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Hosts Poland back on track with win over Italy at Volleyball World Championships

  • Volleyball

By Gary AndersonPoland got their Volleyball World Championship campaign back on track but did not have

[email protected] StoriesSeptember 2014: Brazil open Round II with 99th win at Volleyball

World ChampionshipsSeptember 2014: Defending champions Brazil enter Volleyball World Championship Round

full pointsSeptember 2014: Puerto Rico record shock victory to set up juicy final day of pool play at Volleyball

World ChampionshipSeptember 2014: Cuba survive threat of Volleyball World Championship exit by beating

South KoreaSeptember 2014: Iran come back down to earth with a bang as France prevail at Volleyball


Brazil open Round II with 99th win at Volleyball World Championships

  • Volleyball

consecutive title by cruising passed Bulgaria in straight sets on the opening night of Round II at the FIVB Volleyball

Bulgaria [will] play better; volleyball is a game of different elements and we are now trying to get

at [email protected] StoriesSeptember 2014: Defending champions Brazil enter Volleyball

World ChampionshipSeptember 2014: Cuba survive threat of Volleyball World Championship exit by beating

South KoreaSeptember 2014: Iran come back down to earth with a bang as France prevail at Volleyball

World ChampionshipsSeptember 2014: Brazil continue winning streak at Volleyball World Championship


Prince Harry meets Invictus Games team captains

  • Paralympics

By Gary AndersonWith the action at the Queen Elizabeth Park only three days away, Prince Harry has met with the captains of all 13 nations taking part and welcomed competitors to London for the inaugural Invictus Games.

wheelchair basketball, road cycling, powerlifting, indoor rowing, wheelchair rugby, swimming and sitting volleyball


Defending champions Brazil enter Volleyball World Championship Round II on full points

  • Volleyball

By Emily GoddardDefending champions Brazil have entered Round II of the Volleyball World Championship

following behind on one point and China bottom with no points.Poland leads Pool E with nine points as the Volleyball

World Championship September 2014: Cuba survive threat of Volleyball World Championship exit by beating

South KoreaSeptember 2014: Iran come back down to earth with a bang as France prevail at Volleyball

World ChampionshipsSeptember 2014: Brazil continue winning streak at Volleyball World ChampionshipSeptember

2014: Iran stun United States in five thrilling sets at Volleyball World Championship


Success of Rio 2016 is vital to growth of Paralympic Movement, claims IPC President with two years to go to Games

  • Rio 2016 Paralympics

By Paul OsborneWith today marking just two years to go until the start of the Rio 2016 Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee President Sir Phillip Craven has claimed the success of the Games is vital to the continued growth of the Movement.

most beautiful locations.From 8am to 11am Brasília Time today, stars of the Brazilian men's sitting volleyball

The Olympic heroes will participate in a new experiment, playing with the Brazilian sitting volleyball


Exclusive: FIVB President Graça revelling in closer links with IOC after 20 years of "absence"

  • Volleyball

By Mike RowbottomAry Graça, President of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB), has assured

Warsaw's Stadion Narodowy last weekend an hour before the start of the Opening Ceremony for this year's Volleyball

Brazilian described how his sport has forged a new, closer relationship with the IOC - albeit that volleyball

has been on the Olympic programme since 1964, and has been joined by beach volleyball since 1996.Earlier

"But the relationship is very good now.The Opening Ceremony for the Volleyball Men's World Championship

the United States, Graça - a former player who has most recently served as President of the Brazil Volleyball


Puerto Rico record shock victory to set up juicy final day of pool play at Volleyball World Championship

  • Volleyball

By Paul OsbornePuerto Rico provided the shock of the tournament at the Volleyball World Championship

this story at [email protected] storiesSeptember 2014: Cuba survive threat of Volleyball

by beating South KoreaSeptember 2014: Iran come back down to earth with a bang as France prevail at Volleyball

