Brazil’s Renato Aims to Repeat as World Champion
Brazilian Renato Andrew Lima de Carvalho has a chance to earn his second straight World Championship after taking the U19 title in 2016.
Upset Runs Continue for Valkova/Zolnercikova, Arnholdt/Welsch at Daegu
The top two seeds as well as a pair of upset minded duos will make up the semifinal field of the Daegu One-Star after the first and second rounds wrapped up on Saturday morning.
Mexico Squeaks Past Egypt in U20 Pool A
Russia was a clear winner on the stats sheet in a four-set victory over Bulgaria, while Mexico used a dominant offensive stand to overcome Egypt in an error-riddled five setter on Day 1 of the U20 Championships on Friday.
Turkey Overcomes 41 Miscues in Five-Set Win Over Italy in Pool D
Argentina was no match for a balanced Japanese side, while Turkey edged Italy in a five-set affair to kick off Pool D play at the U20 Championships on Friday.
Errors Doom Poland in Five-Set Loss to Dominican Republic
An efficient offensive attack gave China a sweep of Peru to kick off the U20 Championships, while the Dominican Republic benefitted from Poland’s miscues in a five-set win.
Dutch Cruise; Russia Wins First Match at Grand Prix
2017 FIVB VOLLEYBALL WORLD GRAND PRIX – Pool F1 Group 1 July 14-16, 2017 FIVB World Grand Prix Round 1 Sendai, Japan Pool…
Brazil Downs Serbia, Japan Takes Home Win in Grand Prix Pool D1
Brazil avenged an earlier loss to Serbia, while Japan held home court on Day 1 of the second weekend of World Grand Prix action in Sendai, Japan.
Arnoldt/Welsch, Valkova/Zolnercikova Score First Round Upsets in Daegu
Action at the Daegu One Star in Korea got under way on Friday with six of the eight first round matches by Suseong Lake.
Italy’s Davide Mazzanti Sees Self as Teacher, Visionary, Strategist
Italian women’s national team coach Davide Mazzanti sees himself as a teacher, a visionary and a strategist.
Italy Wins Inaugural U17 European Championship
The Italians edged Belgium for the first ever CEV U17 European Championship in a back-and-forth five-set match Tuesday.
