Overview
- THW Kiel beat Montpellier 29:28 in Saturday's European League semifinal to reach Sunday's final in Hamburg.
- SG Flensburg‑Handewitt and MT Melsungen meet in the remaining semifinal with captain Johannes Golla facing the club he joins this summer.
- The Final Four carries more than a trophy because the winner can claim a third German Champions League spot and the Champions League offers far larger revenues than the European League prize pool.
- HTC Uhlenhorst Mülheim are in Bonn for the Feldhockey Final Four and their roster lists goalkeeper David Harte as returning for the tournament before he retires; Mülheim meet Rot‑Weiss Köln in the semifinal.
- Organizers and broadcasters have locked broadcast plans and fixtures for related events this weekend and beyond, with the Champions League final set between PSG and Arsenal and the Franz‑Beckenbauer‑Supercup fixed as Bayern v Dortmund on 22 August, while Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann has named players to get minutes in the upcoming friendly including Felix Nmecha, Lennart Karl and Deniz Undav replacing Kai Havertz.