The Papua New Guinea Olympic Committee (PNGOC) has appointed a senior management team for the Pacific Mini Games, with Kila Dick named Chef de Mission.

Dick is a former PNG Volleyball Association President and sits on the PNGOC Executive Board.Anzillah

Super Typhoon Yutu causing destruction on Saipan.Baseball, badminton, golf, triathlon, athletics, beach volleyball

It was to be expected that the Paralympic Opening Ceremony would be superbly executed not least because it was masterminded by Zhang Yimou, the supremo behind Beijing's Olympic extravaganzas in 2008 and last month.

, four time athletics gold medallist Liu Cuiqing shooting gold medallist Dong Chao and 2012 sitting volleyball

The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) has said it will provide all possible support to its athletes and federations, including taking legal action, following their widespread exclusion from international sport as a consequence of the country launching war against Ukraine.

were abandoned among multiple other changes to the sporting calendar.Russia was also stripped of the Volleyball

Numerous International Federations (IFs) have confirmed bans on athletes from Russia and Belarus following International Olympic Committee (IOC) recommendations to prohibit participation in the wake of the war in Ukraine.

were abandoned among multiple other changes to the sporting calendar.Russia was also stripped of the Volleyball

The Munich 2022 European Championships Organising Committee is set to let its sport's International Federations make a decision on Russian and Belarusian participation at this summer's event.

competitions.These are the International Table Tennis Federation, the International Canoe Federation, International Volleyball

The Russian Ministry of Sport is preparing an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to challenge the decisions of several International Federations (IFs) to remove ban country's athletes from their competitions.

were abandoned among multiple other changes to the sporting calendar.Russia was also stripped of the Volleyball

Two Russian International Olympic Committee (IOC) members and two honorary members are set to retain their positions, with their roles unaffected by yesterday's recommended sporting measures against Russia and Belarus in response to the invasion of Ukraine.

athletes from both countries outright from their competitions.Competitions including the International Volleyball

The official mascot for this year’s European Championships in Munich will be announced at the end of the month.

place between August 11 and 21 and are set to feature competition across nine sports - athletics, beach volleyball

Better late than never: the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) has finally done the right thing

also have been disastrous for the image of a generally well-run organisation whose vision is to make volleyball

commercial operation, jumping into bed with the private equity firm CVC Capital Partners, to set up Volleyball

and beach volleyball international events, including the World Championships, Olympic Qualifiers and

the Volleyball Nations League".According to the FIVB controller’s report for 2020, CVC Capital bought

Finally, consider this: the Soviet Union (USSR) won six of the first 10 men’s volleyball World Championships

The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) has stripped Russia of this year's Volleyball Men’s World

Russia was due to host the World Championship across 10 cities between August 26 and September 11.Volleyball

It has accordingly decided to remove from Russia the organisation of the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World

The FIVB is now seeking an alternative host or hosts, confirming that the Russian Volleyball Federation

The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) has stripped Russia of hosting two rounds of Volleyball

situation" but was yet to move any events from Russia.Russia is notably scheduled to hold the Men’s Volleyball

whether there should be any changes to the existing plans for the FIVB calendar 2022 including the FIVB Volleyball

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has told International Federations (IFs) to move any events scheduled to take place in Russia or Belarus out of the countries in its strongest condemnation yet of their attack on Ukraine.

IOC's latest intervention may force other IFs which have been slower to act, such as the International Volleyball

making a decision.Russia is scheduled to host both the World Swimming Championships (25m) and Men's Volleyball

Badminton England has named Sue Storey as its chief executive officer, with the official set to join from Volleyball

15 years in September 2021, with Pete Fitzboydon taking over on an interim basis.Storey has overseen Volleyball

His Volleyball England counterpart Adam Walker paid tribute to Storey's work."

When Sue joined Volleyball England we shifted from a state of repair and rebuild to stability, sustainability

Russia's rhythmic gymnastics team has pulled out of next month's International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Grand Prix in Kyiv amid the growing crisis in Ukraine.

monitoring the situation" with regards to their events in Ukraine and Russia, including the International Volleyball

Federation.The Men's Volleyball World Championship is due to be held across 10 Russian cities from August

To mark the 200-day countdown to the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games, a commemorative "little green box" that all volunteers are due to receive has been released.

mark 200 days until the Asian Games ©Hangzhou 2022Huzhou, one of five co-host cities and due to stage volleyball