Pintar earns silver and Kern bronze in Trebnje Urska Žigart (Liv AlUla Jayco) put on a dominant performance in the road race Sunday and won a second elite women’s Slovenian National Championship in four days.  Źigart won the 107.5km road event with a 10:47 margin over Ursa Pintar (BTC City Ljublijana Zhiraf Ambedo) Winning the field sprint to secure the bronze medal was Spela Kern (Cofidis) 16 seconds behind Pintar’s solo effort Along with her fourth time trial title from Thursday Žigart now has her first road race championship after finishing second in 2023 and third twice before having finished ninth overall at 2024 Tour de Suisse Women "It´s my first road race title so I´m super happy to finally wear the Slovenia flag in the road races and the course was hard this year with almost a 2km climb at 10% and it was really selective," she said in a team statement "After the first lap I was the only woman left in the group with the guys and I was really on the limit so I knew the next time around I would not make it I followed some moves to get a little bit of an advantage before the second time climbing "We got a minute at the bottom so when the best guys from the group behind went again it was perfect because I was in the front group I just tried to stick with them and it was super hard In the end I made it with a huge gap and I´m really really happy to have the legs today to play it smart and it all came together." Žigart will return to Monaco to train and focus on the Giro d'Italia Women where she will showcase the Slovenian national colours for the first time Results powered by FirstCycling The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox! Cyclingnews is the world's leader in English-language coverage of professional cycling Started in 1995 by University of Newcastle professor Bill Mitchell the site was one of the first to provide breaking news and results over the internet in English The site was purchased by Knapp Communications in 1999 and owner Gerard Knapp built it into the definitive voice of pro cycling major publishing house Future PLC has owned the site and expanded it to include top features The site continues to be the most comprehensive and authoritative English voice in professional cycling As GOG beat RK Trimo Trebnje in the second match of their EHF European League Men double-header on Wednesday the significance of the result was huge for the whole of group D all three spots for the Last 16 are now confirmed: GOG Eurofarm Pelister and Kadetten Schaffhausen will proceed to the knockout stage – but the final order for the places from second to fourth will be decided in the last round next week GROUP DRK Trimo Trebnje (SLO) vs GOG (DEN) 27:30 (13:16) Another GOG young gun tops the scorers' list   in GOG’s thrilling 32:31 win against Trebnje 23-year-old right wing Emil Jakobsen was GOG’s top scorer their best scorer was even younger: Simon Pytlick netted seven times from 11 attempts We came down here to make sure that we are better then Trimo Viktor (Hallgrimsson) had a really good game and he made the biggest difference who has been injured for the last seven months so we are very happy to see him back at the court," said GOG head coach Nicolej Krickau and we simply could not match the better opponent today but we didn't succeed due to too many mistakes It was a great experience for us to play against world-renowned players There are also some players who have become world champions so we were honoured to play against them," said Trimo Trebnje assistant coach Marko Meznarsic QUARTER-FINAL REVIEW: Line-up for Maschinensucher EHF Finals 2025 has been confirmed following second leg of quarter-finals FEATURE: Latvian right back to play with Melsungen at Maschinensucher EHF Finals in Hamburg 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 The EHF European League Men returned with five tantalising matches in leg 1 of the qualification round TSV Hannover-Burgdorf and Rhein-Neckar Löwen had strong away performances and came closer to the group stage had a tough time in Romania but came away with the win Aguas Santas Milaneza made an incredible comeback against Pfadi Withertur while their compatriots from ABC de Braga let their advantage slip against Trimo Trebnje Ystads IF HF (SWE) vs TSV Hannover-Burgdorf (GER) 28:33 (12:15) TSV Hannover-Burgdorf look close to the group phase after a clear 33:28 away win against Ystads IF HF the