Somewhat silently compared to the expensive paychecks in Russia, Italy and Poland, the German Bundesliga is ready to launch a new campaign this Monday. Several months after Berlin Recycling Volleys were crowned German champions in Unterhaching for the fourth time in history the new championship starts with a series of entertaining derbies. In today’s edition … Continue reading "Bundesliga Season Preview"

A duel of Zenit Kazan and Belgorie Belgorod was presented as the most interesting match of the 10th leg of the the Russian Superleague and all fan could be satisfied by the game. The champions of Russia finally won, however, in tie-break. In another match, Dinamo Krasnodar overcame Dinamo Moscow. It may suggest that the … Continue reading "Superleague: Zenit beat Belgorod but lost one point"

The last big ere-playoff derby in the German league between VfB Friedrichshafen and Generali Unterhaching two weeks ago pretty much arranged the couples for the most important part of the season. Apart from the top three, Moerser SC was the team to make a huge leap forward in the last rounds despite a tough schedule. … Continue reading "All set for playoffs in the Bundesliga"

Trento were close to lose final series with Piacenza in fifth game at Palla Trento.   Piacenza played great volleyball. Simon, Zlatanov were unstoppable. On the other side Kaziyski with Stokr were holding Trentino´s attack. As a real final battle, fifth final could not finish in three or four sets. Start of tiebreak was fantastic … Continue reading "Trentino Champion after Big Drama!"

In Nakhon Ratchasima, in Thailand Chinese players won U-18 Championship, beating USA 3-0 (25-16 25-21 25-23). Bronze medal received Brazil, beating Peru 3-0 (25-19 25-23 25-12). Click Here: los jaguares argentina   Final Ranking:1. China2. United Satets3. Brazil4. Peru5. Japan6. Serbia7. Poland8. Dominican Republic9. Turkey10. Italy11. Chinese Taipei12. Greece13. Slovenia14. Puerto Rico15. Egypt16. Thailand17. Argentina18. … Continue reading "U-18 Girls’ WCH: China gets Championship"

Tournament’s titleholder shows his strength. Serbians even without important player, Outside Hitter Brankica Mihajlovic, outclassed “Azzure” in three straight sets.     SERBIA – ITALY 3-0 (25-14 28-26 25-18) Line-ups and scores:Serbia: Ognjenovic (6), Nikolic (8), Rasic (14), Brakocevic (17), Molnar (9), Krsmanovic (7), Cebic (L) and MalagurskiItaly: Signorile (1), Sorokaite (10), Arrighetti (9), Diouf … Continue reading "EuroVolley: Serbia in Medal Zone! Rasic-Brakocevic show!"

Fifth Leg of Orlen Liga has just ended. This time the most interesting seemed to be match between Impel Wrocław and Atom Trefl Sopot, however it was cold shower for visitors. Second curious game was in Bielsko-Biała between Aluprof and Tauron Dąbrowa Górnicza, won by Tauron 3-1.     5th Round Results: Beef Master Budowlani … Continue reading "OrlenLiga: Impel stops Atom, Chemik still unbeaten!"

After the first ball was hit in Warsaw yesterday, the teams in Pool D, the first four of which will eventually cross paths with Poland’s Pool A, also launched their World Championship campaigns. The second day of actions was very intense and offered some interesting outcomes. One thing is certain – Iran, among the group … Continue reading "WCH Pool D: Iran is the team to follow"

Sometimes volleyball is an unpredictable game  and even the best players could give us surprises. But hey! Nobody is perfect! The Serbian volleyball star of Perugia Aleksandar Atanasjievic  served on the head of a teammate. “The victim”? 🙂 Christian Fromm. So, if you want a manual how-to , just take a look at the video and … Continue reading "VIDEO: How to serve on the head of a teammate"