By Emily GoddardJune 11 - Federation International du Sport Universitaire (FISU) Executive Committee members and officials are due to visit Kazan, as the regional capital of Russia's Tatarstan Republic hosts the International Conference on University Sports Movement Sport. Education. Culture ahead of the 2013 World University Games.

University Games and there will be a tour of the sports venues and attendance of the Russian Universities Beach

Volleyball Championship, the Shenzhen 2011 beach volleyball qualification tournament.There will be a

(as with the cheerleaders) that it is no more absurd a sporting concept than synchronized swimming, beach

volleyball and dressage.

By David GoldMay 31 - Dilan Perera, President of the Sri Lanka Volleyball Federation, has been announced

as the chairman of the central segment of the Asian Volleyball Confederation.

number of functions, including organisation of zonal competitions for youth teams and the region's beach

volleyball championships, as well as a number of other regional tournaments.

By David GoldMay 27 - Visa Europe will be the title sponsor of the FIVB Beach Volleyball International

marketing Colin Grannell said: "As a long-term sponsor of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, sponsoring the beach

volleyball test event as part of the 'London Prepares' series gives us an opportunity to be at the heart

place at London 2012), which includes Shauna Mullin and Zara Dampney, Britain's number one women's beach

volleyball pair.Tickets are currently available to the general public via LOCOG.Contact the writer of

By Tom DegunMay 26 - Tickets for some of the first London 2012 test events this summer have today gone on sale to the public on a first come, first served basis from Ticketmaster.

Olympic Park.The first four ticketed events are mountain bike at Hadleigh Farm in Essex on July 31, 2011, beach

volleyball at Horse Guards Parade on August 9-14, 2011, basketball at the Basketball Arena on the Olympic

women's mountain bikers to the new, purpose-built course at Hadleigh Farm in Essex while the Visa FIVB Beach

Volleyball International will be an intercontinental women's exhibition event featuring 24 teams.A total

By Duncan Mackay in Kuala LumpurMay 10 - There is set to be a new push to get Twenty20 cricket into the Commonwealth Games, it has been revealed.

The Sports Review Committee have also recommended that beach volleyball be upgraded to a category two

on their programmes.Rugby league also made a push for inclusion, and while the sport will not join beach

volleyball as a category two sport at this stage, it has won support from the CGF's Executive Board

By Duncan Mackay in Kuala LumpurMay 6 - Rugby league today launched its drive for recognition by the Commonwealth Games when it made a presentation here today.

can choose to include on their programme if they want.Being included on that list is the target of beach

volleyball, who also made a presentation to the CGF Sports Committee here.Already recognised by the

CGF, Richard Callicott, the President of the British Volleyball Federation and head of the Commonwealth

Volleyball Federation, is hopeful that if the sport is included on the list of optional events then

We decided to put forward beach volleyball rather than indoor volleyball because it puts less strain

By Tom Degun in London May 6 – London 2012 have today announced that over 150,000 tickets will go on sale for the test event programme, which is being branded as the "London Prepares" series, with prices set to vary from event to event but range between £5 to £35.

summer that will be ticketed.They will be the mountain bike event at Hadleigh Farm in Essex on July 31, beach

volleyball at Horse Guards Parade on August 9-14, basketball at the Basketball Arena on August 16-21

new platform for the equestrian events at Greenwich Park and the delivery of 3,000 tonnes of sand for beach

volleyball at Horse Guards Parade.The beach volleyball event will also see ticket and media accreditation

Larissa Franca took gold at the Sanya Open in China, to clinch back to back titles in the 2011 FIVB Beach

Volleyball Swatch World Tour.

By David GoldApril 13 - Italy are aiming to bring home 31 medals from London 2012 as they look to build on their success from the Beijing Olympics in 2008 and secure a top ten finish in the medal table, officials have revealed.

athletes in countries which excel in particular sports.Alberto Rabiti, secretary general of the Italian Volleyball

Association, said: "Our beach volleyball boys will be staying for four months in the United States while

the women's volleyball team will train in Rio de Janeiro for two months."

and setting up volleyball colleges for students.Claudio Barbaro, a member of the Italian Parliament's

But Valerio Vermiglio, captain of the Italian men's volleyball team, defended the high level of funding

By Mike RowbottomApril 12 - Wrestling has become the latest British sport to be accorded Host Nation Qualification places at London 2012.

The BOA has now confirmed that wrestling, fencing, synchronised swimming, beach volleyball, basketball

, table tennis, judo, handball, indoor volleyball, water polo and weightlifting will be able to take

By Mike RowbottomApril 11 - Eight British fencers will have the opportunity to compete at London 2012 following the latest announcement on Host Nation Qualifications places by the British Olympic Association (BOA).

Director of Sport Sir Clive Woodward.The BOA has now confirmed that fencing, synchronised swimming, beach

volleyball, basketball, table tennis, judo, handball, indoor volleyball, water polo and weightlifting

By Duncan Mackay at SportAccord in London April 8 - Brazil is to use the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre as its training base for the London 2012 Games, it has been announced.

Rio 2016.A full range of Olympic athletes and technical staff will be hosted at the Centre, including volleyball

, beach volleyball, handball, basketball, taekwondo, boxing, athletics, swimming and diving.Brazil sent

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By Mike RowbottomMarch 23 - Synchronised swimming has become the latest domestic sport to be awarded places at London 2012 through Host National Qualification places.

The BOA has now confirmed that synchronised swimming, basketball, table tennis, judo, handball, beach

and indoor volleyball, water polo and weightlifting will be able to take up Host Nation Places at the