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Lithuanian pairing earn pool-phase spot at Beach Pro Tour Challenge in Doha

  • Volleyball

Lithuania’s Monika Paulikiene and Erika Kliokmanaite earned a place in the pool phase of the Volleyball

Pro Tour’s Challenge tournament in Doha is scheduled to run until May 8.Host Qatar has staged several volleyball

international events successfully in the last couple of years, including on the International Volleyball


FISU secretary general visits Brazilian University Beach Games

  • Universiade

International University Sports Federation (FISU) secretary general and chief executive Eric Saintrond dressed in flip-flops and casual shorts to visit the Brazilian University Beach Games (JUBs) in Aracati in the state of Ceará.

beach soccer, beach handball, beach tennis, beach wrestling, cross training, footvolley, futmesa, beach volleyball

and mixed 4×4 volleyball.



Qatar's beach volleyball stars eager to win home gold at Beach Pro Tour Challenge

  • Volleyball

Top ranked beach volleyball pair Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan will return for the first time since

their success in Rosarito at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour event in Doha, which starts tomorrow

Qatar's Younousse and Tijan claimed gold at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Elite 16 tournament in

 Hosts Qatar have staged several volleyball international events successfully in the last couple

of years, including on the International Volleyball Federation Beach World Tour.The competition took


Appointment process opens for hosting of 2026 European Championships

  • European Championships

The host city appointment process for the third multi-sport European Championships in 2026 has been officially launched, with the successful city - or cities - due to be announced this year.

4,700 athletes are due to compete in 177 medal events across nine Olympic sports - athletics, beach volleyball


Organisers mark 100 days until start of Munich 2022 European Championships

  • Munich 2022

Organisers of the Munich 2022 European Championships have marked 100 days until the beginning of the event with a series of sky projections at the Olympic Park in the German city.

above the stadium.Freestyle BMX rider Lara Marie Lessmann, table tennis player Sabine Winter, beach volleyball


China take place of banned Russia in men's Volleyball Nations League

  • Volleyball

China have replaced Russia in the men's Volleyball Nations League (VNL), following the latter's suspension

from International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) events due to the war in Ukraine.

Kemerovo, which lost hosting rights over the invasion of Ukraine.Russia was also stripped of this year's Volleyball

country, according to the United Nations, although the true death toll is believed to be far higher.The Volleyball


World ParaVolley awards sport's pioneers with honorary life membership

  • Paralympics

World ParaVolley has awarded honorary life membership to 12 of the sport's pioneers who contributed to the foundation and future development of the discipline. 

 Many of them contributed to the growth and development of both the sitting and standing volleyball


Brazil ready to host Deaflympics for first time

  • Paralympics

Brazil is ready to host the Deaflympics for the first time in the competition's 98-year history, with Caxias do Sul set to welcome the world's best athletes with hearing impairments over the next two weeks.

shooting, swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, wrestling, basketball, football, handball and volleyball


Knight Riders and MLC plan new cricket venue as sport intensifies pursuit of LA 2028

  • Los Angeles 2028

Cricket’s pursuit of being on the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic programme has intensified after Major League Cricket (MLC), the United States’ official franchise league due to launch in 2023, united with the Knight Riders Group to build a new 10,000-seater cricket venue in South California.

contains 25 tennis courts, 18 American football fields, seven baseball fields, five softball fields, five volleyball



USA Boxing announces long-term partnership with Nike

  • Boxing

USA Boxing has recently announced a long-term strategic partnership deal with one of the world's largest athletic apparel company Nike Boxing and its global distributor Athlete Performance Solutions (APS).

official distributor for Nike in several sports including  boxing, wrestling, weightlifting, fencing, volleyball


CNOSF, World Rugby and TOP sponsors among final additions to GSW Paris partners list

  • Olympics

The French National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSF), World Rugby and The Olympic Partner Programme sponsors Coca-Cola and Intel are among the organisations which complete the line-up of partners for the 2022 Global Sports Week (GSW) Paris.

Federation, International Equestrian Federation, International Basketball Federation, International Volleyball


New names among the Brazilian stars set to perform at South American Youth Games in Rosario

  • Multi-Sport Games

The third edition of the South American Youth Games is set to start in one of the largest cities in Argentina and is expected to feature more than 2,000 competitors between the ages of 14 and 18, including new names Virgínia Fortes Águas and Giovana Moreira representing Brazil in skateboarding. 

 Day one is due to feature competition in taekwondo, tennis, table tennis, archery, beach volleyball