Handball

How Scandinavian favourite handball is helping shape futures in Haryana's hinterland

Handball, which became an Olympic sport back in 1972 at the ill-fated Munich Games, came to India the same year and at present has a registered player pool of more than 80,000, according to the national federation.

Asian Handball Day: Interesting facts about Indian handball

On the occasion of Asian Handball Day, here are some interesting facts about Indian handball:

Premier Handball League announces Garvit Gujarat as the first franchise team of the league

Garvit Gujarat is co-owned by former handball player Roopkumar Naidu.

Switching from handball to hockey changed my life, says India women's forward Udita

Udita, who has played 32 matches so far, was named in the 16-member Indian team that will participate at the Tokyo Games beginning 23 July.

Premier Handball League's inaugural edition postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19

The league was earlier scheduled to be held at the Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium in Jaipur from 24 December to 10 January. The new dates are yet to be announced.

Inaugural edition of Premier Handball League to begin from 24 December; Jaipur to host event

The PHL, being held under the aegis of Handball Federation of India, will have 33 matches in 18 days this season.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino says UEFA's proposed handball changes to be assessed

IFAB's technical and football advisory panels meet this month ahead of the 134th IFAB annual general meeting early next year

SAI to explore possibility of hiring differently-abled coaches to work with hearing, speech-impaired athletes

In a virtual meeting with the Sports Minister, the AISCFD on Thursday highlighted the need for differently-abled coaches for its athletes for clear communication.

Coronavirus Outbreak: Sports Ministry calls meeting with representatives of 11 NSFs to decide future course of action

It has been learnt from reliable sources in the National Sports Federations that Sports Secretary Radheyshyam Julaniya will address two representatives each from the 11 federations invited for a meeting

South Asian Games 2019: Sakshi Malik leads charge as wrestlers' dominant performance sees India pull further ahead in medal tally

It was a gold rush for India in the swimming pool with Kushagra Rawat picking the first top prize of the day in men's 400m freestyle event with a time of 3:49.76 while compatriot Anand Shylaja took the silver in 4:01.02 for an Indian 1-2 finish