German side stepped up a gear and with the help of their top scorer Renars Uscins (nine goals in total) made a first break Ystads trailed at the break having converted only 50 per cent of their shots in the first half and the bad habits continued in the first 10 minutes of the second half when the hosts were able to score only three times with two goals being courtesy of Kasper Palmer their opponents stretched out to an eight-goal lead (23:15) Even though Hannover had almost assured victory in their hands with much more structured play They made a run for it and closed the gap to four seven minutes before the final buzzer leaving a door open for an potential return leg comeback RK Trimo Trebnje (SLO) vs ABC de Braga (POR) 31:29 (14:14) Trimo Trebnje managed to take the win with a strong finish and with a two-goal lead look towards a rematch in Portugal The first half delivered a well-balanced game The first side to gain a more significant lead were Braga when José Paulo Silva netted for 21:18 they seized their opportunity in the last 10 minutes of the game after a series of technical faults by Braga Stas Jovicic Slatinsek became Trimo's hero scoring not only the equaliser for 23:23 but also a decisive goal giving the hosts a 30:28 lead two minutes before the end Braga will have to learn from their mistakes if they want to get back to the group phase of a European competition after last playing the EHF Champions League 2016/17 season 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 Aguas Santas Milaneza (POR) vs Pfadi Winterthur (SUI) 24:22 (12:15) The second set of Portuguese participants in the qualification round made an impressive comeback against Pfadi Winterthur to give themselves the advantage in the second leg The Swiss side had a dream start with five straight goals Aguas Santas seemed like they could not find the right rhythm and by the 22nd minute Winterthur led 15:8 Winterthur's attack faltered and Aguas Santas closed the gap Their strong performance continued and with Miguel Alves' goal in the 37th minute they were back in the game (17:17) as Winterthur managed to score only seven goals in the second half Noam Leopold's seven-goal outing just was not enough The last 10 minutes of the game saw only three goals scored by both sides but the last two gave Aguas Santas the victory HC Vardar 1961 (MKD) vs Rhein-Neckar Löwen (GER) 25:34 (14:14) Rhein-Neckar Löwen celebrated their fourth-ever win against Vardar in European competitions and are very close to the group phase with a nine-goal advantage before their home match Löwen led by three for a good part of the first half after extraordinary performances by Juri Knorr and Mikael Appelgren The Swedish goalkeeper was holding a 50 per cent save efficiency and Knorr scored six out of 11 German goals Martin Tomovski gave his teammates a new chance and they took it with Milan Lazarevski standing out in particular The score was level at half-time and Vardar kept up the pace for the first seven minutes of the second half before conceding too many turnovers destroyed Vardar's hopes of a tight game and sealed a comfortable win CSM Constanta (ROU) vs Fraikin BM. Granollers (ESP) 27:29 (14:16) The 2022/23 European League runners-up did not have it easy in Romania Roberto Rodríguez gave Granollers a blistering start Constanta responded well and with Strahinja Stankovic's two strong back shots were only two behind the only thing keeping them in front was good play with wings When Granollers took the most of their fast breaks and important home defender Irakli Chikovani received a third two-minute suspension Dumitru Vladut Rusu came between the posts as the last resort and he delivered with five saves A new fighting spirit emerged among the hosts as they closed the gap to 25:27 and made Granollers nervous Faruk Yusuf scored his fifth goal and secured an away win FLASH QUOTES: Comments from players and coaches after the EHF Finals Women 2025 semi-finals The new season is fast approaching and the teams contesting the EHF European League Men 2024/25 will soon learn their opponents for the group matches. The draw for this stage of the competition will take place in Vienna on Friday 19 July at 11:00 CEST and will be streamed live on the Home of Handball YouTube starting on October 8 and running through to November 26 the top 16 teams — two top-ranked sides in each group — will progress to the main round