stubs and coated with a gold/palladium mixture (instrument: FISONS Species identification and cell counts were also carried out in light microscopy (Leica DMLB) at 1000 × magnification. Sea-ice samples were prepared following the procedure described in Lundholm et al. (2002) Samples were oxidized using hydrogen peroxide (H2O2 30%) and a saturated aqueous solution of potassium permanganate (KMnO4) in order to remove organic material samples were cleared by addition of a saturated aqueous solution of oxalic acid (COOH2) and then washed several times with distilled water Total sea-ice diatom concentrations were determined by addition of sample aliquots to a Sedgewick-Rafter counting chamber Permanent diatom microscope slides were prepared from the trap and surface sediment samples, following standard methodologies (Battarbee et al., 2001) These are stored at the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland and available upon request the sediment was treated with hydrogen peroxide (H2O2 25%) in order to remove the organic material and carbonates The test tubes in which samples were treated were subsequently filled with distilled water and left to settle for 12 h Residues were then washed (and left to settle) several times using demineralized water A few drops of the final suspension were allowed to dry on a cover slip and subsequently mounted in Naphrax™ for observation Identification and quantification of diatom valves were performed in light microscopy (Leica DMLB) using phase contrast optics In order to assess the degree of similarity between the diatom assemblages from the sea-ice, sediment traps, and surface sediment samples, classical cluster analysis using an unweighted pair-group average (UPGMA) clustering algorithm and a Euclidean similarity index was carried out using the software PAST3.12 (Hammer et al., 2001) Samples for IP25 analysis were processed following the protocol described by Belt et al. (2007) An internal standard (7-hexylnonadecane) was added to the melted ice sample and to ~0.5 g of the freeze-dried and homogenized sediment samples before analytical treatment total lipids were ultrasonically extracted (3 times) using a mixture of dichloromethane (DCM: CH2Cl2) and methanol (MeOH) (2:1 and the solvent was removed by evaporation under a slow stream of nitrogen The total extract was subsequently suspended in hexane and purified through open column chromatography (SiO2) Procedural blanks and standard sediments were analyzed every 15 samples Hydrocarbon fractions were analyzed using an Agilent 7890 gas chromatograph (GC) fitted with 30 m fused silica Agilent J&C GC columns (0.25 mm internal diameter and 0.25 μm phase thickness) and coupled to an Agilent 5975C Series mass selective detector Oven temperatures were programmed as follows: 40–300°C at 10°C min−1 followed by an isothermal interval at 300°C for 10 min The data were collected using ChemStation and analyzed using MassHunter quantification software IP25 was identified on the basis of retention time and comparison of mass spectra with authenticated standards Abundances were obtained by comparison of individual GC-mass spectrometry responses against those of the internal standard and concentrations are reported in pg mL−1 and ng g−1 for the ice and sediment samples Response factors of the internal standard vs IP25 were determined prior and after each analytical sequence (every 15 samples) The extraction and analytical error on the measurements determined from measurements of standard sediments is of ± 8% List of diatom taxa encountered in sea-ice sediment trap and surface sediment samples from the Young Sound fjord Partial GC-MS TIC chromatograms of hydrocarbon extracts obtained from Haslea spp cultures: (A) Haslea vitrea isolated from sea-ice collected from Churchill The x axis corresponds to the retention time (min.) The gray box shows the chromatograms corresponding to HBIs and the red dashed line shows that of IP25 Relative abundance (%) of the diatom taxa in the (i) sea-ice This figure illustrates the diatom succession and vertical transfer of the valves to the seafloor sediment Sampling dates are indicated under each sample The sediment trap collected particles during the intervals preceding (i) and during/following (ii) the seasonal ice melt: A total of 33 taxa were identified (Supplementary Material). This assemblage was largely dominated by pennate diatom taxa including Cocconeis spp. (40%) and Navicula spp. (7%). The resting spores of both Chaetoceros spp. and Thalassiosira antarctica var. borealis contributed to 7 and 4% of the assemblage, respectively (Figure 5) were important contributors to the ice assemblages they were virtually absent from the sediment trap sample The high abundance of benthic diatoms of the genus Cocconeis Ehrenberg in the sediment trap and its low abundance in the above sea-ice communities was likely due to events of resuspension of seafloor sediments ii) 1 July to 4 August 2014; and 15 July to 4 August 2015 Both