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How to pronounce handball in English?

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Type Words
Type of court game
Type Words
Type of ball

Examples of handball

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That was after his handball had led to City's opener from the resultant penalty.
From the express.co.uk
Then disaster struck as Webbs were awarded a controversial penalty for handball.
From the borehamwoodtimes.co.uk
As a younger man, Leo had announced he wanted to play handball in all 50 states.
From the denverpost.com
Not the block ruled a handball an instant later as extra time ticked to a close.
From the thenewstribune.com
The whistle had gone for handball by Pavel Pogrebnyak before Le Fondre fired in.
From the express.co.uk
Making the cut were 34 rowers, 11 handball players and seven volleyball players.
From the usatoday.com
As of mid-December, nothing but tickets for handball was available to Americans.
From the chron.com
First Gardner's drive is blocked by Walker, Birmingham appealing for a handball.
From the guardian.co.uk
At the 1996 and 2004 Summer Olympics, Croatia won gold medals in men's handball.
From the en.wikipedia.org
More examples
  • A small rubber ball used in playing the game of handball
  • A game played in a walled court or against a single wall by two or four players who strike a rubber ball with their hands
  • Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outfield players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team. The team with the most goals after two periods of 30 minutes wins.
  • Handball is a term in the sport of Australian rules football which describes a method of disposing of possession of the football by hand. It is the most frequently used alternative to kicking the ball. It is primarily used as a means of passing the ball to a teammate, which is known as a handpass.
  • Four square, also known as squareball, handball or boxball, is a ball game played among four individuals on a square court divided into quadrants. With such little required equipment, almost no setup, and short rounds of play that can be ended at any time, it is a popular playground game.
  • Association football, commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball. It is the world's most popular sport.
  • Process of destuffing containers at depot to create pallets of stock for transfer to stores
  • In the game of soccer a player may use any part of their body except their hands and arms, so when players break this rule the referee will call a handball, stop the game, and reward the opposing team a penalty kick from where the infraction occurred.
  • (forthcoming); re: 'pellet' see BUCK, BULLET, SHOT, CANISTER, CASE SHOT; compare SNOWSHOE, BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL, PLAY BALL, BATTER UP, PLAY THE GAME. [re: , pelota, fronton, jai alai, racquets, racquetball, squash racquets, squash tennis, real tennis]