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. Get top local stories in Southern ...

LILLE, France, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Germany, Spain, Denmark and Slovenia earned places in the men's Olympic handball semi-finals by winning hard-fought matches against hosts France, Egypt, Sweden and ...

VILLENEUVE-D'ASCQ, France — Germany held on to beat Spain 25-24 and reach the men's handball final at the Paris Olympics on Friday. They were tied at 12-12 at the end of the first half, and with one ...

VILLENEUVE-D'ASCQ, France — Mikkel Hansen's international career ended with another Olympic gold medal as Denmark routed Germany 39-26 on Sunday to win the men's handball title at the Paris Games. The ...

LILLE, France, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Germany edged Spain 25-24 in the Olympic men's handball semi-finals on Friday and will face Denmark for gold on Sunday after the Tokyo silver medallists just overcame ...

The men's and women's competitions begin with the preliminary phases, in which teams compete against opposing teams in their group for five games. The top four teams in the standings from each group ...