assemblages had a total of 20 taxa (Supplementary Material). Total centric diatoms, with important contributions of Chaetoceros spp. (vegetative cells and resting spores) and Thalassiosira antarctica var. borealis (resting spores), represented 36 and 61% of the assemblages in 2014 and 2015, respectively (Figure 5) reginae-jahniae (5 and 2%) were also significant contributors to the assemblages None of the IP25-producing diatom taxa were observed in any of the sediment trap samples analyzed In the seafloor sediment sample, a total of 21 taxa belonging to 14 genera were identified (Supplementary Material). Resting spores of Chaetoceros spp. dominated the assemblage (32%). Other important taxa included Fragilariopsis oceanica (20%), Fossula arctica (18%), Thalassiosira antarctica var. borealis (resting spores) (9%), and Fragilariopsis reginae-jahniae (7%) (Figure 5) were recovered from the surface sediment sample The sedimentary IP25 content was 20.69 ng g−1 dry sediment or 1.56 μg g−1 TOC (data from Ribeiro et al., 2017) The high relative abundance of the pennate Stauronella arctica during the last sampling week was however surprising since this species has never been reported to dominate sea-ice assemblages in the Arctic showing alternating dominance of Fragilariopsis spp in the pelagic protist assemblages of Young Sound in July/August of 2010–2012 and 2009–2011 All of these factors favor their export to Dendrogram resulting from the cluster analysis our data do not indicate a direct adverse impact of low-salinity on the abundance of IP25-producing species but neither rule out a potential effect of low-salinity on IP25 synthesis The main contributors to the surface sediment assemblage were resting spores of the centric diatom Chaetoceros and Thalassiosira antarctica var. borealis, and the pennate Fossula arctica, Fragilariopsis oceanica, and F. reginae-jahniae. All of these (except F. reginae-jahniae) were minor components of the sea-ice communities, but their peak abundances occurred during or following ice melt. Based on previous work (e.g., von Quillfeldt, 2000, 2001) which have been frequently used as sea-ice indicator species in paleoceanographic studies occur earlier in the spring and appear to reflect the cold and low surface salinity conditions of the marginal ice zone on the other hand generally bloom later in the season when the cold and low-salinity surface layer is breaking up and the mixing layer is deeper These successional characteristics of diatom communities are important to take into account when interpreting palaeo-records from Arctic regions Although it might be challenging to mimic sea-ice conditions in the laboratory carefully designed culture experiments are recommended to test the growth and IP25 production of the source species under different environmental conditions cultures under salinity conditions that are similar to those observed in fjords influenced by meltwater during spring/summer are needed In light of the observations made here, as well as in other studies documenting the modern distribution of IP25 in sediments from areas influenced by freshwater (Xiao et al., 2013; Hörner et al., 2016; Ribeiro et al., 2017; Limoges et al., 2018) we recommend careful interpretation of paleo sea-ice records based on the sedimentary IP25 signal in regions that are susceptible to significant inter-annual Lower salinities may influence the structural nature of sea-ice and its propensity to sustain algal growth it is also plausible that low-salinity conditions nutrient levels) influence IP25 synthesis and intracellular concentration in these species the presence of IP25 may for now be regarded as a signal of presence of seasonal sea-ice rather than a robust indicator of variability in sea-ice concentration multi-proxy approaches are preferred to allow for a more critical evaluation of the paleo-environmental signal derived from this biomarker The spring diatom succession was captured by the sea-ice and sediment trap samples An important shift in the composition of the assemblages was recorded with an early diatom colonization by the centric Thalassiosira hyperborea which was rapidly replaced by pennate diatoms belonging to Nitzschia and Navicula species (vegetative cells and resting spores) appeared to thrive in the melt and post-melt environment The surface sediment diatom assemblages were dominated by the pennate diatoms Fragilariopsis oceanica Fragilariopsis reginae-jahniae and the resting spores of the centric diatoms Thalassiosira antarctica var The paleo-environmental signal preserved by the diatom assemblages in the surface sediment therefore primarily reflected the melt and post-melt sea-surface conditions This study confirms the in-situ production of the sea-ice biomarker IP25 in this fjord system and that Haslea spicula is one of the species responsible for the production of the sea-ice biomarker IP25 produced other HBIs (including triene) but not IP25 while IP25 is produced in seasonally sea-ice covered coastal