The European Handball Federation ordered Norway's handball team to pay 1,500 euros — or about $1,770 — after the women wore athletic shorts during a match on Sunday.

Norway’s women’s beach handball team was fined by the European Handball Federation on Monday, after players wore shorts, instead of the required bikini bottoms, during a game over the weekend.

(Yes, there are European handball authorities. It’s possible that “rule maker” is the single largest employment sector in Europe.) So the women from Norway elected to make their own change.

European countries have ruled this sport. China and South Korea are the only non-European countries to have ever won a handball Olympic medal.

The Herat European Handball team tried to get inside the Hamid Karzai International Airport amid the frantic US evacuation but were turned away by authorities each time. Jake Simkin KABUL ...

Handball heavyweights France, Denmark and Norway are among the top medal contenders at Tokyo 2020, but emerging rivals from elsewhere will seek to dent Europe's dominance.

Team handball is a traditional and hard-nosed Olympic sport that blends the team disciplines of basketball, lacrosse, soccer, water polo and dodgeball. It is widely popular in Europe but remains a ...

European Handball Championships . David Bergman for SI. MKB MVM Veszprem (Hungary) fans get ready for the EHF Champions League semifinal outside of Lanxess Arena on May 31.

PREVIEW: The full guide to all the teams and groups in the men's competition at the EHF Beach EURO 2025 in Alanya, Türkiye ...

Watch European Women's Handball Championship live streams, as Denmark, Montenegro and France strive for any way to stop Norway. Below we have all the info on how to watch European Women's Handball ...

Stay up-to-date with our coverage when 18 women's and 18 men's under-17 national teams play for the European beach handball titles in Alanya, Türkiye ...