Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the goal of the opposing team. A standard match consists of two periods of 30 minutes, and the team that scores more goals wins.
Céline, sometimes spelled Celine, is a French female first name version of Latin origin, coming from Caelīna, the feminine form of the Roman cognomen Caelīnus, meaning "heavenly". Its equivalent in Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese is Celina. Céline was frequently chosen as a first name in honour of two Gallo-Roman saints closely associated with the beginnings of the French nation:
The Sweden women's national handball team is the national team of Sweden. It is governed by the Swedish Handball Federation and takes part in international handball competitions.
Nikola Karabatić is a French former professional handball player. He is regarded as one of the greatest players in handball history.
Mikkel Hansen is a Danish former professional handball player.
Domagoj Duvnjak is a Croatian professional handball player for THW Kiel and the Croatia national team. Duvnjak is regarded as one of the best handball players of all time alongside fellow Croatian Ivano Balić.
Nora Mørk is a Norwegian handball player for Team Esbjerg and the Norwegian national team.
Stine Oftedal Dahmke is a former Norwegian professional handball player for the Norwegian national team, where she was the team captain for nine years and who last played for Győri ETO KC. She is one time Olympic champion, three times World champion and five times European champion with the Norwegian national team.
Katarina Bulatović is a retired Montenegrin handball player, that played the right back position.
Céline Dumerc is a French former professional basketball player. She was named the FIBA Europe Women's Player of the Year in 2012, and the French player of the year in 2017.
LFH Division 1 Féminine, known for sponsorship reasons as Ligue Butagaz Énergie, is the premier women's handball league in France. It is overseen by the Ligue Féminine de Handball (LFH), the governing body of French women's professional handball, under delegation from the French Handball Federation (FFHB). Founded in 1952, it is currently contested by twelve teams.
The European Women's U-19 European Handball Championship is the official competition for junior women's national handball teams of Europe. Organized by the European Handball Federation, it takes place every two years. The competition received its current name in 2004, until then it was known as the European Women's Junior Handball Championship.
Tertnes Håndball Elite is the women's handball team of the Norwegian multi-sports club Tertnes IL based in Bergen. The team plays in REMA 1000-ligaen, the top division in the country, since its promotion in 1992.
Sivertsen is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub is a Danish professional handball club from Nykøbing Falster. In the 2024–24 season, the club competes in the Danish Women's Handball League. They have a local rivalry with fellow Zealand team København Håndbold.
Kari Brattset Dale is a Norwegian professional handball player for Győri ETO KC and the Norwegian national team.
Katrin Klujber is a Hungarian handballer for Ferencvárosi TC and the Hungarian national team.
Celine Lundbye Kristiansen is a Danish handball player who plays for København Håndbold and the Danish national team.
Henny Ella Reistad is a Norwegian professional handball player for Team Esbjerg and the Norwegian national team.
The 2022 European Women's Handball Championship was held in Slovenia, North Macedonia and Montenegro from 4 to 20 November 2022. The tournament was advanced a month in order not to coincide with the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. This tournament was the last to feature 16 teams that had been the case since 2002.
