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Can any 1 give me the defination of handball ?

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  1. Handball (disambiguation)

    Handball is the name of several different sports:

    Team handball, or Olympic/European Handball is a game somewhat similar to association football, but the ball is played with the hand, not the foot.

    American handball, predecessor to Raquetball played in a walled court with a smaller rubber ball and gloved or bare hands; similar to British Fives, Pelota and Gaelic handball.

    Chinese handball

    Four square is known as Handball in Australia/New Zealand, where it is played on two or more squares (eight is about the practical limit).

    Gaelic handball - similar to the American game. Played in Ireland.

    Pelota - a Basque sport, similar to American handball

    Other sporting uses:

    the phrase hand ball can refer both to a type of handball, as well as the (illegal) use of hands while playing football (soccer).

    A Handball is a legal method of disposing of the ball and an alternative pass to a kick (or drop punt) in Australian Rules Football.

    This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an internal link referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article


  2. It can be played in a three- or four-walled court or against a single wall by two or four players (in singles or doubles games, respectively). The object is to make the ball rebound off the wall so that it cannot be returned by the opponent. The game runs to 21 points. Handball games were played in ancient Rome and later (aspelota) in Spain and France. Modern handball developed in Ireland, where it is still popular. It was played widely among late-19th-century Irish immigrants in New York City, whence it eventually spread around North America.

  3. Handballs a sport orginate over 20 years ago. And it became a common sport played mexico. With people around the neighborhood. Handball is another  type of tennis except you play with your hand.

  4. Handball (also known as team handball, field handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport where two teams of seven players each (six players and a goalkeeper) pass and bounce a ball trying to throw it in the goal of the opposing team.

    The game is similar to football (soccer), regardless of the basic method of handling the ball which is inverse from football. It has been played internationally since the first half of the 20th century

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