Connect with us

Sports

Germany lose to Denmark in Euro final

Published

on

Denmark became European men’s handball champions for the first time in over a decade on Sunday night, beating Germany 34-27 in the final on home soil in Herning.

The Danes, co-hosts and reigning world champions, went into the final as favorites and lived up to expectations, only falling behind for a single minute in the first half.

Superstar Mathias Gidsel led the way for Denmark, the 26-year-old scoring seven times in the final to take his total tally for the tournament to 68  smashing the European Championship record of 65 set by Norway‘s Sander Sagosen in 2020.

Otherwise, Germany were always chasing the game  a task made even more difficult by red cards shown to Tom Kiesler and Jannik Kohlbacher.

Advertisement

“First and foremost, I’m proud of our performance today and throughout the tournament,” said German captain Johannes Golla. “Even today, we never gave up. If you just look at the result, it looks more one-sided than the game really was.”

Golla was keen to emphasize the improvement since Germany lost 26-39 to Denmark in the 2024 Olympic final. “In comparison to then, we can leave here with our heads held high,” he said. “But overall, we have to accept that it just wasn’t enough today.”

Germany players and staff pose with their silver medals after defeat to Denmark
Germany had to make do with silver medals, although two players were nominated for the all-star teamImage: Sina Schuldt/dpa/picture alliance

Two German players in all-star team

Golla himself was named in tournament’s all-star team along with Germany goalkeeper Andreas Wolff  even beating Denmark stopper Emil Nielsen to the nomination.

“Such awards are signs of huge appreciation for Andreas and Johannes, who always took the lead, even in difficult phases,” said Ingo Meckes, director of sport at the German Handball Federation (DHB). “But having two all-stars is also an achievement for the entire team, in which all 18 players played an important role. Without that, you couldn’t play a tournament like this.”

Germany  where handball is the most popular team sport after football – can now look ahead with confidence to the 2027 World Championship, which it will host in Cologne, Munich, Kiel, Hanover, Magdeburg and Stuttgart.

Advertisement

Using AI to improve tactics in handball

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video

Edited by: Dmytro Hubenko

Source link

Advertisement
Continue Reading
Click to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Sports

Megyn Kelly speculates why Savannah Guthrie appears with makeup and “puffy red eyes” in her renewed plea for Nancy Guthrie

Published

on

Conservative podcaster Megyn Kelly reacted to Savannah Guthrie’s latest plea for her missing mother, Nancy Guthrie. The Today host’s 84-year-old mother has been missing since February 1, and the law enforcement agencies have been investigating the case as a kidnapping. Meanwhile, Nancy Guthrie’s family posted several videos urging people to help find her.

On February 24, Savannah Guthrie announced a $1 million family reward in exchange for information leading to her mother’s recovery. On Friday, the media personality reshared a clip from her Tuesday plea video and reminded people that they could be anonymous while sharing tips.

Megyn Kelly, who has actively discussed the developments in the Nancy Guthrie case, discussed Savannah Guthrie’s latest video with former FBI agents Jim Fitzgerald and Maureen O’Connell. Kelly pointed out that Savannah Guthrie, in her first few videos, appeared without makeup and with puffy eyes. She suggested that the change might be a calculated move to deliver an impactful message.

“I think it’s somewhat of a sign of resilience that she managed to get any makeup on at all and her jacket on… I do think the puffy red eyes are an intentional choice because I’m sure they were authentic, and they could have been resolved had she really wanted to do that for a camera. But she probably made the choice to show people the pain she’s in,” Kelly stated.

youtube-cover

The podcaster said that there was no downside in telegraphing her true emotions to the public and the suspected kidnapper. Megyn Kelly asked Jim Fitzgerald whether, in his opinion, the Today host’s appearance and the video’s style were premeditated and produced after consultation with the FBI.

The former FBI agent said that in his profiling career, he had advised people how to appear before cameras while putting on a message. Fitzgerald said that while he had personally never gotten into the makeup category, he opined that someone might have advised it.

“So yeah, this is well coordinated… I’m certainly assuming there are profilers, behavioralists on the scene, certainly in touch with the family. They’re talking to them. They’re helping them put the words together. They don’t want to offend the person. They don’t want to challenge the person.”


Megyn Kelly suspects that if Savannah Guthrie drops any major detail in her plea for Nancy Guthrie

“There’s less hope in the family…” @willgeddes, @eoneill, and James Hamilton on new Savannah Guthrie video revealing Nancy was ‘taken from her bed’ and upping reward to $1 million.

Advertisement

In her latest video message, Savannah Guthrie said that 24 days had passed since Nancy Guthrie was “taken in the dark of night from her bed.” Megyn Kelly discussed the plea video in her Tuesday podcast and stressed the NBC host’s words. Kelly remarked that whether Savannah Guthrie intended to or not, she had made a “little news.”

Pointing to the “taken…from her bed” remark, Megyn Kelly suspected:

“No one has ever said that before. In fact, the sheriff said it early on and then took it back and said… But there it is, straight from Savannah Guthrie herself. That’s news.”

Many on the internet raised suspicions about Nancy Guthrie’s other daughter, Annie, and her husband, Tommaso, since they were the last people with whom she spent time before she went missing.

In her recent plea, Savannah Guthrie mentioned Annie when she said, “Hope against hope. As my sister says, ‘we are blowing on the embers of hope.’” Megyn Kelly frowned upon the mention of Annie in the message.

Advertisement

“Given all the focus on the sister and, more accurately, the sister’s husband. To me, that’s a way of endorsing the sister and reminding us they still believe in her and probably in Tommaso too. I don’t think you mentioned the sister unless you’re looking to rehabilitate them both,” Kelly said.


Meanwhile, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos has cleared Nancy Guthrie’s family members as suspects in the case.