Denmark won the gold medal in the 2016 Summer Olympics men's handball tournament Sunday, beating favourites France, 28-26. Led by star scorer Mikkel Hansen, Denmark controlled the tempo of the match ...

France’s Alexandra Lacrabere, top, jumps over teammate Laurisa Landre and South Korea’s Yoo Hyun-ji, left, during the women’s preliminary handball match between South Korea and France at the 2016 ...

The 2016 Rio Olympics women’s handball competition has all of the drama that you could ever ask for from the Games. Coming into Day 5 at the games, there was nothing but drama in Group A with ...

If you plan to follow the Olympics in some capacity this summer, be sure that handball is included in your agenda. The sport, which can be argued as a hybrid of basketball and soccer, is an ...

There is a handball scene in Australia. It's small, it doesn't receive much funding, but after every Olympics it enjoys a spike in new player enquiries and this time around organisers are ready to ...

There are some sports Australians will not be competing in at Rio but handball is one that we should definitely still be watching. Before your mind flashes back to the chalk-drawn squares of your ...

Venue: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Dates: 5-21 August Time in Rio: BST -4 Coverage: Watch on BBC One, BBC Four, Red Button and up to 24 HD video streams on mobile, desktop and connected TVs, plus follow on ...

Nicola Rizzoli’s penalty decision in the Euro 2016 semi-final between Germany and France shows the need for a rule tweak to clarify that handball is about body-shape and control as well as intent The ...

Welcome to a special Olympic edition of FTW Explains, where we break down the Olympic sports you are curious about, but don't really understand. We won't judge. Today we have handball. Do not despair ...

Russia reached the women's handball championship game at the 2016 Summer Olympics as the only team to navigate the entire event without a loss. Only France stood in its way of a perfect tournament and ...

A look at the results of the 2016 Rio Olympics women’s handball from Tuesday, August 16. Women’s handball at the 2016 Rio Olympics saw the preliminary round come to an end on Sunday. Quarterfinals ...

Coverage: Watch on BBC One, BBC Four, Red Button and up to 24 HD video streams on mobile, desktop and connected TVs, plus follow on Radio 5 live and via live text commentary. Handball is a ...