environments with freshwater influence it may not reflect variability in sea-ice concentrations and possibly also their cellular IP25 synthesis appear to be affected by the physico-chemical conditions (e.g. nutrient levels) that prevail in the sea-ice microenvironment This study was conceptualized by SRi and designed by SRi Sampling and in-situ measurements were done by N-XG Interpretation of the results was done by SRi The manuscript was written by AL with intellectual additions discussions and revisions by all other co-authors (GM All authors provided their approval for the publication of this manuscript The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest This study received financial support from the Villum Foundation Fieldwork was funded by the Arctic Research Center at Aarhus University We are grateful to Tage Dalsgaard for help in the laboratory AL and GM 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Granollers (ESP) vs IFK Kristianstad (SWE) 30:28 (15:15) The Spanish club had to work hard in the return leg as Kristianstad displayed an intent to mount a comeback in the tie and the encouraged visitors took a three-goal lead (4:1) in the fifth minute of the match the Swedish club led throughout the first half leaving the tie wide open going into the second half with the teams even at the break Kristianstad's performance started to deteriorate after half-time while Granollers increased the tempo and quickly rushed into a comfortable four-goal lead (20:16) in the 38th minute The Swedish side made a late attempt to get back into the match but Granollers' experience proved crucial and Antonio Jesus Garcia Robledo displayed another excellent performance as the veteran scored eight goals and was the top scorer of the match The 40-year-old Robledo ended the tie with 16 goals to his name and Granollers celebrated making a comeback in the EHF European League's group phase after a one-year absence Elverum Håndball (NOR) vs MT Melsungen (GER) 31:36 (16:17) The hopeful hosts enjoyed a dream start as Elverum held a three-goal lead (7:4) in the eighth minute closing in on Melsungen's advantage from the first leg but it did not take long for Roberto Garcia Parrondo's squad to begin a scoring run and get back into the match The German club's maiden lead (9:8) came in the 15th minute through Dainis Kristopans and from then on Melsungen started the second half on the front foot and their advantage kept on growing as the minutes went by Rogerio Moraes Ferreira was an unsolvable enigma for the hosts' defence as the Brazilian line player scored seven goals from eight attempts and was the game’s top scorer while Nebojsa Simic made 12 saves and recorded a 32 per cent save efficiency ending Elverum's hopes of mounting a comeback in the tie Melsungen celebrated a well-deserved and even more convincing win than the one on home soil leaving a powerful impression ahead of their debut appearance in the EHF European League's group stage.  GC Amicitia Zürich (SUI) vs HC Kriens-Luzern (SUI) 38:34 (16:18) The Swiss derby was full of turnarounds as the Luzern-based club started the match in a better fashion and held a four-goal lead during most of the first half but the hosts narrowed down the difference just before half-time Amicitia Zürich displayed an iron character to get back into the match and the hosts took the lead (26:25) in the 46th minute Kriens-Luzern's six-goal advantage from the first leg played in their hands as Amicitia Zürich ran out of time to mount a full comeback and the visitors celebrated reaching the EHF European League Men group phase in the end Martin Popovski was Amicitia Zürich's top scorer with six goals while the talented duo – Luca Sigrist (9) and Gino Steenaerts (7) – combined for 16 goals together and were the difference-makers in helping Kriens-Luzern get their progress over the line RK Bjelin Spacva Vinkovci (CRO) vs Valur (ISL) 32:24 (19:10) Limoges Handball (FRA) vs RK Trimo Trebnje (SLO) 35:24 (17:11) The French club did not have the ideal start of the match as the Slovenian runners-up went into an early lead (2:0) but Trimo's advantage did not last long as the electric hosts quickly overturned the game The goals for Limoges were coming in pretty easily while Trimo's path to the opponents' net became more difficult with every passing minute The decisive moment of the match came towards the final ten minutes of the first half when Limoges began a scoring run and built a comfortable lead (17:11) to go into the break the hosts' advantage kept on growing as they displayed an offensive masterclass with five of their players – Seif Elderaa Yusuf and Ogando – scoring at least five goals each Limoges' biggest lead came in the 48th minute when the difference reached 14 goals (31:17) and it was clear that the visitors were all but defeated in France the excellent goalkeeper Dino Slavic recorded 16 saves and noted a sky-high 43 per cent save efficiency which allowed his teammates to fully express themselves at the other