Handball: Ladies star Catriona Casey ready to take on men’s game

A leading American professional handball promoter has described 21-year-old Cork sensation Catriona Casey as “the best female handball player that has ever lived” ahead of her entry in the men’s qualifier for a professional tournament in the Olympic Club, San Francisco this weekend.

Ballydesmond’s Casey will attempt to make history by becoming the first woman ever to qualify for a male professional handball tournament when she lines out in the pre-event qualifier at the WPH Race4Eight tournament this Friday.