today for Italy as she scored 32 points in their victory over the United States at the International Volleyball

pairings had mixed fortunes as the women’s competition reached the knock-out stage at the International Volleyball

Federation (FIVB) Beach Volleyball World Championships in Vienna.

China secured victory over defending champions Brazil in front of a home crowd at the International Volleyball

Santos Lisboa suffered a surprise defeat to finish in third place in their pool at the International Volleyball

Federation (FIVB) Beach Volleyball World Championships in Vienna.

Six teams are in contention for glory at the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) World Grand Prix

New Zealander Graeme Steel has been appointed as the new chief executive of the Institute of National Anti-Doping Organisations (iNADO), it was announced today.

disqualified at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul ©Getty ImagesThe 61-year-old Steel is a former international volleyball

Lauren Fendrick and April Ross became the first pairing to win their pool at the International Volleyball

Federation (FIVB) Beach Volleyball World Championships in Vienna.

Scotland's Gold Coast 2018 Chef de Mission John Doig said the country is targeting their best ever overseas display at next year's Commonwealth Games.

Gold Coast programme ©Getty Images"This time basketball is back and the only additional sport is beach volleyball

An Olympic Park, featuring facilities for more than 20 sports, has been officially opened by the Paraguayan Olympic Committee (COP) in Asunción.

spectators, and a beach sports complex also form part of the park.The beach complex has two small courts for volleyball

duo Aleksandrs Samoilovs and Janis Smedins recorded their second victory of the International Volleyball

Federation (FIVB) Beach Volleyball World Championships as they beat Markus Bockermann and Lars Fluggen

Germany's Nele Alder-Baerens, Lenka Matouskova of the Czech Republic and the Russian 4x100 metres quartet all set Deaflympics records on their way to gold medals in Samsun today.

bronze to his marathon gold in 15:08.43.Away from track and field, Ukraine won both gold medals in beach volleyball

Schmidt won their opening pool play match today as they look to defend their title at the International Volleyball

Federation Beach Volleyball World Championships in Austria’s capital Vienna.

Plesiutschnig and Cornelia Rimser today to make a winning start to their campaign at the International Volleyball

Federation (FIVB) Beach Volleyball World Championships in Austria’s capital Vienna.

Russia swept the podium in the women's 800 metres as they continued their dominance at the 23rd Summer Deaflympics in Turkish city Samsun.

respectively.Elsewhere on a busy day of action, Japan produced a commanding display to clinch the women's volleyball

athletes in the Black Sea city.They are competing in 20 sports - athletics, badminton, basketball, beach volleyball

handball, judo, karate, mountain bike, orienteering, shooting, swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, volleyball

Russia's Viktor Dinges and Ukraine's Iana Melnyk claimed the respective men's and women's long-distance orienteering gold medals as action continued today at the 23rd Summer Deaflympics in Turkish city Samsun.

athletes in the Black Sea city.They are competing in 20 sports - athletics, badminton, basketball, beach volleyball

handball, judo, karate, mountain bike, orienteering, shooting, swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, volleyball