Iceland's centreback Aron Palmarsson jumps to shoot during the men's preliminaries Group A handball match Iceland vs Argentina for the London 2012 Olympics Games on July 29, 2012 at the Copper Box ...

Beijing -- It was obvious that this was not just another victory when the captain of Iceland's team handball squad, with a big lead and only 30 seconds left in a semifinal game, put his hands to ...

“And the handball team played a big role in that.” Iceland beat Tunisia 32-22 in its second game, and it has a shot at another medal. As the President is leaving the arena, I ask him if he has ...

Iceland edged France in men's handball Saturday to secure the top spot in Group A.Both teams have already done enough in pool play to earn berths in the quarterfinals, but Iceland improved to 4-0 ...

It was obvious that this was not just another victory when the captain of Iceland’s team handball squad, with a big lead and 30 seconds left in a semifinal, put his hands to his face and cried.

Iceland — which has never won a summer Olympic gold medal — has a great handball team. But they yet again missed a chance at gold in heartbreaking fashion. Iceland looks to have the game ...

BEIJING — Snorri Steinn Gudjonsson scored a late second half penalty to give Iceland a 32-32 tie with Denmark Saturday and secure his team a place in the Olympic handball quarterfinals.

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. What will it mean to Iceland if their men’s handball team can win the country’s first ever Olympic gold ...

One Iceland fan went to primary school with a player's father. Another supporter's son used to regularly wait on the team at a bar. And yet another fan is related by marriage to the squad's chef.