[b]Scheduled Matches (Beijing Local Time)[/b]
0900-1030 Match 1: Kazakhstan vs. France
1045-1215 Match 2: Brazil vs. Hungary
1400-1530 Match 3: Angola vs. Norway
1545-1715 Match 4: Germany vs. South Korea **MSNBC, Monday 0700-0830 [East Coast, USA Time]
1900-2030 Match 5: Romania vs. China
2045-2215 Match 6: Sweden vs. Russia
[b]Time zone addition/subtraction from Beijing[/b]
Sydney (Add 2 hours)
Berlin (Subtract 6 hours)
New York (Subtract 12 Hours) (First match starts at 2100 hrs, the day prior)
Los Angeles (Subtract 15 Hours) (First match starts at 1800 hrs, the day prior)
[b]Video Links[/b]: http://www.nbcolympics.com/handball/video/index.html
Suggested match(es) to watch: Hungary – Brazil
[b]Notes: [/b]
– Minor glitches still with the web streaming. My video quality wasn’t as good today, but that could be due to a number of technical reasons. In terms of what will be streamed and when the trend is that the game will be streamed live if it’s not going to be on MSNBC the next day. That hasn’t always been the case, though, and NBC’s webpage doesn’t clearly state whether a game will be streamed live or not until shortly before it starts. In terms of “on demand’ options, NBC has now made all 6 games from day 1 available for viewing in their entirety. Again the MSNBC games were the last ones added.
– A small note on the commentary box provided in the web stream. Currently, it’s running about 30 seconds ahead of the video stream, so unless you want to feel like an all-knowing prescient genius about who’s going to score next, you’re better off not clicking on it.
– A few news articles of interest:
Another article on MSNBC’s Andrew Catalon: http://alloveralbany.com/archive/2008/08/08/andrew-catalon
A feature on former US National Team player Tim Lawrence in Iraq: http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/sports/display.htm?StoryID=78638
A Seattle Time reporter discovers handball: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/olympics/2008103276_olyjudd10.html
[b]- Betting lines:[/b] According to betting comparison site, bestbetting.com, these are the point spreads for Sunday’s matches: France (-11.5), Hungary (-4.5), Norway (-9.5), Romania (-6.5), Russia (-6.5) and Germany-South Korea is basically a “pick em”
Click on “Read the rest” for match results, current standings and news concerning the matches for this day.
[b]RESULTS[/b]
[b]Group A[/b]
France 21 – Kazakhstan 18 (10:8)
Norway 31 – Angola 17 (14-6)
Romania 34 – China 20 (17:11)
[b]Group B[/b]
Brazil 28 – Hungary 28 (12:17)
South Korea 30 – Germany 20 (12-9)
Russia 28 – Sweden 24 (14-12)
[b]Detailed Results:[/b] http://www.ihf.info/front_content.php?idart=1452
[b]Standings:[/b] http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/HB/C76/HBW400000.shtml#HBW400A02
[b]Group A[/b]
1 Romania 4 2 2 0 0 65 39 26
2 Norway 4 2 2 0 0 61 40 21
3 France 4 2 2 0 0 53 39 14
4 Kazakhstan 0 2 0 0 2 37 52 -15
5 China 0 2 0 0 2 43 64 -21
6 Angola 0 2 0 0 2 38 63 -25
[b]Group B[/b]
1 Korea 3 2 1 1 0 59 49 10
2 Hungary 3 2 1 1 0 58 52 6
3 Russian Fed. 3 2 1 1 0 57 53 4
4 Germany 2 2 1 0 1 44 52 -8
5 Brazil 1 2 0 1 1 50 52 -2
6 Sweden 0 2 0 0 2 48 58 -10
[b]Quarterfinal Matches (based on current standings):[/b]
Romania vs. Germany
Hungary vs. France
South Korea vs. Kazakhstan
Norway vs. Russia