After a succession of games with more than 30 goals, France was held to 13 goals in the first half and 27 total in Thursday's semifinal, finally pulling away with stifling defense of its own in the ...

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, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. France's Luka Karabatic (C) holds up the trophy at the award ceremony of the 2024 EHF European Men's final Handball match between ...

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 ...

As the world holds its breath in anticipation of the 2017 World Handball Championship set to kick off shortly in France, memories go back to Qatar 2015, a championship that truly dazzled the world.

Handball combines elements of other popular Olympic sports. Players pass to teammates, avoid defenders and take shots on goal just as they do in soccer and hockey. Stream Connecticut News for free, 24 ...