But fans of the EHF European League Men 2024/25 do not have to wait until October for the action to begin, as 20 teams will vie for places in the group matches through the qualification round The first leg of the qualification round will be played on August 31 and September 1 while the second leg will take place on September 7 and 8 EHF European League Men 2024/25 qualification round: ABC de Braga (POR) vs ABANCA Ademar Leon (ESP)MT Melsungen (GER) vs Elverum Håndbold (NOR)RK Trimo Trebnje (SLO) vs Limoges Handball (FRA)GC Amicitia Zürich (SUI)  vs HC Kriens-Luzern (SUI)Mors-Thy Handbold (DEN) vs VfL Gummersbach (GER)Valur (ISL) vs RK Bjelin Spacva Vinkovci (CRO)IFK Kristianstad (SWE) vs Fraikin BM Granollers (ESP)Bjerringbro-Silkeborg (DEN) vs FTC Green-Collect (HUN)Maritimo da Madeira Andebol SAD (POR) vs Ystads IF HF (SWE) EHF European League Men 2024/25 special qualification: and the winners of the following qualification matches: MT Melsungen (GER) vs Elverum Handball (NOR) ABC de Braga (POR) vs Abanca Ademar Leon (ESP) Bjerringbro-Silkeborg (DEN) vs FTC Green-Collect (HUN) Pot 4: The winners of the following qualification matches: GC Amicitia Zürich (SUI) vs HC Kriens-Luzern (SUI) IFK Kristianstad (SWE) vs Fraikin BM Granollers (ESP) Maritimo da Madeira Andebol SAD (POR) vs Ystads IF HF (SWE) RK Trimo Trebnje (SLO) vs Limoges Handball (FRA) Valur (ISL) vs RK Bjelin Spacva Vinkovci (CRO) Mors-Thy Handbold (DEN) vs VfL Gummersbach (GER) HCB Karvina (CZE) vs RK Izvidac (BIH); HC Vojvodina (SRB) As teams from the same country cannot be drawn into the same group the draw for pots 2 to 4 will have separate and individual proceedings the only situation to be considered is that Kiel must be kept apart from Flensburg (pot 1) This issue will be more evident for pot 3 and pot 4 especially as these include the matches of the qualification round where two teams from two countries are involved and it is not yet known who will progress both teams in each qualification tie must be kept apart from other teams from the same countries teams in pot 3 can still be drawn in a certain order The teams in pot 4 will need to be allocated to the first available group starting from group A all the way to group H considering that all steps in the allocating procedure must carry through to the last group The teams will be allocated following the seeding of the competition A detailed and step-by-step explanation of the procedure and especially of the allocation of teams in pot 4 will be provided during the draw it was their second home victory within 48 hours it was the second defeat in the same span of time the German side remain unbeaten and booked their ticket to the knock-out stage as they are currently eight points ahead of fourth-ranked Kadetten The Lions had a tougher fight than expected against a brave Trebnje team - but they were able to count on a talented 19-year-old left back to see them home Philipp Ahouansou is part of Löwen’s U21 team in the third division and one of the stars of the German U20 national team but as coach Martin Schwalb is always trying to give experience to the young guns the 19-year-old left back has a certain amount of playing time in the European League Arriving on court after around 15 minutes on Wednesday the 2.03 metres tall shooter scored and scored After a total of 16 goals in the previous nine matches including qualification Ahouansou scored eleven times in only 45 minutes against Trebnje Rhein-Neckar Löwen are still the measure of all things in Group D of the European League Men: The German side remained unbeaten after their clear 35:29 win at RK Trimo Trebnje Having elven points from six matches on their tally the gap to third-ranked Slovenian side is already seven points after their second straight defeat in their fourth match RK Trimo Trebnje had a perfect start in their first international season since 2009 After three victories in three qualification matches against Belenenses and Balatonfüred last summer the Slovenian side won their first two European League group matches The 29:35 result against Rhein-Neckar Löwen is the first home defeat for the side of Uros Zorman in an international competition since the 25:28 against Konjuh Zivinice from Bosnia-Herzegovina on 12 October 2008 in the qualification of the Cup Winners’ Cup A full morning of EHF club competition draws in Vienna concluded with the qualification round draw for the EHF European League Men 2024/25 The qualification round features 18 teams who will contest nine two-legged ties with the first legs on 31 August/1 September 2024 Taking place on the same dates will be the special qualification between Bosnia Herzegovina's RK Izvidac and HCB Karvina of Czechia The winner of this tie advances to the group matches while the loser goes to the EHF European Cup Men round 3 including SG Flensburg-Handewitt of Germany who won the competition last season have already secured their place in the group matches which begin on 8 October 2024.  