October 8 - Sebestian Coe, the chairman of London 2012, has praised Volleyball England

Coe said: "I am proud that with the help of partners such as Volleyball England we are delivering

on our vision to use the power of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games to boost participation in volleyball

The V3 project involves groups of approximately 10 young volunteers aged 16 to 25 running their own volleyball

Some of the volunteers are already active within the volleyball community but for others it is their

  They have undertaken a training weekend in Kettering at the National Volleyball Centre and

By Duncan Mackay British Sports Internet Writer of the Year September 10 - Sheffield has pulled off another coup with the announcement that the Brazilian judo team is to base itself in the city during the build-up to the London 2012 Olympics.

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September 9 - The FIVB, volleyball's world governing body, today launched a new brand identity designed to signal its transition into a new era.

" The partnership was developed by Wei as a way to help volleyball grow in the world’s

"Sport Court is committed to the growth and development of volleyball internationally, and we are

proud that our affiliations as the official playing surface of USA Volleyball and the NORCECA region

For many developing countries, indoor climate-controlled gyms do not exist and sports such as volleyball

The new product will dramatically improve shock absorption and safety for their volleyball players, while

By Mike Rowbottom For 1,600 young athletes, this weekend is going to be unforgettable - and in some cases, invaluable. The 2010 Sainsbury’s UK School Games which are being held in Gateshead, Newcastle and Sunderland until Sunday, offer a generation of aspiring competitors the opportunity to experience the big time, and the instruction they might need to make that big time themselves at some point in the future. The Games kicked off with an opening ceremony at Gateshead Stadium hosted by BBC Sport presenter Jill Douglas, who was joined on stage by Winter Olympic bob skeleton gold medallist Amy Williams. Also in...

involving cycling, athletics, badminton, fencing, gymnastics, hockey, judo, swimming, table tennis and volleyball

By Cathy Wood in London September 2 - Spectators and athletes involved in Olympic events in Hyde Park in 2012 will be treated to a "visually stunning setting," it was claimed today as further venue details were unveiled.

released of the temporary, 15,000 seat Arena to be constructed at Horse Guards Parade for the beach volleyball

August 30 - John-Paul Cody-Cox, the executive director of Volleyball Canada, is to be the new chief executive

Cody-Cox was executive director of Volleyball Canada the last three-and-a-half years.

"Whether you have money or you don't have money, one of the things I've been successful at with volleyball

Cody-Cox was in charge of marketing at Volleyball Canada and his abilities to raise revenue there made

He eliminated two-thirds of Volleyball Canada's $1.7 million (£1 million) debt and increased corporate

By Duncan Mackay British Sports Internet Writer of the Year August 30 - Steve Foley, the High Performance Director for USA Diving, has revealed that they chose Sheffield for its pre-London 2012 Olympic training camp following an extensive search of the UK and Europe.

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By Duncan Mackay British Sports Internet Writer of the Year August 26 - The Conservatives have launched a bitter attack on transport arrangements for the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics, claiming that many of the potential problems could be alleviated if more use was made of public transport during the Games.

that competitors in a number of sports would not be competing on the Olympic Park, including those in volleyball

By Duncan Mackay British Sports Internet Writer of the Year August 26 - Two United States aquatics teams have announced deals to set-up pre-London 2012 training camps in the British Isles, including the first squad to reach an agreement to prepare in Ireland.

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Dear insidethegames Two weeks into the Great Britain Men’s Volleyball team tour of Africa, and

The only thing we can do is put in performances on the volleyball court.

But in walks the GB volleyball team, which didn't even exist a few years ago.

Well, the way the ranking system in volleyball works is a bit strange.

Being a volleyball player is extremely hard hard work and isn’t very often fun.

By Duncan Mackay in Singapore British Sports Internet Writer of the Year August 23 - Plans to include 3-on-3 basketball on Copacabana Beach at the Rio 2016 Olympics are set to be backed by the Games' leading official Carlos Nuzman after the brilliant success of the format at the inaugural Summer Youth Olympic Games here.

their gold medals, Elphinston told insidethegames: "It's no different to what you see in volleyball

where you have [indoor] volleyball and then you have beach volleyball.

"He wants it on Copacabana Beach in the beach volleyball venue sharing that.

Duncan Mackay British Sports Internet Writer of the Year August 19 - Support for two of Britain's volleyball

The British Volleyball Federation (BVF) has now decided to to concentrate the £4.3 million

It means that that the men's indoor volleyball team, the women's beach volleyball and sitting volleyball

programmes will now share that money while the women's indoor team and the men's beach volleyball programme

, women’s beach volleyball and sitting volleyball programmes.

"This decision means that that women’s indoor volleyball and men’s beach programmes

August 10 - Brazil are planning to use the inaugural Summer Youth Olympic Games in Singapore as an opportunity to groom the country's potential stars for Rio 2016, the head of the 81-strong team has admitted.

Adriana Behar, a two-time Olympic beach volleyball silver medallist, who was an ambassador for Rio's

By Duncan Mackay British Sports Internet Writer of the Year August 10 - FIFA President Sepp Blatter is attend the opening match of the football tournament of the inaugural Summer Youth Olympic Games in Singapore, which will feature the Iranian girls team, whose participation had been in doubt over a row over what they could wear.

"In handball, basketball and volleyball, if you’re not big then you don’t stand a chance

compete in cycling, athletics, badminton, fencing, gymnastics, hockey, judo, swimming, table tennis and volleyball