Tag: Volleyball
Event Guide: Volleyball
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Imagine having to return a volleyball serve or smash while sitting on the ground. Sounds difficult, doesn't it?[MORE]
US coach lauds volleyball victory amid grief
United States men's volleyball coach Hugh McCutcheon has celebrated a team gold medal and said it should not be overshadowed by the murder of his father-in-law during the Olympic Games.[MORE]
US wins volleyball gold medal
The United States won the men's volleyball gold medal after beating defending champions Brazil by three sets to one in the Olympic final on Sunday.[MORE]
Brazil takes out women's volleyball
Brazil has won the Olympic women's volleyball tournament, defeating the United States by three sets to one in the gold medal match.[MORE]
Brazil to face US in women's volleyball final
Favourite Brazil has stormed into the women's Olympic volleyball final in Beijing on Thursday where it will meet surprise package United States.[MORE]
Russian men through to volleyball semis
Russia are through to the Beijing Olympic men's volleyball semi-finals after a 3-1 (20-25, 25-16, 25-22, 25-21) victory over Bulgaria in the last eight.[MORE]
Cuba, Brazil into women's Volleyball semis
Favourites China, Cuba and Brazil powered into the women's volleyball semi-finals in straight sets overnight, edging one step closer to their gold medal goals.[MORE]
Australian volleyballers notch up win
The Australian pair of Andrew Schacht and Joshua Slack have won their second match at the Olympic beach volleyball tournament.[MORE]
Molik bundled out of singles
Australia's Alicia Molik has lost her first round match at the Beijing Olympics.[MORE]
US volleyballers triumph despite shock news
The United States women's volleyball team beat Japan at the Olympics last night despite having just three hours to recover from the shock that a relative of the US men's coach was stabbed to death in Beijing.[MORE]
Aussie volleyballers miss Beijing ticket
The Australian men's volleyball team has ended its Olympic qualifying tournament with a disappointing 3-0 loss to Iran in Japan.[MORE]
Beijing still within reach for Aussie volleyballers
Asian volleyball champions Australia kept its slim Olympic hopes alive after posting its third win in the men's final qualifiers in Tokyo.[MORE]
Aussie volleyballers stutter in qualification race
The Australian men's volleyball team has suffered a major setback in its bid to qualify for the Bejing Olympics.[MORE]
Volleyballers crash to second straight loss
The Australian men's volleyball team has lost its second match in a row at the World Olympic qualification tournament in Japan.[MORE]
Italy too strong for Aussie volleyballers
Three-time volleyball world champions Italy have defeated Australian in a top-of-the-table clash in Tokyo to give them their third straight win in the qualifying rounds for the Beijing Olympics.[MORE]
Australian volleyballers cruise past Argentina
Australia has whipped Argentina for its second straight win in the final qualifying round for the Beijing Olympics.[MORE]
Australian volleyball team off to a winning start
The Australian men's volleyball team have set the pace with a straight sets 3-0 (25-12, 25-15, 25-14) win over Thailand in the opening round of the Olympic qualifiers. [MORE]
Volleyball men beat China
The Australian men's volleyball team has beaten China in the lead-up to this weekend's Olympic qualifying event in Tokyo.[MORE]
Aussies lose to Argentina
Australia lost in four sets to Argentina at the men's volleyball World Cup in Hiroshima, Japan on Friday.[MORE]
Australia in tough World Cup win over Tunisia
Asian champions Australia fought a tough battle against African silver medallists Tunisia before triumphing 3-1 at the men's World Cup volleyball.[MORE]
Russia blow Aussies away
Australia went down in straight sets to Russia at the men's volleyball World Cup in Saitama, Japan, on Monday. Russia, who won the 1999 World Cup, were victorious 25-22, 28-26, 25-10.[MORE]
Aussie volleyballers triumph in World Cup opener
Asian champions Australia beat South Korea on the opening day of the men's World Cup volleyball tournament in Taipei on Sunday.[MORE]
Aust volleyball team shelter from hurricane Florence
A group of Australian volleyball players is battening down in Bermuda as hurricane Florence approaches the coast.[MORE]
Bendigo sweeps volleyball championships in Horsham
The Victorian Country Volleyball Championships in Horsham has been declared a success by the tournament's organisers.[MORE]
Top volleyball players reach finale on Gold Coast
Australia's leading men's and women's beach volleyball players are on the Gold Coast for the Australian championships today.[MORE]