There was no country protection in the draw which led to one national derby being drawn GC Amicitia Zürich and HC Kriens-Luzern of Switzerland will face off for a place in the group matches face a trip to Sweden to take on IFK Kristianstad with the teams listed first the ones at home in the first leg matches: EHF European League Men 2024/25 qualification round (POR) ABC de Braga vs (ESP) ABANCA Ademar Leon(GER) MT Melsungen vs (NOR) Elverum Håndbold(SLO) RK Trimo Trebnje vs (FRA) Limoges Handball(SUI) GC Amicitia Zürich vs (SUI) HC Kriens-Luzern(DEN) Mors-Thy Handbold vs (GER) VfL Gummersbach(ISL) Valur vs (CRO) RK Bjelin Spacva Vinkovci(SWE) IFK Kristianstad vs (ESP) Fraikin BM Granollers(DEN) Bjerringbro-Silkeborg vs (HUN) FTC Green-Collect(POR) Maritimo da Madeira Andebol SAD vs (SWE) Ystads IF HF EHF European League Men 2024/25 special qualification Watch the draw in full by clicking the video below or on the Home of Handball YouTube channel The EHF European League Men returns to action this Saturday and Sunday (26/27 August) The 2023/24 campaign starts with exciting clashes in leg 1 of the only qualification round as 10 clubs from eight countries will try to seal their group phase berth Europe’s second-tier men’s club competition has undergone its first significant change Newly created group matches will be played with 32 teams divided into eight groups of four – and only five of those spots are still up for grabs The five qualification ties include some big-name teams two-time EHF Champions League winners HC Vardar 1961 The return leg is scheduled for next weekend (2/3 September) Ystads IF HF (SWE) vs TSV Hannover-Burgdorf (GER)Saturday 26 August, 16:00 CEST, live on EHFTV RK Trimo Trebnje (SLO) vs ABC de Braga (POR)Saturday 26 August, 18:00 CEST, live on EHFTV Aguas Santas Milaneza (POR) vs Pfadi Winterthur (SUI)Saturday 26 August, 19:00 CEST, live on EHFTV HC Vardar 1961 (MKD) vs Rhein-Neckar Löwen (GER)Saturday 26 August, 19:00 CEST, live on EHFTV CSM Constanta (ROU) vs Fraikin BM. Granollers (ESP)Sunday 27 August, 17:00 CEST, live on EHFTV photos © Sörli Binder/AS Sportfoto; Martin Deuring; Axel Heimken/kolektiff Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Daniela Rogulj The Croatian men’s senior handball team coach Hrvoje Horvat has announced the final list of players for the European Championships in Hungary and Slovakia which will be played from January 13 to 30 This list includes players for the final preparations which start on New Year’s Eve and last until January 11 the coach will decide which 16 players he will use for the first round of the competition There are five more handball players on the reserve list who can be called later if needed All of them continue to train in their clubs and have confirmed to the coach their readiness to jump in at any time in case of injury or illness during the final preparations or the European Championships Croatia will play two matches within the Croatia Cup in addition to training in Osijek before the Euros Croatia will play against Bosnia and Herzegovina on January 6 at 16:45 and against Russia on January 8 Both countries are participating in the European Championships in Hungary and Slovakia The final list for the 2022 European Championships: SPORTS DIRECTOR OF MEN’S TEAMIVICA MARAŠ SPOKESPERSON AND TEAM MANAGERZDRAVKO MIRILOVIĆ Source: HRS To read more about sport in Croatia, follow TCN’s dedicated page.  and website in this browser for the next time I comment Go to the Subscriptions Centre to manage your: Listen Live Listen to the Latest Episode Prisoners at the Vittel concentration camp peering through the fence after the town was captured by the Third Army and their liberation secured The 1 million Jewish children who were killed during the Holocaust '+description+' [MP3 file: runs '+duration+' minutes] CBC Radio-Canada