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. There are 15 players on a roster, ...

Ahead of the Rio Olympics, handball is breaking out of its traditional European base and becoming a truly global sport. The men's game has never seen an Olympic or world champion from outside Europe, ...

The end of the men’s handball final between Germany and Denmark left many disappointed on the last day of the Paris Olympics on Sunday. Both sides appeared to stop playing in the final minute as ...

VILLENEUVE-D'ASCQ, France (AP) — 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 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 ...