end of the court HC Izvidac (BIH) vs HCB Karvina (CZE) 32:26 (19:13) The Bosnian champions began the match powerfully by taking an early three-goal lead (3:0) signalling their motivation to get close to Karvina's advantage from the first leg The visitors from Czechia were left surprised by Izvidac's quality performance as the hosts' lead kept on growing and reached six (19:13) at the break which turned on the alarm in Karvina's ranks as their 11-goal advantage from the first leg was cut in half as they even took an eight-goal (26:18) lead in the 44th minute but Karvina used their rich experience to slow down the tempo of the match and narrowed the difference in the final ten minutes the Bosnian club celebrated a comfortable win with Filip Odak scoring 10 goals for the hosts it was not enough to eclipse Karvina's victory from the first leg and the Czech side progressed to the EHF European League Men group phase while Izvidac will continue their journey in the EHF European Cup this season VfL Gummersbach (GER) vs Mors-Thy Håndbold (DEN) 39:30 (20:16) Even though the German club enjoyed a huge advantage in the tie after the first leg's win the lively hosts did not want to let Mors even think about the possibility of mounting a comeback VfL Gummersbach started the match by taking an eight-goal lead (13:5) in the 15th minute which set the tone for the rest of the return leg The visitors from Denmark narrowed down the difference ahead of the break but Gummersbach still had everything under control The Gudjon Valur Sigurdsson-led squad continued to torment Mors' goal in the second half as only one player did not get on the scoresheet for the hosts while Dominik Kuzmanovic made 10 saves between the posts and recorded an impressive 41 per cent save efficiency Gummersbach celebrated another comfortable win in the end with Teitur Örn Einarsson finishing as the match's top scorer (seven goals) and the German club successfully booking a ticket for the EHF European League's group phase FTC-Green Collect (HUN) vs Bjerringbro-Silkeborg (DEN) 34:32 (16:18) Bjerringbro-Silkeborg win 77:61 on aggregate After the poor performance in the first leg the motivated hosts were determined to display an improved form on home court in front of their supporters in Budapest and FTC looked like a different team in the return leg Bjerringbro-Silkeborg were the better side in the first half and they even held a four-goal lead (18:14) ahead of the break which showed their undisputed quality once again The Hungarian club increased the tempo in the second half and mounted a comeback in the 47th minute FTC successfully held onto the lead to record a close win Silkeborg's advantage from the first leg remained difficult to catch and the visitors booked their place in the EHF European League's group stage Nikolaj Dueholm Læsø Christensen was the match's top scorer with 11 goals while Mátyás Gyori scored nine goals for the defeated hosts Abanca Ademar Leon (ESP) vs ABC de BRAGA (POR) 31:27 (15:12) The ambitious hosts trailed a couple of goals in the tie against the Portuguese club and Ademar Leon were on a mission to erase Braga's lead as soon as possible at the start of the match the Spanish club took a four-goal lead (9:5) in the 18th minute which already eclipsed the visitors' advantage from the first leg Braga were not willing to let Ademar Leon rush into a bigger lead and they went to the break with only three goals separating the sides both teams were patiently planning as well as executing their attacks with so much at stake and the tie's outcome was hanging in the balance Ademar Leon made a huge step forward by finally extending their lead to four goals (26:22) again The visitors tried to get back into the match until the final whistle but the Spanish club firmly stood their ground and celebrated a victory in the tie to progress to the EHF European League Men group phase Ademar Leon's playmaker Rodrigo Perez Arce displayed an excellent performance as he scored 11 goals playing a pivotal role in helping his team get the job done in the end FEATURE: Thüringer HC left back becomes MVP and top scorer of EHF Finals Women after netting 29 times in Graz SUMMARY: Thüringer HC are crowned in Graz as the new EHF European League Women champions following an intense final against Ikast Håndbold FLASH QUOTES: Comments from players and coaches after the EHF Finals Women 2025 final and third place match FINAL REVIEW: THC come from behind to beat Ikast 34:32 at the EHF Finals in Graz THIRD-PLACE MATCH REVIEW: The French side beat their opponents from Germany at the EHF Finals Women FINAL PREVIEW: Ikast Håndbold meet Thüringer HC in final; Blomberg and Dijon play for third place SUMMARY: Ikast Håndbold and Thüringer HC celebrated semi-final wins in Graz as they get ready for the final on Sunday SEMI-FINAL REVIEW: The German side beat Dijon 35:29 in the second semi-final of the EHF Finals Women FLASH QUOTES: Comments from players and coaches after the EHF Finals Women 2025 semi-finals.