https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Denmark stunned two-time defending champions France 28-26 to win the Olympic Games men's handball gold medal on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160821/denmark-stun-france-for-mens-handball-gold Sun, 21 Aug 2016 22:46:46 +0200 denmark-stun-france-for-mens-handball-gold One of the two brothers at the heart of the handball scandal, Nikola Karabatic, has publicly denied the allegations for the first time on his Facebook page. https://www.thelocal.fr/20121003/karabtic-declares-innocence-on-facebook Wed, 03 Oct 2012 12:53:00 +0200 karabtic-declares-innocence-on-facebook France faced calls on Tuesday to crack down on sports betting, as the world's biggest handball star was charged with fraud in a high-profile match-fixing probe. https://www.thelocal.fr/20121003/handball-star-charged-with-fraud-in-match-fixing-scandal Wed, 03 Oct 2012 12:49:00 +0200 handball-star-charged-with-fraud-in-match-fixing-scandal A French prosecutor is expected to give details of suspected match-fixing and illegal betting in handball Monday, a day after police detained several players including one of the biggest stars of the game. https://www.thelocal.fr/20121001/olympian-amongst-arrests-in-handball-probe Mon, 01 Oct 2012 12:54:00 +0200 olympian-amongst-arrests-in-handball-probe The French professional handball scene was thrown into turmoil Wednesday after an investigation was ramped up into giants Montpellier over alleged match-fixing and illegal betting. https://www.thelocal.fr/20120926/french-handball-hit-by-corruption-allegations Wed, 26 Sep 2012 17:06:00 +0200 french-handball-hit-by-corruption-allegations Defending men's handball champions France were pushed all the way in a gripping Olympic final on Sunday but retained their crown, edging a tight contest to beat unfancied Sweden 22-21. https://www.thelocal.fr/20120813/france-beats-sweden-after-test-of-nerves Mon, 13 Aug 2012 12:26:35 +0200 france-beats-sweden-after-test-of-nerves