The 48 international sides invited to compete at the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games have been unveiled today as The Bahamas braces itself to host the event’s largest-ever programme of team sports.

volleyball and beach soccer.A total of 24 teams are set to be fielded in beach volleyball, a sport which

Some of the Commonwealth’s finest beachside settings will be the sporting stage for beach volleyball

Beach volleyball is due to feature on the Commonwealth Youth Games programme for the first time ever

 "We’re especially pleased to be making history by presenting the first-ever beach volleyball and

volleyball and beach soccer are innovative and inspiring sports that will add a thrilling dimension

New York-based bank Citi has confirmed it will not be renewing its sponsorship of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) next year. 

one of Team USA’s most active sponsors in the Rio 2016 cycle, signing high-profile athletes such as beach

volleyball player Kerri Walsh Jennings and sprinter Allyson Felix to head its campaign and buying advertising

Gold Coast 2018 has today unveiled an "inspirational" television commercial, providing the first look at a multi-platform media campaign that it hopes will sell the Commonwealth Games to Australia and the world.

GC2018 will see beach volleyball and women’s rugby sevens making their Commonwealth Games debuts, helping

The Papua New Guinea Olympic Committee (PNGOC) has helped 11 people attend the GAPS programme in 2018 Commonwealth Games host city Gold Coast.

Games ©Getty ImagesThe Papua New Guinea delegation featured representatives from boxing, athletics and beach

programme will help us on our journey to qualify for the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in 2018," the beach

volleyball player said.

Bahamas 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games Organising Committee chairman Wellington Miller has given reassurances that the Caribbean nation will be able to stage next year’s event after admitting construction at some venues was delayed following the devastation caused by Hurricane Matthew.

to compete for 94 medals.Athletics, swimming, rugby sevens, road cycling, judo, boxing, tennis and beach

soccer have all been confirmed on the programme, while beach volleyball will be included for the first

The International Volleyball Federation's (FIVB) Board of Administration have met for the first time

World Championships and the group one matches of the World League and World Grand Prix, Graça said volleyball

Board also introduced some significant changes to the FIVB’s working structures and practices.Chinese volleyball

nbsp;They include the legendary Karch Kiraly, the only player to have won Olympic gold medals in both volleyball

and beach volleyball and China’s volleyball icon Lang Ping who made history at Rio 2016 for winning

country to three Olympic gold medals and Italian Giovanni Guidetti, who has taken the Dutch women’s volleyball

The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) says it has been confirmed by the European Olympic Committees (EOC) that the sport will feature at the 2019 European Games in Minsk.

Getty ImagesRyzhenkov also told BelTA the team sport programme is likely to include 3x3 basketball and beach

volleyball, and suggested women's hockey could make the line-up as well.He said preference will be given

Tennis Australia has stepped up its anti-corruption measures ahead of the first Grand Slam of 2017 after explosive allegations were made during this year's tournament of widespread match-fixing in the sport.

in tennis, with three coming in football.The other three were made up of one each from table tennis, beach

volleyball and volleyball, according to the ESSA.The release of the ESSA report came after it was revealed

Tokyo 2020 and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) appear to have closed the door on the possibility of a second Olympic baseball and softball venue in the capital city's metropolitan area during the Games.

yet-to-be-confirmed new disciplines such as BMX freestyle and basketball 3x3.Surfing's venue is Tsurigasaki Beach

in Chiba prefecture.All venues have now been decided except for Olympic indoor volleyball and Paralympic

Preference will be given to sports which offer qualification for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo when it comes to deciding the programme for the 2019 European Games in Minsk, it has been revealed. 

Olympic disciplines.Ryzhenkov also said the team sport programme is likely to include 3x3 basketball and beach

volleyball, and suggested women's hockey could make the line-up as well.

Spanish police have arrested 34 people with alleged links to a tennis match-fixing ring in both Spain and Portugal.

in tennis, with three coming in football.The other three were made up of one each from table tennis, beach

volleyball and volleyball, according to the ESSA.The release of the ESSA report came after it was revealed

A sepaktakraw coaching course has been held by the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia (NOCC) at their headquarters in Phnom Penh.

event and detailed his experience of coaching in both South Korea and India.The sport is similar to volleyball

at recent Asian Games and the Southeast Asian Games.The sport was also contested at the 2016 Asian Beach

A number of Olympians and Paralympians will be aboard the City of Los Angeles’ flower-filled float to celebrate the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic bid at the 128th Rose Parade on January 2 next year.

legends, including gymnasts Nadia Comaneci and Bart Conner, Paralympic long jumper Lex Gillette and beach

volleyball star April Ross.They will be joined on the float by several young, local athletes who will

Haley Anderson, Summer and Winter Paralympic medallist Candace Cable, hurdler Dawn Harper-Nelson, beach

volleyball players Holly McPeak and Sinjin Smith, badminton's Howard Shu and swimmer Rudy Garcia Tolson.The

Commonwealth Games England (CGE) have announced plans to create the best performance environment for their team at Gold Coast 2018 here today, while 25 athlete ambassadors were also revealed.

forthcoming months.Athletics’ Niamh Emerson, badminton player Lauren Smith, boxing’s Frazer Clarke, beach

volleyball pairing Chris Gregory and Jake Sheaf, and under-23 cyclo-cross world champion Evie Richards

More than half of the Gold Coast 2018 tickets will be priced below AUD$40 (£24/$30/€27) after organisers revealed their pricing for the Commonwealth Games.

).Track cycling tickets will cost from AUD$50 (£30/$38/€34) for adults, while both rugby sevens and beach

volleyball are both priced at AUD$30 (£18/$23/€20).Children’s tickets are available for those under