Posted on 14 June 2011. Tags: championships, european, handball, Iceland, sport, world
Both of Iceland’s national adult handball teams insured their places in large tournaments this long weekend. The Icelandic men’s handball team qualified for the European championship and the women’s team for the world championship. Read the full story
Posted in General, Iceland, International, MBL, Sports
Posted on 02 February 2010. Tags: handball, Iceland, Johanna Sigurdardottir
The Icelandic men’s handball team landed yesterday at Reykjavik Domestic Airport and were welcomed by the Prime Minister and others. Read the full story
Posted in Iceland, MBL, Sports
Posted on 31 January 2010. Tags: handball, Iceland, Poland, sport
The Icelandic men’s handball team today beat Poland to take the third place ranking at the EHF European Handball Championships in Austria. Read the full story
Posted in Iceland, International, MBL, Sports
Posted on 30 January 2010. Tags: EHF European Handball Championships, france, handball, Iceland
The Icelandic men’s national handball team lost the semi-final match in the EHF European Handball Championships in Austria. Read the full story
Posted in Iceland, International, MBL, Sports
Posted on 30 January 2010. Tags: Denmark, handball, Spain
Denmark have beaten Spain in their final game at the EHF European Handball Championships in Austria to take overall fifth in the competition. Read the full story
Posted in Denmark, International, MBL, Sports
Posted on 28 January 2010. Tags: EHF European Handball Championships, handball, Icelandic Handball Team
The Icelandic handball team go through to the semi-finals of the EHF European Handball Championships after battling it out with the Norwegian team in Austria this afternoon. Read the full story
Posted in Iceland, MBL, Norway, Sports
Posted on 27 January 2010. Tags: Denmark, handball, Iceland, Norway
Denmark, Iceland and Norway are all currently competing in the main round of the EHF European Handball Championships in Austria after making it through the initial knockout round unscathed. All three teams are competing in the same group. Read the full story
Posted in Denmark, Iceland, MBL, Norway, Sports
Posted on 23 January 2010. Tags: euro championship, European Championship, handball, handball euro, handball team
The Icelandic national handball team beat the Danish team this evening, thus coming top of Group B in the European Championship in Austria; the next team to meet the Icelandic will be Croatia or Russia. Read the full story
Posted in Denmark, Iceland, MBL, Sports
Posted on 14 January 2010. Tags: handball, Iceland, portugal, sport
The Icelandic national men’s handball team will be happy with the result of the only friendly match before the European Championships start. Read the full story
Posted in Iceland, International, MBL, Sports
Posted on 05 January 2009. Tags: ciudad real, handball, Iceland, olafur stefansson, Olympics, silver, Sports
Olafur Stefansson, for years one of Iceland’s best handball players, was named Icelandic Sports Personality of the Year 2008, largely for his role in Iceland’s Olympic silver medal in the sport. He was awarded the full score of 480 points: “I am really happy with this. I am really happy with the year 2008,” he said. Read the full story
Posted in Iceland, International, MBL, Sports