After the great success in Beijing, Brazilian national team repeated their achievement and became the Olympic Champion for the second time in a row. USA started much better, by leading 8:3. Hooker scored an ace and gave her team 11th point. After Fabiana’s service there was a long action, but Brazilian threw the ball…
AO Kifisias won GS Lamia by 3-1 in the Greek league making one more to the top. Kifisia was a better team through the whole game with positive attacks and a very good reception. Kifisia’s greatest asset at the first set was its attack while Lamia couldn’t control the ball well at the back zone….
Having finished the group stage with a perfect record of six straight-set wins, the defending European champions Zenit Kazan were really tested for the first time tonight in Berlin. The Australian head coach of Berlin Recycling Volleys Mark Lebedew wasn’t especially satisfied to learn that his team would have to cross paths with the Russian…
Lube is just one match away from the semi-finals. Next Wednesday Giuliani’s team will face again Andreoli Latina which will fight with all its strength to conquer the chance to play the fifth match of the series. Yesterday Lube knocked out Latina winning 3-0, but it wasn’t so easy for Macerata which had…
The favourites of the men’s volleyball tournament at the XVII Mediterranean Games in Mersin on the southern Turkish shores – the team of Italy, won the gold medals after a hard-fought battle against Tunisia. Despite the relatively low interest in the volleyball tournament in the Games in general, the seven nations participating in this year’s…
Yuri Marichev, the head coach of the national team of Russia, decided not to include Maria Borodakova in the squad for the European Championship which starts in early September in Germany and Switzerland. The middle blocker of Dynamo Kazan and two-time world champion, this summer managed to win Yeltsin Cup and the Universiade with the…
Although Serbia showed both physical and mental strenght, Russia could not let this game slip away. Sborna is the first team in great final of EuroVolley 2013! Russia – Serbia 3:1 (25:19, 24:26, 25:23, 25:15) Line-ups and scores: Russia: Grankin (2), Spiridonov (10), Apalikov (12), Pavlov (19), Sivozhelez (14), Muserskiy (17), Verbov (L) and…
FIVB is not content with changes in the system of World League or World Grand Prix. Volleyball authorities decide to alter already existing rules or pass a new controversial restrictions. Since the approaching national team season (May), players will not be allowed to touch any part of the net, moreover, there will be established a…
Champion of Asian Games was an aim for Iran volleyball in 2014; After2010 Asian Games Volleyball of Iran started its Missile growth and achieved it. This report is written by young journalist Mojtaba Zakizadeh, I have translated it. I have done some changes, additions and omissions on it. Rahim Rahimzadeh ( we both are…
You know that Miley Cyrus is not a volleyball star, she is famous for her songs. I bet you don’t know about these 5 surprising things she in has common with volleyball. 1. Love the beach! It is no surprise that somebody as effortlessly gorgeous as Miley Cyrus is a huge fan of going to…