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FIVB Beach World Tour moves to The Hague

  • Volleyball

The Hague is set to host the latest stage of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Beach World

The Dutch city is hosting the world’s top beach volleyball players for the seventh time.Matches at the

venues at the brand new Sportcampus Zuiderpark, a sports complex which is the base of the Dutch national beach

volleyball teams.

court is a purpose-built 2,000-seat stadium outside, on the grounds of the campus, while the other two beach

at Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004 and three in beach volleyball at Beijing 2008, London 2012 and Rio 2016


NICGC announce squad of 18 for 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games

  • Commonwealth Youth Games news

The Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games Council (NICGC) has announced their team which will compete at this year's Commonwealth Youth Games in Nassau in The Bahamas.

aged between 14 and 18 set to participate.The event will see 94 medals contested across athletics, beach

soccer, boxing, road cycling, judo, rugby sevens, swimming, tennis and beach volleyball.


Dalhausser and Lucena beat Russians to claim men's title at FIVB Beach World Tour event in Moscow

  • Volleyball

pair Viacheslav Krasilnikov and Nikita Liamin of Russia to clinch the men's title at the International Volleyball

Federation (FIVB) Beach World Tour event in Moscow.

Dalhausser and Lucena denied the Russians a fairytale win at the Vodny Stadium Beach Sports Centre with

title by winning the women's event with victory over America's Summer Ross and Brooke Sweat at the FIVB Beach


Russian duo through to final at home FIVB Beach World Tour event in Moscow

  • Volleyball

Liamin will meet the United States’ Phil Dalhausser and Nick Lucena in the final of the International Volleyball

Federation (FIVB) Beach World Tour event in Moscow after both pairings came through their two matches

Latvians Aleksandrs Samoilovs and Janis Smedins 21-14, 21-17 in the penultimate round at the Vodny Stadium Beach



Luxembourg claim four archery titles at Games of the Small States of Europe

  • EOC

Luxembourg won four of the eight archery gold medals available on the penultimate day of action at the Games of the Small States of Europe (GSSE) in San Marino.

4x100m freestyle relay team in 3:23.78.Silvia Bulgarelli, right, and Debora Pini, left, won women's beach

volleyball gold for hosts San Marino ©San Marino 2017 GSSE/FacebookLuxembourg won two of the three mountain

Molinaro and Ugo Nastasi recorded a 6-3, 6-4 win at Centro Tennis Montecchio.The host nation’s women’s beach

volleyball team of Silvia Bulgarelli and Debora Pini beat Malta’s Dorianne Caruana Bonnici and Gertrude

Zarb 2-0 today in Serravalle to seal top spot in the round-robin group and the gold medal.The men’s beach


Cyprus show quality on busy day of athletics at Games of the Small States of Europe

  • EOC

Cyprus experienced considerable success in athletics today as action continued at the Games of the Small States of Europe (GSSE) in San Marino.

s.Action in San Marino is due to continue tomorrow when medals will be awarded in archery, basketball, beach

volleyball, mountain bike cycling, judo, shooting clay, swimming and tennis.


Top-seeded Brazilians in good form at FIVB Beach World Tour event in Moscow

  • Volleyball

Larissa Franca of Brazil picked up two wins today as main-draw action got underway at the International Volleyball

Federation (FIVB) Beach World Tour event in Moscow.

The duo started their Pool A campaign at the Vodny Stadium Beach Sports Centre with a 21-14, 21-15 victory

Poland.If Mol and Sorum pick up two more wins tomorrow, they will become Norway’s first men’s or women’s beach

volleyball team to advance to an FIVB Beach World Tour "final four" since July 2011, when Tarjei Skarlund

stage on Sunday (June 4).The event in Russia’s capital is the sixth double-gender stop on the 2017 FIVB Beach


Experienced Brazilian duo reach main draw at FIVB Beach World Tour event in Moscow

  • Volleyball

Carolina Salgado were among the eight teams to come through women's qualification at the International Volleyball

Federation (FIVB) Beach World Tour event in Moscow today, after overcoming a first-set loss and two

yesterday, registered a 24-26, 21-16, 21-19 victory to secure a main-draw berth at the Vodny Stadium Beach

together, Antonelli and Salgado entered this week’s event with a combined 259 international starts and 13 Beach

stage on Sunday (June 4).The event in Russia’s capital is the sixth double-gender stop on the 2017 FIVB Beach


Quota matches commence FIVB Beach World Tour leg in Moscow

  • Volleyball

Action at the latest stage of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Beach World Tour started

Qualification is due to begin tomorrow in Russia’s capital, which is staging an FIVB Beach World Tour

have already qualified for the main draw in Moscow, where action will be held at the Vodny Stadium Beach

volleyball event for a 10th-straight season ©FIVBStoyanovskiy and Yarzutkin, the gold medallists at

matches take centre stage on Sunday (June 4).The event is the sixth double-gender stop on the 2017 FIVB Beach

overall this season.Also competing this week are Ekaterina Birlova and Evgeniya Ukolova, who netted FIVB Beach


Scotland name 41-strong squad for Commonwealth Youth Games

  • Commonwealth Youth Games news

Scotland has selected a 41-strong squad for this year's Commonwealth Youth Games in Nassau in The Bahamas.

runs from July 18 to 23, are set to compete in seven of the nine sports on the programme - athletics, beach

volleyball, boxing, cycling, judo, swimming and tennis.British cadet champion Louis Saez is among the

six judoka who have been selected, with judo, along with beach volleyball, due to make its debut at

the Commonwealth Youth Games.Emma Waldie and Jennifer Lee have been chosen as the beach volleyball representatives.A


Nick Butler: Volcanic ash clouds to lost prosthetic legs - cases of faltering transport in sport

  • Inside the Blogs

I was planning to write a column today assessing the candidates to become the President of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) at elections scheduled for Wednesday (May 31) in Düsseldorf.

In Rio de Janeiro last year, American beach volleyball player April Ross was forced to beg for help on

flight was re-arranged for the day of her opening match.Anyone with a private jet want to fly 3 stranded beach

volleyball athletes to Rio??


Australian Chef de Mission believes Bahamas 2017 will aid swimming development as squad is selected

  • Bahamas 2017

Australian Chef de Mission Matt Cowdrey believes the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games in The Bahamas will act as an important pathway for the country's swimmers as they start their careers.

aged between 14 and 18 set to participate.The event will see 94 medals contested across athletics, beach

soccer, boxing, road cycling, judo, rugby sevens, swimming, tennis and beach volleyball.


Brazilian pairs claim home titles at FIVB Beach World Tour event in Rio

  • Volleyball

Bednarczuk and Eduarda "Duda" Lisboa flourished on a finals day of home domination at the International Volleyball

Federation (FIVB) Beach World Tour event in Rio de Janeiro.

high for each event," said the 33-year old Bednarczuk, who took Olympic silver on nearby Copacabana Beach


Ticket request process for Gold Coast 2018 closes

  • Gold Coast 2018

The ticket request process for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games drew to a close at 11.59pm AEST today.

).Track cycling tickets will cost from AUD$50 (£29/$38/€35) for adults, while both rugby sevens and beach

volleyball prices begin at AUD$30 (£18/$23/€21).There is due to be 278 competition sessions in total