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Some of the headlines from today's EHF Executive Committee meeting are that handball's international club tournaments come in brand new versions, and national team players get longer summer break. Handball's biggest club tournaments look significantly different from 2020. EHF's Executive Committee has approved new structures. At the same time, the international matches that are usually played in June will move forward. Instead, the matches will be played at the end of April and early May. That way, the best players get a longer summer break, which will help them to recover properly between the seasons. Champions League will be changed. The changes will come into force from the 2020/2021 season and apply to both men and women. There will be 16 teams. This number is no change for the women's handball, but for the men the field is cut sharply. In the current structure, 28 teams participate in men's Champions League. On the other hand, it is new to both that the structure of the group phase has been changed. Now it will consist of 2 groups with 8 teams in each. The two best teams in each group go straight to the quarterfinals, while the two lowest placed teams are out after the group phase. The remaining clubs are paired across the two groups in a play-off round where they play in the quarterfinals. Four teams advance from the play-off phase and meet the four best teams from group phase. The winners here are ready for Final 4. The EHF Cup will change its name. The changes will come into force from the 2020/2021 season and apply to both women and men. The tournament will be called the European Handball League. The changes for the men's edition will come into effect from the 2020/2021 season. 24 teams in 4 groups with 6 teams in each. The two lowest placed teams are out after the group phase, while the other four teams meet in the 1/8 finals. The changes for the women's editon will take effect from the 2020/2021 season. 16 teams in 4 groups with 4 teams in each. The two lowest placed teams will be out after the group phase, while the two best teams go through to the quarterfinals.

While the Women's 2018 European Championship is about to end with the final tomorrow, the draw for the European Play-off to Women's 2019 World Championship was conducted today in France. The draw:

[hide] Knockout Round December 10th - December 16th, 2018 12 Nations, Quarterfinal Play-Offs, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Bronze Medal Match, Gold Medal Match Bronze Medal Match Date & Time (GMT +5:30) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 December 16th 2018, h. 16:30 England 3 Australia Gold Medal Match Date & Time (GMT +5:30) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 December 16th 2018, h. 19:00 Belgium 1 Netherlands [/hide]

He has received three dogs as gifts. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pets_of_Vladimir_Putin

[hide] Knockout Round December 14th - December 16th, 2018 4 Nations, Semifinals, Bronze Medal Match and Gold Medal Match Bronze Medal Match Date & Time (GMT +1) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 December 16th 2018, h. 14:00 Romania 3 Netherlands Gold Medal Match Date & Time (GMT +1) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 December 16th 2018, h. 17:30 Russia 2 France [/hide]

Belgium vs Netherlands in the final. Battle of the Benelux.

First top 10 for Florent Claude. (Belgium says, "thank you", France. )

Yes. I find statistics quite interesting. Pornhub presents their statistics in a very entertaning way.

At least you can say cities. Denmark only have one ctiy, Copehagen (1.295.686), who is bigger than his "town". The population of Denmark's second biggest city, Aarhus (269.022), is not even half of Joinville's.

In the year of 2002.

But what makes dart different from other sports is that the players make it interesting , not the game, in my opinion.

This sport, or game, has some quite "unique" characters.

4th place for Simone Biles distant Lithuanian relative, Simonas Bilis.

[hide] Knockout Round December 10th - December 16th, 2018 12 Nations, Quarterfinal Play-Offs, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Bronze Medal Match, Gold Medal Match Semifinals Date & Time (GMT +5:30) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 December 15th 2018, h. 16:00 England 1 Belgium December 15th 2018, h. 18:30 Australia 1 Netherlands [/hide]

Hammerschmidt is still recovering from an ankle injury. She was operated back in October. She is now back in the gym, but there is still a bit to go before she is back in the World Cup. She could miss the whole WC season. From Biathlonworld

[hide] Knockout Round December 14th - December 16th, 2018 4 Nations, Semifinals, Bronze Medal Match and Gold Medal Match Semifinals Date & Time (GMT +1) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 December 14th 2018, h. 17:30 Russia 5 Romania December 14th 2018, h. 21:00 France 3 Netherlands [/hide]

Now they have corrected it. (At least they read what you write to them on Facebook)

I'm pretty impressed that Wang Yichun, who only turned 13 this year, qualified to the Women's 50m Butterfly final. http://omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000112010C0204EB02FFFFFFFFFFFF01

The cancelled competitions in Titisee-Neustadt have been rescheduled to Oberstdorf and Willingen. The changed program for Oberstdorf: Individual Ski Flying, Friday, 1st February, 16.00 (CET) (Replaces the Qualification) (Replacement for the cancelled individual event in Titisee-Neustadt) Individual Ski Flying, Saturday, 2nd February, 16.00 (CET) Individual Ski Flying, Sunday, 3rd February, 16.00 (CET) The changed program for Willingen: Team Competition, Friday, 15th February, 16:00 (CET) (Replaces the Qualification) (Replacement for the cancelled team event in Titisee-Neustadt) Individual, Saturday, 16th February, 16:00 (CET) Individual, Sunday, 17th February, 15:15 (CET) This information is according to FIS' Calender. https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/event-details.html?sectorcode=JP&eventid=43175&seasoncode=2019 https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/event-details.html?sectorcode=JP&eventid=43177&seasoncode=2019 Their twitter says something different?

Kyrgyzstan..

Brazil and Kyrgyzstan are neck to neck after the first shooting. Exciting duel.

Ajax was so close to win their group in Champions League for the first time since 1995.

The start lists for tomorrow's Single Mixed Relay and Mixed Relay from the IBU Cup in Ridnaun/Val Ridanna have been published. The German team is giving IBU Cup debut to one of their biathletes in the single mixed relay. Some of you hardcore and die-hard biathlon fans will probably recognise her.

Men's cancelled slalom event in Val d'isére will be rescheduled to Saalbach-Hinterglemm. The program for Saalbach-Hinterglemm: Men's Giant Slalom, Wednesday, 19th December, First run at 10:00 (CET) and Second run at 13:00 (CET). Men's Slalom, Thursday, 20th December, First run at 10:00 (CET) and Second run at 13:00 (CET).

Petter Northug Jr. announced his retirement from Cross-Country Skiing today.