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Dutch hosts seal spot in Women's European Volleyball Championship final with victory over Turkey

  • Volleyball

Host nation The Netherlands booked their place in the final of the Women’s European Volleyball Championship

tomorrow against The Netherlands.”Related storiesOctober 2015: Mixed fortunes for Women's European Volleyball

stageSeptember 2015: Germany book quarter-final spot with victory over Hungary at Women's European Volleyball

ChampionshipSeptember 2015: Belgium face play-off at Women's European Volleyball Championship but Dutch



Los Angeles 2024 hail local heritage of pioneering youth-oriented sports

  • Paris 2024

Los Angeles 2024 have emphasised the Californian origins of some of the new events proposed this week for Olympic inclusion and their history of "pioneering modern sports geared towards a youth audience".

Speaking ahead of a visit by bid representatives to the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) World

Games, although the likes of skateboarding and surfing would certainly fancy their chances.US beach volleyball

Beach volleyball is part of Southern California’s history and healthy outdoor lifestyle, and the proposed

"Beach volleyball has its roots in Santa Monica, where the inaugural beach volleyball championships

were first staged, and beach volleyball was introduced as an Olympic discipline at the last US Summer


Home hopes ended in women's competition at FIVB World Tour Finals

  • Volleyball

Two Brazilian pairs will feature in tomorrow's women's semi-final matchups at the International Volleyball

with victory over top seedsJuly 2015: Exclusive: FIVB President Graça hopeful of taking Beach Volleyball

2015: FIVB President Graça reveals new LED net ready for competition and predicts explosion in volleyball


Australia cancel Bangladesh tour due to mounting security concerns

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Cricket Australia (CA) have opted to withdraw their team from the upcoming tour of Bangladesh due to increasing concerns over security in the region, it has been announced.

chief of Paktika province, the region where the attack took place, Zarawar Zahid, claimed it was a volleyball

incident, where “the enemy had placed explosives on a motorbike and detonated it on the edge of the volleyball



Two Brazilian teams among four unbeaten pairs at FIVB World Tour Finals

  • Volleyball

and two female duos remain undefeated after three days of group competition at the International Volleyball

campaign with victory over top seedsJuly 2015: Exclusive: FIVB President Graça hopeful of taking Beach Volleyball

LondonJuly 2015: FIVB President Graça reveals new LED net ready for competition and predicts explosion in volleyball

post-Rio 2016July 2015: Barbara and Agatha crowned women’s beach volleyball world champions after victory


United States double over Brazil at FIVB World Tour Finals

  • Volleyball

American pairs in both the men's and women's competitions on a day of home success at the International Volleyball

campaign with victory over top seedsJuly 2015: Exclusive: FIVB President Graça hopeful of taking Beach Volleyball

LondonJuly 2015: FIVB President Graça reveals new LED net ready for competition and predicts explosion in volleyball

post-Rio 2016July 2015: Barbara and Agatha crowned women’s beach volleyball world champions after victory

all-Brazilian finalJuly 2015: Brazil secure second Rio 2016 spot after two pairs advance to women's Beach Volleyball




Lupo and Nicolai open FIVB World Tour Finals campaign with victory over top seeds

  • Volleyball

Italian duo Daniele Lupo and Paolo Nicolai sprung a surprise on the opening day of the International Volleyball

(October 2).Related storiesJuly 2015: Exclusive: FIVB President Graça hopeful of taking Beach Volleyball

2015: FIVB President Graça reveals new LED net ready for competition and predicts explosion in volleyball

post-Rio 2016July 2015: Barbara and Agatha crowned women’s beach volleyball world champions after

all-Brazilian finalJuly 2015: Brazil secure second Rio 2016 spot after two pairs advance to women's Beach Volleyball

World Championship finalJuly 2015: Germany's Holtwick and Semmler breeze through at Beach Volleyball





Brazil's National Paralympic Centre nearing completion

  • Rio 2016 Paralympics

Brazil has announced that its under construction National Paralympic Centre is nearing completion.

boccia, powerlifting, judo, wheelchair rugby, table tennis, wheelchair tennis, triathlon and sitting volleyball