Iran will reportedly allow women to watch a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying match in October, ending a ban which has been in place since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.  

 Women in Iran also struggle to attend volleyball games, with a blanket ban on attendance issued

Bulgaria and Nigeria confirmed their spots in the last-16 of the International Volleyball Federation

Russia has banned its women's volleyball head coach Sergio Busato for two matches after he made a slant-eyed

He could, however, still face further action from the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB), who

incident which took place following Russia's 3-2 victory in Kaliningrad on August 4.The win in the Women's Volleyball

Intercontinental Olympic Qualification Tournament secured Russia a place at Tokyo 2020.The Korea Volleyball

Association (KVA) made a formal complaint to the FIVB about the racist gesture.The Volleyball Federation

 Argentina's men's team has also been criticised for the slant-eyed gesture at the FIVB Men's Volleyball

Qatar's athletes have begun "intensive" preparations as the Gulf country aims for a good showing at their home World Beach Games in October.

success on home soil.They will compete in eight sports between October 12 and 16 – 3x3 basketball, beach volleyball

The second edition of the Mediterranean Beach Games officially began in Patras with the Opening Ceremony held in the Greek city.

rowing beach sprint and water skiing events will take place.The beach versions of handball, football, volleyball

Serbia have continued their title defence of the Women's European Volleyball Championship with a win

#EuroVolleyW #Volleyball #Hellas #WeAreEuroVolley pic.twitter.com/lw7cgYKptk— EuroVolley (@CEVEuroVolley

Japan successfully defended their title at the Asian Women's Volleyball Championship as they beat Thailand

20,25-22)to claim Bronze medal #AVCWomensChampionship #avcvolley pic.twitter.com/8MZmBUjG6P— Asian Volleyball

Latvians Aleksandrs Samoilovs and Jānis Šmēdiņš claimed their second International Volleyball Federation

love us and I love them and even if we lose, I know everyone will be happy that we bring this beach volleyball

The Argentine Olympic Committee (COA) held an event to celebrate the performances of their athletes at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games.

enjoyed success in several team events at the Games, with the men's basketball, handball, softball and volleyball

shaky encounter against Belarus to secure their passage to the knock-out stage of the International Volleyball

Turkey recorded their second consecutive victory as they beat Finland in five sets at the European Volleyball

Aleksandrs Samoilovs and Jānis Šmēdiņš of Latvia remained on course for victory at the International Volleyball

Japan will face Thailand in the final of the Asian Women's Volleyball Championships after they both earned

-23.Thailand vs China #AsianSeniorWomensChampionship #avcvolley pic.twitter.com/fn4L36ythP— Asian Volleyball

Medals for the Mediterranean Beach Games have been unveiled prior to the Games beginning tomorrow at Patras in Greece.

rowing beach sprint and water skiing events will take place.The beach versions of handball, football, volleyball

Czech Republic delivered a major shock at the International Volleyball Federation Boys' Under-19 World