https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Norway in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Norway has pulled out of co-hosting the women's European handball championship just two weeks before the start in December due to restrictions linked to the coronavirus pandemic, its federation said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.no/20201116/norway-backs-out-of-co-hosting-euro-handball-champs-with-denmark-over-covid Mon, 16 Nov 2020 17:36:22 +0100 norway-backs-out-of-co-hosting-euro-handball-champs-with-denmark-over-covid Norway handball star Nora Mørk has agreed to return to the national team after a scandal in which intimate photos of her were circulated by the men's squad. https://www.thelocal.no/20180301/norway-handball-star-returns-after-intimate-photo-row Thu, 01 Mar 2018 09:53:45 +0100 norway-handball-star-returns-after-intimate-photo-row France took the women's handball world title from Norway with a 23-21 victory over the previous champions in Sunday's final in Hamburg. https://www.thelocal.no/20171218/handball-french-women-dethrone-norway-to-take-world-title Mon, 18 Dec 2017 14:47:57 +0100 handball-french-women-dethrone-norway-to-take-world-title Norway’s first ever appearance in the handball world championships ended in defeat on Sunday as France came from behind to win 33-26 and claimed their sixth world title. https://www.thelocal.no/20170130/norway-comes-up-short-in-historic-handball-championship-match Mon, 30 Jan 2017 10:03:55 +0100 norway-comes-up-short-in-historic-handball-championship-match Norway booked their first semi-final spot at the world handball championships with a 31-28 win over Hungary on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.no/20170125/norway-makes-handball-history-with-first-ever-semi-final-appearance Wed, 25 Jan 2017 09:27:50 +0100 norway-makes-handball-history-with-first-ever-semi-final-appearance Defending champions France made it three wins in three when a 31-28 triumph over Norway edged them closer to the quarter-finals of the world handball championships on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.no/20170116/powerhouse-france-too-much-for-norway-in-handball-championship Mon, 16 Jan 2017 10:15:35 +0100 powerhouse-france-too-much-for-norway-in-handball-championship Olympic and European champions Norway defeated France 32-24 on Sunday to win their second world women's handball title. https://www.thelocal.no/20111219/olympic-champs-norway-win-handball-world-title Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:12:03 +0100 olympic-champs-norway-win-handball-world-title