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THE 2 EVENTS1 mens tournament1 womens tournamentTHE FORMATEach tournament features 12 teams, split into 2 groups in the opening round. The top 4 in each group advance to the knock-out stage: quarter-finals, semi-finals and final. Classification matches and a bronze medal game determine the final tournament rankings.MILESTONES130-200 ADAccording to the drawings of a Roman doctor, Greeks and Romans play a game similar to handball.1904Danish fencer and shooter Holger Nielsen develops an early set of rules for handbold.1919German sports teacher Karl Schelenz draws up the first set of rules for modern handball, played 11-a-side on a large pitch.193611-a-side handball makes its Olympic debut, and Germany win on home soil.1938The first world championships are held for 7-a-side and 11-a-side teams. Germany win both titles.1957A first European club competition, the European Champions Cup, is created.1960s7-a-side becomes the predominant form of the game, as 11-a-side is gradually phased out.1972The Olympics return to Germany, in Munich, and 7-a-side handball is included in the programme.1976Womens handball is introduced at the Montreal Games.2004The Danish womens team win an unprecedented third Olympic title.STARSAndrey Lavrov (USSR/CIS/Russia)Widely regarded as one of the best goalkeepers of all time. He won 3 Olympic gold medals, with the USSR (1988), the CIS (1992) and Russia (2000). He also won 2 world championships in 1993 and 1997, and the European championships in 1996.Jackson Richardson (France)With his flowing dreadlocks, the Reunion Islander came to symbolise French flair in the 1990s. World champion in 1995 and 2001, 2nd in 1993 and 3rd in 1997, 2003 and 2005, he also won Olympic bronze in 1992. Voted world player of the year in 1995, the centre half also won all of the European trophies.Magnus Wislander (Sweden)A centre half who became a pivot, Wislander won two world titles (1990, 1999) and four European crowns (1994, 1998, 2000, 2002). Olympic gold eluded him, though, as Sweden took the silver medal on 3 occasions (1992, 1996, 2000). He scored over 1,000 goals during a magnificent career, and was later voted the best player of the 20th century. Cheap Swingman Nets Jerseys . Tests earlier this week revealed a Grade 2 left hamstring strain for Sabathia, who was hurt in last Fridays start against San Francisco. Its an injury that will require about eight weeks to heal. He finished a disappointing campaign just 14-13 with a career-worst 4. Wholesale Nets Jerseys . -- If Henry Burris has his way, he will be the starting quarterback to lead the Hamilton Tiger-Cats back to the Grey Cup next year. http://www.cheapnetsjerseys.com/ . Ancelotti says Ronaldo has recovered from a hamstring injury but "but he doesnt feel comfortable yet so we wont risk him." Madrid is third in the Spanish league, six points behind leader Barcelona, going into Saturdays game against Valladolid. Cheap Brooklyn Nets Jerseys . It was hard for Luck to pull off another comeback, or even get into the end zone, while standing on the sideline. Rivers threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to rookie Keenan Allen and Nick Novak kicked four field goals to give the Chargers a 19-9 victory against the Colts on Monday night. Cheap Nets Jerseys .ca! Hi Kerry, Its another day and here we are looking at another dubious hit to the head. In this case Blue Jackets forward Brandon Dubinsky elbowed Saku Koivu in the head about a second after he dished off the puck to a teammate, knocking him unconscious. LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- The Chicago Bears have promoted quarterback Matt Barkley to the active roster and placed linebacker Lamarr Houston on injured reserve.Barkley, the former USC star, figures to back up Brian Hoyer at Dallas on Sunday night after starter Jay Cutler sprained his right thumb in Mondays loss to Philadelphia.Although the Bears havent said Cutler is out, Hoyer has been practicing with the first team.ddddddddddddHouston tore the ACL in his left knee against the Eagles.The Bears also signed fullback Paul Lasike to the practice squad on Thursday after releasing him this week.---AP NFL websites: http://pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '