By Tom DegunApril 9 - Following a strong performance at the London 2012 Paralympic Games, Morocco have staged their first ever National Para-Games in the country's capital city Rabat.

integration.The event was attended by 400 athletes from 34 clubs for wheelchair basketball, sitting volleyball

By James CrookApril 6 - The team draws have been made for football, volleyball, basketball, water polo

By James CrookApril 3 - The International University Sports Federation (FISU) has unveiled the candidate cities for the 2019 Summer and Winter Universiades, with three capital cities all in contention to host the 30th Summer World University Games in six years time.

Crystal Hall held last year's Eurovision Song Contest and is scheduled to host handball and indoor volleyball

By Duncan Mackay at the Conrad Hotel in IstanbulMarch 24 - Turkey's President Abdullah Gül today told theInternational Olympic Committee (IOC) Evaluation Commission that choosing  Istanbul to host the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics would send a historic message that would be heard around the world, with far-reaching consequences.

National Olympic Committee of Turkey, Professor Ugur Erdener; Mayor of Istanbul, Kadir Topbaş; and Turkish volleyball

By Duncan MackayMarch 22 - British Basketball is to receive more than £7 million to help it prepare for Rio 2016 after UK Sport reversed its decision to axe its funding following last year's Olympics, it was announced today.

12 months.They have been awarded just over £1,008,608 ($1,536,109/€1,182,574), while women's beach volleyball

By Duncan Mackay at the Hotel Eurostars in MadridMarch 18 - Madrid 2020 today hailed the first day of its visit from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Evaluation Commission a success but fears continue that the rest of the inspection could be disrupted by demonstrations.

 The Commission also visited Retiro Park and Las Ventas bull ring which would host the beach volleyball

It is now not uncommon to see the students playing sports such as boccia, new age curling or seated volleyball

By Emily GoddardMarch 15 - Designers including the likes of Tanju Babacan and Begüm Salihoglu are showcasing their latest creations at Istanbul Fashion Week, which concludes tomorrow, just days before the Turkish city welcomes the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to assess its 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games bid.

The Immortal World Tour" starts today at Istanbul's Ülker Sports Arena, which is one of two proposed volleyball

beach.The sunlit beach, filled all day with people, surfing, swimming, sunbathing or playing football or volleyball

By Duncan MackayMarch 13 - World Archery has appointed Marcos Lorenzo as its new communications manager, they have announced. 

has worked in event and communication management for ten years, including at the International Volleyball

the Summer Games to the Winter just gets stronger and stronger, in my view.Switching orthodox indoor volleyball

stake in the Winter Games, while allowing the sport to retain a Summer presence in the form of beach volleyball

Indoor volleyball would give countries like Brazil and Cuba an instant stake in the Winter Games This

GB volleyball player Andy Pink has been lucky, recently starting a new job with PR Company, Brazil, after

American-born Pink, who has been playing volleyball here and abroad since he was 16 has now retired at

By James CrookMarch 9 - The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) have announced that the Volleyball

year's third-placed team Cuba host Serbia at Ciudad Deportiva in La Habana on June 7 and 8.The FIVB Volleyball

By Tom DegunMarch 4 - The Brazilian Paralympic Committee (CPB) and the  Government's Ministry of Sports have sign an agreement to receive nearly $20 million (£13 million/€15 million) this year to help prepare their top athletes in the lead up to Rio 2016.

a-side, football 7-a-side, goalball, power lifting, judo, swimming, rowing, sailing, shooting, sitting volleyball

By Tom DegunFebruary 27 - Tim Reddish has today been re-elected as British Paralympic Association (BPA) chairman for a second four-year term.

were elected for four-year terms at the BPA, three of whom were re-elected to their positions.British Volleyball

British Volleyball Federation President Richard Callicott has been re-elected to the BPA Board The