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 ...

France and Norway are searching for gold in the women's handball final after winning against Sweden and Denmark on Thursday. Norway and Denmark had already seen each other face-to-face in the ...

France became the first team in handball history to win five world championships when they beat surprise finalists Qatar 25-22 on Sunday. The win means France's are now world, European and Olympic ...

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 ...

For the first time since 1984, both sets of handball gold medals are taking the same trip back home. France finished on the top step of the podium in both the men's and women's handball tournaments in ...

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 ...

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 ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - France claimed their first Olympic women's handball title, beating the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) team 30-25 in the final at the Tokyo Games on Sunday. France secured gold ...