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Roberts was praised again: "Of course, you get proud"

The tribute to the greatest Swedish female handball player of all time – Jamina Roberts – got a new chapter after the interrupted national team match against Romania on Thursday. After Saturday's win, 26–25, she received new tributes.

Roberts was praised again: "Of course, you get proud"

Can set national team record – veteran dropped

Soon Jamina Roberts will be able to call herself Sweden's most capped national team player in handball. The 34-year-old has been selected for the double national team match against Romania.

Can set national team record – veteran dropped

Axnér recruits Koppang from bankrupt club

Nina Koppang was one of the Swedish women affected by Norwegian Vipers' bankruptcy. Now she is clear for Danish Esbjerg, where national team captain Tomas Axnér is the coach.

Axnér recruits Koppang from bankrupt club

Sweden meets Kosovo in the World Championship qualifiers

The Swedish women's handball team received a favorable draw in the World Championship qualifiers. In April, they will face Kosovo in a double match.

Sweden meets Kosovo in the World Championship qualifiers

Sweden won the placement match – finished fifth

It became no successful handball European Championship for the Swedish women. But the championship at least ended in a major key.

Sweden won the placement match – finished fifth

The Stars' Demand: "Must be Adjusted by the Association"

The European Championship was a failure – but the veterans will continue for another year to try to take the long-awaited championship medal. Then, perhaps new approaches are needed for the players to cope.

The Stars' Demand: "Must be Adjusted by the Association"

Close to a Swedish EM fiasco: "Damn sour"

Sweden lost the crucial match against Romania (23-25) in the European Championship in handball and is in practice out of the semifinals – even though there is a theoretical possibility. Damn frustrating.

Close to a Swedish EM fiasco: "Damn sour"

Short time between European Championship matches benefits Sweden

Only 22 hours between the European Championship matches – it's supposed to be a winning concept for the Swedish handball ladies. I think it's an advantage for us and a disadvantage for Romania, says national team captain Tomas Axnér.

Short time between European Championship matches benefits Sweden

Swedish victory in the crucial match against Poland

Sweden managed to escape the physically strong Polish grip in the European Championship's first match in the intermediate round. The victory was finally written with 33–25.

Swedish victory in the crucial match against Poland

Goal Festival as the Handball Women Crushed Turkey

A long-awaited championship medal is the goal. With a crushing 47-19 in the group final against Turkey, the women's handball team shook off the flat match against Hungary on Saturday.

Goal Festival as the Handball Women Crushed Turkey

The Star about the tough time: The national team saved me

The national team gatherings gave positive feelings for two weeks. Then Nina Dano was back in the darkness.

The Star about the tough time: The national team saved me

Defeat in Key Match - Tough Road Ahead

Sweden lost the crucial match against the host nation Hungary in the European Championship in handball. After the final score of 25–32, a tough road to the semifinals via the main round awaits.

Defeat in Key Match - Tough Road Ahead

Swedish Rout – Now Awaits Must-Win Match

Sweden's handball ladies have got a real taste of success at the European Championship. In the premiere, it was a victory with 28-18 against North Macedonia.

Swedish Rout – Now Awaits Must-Win Match

Back problems too severe – star misses European Championship

Back pains are too strong – and the time until the European Championship premiere is all too short. Therefore, national team star Daniela de Jong will miss the final round.

Back problems too severe – star misses European Championship

Swedish victory in European Championship rehearsal – star back

She skipped the last training match. On Sunday, Jamina Roberts was back when her Sweden, with difficulty, defeated Poland 28-27 in the European Championship rehearsal.

Swedish victory in European Championship rehearsal – star back

Swedish triumph - star rested

She is a key player in the European Championship. But against Poland, Jamina Roberts got no playing time.

Swedish triumph - star rested

Lerby included in the European Championship squad – "Had a good season"

Some percentage quality improvement and there are good opportunities for a European Championship medal. This is what the handball women's national team captain Tomas Axnér is convinced of.

Lerby included in the European Championship squad – "Had a good season"

Nora Mørk pregnant – to miss the rest of the season

Norwegian handball star Nora Mørk is expecting her first child, with an estimated birth in May next year. The 33-year-old Mørk will therefore miss the rest of the season.

Nora Mørk pregnant – to miss the rest of the season

Misses the European Championship – must undergo surgery

She injured her knee during training with the national team last week. Now it is clear that Mathilda Lundström will most likely miss the handball European Championship since she needs to undergo meniscus surgery.

Misses the European Championship – must undergo surgery

Sweden Rolled Over Spain Again

On Thursday, the national team captain of the women's handball team, Tomas Axnér, will select the European Championship squad. This week's two national matches against Spain were no good benchmark since the Swedes crushed the opposition.

Sweden Rolled Over Spain Again

Sweden crushed Spain - victory with 16 goals

Sweden's women's handball team has begun their European Championship preparations. Blågult dominated Spain completely in Eskilstuna – it ended in a 40–24 victory.

Sweden crushed Spain - victory with 16 goals

"It was tough to follow the girls from home"

Sofia Hvenfelt is back in the national handball team after the knee injury that made her Olympic Games debut end after just 25 minutes. It was incredibly tough, of course.

"It was tough to follow the girls from home"

After the chaotic week: Nice to avoid worrying about moving

During the Olympic Games, handball star Carin Strömberg found out that her club Nantes had gone bankrupt. After five weeks in the new club Vipers, the same message came.

After the chaotic week: Nice to avoid worrying about moving

Back in the national team after the Olympic Games disappointment

Here is the handball national team's happy message: Sofia Hvenfelt is back after her knee injury, and joins the squad ahead of next week's double match against Spain. "It has gone faster than the prognosis and what we had to relate to when the squad was selected, but since we only selected two centre-backs, we can now add Sofia", says national team coach Tomas Axnér in a press release.

Back in the national team after the Olympic Games disappointment