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Brazilian duo win beach volleyball world title

The Brazilian duo of Larissa Franca and Juliana Felisberta Da Silva beat two-time Olympic champions Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh for their first beach volleyball world title Sunday. The top-seeded Franca and Felisberta Da Silva [...]

Posted On : Jun, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Beach volleyball pair advances despite setback

Christian Redmann of Toronto and Ben Saxton of Calgary lost, but still advanced to the world beach volleyball championships playoff round on Thursday. The pair fell 23-21, 17-21, 15-11 to Marcio Araujo and Ricardo Alex Costa Santos of Bra [...]

Posted On : Jun, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Canadian pair advance at beach volleyball tourney

Heather Bansley and Liz Maloney of Toronto advanced to the playoff round at the beach volleyball world championships in Rome Wednesday. The Canadian pair, seeded 39th, lost to Brazil’s No. 10 seeds Maria Clara Salgada Rufino and Car [...]

Posted On : Jun, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

DAY ONE OF 2011 SWATCH FIVB BEACH VOLLEYBALL WORLD CHAMPIONS...

The 2011 SWATCH FIVB World Championship got the green signal on Monday, June 13 and the Italian capital of Rome greeted 52 men’s beach volleyball teams from 26 countries of the world. Teams were divided into 13 pools, where each poo [...]

Posted On : Jun, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Young Manhattan Beach Volleyball Athletes Dominate AAU Tourn...

Beach volleyball’s next generation of rising young stars took to the sands of Manhattan Beach Sunday for the opportunity to win a gold medal in the AAU Athletics Beach Volleyball Regional Championships. The South Bay’s ju [...]

Posted On : Jun, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Sands of time running out for beach volleyball players

To get to the London Olympics, beach volleyball player Marie-Andrée Lessard had to resort to drastic measures. Her sport is underfinanced, and so is she. So Lessard, 33, of La Salle, Que., appeared in a popular television reality s [...]

Posted On : Jun, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

Double delight for NPC in beach volleyball

Both the ´A´ and ´B´ teams of Nepal Police Club (NPC) booked semifinal spots in the ongoing First National Women´s Beach Volleyball Tournament at the Rapti River bank in Sauraha, Chitwan on Wednesday. Western [...]

Posted On : Jun, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

Pupils excel in first beach volleyball competition

AN Exeter school made it to three finals and took a county title in their first beach volleyball competition. St Peter's Church of England Aided School took nearly 40 students to the Devon Schools Beach Volleyball Championships held a [...]

Posted On : Jun, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

EVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour hits Vanderbilt Beach in Naple...

The 2011 EVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour presented by Rebootizer hit Naples on May 28 featuring great action in the sand at Vanderbilt Beach Park. Hosted by the Sports Council of Collier County, Vanderbilt Beach Resort and the Turtle Club r [...]

Posted On : May, 30 2011 | Comments : 0

Canadian team named for world championships in beach volleyb...

Volleyball Canada announced today its six-member team for the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships set for June 13-19 in Rome. Canada has two teams in women’s competition with veterans Annie Martin of Sherbrooke, [...]

Posted On : May, 27 2011 | Comments : 0

Hope, UE gain in Dunkin’ beach volley

Hope Christian School and University of the East came away with straight-set victories to enhance their respective semifinal bids in the first Dunkin’ Big Dunk high school beach volleyball at the UE-Caloocan sand courts rec [...]

Posted On : May, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Local Boys Make AAU Beach Volleyball Final

The day belonged to South Bay athletes, but a duo with local ties was among the finalists at the Amateur Athletic Union’s (AAU) Southern Pacific Beach Volleyball Championships on Sunday in Hermosa Beach. In the championship match [...]

Posted On : May, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

Young Manhattan Beach Athletes Dominate AAU Regional Volleyb...

The Amateur Athletic Union’s Southern Pacific Beach Volleyball Championships were held in Hermosa Beach but had Manhattan Beach written all over the tournament with 19 of the city's young athletes grabbing a medal. Indeed, th [...]

Posted On : May, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Pro beach volleyball returning to Tybee Island

The Extreme Volleyball Professionals Pro Beach Volleyball Tour will return to Tybee Island for a second consecutive year Saturday. The two-person team format of the Pro-Am event will feature 24 pros (12 apiece in the men’s and women [...]