Holders France win sixth WC title

Defending champions France won the handball world championships for a sixth time on Sunday with a 33-26 come from behind win over Norway, who made the hosts sweat by leading for most of the first half.

Slovenia claimed third place on Saturday with a 3130 win over Croatia, overturning an 18-13 half-time deficit to make the podium for the first time at the world event.

At a packed and partisan Bercy Stadium in Paris, Norway’s 22-year-old goalkeeper Torbjorn Bergerud held the defending champions at bay until just before half-time.