LILLE, France, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Defending champions France squeezed past Sweden with a nail-biting 31-28 overtime victory on Thursday to reach the final of the women's Olympic handball tournament, ...

PARIS, July 27 (Reuters) - Denmark prevailed over defending Olympic champions France in a group stage clash between the two nations that dominate international men's handball on Saturday to leave a ...

First off, how is handball not more popular in the U.S.? With the kind of point guards we employ in basketball, the kind of athletes at running back and infielders, is there any reason this wouldn't ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 20: Anna Vyakhireva of Russia passes the ball during the Women’s Handball Gold medal match between France and Russia at Future Arena on Day 15 of the Rio 2016 Olympic ...

The front pages of French newspapers were plastered with photos of men in blue shirts and shorts clasping a trophy while French TV repeatedly broadcast clips of the most dazzling plays as France beat ...

He won the Champions League and is his country’s all-time leading goal scorer, but this isn’t a story about a famous footballer rather a man who has almost single-handedly transformed the fortunes of ...