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Africa Cup champs Algeria return to hero's welcome
Africa Cup of Nations champions Algeria arrived home Saturday to a hero's welcome from a huge crowd of supporters and a "water salute" for their plane at Algiers airport.
Ighalo retires from international football
Nigeria striker Odion Ighalo announced on Saturday his retirement from international football after winning the Golden Boot at the Africa Cup of Nations.
Belmadi hails 'extraordinary' title
Algeria coach Djamel Belmadi lauded his players and claimed they deserved their Africa Cup of Nations success after a narrow final win.
Preview: Senegal v Algeria
Senegal and Algeria will contest the AFCON final, but pre-match focus is on the long friendship of coaches Djamel Belmadi and Aliou Cisse.
Ighalo boosts Golden Boot hopes
Odion Ighalo boosted his chances of winning the Golden Boot at the Africa Cup of Nations on Wednesday after he netted Nigeria's winner to ensure his side third place in the tournament with a 1-0 victo
Spain end jinx to win first European title
Spain won their first European men's handball title on Sunday, ending a record of four losing finals with a 29-23 victory over Sweden.
Handball: France win sixth world title
France won the handball world championships for a sixth time on Sunday with a 33-26 come from behind win over Norway, who made the hosts sweat by leading for most of the first half.
Record crowd sees France battle into last-eight
Defending champions France battled past Iceland 31-25 to reach the world handball championships quarter-finals in Lille on Saturday in front of 28,010 people, a record crowd for the tournament.
Germany make it five from five
European champions Germany celebrated a fifth win in five games as a 28-21 victory over Croatia allowed them to finish top of Group C at the world handball championships on Friday.
Spain down Slovenia to ensure top spot
Spain downed rivals Slovenia 36-26 to ensure top spot in Group B at the world handball championships on Thursday as Iceland grabbed the last spot in the last 16.
Olympic champs Denmark struggle past Bahrain
Olympic champions Denmark struggled past Bahrain 30-26 on Wednesday to maintain their undefeated record at the world handball championships and assure top spot in Group D.
Germany and Qatar surge into Worlds last 16
Germany and Qatar battled into the knock-out round of the World Handball Championships after respective pool-phase wins over Saudi Arabia (38-24) and Argentina (21-17) on Tuesday.
Big guns Denmark, France into last 16 at worlds
Olympic gold medallists Denmark and reigning world champions France booked their tickets to the last 16 of the World Handball Championships on Monday.
France down Norway to edge closer to second round
Defending champions France made it three wins in three when a 31-28 triumph over Norway edged them closer to second round of the world handball championships on Sunday.
Big guns Denmark and Spain romp at worlds
Spain, Denmark and Croatia all won their second pool matches at the World Handball Championships on Saturday while Poland, bronze medallists last time out, suffered a damaging 28-24 defeat to Brazil.
Handball World Championship - Facts and figures
500,000 : The total ticketing capacity of the 2017 World Championship in France.
France 2017: The list of Denmark national team
Icelandic head coach of Denmark, Gudmundur Gudmundsson, unveiled on Monday the list of 28 players to prepare the 2017 Men’s Handball World Championship in France.
2017 World Men's Handball | Matches schedule
2017 IHF World Men's Handball Championship will be the 25th event hosted by the International Handball Federation, and will be held in France from 11 to 29 January 2017
Thomas takes control in Hawaii
A fine third round saw Justin Thomas take control at the SBS Tournament of Champions.
Qatar team are ready for world championship
The last World Championship runner-up’s staff has unveiled the names of the players called for the training camp in Barcelona.
Lynn, Stanlake named for ODIs
Australia made three changes to their one-day international squad, including adding Chris Lynn and Billy Stanlake.
Tiger Woods optimistic for 2017
In a wide-ranging blog post, the former world number one confirmed his upcoming schedule and talked about his round with Donald Trump.
Germany win men's European handball title
Germany clinched the men's European handball title for a second time after dominating Spain 24-17 in the final on Sunday.
Worker replaces injured Broom
George Worker comes into the squad after Neil Broom was ruled out with a fractured finger, ahead of Friday's second T20 in Mount Maunganui.
Chad Bettis cancer-free
Chad Bettis, 27, announced on Wednesday that recent exams showed there were no signs of cancer in his body.
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Belmadi hails 'unbelievable' Algeria win
Algeria head coach Djamel Belmadi hailed their AFCON triumph as an 'unbelievable' achievement for the country.
Senegal must learn from final defeat - Cisse
Algeria fans celebrate AFCON title