World ChampionshipsSeptember 2014: Brazil continue winning streak at Volleyball World ChampionshipSeptember

2014: Iran stun United States in five thrilling sets at Volleyball World ChampionshipSeptember 2014:

 Olympic champions Russia get Volleyball World Championship campaign underway with win over Canada


President Graça gets rocket science right as FIVB uses Volleyball World Championship in Poland as "launch

  • The Big Read

By Mike RowbottomThe Volleyball Men's World Championship currently underway in Poland has been described

by Ary Graça, President of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) as a "launchpad" for the sport

On that reckoning, the flight of the good ship volleyball appears to be straight and true to the heart

the United States, Graça - a former player who has most recently served as President of the Brazil Volleyball

No nation welcomes volleyball like you do in Poland."

For sure, volleyball today is completely different.

So I think it is a new era of volleyball.

rather than indoor volleyball variant."

Beach volleyball gives them the chance.



Cuba survive threat of Volleyball World Championship exit by beating South Korea

  • Volleyball

By Zjan ShirinianCuba survived an early wobble to win their crunch game against South Korea at the Volleyball

insidethegames.bizRelated storiesSeptember 2014: Iran come back down to earth with a bang as France prevail at Volleyball

World ChampionshipsSeptember 2014: Brazil continue winning streak at Volleyball World ChampionshipSeptember

2014: Iran stun United States in five thrilling sets at Volleyball World ChampionshipSeptember 2014:

 Olympic champions Russia get Volleyball World Championship campaign underway with win over CanadaAugust

2014: Three-time champions Italy beaten by Iran on second day of Volleyball World Championships


Iran come back down to earth with a bang as France prevail at Volleyball World Championships

  • Volleyball

By Gary AndersonIran's best ever start to a Volleyball World Championships came to a halt with defeat

at [email protected] Related StoriesSeptember 2014: Brazil continue winning streak at Volleyball

World ChampionshipSeptember 2014: Iran stun United States in five thrilling sets at Volleyball World

ChampionshipSeptember 2014: Olympic champions Russia get Volleyball World Championship campaign underway

with win over CanadaAugust 2014: Three-time champions Italy beaten by Iran on second day of Volleyball

World ChampionshipsAugust 2014: Poland's World Championship opening win signals "new era" in volleyball


Brazil to host inaugural International University Beach Games

  • Universiade

By Paul OsborneMaceió in Brazil will host the first-ever International University Beach Games later this year it was announced today. 

and 28 competing in six sports - beach handball, beach rugby, beach soccer, beach triathlon, beach volleyball


Boost for Paralympic sport in Africa after Agitos workshop in Rwanda

  • Paralympics

By Paul OsborneThe Agitos Foundation is continuing in its aims to boast participation in Para-sport after hosting its latest workshop for National Paralympic Committee (NPC) youth coordinators in Kigali, Rwanda.

athletes from Rwanda, Kenya, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda have been selected for sitting volleyball

and goalball national teams, including a total of seven female sitting volleyball players identified

for the very first national team.The men's sitting volleyball side have gone on to the African Championships


Public set to benefit from Nanjing 2014 legacy

  • Nanjing 2014

By Paul OsborneThe event may be over but the legacy of the Nanjing 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games lives on, Chinese officials claims, as residents of the the city continue to gain the benefit from the facilities used for the duration of the event.

area to continue in their pursuit of the four sports ©Nanjing 2014The Sports Park was home to beach volleyball


Mike Rowbottom: FIVB lights up the field of sport with a net gain

  • Inside the Blogs

within the VIP section at Warsaw's Stadion Narodowy on Saturday night as the great and good of the world volleyball

, fizzing, flowing net was a "game changer".A new net currently being pioneered could revolutionise volleyball

At the London 2012 Olympics, beach volleyball was pushing the entertainment levels, and if anything indoor

volleyball was lagging behind," he said.

The word 'volleyball' slid across, flashing white. Who would argue with that?