MEN'S EHF CUP COUNTDOWN #16: SL Benfica (POR). Portugal's national team have guaranteed their highest ever placing at an EHF EURO, and SL Benfica begin the EHF Cup group phase with hopes of European glory in 2020

GROUP D REVIEW: Handball Club Lada took their first points in the Women´s EHF Cup group matches, as they could fly home from Norway with a five-goal win against Storhamar Handball Elite

GROUP C REVIEW: They struggled for 40 minutes, but Odense proved to be too powerful for Bistrita in the end, as they took their third win in a row, 25:19.

GROUP B REVIEW: Kobenhavn Handball did not allow Magura Cisnadie to gain any hope as they built a commanding lead and stayed continuously out of the Romanian club’s sight

GROUP D REVIEW: Playing in Bietigheim, a penalty save by Herning-Ikast goalkeeper Jessica Ryde gave Herning-Ikast the chance to win the game with 20 seconds left but they did not take it

GROUP C REVIEW: The Hungarian side, who were left frustrated in the dying minutes of the first two rounds, enjoyed a commanding win against hapless Lublin, 29:24

GROUP B REVIEW: Drama until the end after HC Podravka Vegeta seal an unlikely draw on the road at Siófok to stay level at the top

GROUP A REVIEW: After two straight defeats Kastamonu Belediyesi GSK finally made their fans happy, beating DHK Banik Most, while Thüringer HC made another step towards the quarter-final, comfortably winning away at Debrecen

ROUND PREVIEW: In each group the two best-ranked sides go head to head as the Women’s EHF Cup group phase enters its third weekend, with ehfTV.com livestreaming six matches

GROUP B REVIEW: The defending champions from Hungary made it two wins out of two matches in group B with a comfortable eight-goal victory in Romania

GROUP A REVIEW: In a hard-fought match, the German side defeated Kastamonu Belediyesi by three goals

GROUP D REVIEW: With only 12 players on their roster, Herning-Ikast still came away from Lada with a clear win, while Storhamar used a last-second goal to down Bietigheim