By Tom Degun in CoventryNovember 8 - British speed skating star Charlotte Gilmartin claimed the prestigious insidethegames Sportswoman of the Year crown at the sixth annual Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire Sports Awards.

in Jephson Gardens, Leamington in September.Nuneaton then made it a double success when 18-year-old volleyball

November 7 - Beach volleyball star Kerri Walsh (pictured) notched up an all-time record 39 gold medals

By Mike Rowbottom in BristolThere are several hundred people milling about at Filton College's newly laid running track. Teams of children from local Bristol schools chatter in their groups under floodlights, awaiting occasional calls to action. The section of enclosed seating near the finishing line is full up with spectators and VIPs, all sheltering from an evening wind that whips the banners set out along the infield into ceaseless activity.TV camera crews from ITV and BBC are on the prowl, their lights shining into the gloom of the stands to pick out relevant visiting parties. Photographers gather the yellow, white,...

Our women are doing really well in volleyball and field hockey. But only in our continent.

many times in the first few weeks in Poland by journalists eager to find out what the "first British volleyball

One of the possible reasons for the decline of Polish football is the rise of volleyball.

This is probably the first country I've played in professionally where I can confidently say that volleyball

The life of a British volleyball player is a constant battle with new people, places, faces and languages.I

but it's not a big city (70,000) so I guess that's to be expected.Women love athletes here and the volleyball

November 2 - Women's beach volleyball teams will battle for a share of almost $190,000 (£

quota play-off matches will set the field for Wednesday's qualification tournament where eight beach volleyball

The GB Beach Volleyball women’s squad is based in Brisbane for an eight-week block of pre-season

Our training week is split into three days in Brisbane at Sand Storm, (Australia’s Beach Volleyball

   As a sport, volleyball and beach volleyball have been in the firing line recently, with

She took up beach volleyball three years ago and now trains with the GB squad in Bath.

British Volleyball is represented by davidwelchmanagement.com

October 29 - Plans to turn London's iconic Horse Guards Parade into a spectacular beach volleyball

spectacle of Trooping of the Colour and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations, but it will host beach volleyball

October 23 - USA Volleyball (USAV) clubs can now apply for a grant of $1,000 (£637) to help

Any USAV-sanctioned volleyball club in good standing with their region and the USAV is eligible to apply

"We appreciate Ludus' commitment to volleyball at the grassroots level in the form of its Ludus

Tours, said: "We went to the drawing board to figure out how we can help an organisation like USA Volleyball

" Related stories October 2010: Tour chief backs sport she loved at school with volleyball

October 21 - Volleyball fans will be able to book custom travel and accommodation packages

USA Volleyball (USAV) has signed Ludus Tours as its official tour operator and hospitality provider

"I used to play volleyball in high school and have always felt very connected to the sport,"

"Being able to partner up with USAV is a great opportunity for us to reach volleyball fans from

"Ludus Tours is looking forward to working with USA Volleyball to make the 2012 Summer Games an

Tours will specifically be catered to American volleyball fans and enthusiasts.

October 19 - Denmark and Poland have pulled off a coup by winning the right to host two major volleyball

Erik Jacobsen, President of the Danish Volleyball Federation, said: "We are looking forward to hosting

"We are passionate about volleyball and want not only to develop our sport in new markets, but also

" The 2013 men's European Volleyball Championships are scheduled as follows: preliminary rounds

The announcement that the Danish/Polish bid had beaten off the strong volleyball nation Finland's joint

bid with Estland was announced by the European Volleyball Confederation.

  October 8 - A Canadian national sailing coach has been honoured in the United States after pulling two fellow sailors to safety from freezing, storm-tossed seas.

responsibilities with Canada’s national and provincial sports organisations in rowing, canoe, kayak, beach volleyball

herself from her specially modified bungalow in Tring, Hertfordshire, to train with the GB sitting volleyball

"I started with wheelchair tennis but it was this comparatively new sport of sitting volleyball that

"Basically the rules are the same as in standing volleyball, though the net is lower.

herself from her specially modified bungalow in Tring, Hertfordshire, to train with the GB sitting volleyball

"I started with wheelchair tennis but it was this comparatively new sport of sitting volleyball

"Basically the rules are the same as in standing volleyball, though the net is lower.

October 5 - Pyeongchang's bid to clinch the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games has been given a boost after it secured a $445,000 (£280,000) deal with GS Group, the seventh largest privately-owned company in the country.

a subsidiary of the GS Group, owns the FC Seoul football team and the GS Caltex Seoul women’s volleyball

October 4 - Volleyball’s innovative "Premier League" structure has got off to a flying

The men’s and women’s Super 8s was created by Volleyball England to improve the quality

" The new league structure was created partly as a response to the growing demand for volleyball

Volleyball England President Richard Callicott said: "The Super 8s will be a vital part of the structure

of volleyball in this country.

"We hope they will provide excellent volleyball for players, spectators and sponsors as well as