The eagerly-awaited first round of the men’s Open Singles serves off today at the World Handball Championships in CityWest, with the meeting of Cork’s Tony Healy and rising New York star Tyree Bastidas arguably the tie of the round.

The GAA’s family funzone will be available to supporters visiting Croke Park once again this Sunday.

Fáilte Ireland is to provide €100,000 for the upcoming World Handball Championships, which is being held in Ireland this year for the first time in nine years.

GAA Handball Ireland have confirmed that the 2012 World Handball Championships will take place at the Citywest International Convention Arena in October next year.

IRELAND’S handball stars are “well capable” of winning Olympic medals should the sport’s ambitions of gaining access to the four-yearly extravaganza be realised, according to association president Walter O’Connor.

CROKE PARK will be unavailable for next year’s prestigious World Handball Championships because of its handball centre’s protracted planning permission process.

Cavan's Paul Brady pulled out a dramatic tie-breaker victory against Texan, Allan Garner in the Men's Open Final at the World Handball Championships in Portland.

Cavan's Paul Brady will take on Texan Allan Garner in the final of the Men's Open at the World Handball Championships in Portland, Oregon later today.

Cavan's Paul Brady is through to the semi-finals of the Men's Open at the World Handball Championships in Portland, Oregon.

WORLD and US Open singles and doubles champion Paul Brady and Tony Healy of Cork will lead the Irish handball team in the forthcoming Waterford Crystal World Handball Championships in Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, from August 4-13.

ONE of the country's oldest GAA clubs faces serious safety and long-term viability concerns if a planned dual carriageway cuts through its grounds and does not allow it room to expand and grow, a safety expert has warned.

ALL but one of the Irish competitors were victorious on the first day of the Men's and Women's Open events in the World Handball Championships.

THERE were a number of Irish winners in the One Wall events at the World Handball championships at the O’Loughlins GAA complex in Kilkenny yesterday.

A WINTER of discontent awaits the losers of Sunday’s Cork SHC final. However, no matter what the outcome, for Blackrock’s Alan Cummins the months ahead are sure to be filled with warm sunshine and happy memories.

HANDBALL got a rare shot at the limelight yesterday, as Eoin Kennedy, currently setting the standard in the GAA’s minority game, was named Vodafone Player of the Month.