Blogs Posts in Beach Volleyball category; 455 blog posts

Phuket Thailand Open: Dutch, Brazilians first through to sem...

A team from the Netherlands and another from Brazil are through to the semi-finals of the US$190,000 Phuket Thailand Open after another day of world-class volleyball at Karon Beach today. The top match saw Salgado sisters Maria Clara and [...]

Posted On : Nov, 08 2010 | Comments : 0

Beach Volleyball Tour Files for Bankruptcy

After seeing its 2010 tour cut short because it couldn’t raise enough funds, the operator of the “most prominent” professional beach volleyball tournaments filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. AVP Inc. and s [...]

Posted On : Nov, 03 2010 | Comments : 0

UAE plans regional training centre for beach volleyball

Ajmanl: A top official from the world governing body for volleyball is eyeing a huge boost for the sport following the UAE's desire to have a regional training centre for the sport here. "The setting up of the training centre fo [...]

Posted On : Nov, 02 2010 | Comments : 0

SWU belles bag beach volley title

The Southwestern University (SWU) Lady Cobras continued on their dream-like run as they added the beach volleyball crown to their list of achievements this year after they downed the La Salle Dasmarinas in the championship game of the 15 [...]

Posted On : Nov, 01 2010 | Comments : 0

Redondo pushes Long Beach Poly to the limit in volleyball to...

Physically and emotionally drained from a long weekend of volleyball, Redondo star Lara Dykstra allowed herself a chance to breathe. And smile. Though Redondo came up just short in its bid to repeat as Redondo Classic champion, the Sea H [...]

Posted On : Oct, 31 2010 | Comments : 0

Can Korea Improve in Beach Volleyball at Asiad?

Beach volleyball is a rather obscure sport in Korea. Though the country has competed in international championships since 1991, it lacks professional teams or players that can hold their own in the global arena. In the 1998 Bangkok [...]

Posted On : Oct, 30 2010 | Comments : 0

Canadian beach volleyball team winless in main draw

Canadian beach volleyball team winless in main draw SANYA, China — Toronto’s Liz Maloney and Heather Bansley lost both their matches Thursday at a FIVB beach volleyball World Tour event. The Canadian team lost to the Italian [...]

Posted On : Oct, 29 2010 | Comments : 0

Beach season not over just yet

Summer may be over and the last FIVB World Tour event may have been in August, but the beach volleyball season isn't over quite yet. The women have two more tournaments: one this week in Sanya, China, then the finale in Phuket, Thail [...]

Posted On : Oct, 28 2010 | Comments : 0

China's Zhang and Xue win women's title at Asian Beach Volle...

Olympic bronze medalists Zhang Xi/Xue Chen won the women's title at the 2010 Asian Beach Volleyball Championships here on Sunday after beating Kazakhstan's Tatyana/Irina in the final. Zhang and Xue showed their power from the out [...]

Posted On : Oct, 27 2010 | Comments : 0

Beach volleyball event to benefit brain aneurysm victim

Deerfield Beach will be the site of a very special beach volleyball tournament next month. There is no charge to watch the tournament, which is being organized in Jones' honor and to help his family with medical expenses. AVP pl [...]

Posted On : Oct, 26 2010 | Comments : 0

Juliana/Larissa win ninth stage of Brazilian Circuit of beac...

The dynamic duo Juliana and Larissa proved their dominance on Sunday in this year's Brazilian Circuit of beach volleyball by winning the Salvador stage to record their ninth win. In the finals of the Salvador stage, the team beat Tal [...]

Posted On : Oct, 25 2010 | Comments : 0

Xue/Zhang make finals at Asian Beach Volleyball Championship

China's top players Xue Chen/Zhang Xi advanced to the finals at the Asian Beach Volleyball Championship held Saturday in Haikou, capital city of south China's Hainan Province. Olympic bronze medal winners Xue Chen/Zhang Xi outpow [...]

Posted On : Oct, 24 2010 | Comments : 0

Maria Sharapova Engaged: Where Does the New Athlete Couple R...

Los Angeles Lakers guard Sasha Vujacic has finally popped the big question to tennis star Maria Sharapova. With that announcement, 90 percent of the male population slumps into their rooms to wallow in misery for a few days. Nev [...]

Posted On : Oct, 23 2010 | Comments : 0

Asian Beach Volleyball Championship kicks off in south China

The Asian Beach Volleyball Championship 2010 kicked off Thursday on the Holiday Beach in Haikou, capital city of south China's Hainan Province. The Championship, one of the professional beach volleyball events sponsored by the Asian [...]