Follow this author to personalize your feed and get instant alerts. WHY FOLLOW? Update your preferences in Account Settings Iceland's centreback Aron Palmarsson jumps to shoot during the men's ...

Hungary are through to the semi-finals of the men's handball tournament after an epic double extra-time victory over Beijing silver medallists Iceland in the Basketball Arena. The Nordic team was on ...

Their silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics is a distant memory. Iceland have always been one of the top teams in the world, but over the past decade or so they have lost their edge. Although they ...

The Egyptian national handball team suffered a narrow defeat to Iceland in the main round of the 2025 World Men's Handball Championship on Wednesday, falling 27-24 in a hard-fought game. The ...

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“Eees-laand! Eees-laand! Eees-laand!” a smattering of fans chanted as the Icelandic handball team put the finishing touches on its 31-25 win over Argentina in the opening game of the Olympic ...

LONDON (Reuters) – Gudmundur Gudmundsson has been coaching handball for 23 years and rated his Iceland Olympic side’s first-period scoring blitz against Tunisia on Tuesday as one of the best halves he ...