Recent Volleyball Stories

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  Russia v Brazil Olympics Men's Volleyball Preview11 Aug 2012

  Russia and Brazil fight for gold in the London Olympics men's volleyball Russia and Brazil will take on each other in the London Olympics men's volleyball final on Sunday.  This is the first meeting between these two teams in an Olympic final.  Russia reached the gold medal game by defea...

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  Bulgaria v Italy Olympics Men's Volleyball Preview11 Aug 2012

  Bulgaria and Italy target bronze in London Olympics men's volleyball Bulgaria and Italy are eager to bring home the bronze medal in the London Olympics men's volleyball tournament on Sunday. The two nations were relegated to the battle for third after losing their semifinal matches.  Bulgaria...

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  London Olympics Men's Volleyball - Russia and Brazil seek gold medal11 Aug 2012

  Russia and Brazil will fight for the gold medal in the London Olympics men's volleyball tournament on Sunday. The Russians defeated Bulgaria 3-1 in the semifinal while the Brazilians swept Italy. This is the first time that Russia and Brazil will play each other in the gold medal match of the men'...

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  Brazil v United States Olympics Women's Volleyball Preview10 Aug 2012

  Brazil and United States go for gold in London Olympics women's volleyball  Brazil and the United States take on each other in the gold medal match of the London Olympics women's volleyball tournament on Saturday.  This is a rematch of the final four years ago in Beijing. Brazil defeated...

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  South Korea v Japan Olympics Women's Volleyball Preview10 Aug 2012

  South Korea and Japan fight for bronze in London Olympics women's volleyball  South Korea and Japan are looking forward to bringing home a medal in the London Olympics women's volleyball competition on Saturday. The two Asian teams were relegated to the battle for bronze after losing their se...

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  London Olympics Women's Volleyball - United States and Brazil fight for gold10 Aug 2012

  The United States and Brazil will once again meet in the gold medal match of the women's Olympic volleyball tournament. The two teams played each other in the final four years ago in Beijing with the Brazilians posting a 3-1 victory.  However, the Americans have been the better team in recent ...

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  Brazil v Italy Olympics Men's Volleyball Preview9 Aug 2012

  Brazil and Italy renew rivalry in London Olympics men's volleyball Brazil and Italy clash in the semifinal of the London Olympics men's volleyball tournament on Friday. This is a rematch of the 2004 final in Athens where the Brazilians posted a 3-1 victory.  In London, Brazil reached the semi...

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  Bulgaria v Russia Olympics Men's Volleyball Preview9 Aug 2012

  Bulgaria and Russia take on each other in London Olympics men's volleyball semifinal on Friday. The Bulgarians swept Germany in their quarterfinal duel to reach the Olympics men's volleyball final for the first time since 1980. Tsvetan Sokolov fired 22 points to lead his team to a 25–20 25–16...

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  London Olympics Men's Volleyball - Semifinal Fixtures9 Aug 2012

  The semifinal round of the London Olympics men's volleyball tournament gets underway on Friday. Bulgaria, Russia, Brazil and Italy all reached the medal round.  The Italians posted the biggest upset of the quarterfinal as they booted out defending champion United States in straight sets. The ...

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  Brazil v Japan Olympics Women's Volleyball Preview8 Aug 2012

  Brazil and Japan set semifinal date in London Olympics women's volleyball  Brazil and Japan take on each other in the semifinal of the London Olympics women's volleyball event on Thursday. Both teams went the distance in their respective quarterfinal matches.  Brazil saved six match poin...

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  South Korea v United States Olympics Women's Volleyball Preview8 Aug 2012

  South Korea and United States meet in London Olympics women's volleyball semifinal A place in the gold medal match of the London Olympics women's volleyball tournament awaits the winner of the semifinal duel between South Korea and the United States on Thursday. South Korea stunned Italy 3-1 to re...

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  London Olympics Women's Volleyball - Semifinal Fixtures8 Aug 2012

  The semifinal cast of the London Olympics women's volleyball tournament have been determined. South Korea, the United States, Brazil and Japan all made it to the medal round after winning their quarterfinal matches. South Korea stunned traditional powerhouse Italy 3-1 to reach the semifinal of thi...

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  London Olympics Men's Beach Volleyball - Gold Medal Match set on Thursday8 Aug 2012

  The winner of the London Olympics men's beach volleyball tournament will be known on Thursday. Top-ranked Brazilians Alison Cerutti and Emanuel Rego will gun for the gold against third-ranked German pair Julius Brink and Jonas Reckermann. Alison/Emanuel reached the gold medal match by defeating 17...

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  London Olympics Women's Beach Volleyball - Gold Medal match set today8 Aug 2012

  The gold medal match and the bronze-medal playoff in the London Olympics women's beach volleyball tournament will be held tonight. The United States is assured of a gold medal after its two pairs won their respective semifinal matches.  Back in the final are two-time defending champions Misty...

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  Bulgaria v Germany Olympics Men's Volleyball Preview7 Aug 2012

  Bulgaria and Germany renew rivalry in London Olympics men's volleyball Bulgaria and Germany fight for a semifinal spot in the London Olympics men's volleyball competition on Wednesday. Bulgaria topped Pool A with 12 points on four wins and one loss. They posted wins over Great Britain (3-0), Polan...