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Guide: Time for Sweden's European Handball Championship opener against the Netherlands
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Guide: Time for Sweden's European Handball Championship opener against the Netherlands

Malmö, Kristianstad, Oslo and Herning are the venues for the European Handball Championship. Sweden opens the tournament against the Netherlands on Saturday evening
Mikael Appelgren says he is at the top of the world again
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Mikael Appelgren says he is at the top of the world again

It's been 15 years since his debut. Yet Mikael Appelgren feels like a newcomer to the national handball team
Guide to the 17th Men's European Handball Championship
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Guide to the 17th Men's European Handball Championship

Sweden starts at the European Handball Championship in Malmö on Saturday - but in Oslo and Herning the tournament already starts on Thursday evening. Here is the guide to the 17th men's European Championship tournament
Palicka to hospital after shot to the face
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Palicka to hospital after shot to the face

A shot straight to the face - and then Andreas Palicka's European Championship comeback was over after just five minutes. The team captain had to leave the field and was later taken to the hospital to have his left eye examined
Sweden beat Brazil after a hot second half
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Sweden beat Brazil after a hot second half

Sweden won the first of two home games ahead of the European Handball Championship, beating Brazil. A strong second-half performance in blue and yellow produced a 34–27 victory
Apelgren's difficult goalkeeper headache ahead of the European Championship
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Apelgren's difficult goalkeeper headache ahead of the European Championship

Andreas Palicka, Fabian Norsten or Mikael "Äpplet" Appelgren? The goalkeeper question is giving the national captain a headache ahead of the European Handball Championship. "It's a bit tricky
The European Championship debutant: "I want to do more"
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The European Championship debutant: "I want to do more"

He is the youngest in the squad and a championship debutant. Nikola Roganovic is therefore expecting a smaller role in the European Championship team – but is aiming for something else
Apelgren: "Got to work a little beforehand"
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Apelgren: "Got to work a little beforehand"

The new national team captain Michael Apelgren delivered no evasions when he presented his first handball squad. He spoke plainly about why he rejects certain veterans
The Legends' Tributes: "Bigger than Trul's Final"
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The Legends' Tributes: "Bigger than Trul's Final"

Jan-Ove Waldner and Mikael Appelgren praise the Swedish table tennis players after the heroic turnaround in the team semifinal against Japan in Paris. The biggest thing that has happened here in the Olympic Games for Sweden's part
Carlsbogård: "The team always comes first"
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Carlsbogård: "The team always comes first"

Fresh Champions League winner with Barcelona and praised by national team teammates. Yet he is somewhat of a hidden gem, the left-winger Jonathan Carlsbogård
Swedish Olympic team grows – eleven new names
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Swedish Olympic team grows – eleven new names

With a month to go until the Olympic opening ceremony, the Swedish team is growing and now stands at 110 active members. A skateboarder, a hammer thrower, three golfers and a group of swimmers are among the team's newcomers
Goalkeeper profile gets new Olympic chance – as one of 17
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Goalkeeper profile gets new Olympic chance – as one of 17

The goalkeeper Mikael Appelgren makes a comeback in the national team and is selected in the squad for the Olympics in Paris. Fantastic fun, says "The Apple", who hasn't quite grasped the happy news
Men's Handball Olympic Squad Selected - Three to be Cut
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Men's Handball Olympic Squad Selected - Three to be Cut

Ekberg's cryptic Olympic message: "We'll see"
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Ekberg's cryptic Olympic message: "We'll see"

Niclas Ekberg sets a point for a long and successful professional career in Kiel. And leaves at the same time a cryptic answer regarding possibly Olympic Games play with Sweden in the summer
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