WL: Canada and Netherlands just in play
By Finland was beaten by Canada 1-3 at home and should forget about a journey to Argentina for the World League Final Six while the “Maple leaves” still keep a safe distance to the Netherlands that defeated Korea in four sets. ‘Oranje’ has one point lead over Canada in standings and if they win all remaining […]
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WGP – Group Stage Summary
Preliminary Round of World Grand Prix has just ended, so it’s time for further summary. Who advanced to Final Six? Which players where the best? It’s time to recognize them! RANKING AFTER PRELIMINARY ROUND: 1. China (25 points, 9 wins/0 losses) – Qualified to Final SixChina won all their games, but only more serious […]
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EuroVolley: Bulgaria surprises Serbia, Czech Republic defeats Poland
First big surprise in Euro Volley! Bulgaria wins with title’s defender Serbia after thrilling five-set match. In Second game Czech Reublic beats Poland also after tiebreak. SERBIA – BULGARIA 2-3 (25-23 25-13 22-25 28-30 13-15) Line-ups and scores:Serbia: Ognjenovic (8), Mihajlovic (14), Rasic (13), Brakocevic (23), Nikolic (11), Krsmanovic (13), Cebic (L) and […]
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EuroVolley: Strength overcame technique! Russia in semis!
An outstanding performance was ensured for fans at Ergo Arena, Gdansk/Sopot by France and Russia on the EuroVolley quarterfinal. The Olympic Champions beat France after exciting game and got a plane ticket to Kopenhagen. The Frenchmen, in spite of the failure, can return home walking tall as they shoved one of the most attractive volleyball […]
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CWCH: Inhospitable Sada Cruzeiro booked semi-finals first
One the second day of the Men’s Club World Championship played in Batim, Lokomotiv Novosibirsk, one of the favourites, moved to the contest. The CEV Champions League winners outclassed Dominican La Romana in straight sets reaching perfect 71 percentage efficiency of attacks. Panasonic Panthers of Japan saved chances to gain semi-final after defeating Iranian Kal-Kalleh […]
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MCL: A German lecture completes Pool D
Berlin Recycling Volleys swept past the group winners Diatec Trentino in the last round of preliminary pool actions. Although the convincing performance of the defending German champions could not change the situation in Pool D, Mark Lebedew and his team proved to be a tough one to beat, especially with the local support. The Italian […]
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FIVB World Ranking Updated: Brazil still no.1
After the World League 2014 FIVB updated its FIVB World Ranking. We can not see any change in the top positions. Brazil remains no. 1, Russia 2nd, Italy 3rd. Who are the ranking winners? Belgium moved up in ranking by 12 places, Portugal gained 10 places, Netherlands is 6 places higher. RankCountryPointsChange1Brazil34502Russia33003Italy28804USA22605Poland20006Serbia19237Cuba17508Bulgaria170-29Argentina166-210Germany123011Iran98112Australia92213France76314Tunisia70-115Canada69-416Japan66117Egypt63-218Czech Republic58419China56-119Republic of […]
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2 stars to meet: Gamova vs Garay
There is a great match today in Russia – Kazan versus Krasnodar. If you want to see hard spikes and high blocks, watch it. Kazan had a great season last year. They reached to Championships of Champions League and Russia Super League. Larson, Del Core and Gamova led them to reach the top. But […]
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Kings and Queens of Pan-American Volleyball
Las Morenas del Caribe 1966-2011 As the European and Asian competitions, at the other side of the planet people also celebrate Volleyball in a similar way and in equal magnitude. I refer to the Central American Games and Islands of the Caribbean, the NORCECA games , the South American Championship of Volleyball and as maximum […]
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Happy Retirement John Dunning
Volleyball is more than just a sport. It is a combination of people working together in a tight team to achieve that one goal. It is not only about the team itself on the court but about the people on the sides: the audience, the fans, family, friends, even the rival team members and most […]
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