More stories

  • in

    Dominicans favourites in NORCECA battle for ticket to Tokyo 2020

    Dominicans favourites in NORCECA battle for ticket to Tokyo 2020   The Dominicans stretched Brazil to five sets in the Tokyo Volleyball Qualification tournament in Uberlandia at the beginning of August   Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, January 10, 2020 – Playing at home and past history working in their favour, the Dominican Republic are the […] More

  • in

    Asian semis set; Tunisia stay perfect in Cairo

    Asian semis set; Tunisia stay perfect in Cairo   Successful block by Tunisia’s Ismail Moalla against Egypt   Lausanne, Switzerland, January 9, 2020 – Tunisia defeated hosts Egypt in straight sets at the African continental qualifier in Cairo to remain as the only unbeaten team of the tournament so far. Iran shut out hosts China […] More

  • in

    Kenya Tokyo-bound with first of week's five continental Olympic tickets

    Lausanne, Switzerland, January 9, 2019 – Kenya picked up the first of the last five tickets to the women’s volleyball tournament of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, while in Europe Poland and Germany joined the Netherlands in the top four and in Asia the semifinal matchups were confirmed after Thursday’s action in Olympic qualification tournaments […] More

  • in

    Toniutti: Crazy. I don't know how we won today.

    Toniutti: Crazy. I don’t know how we won today.     Berlin, Germany, January 9, 2020 – France are the first team to book a place in the CEV Men’s Tokyo Volleyball Qualification final in Berlin. The French team came back from a 0-2 deficit to beat vice-European champions Slovenia 3-2 (13-25, 22-25, 25-14, 25-21, […] More

  • in

    Kampa: We can be optimistic

    Berlin, Germany, January 9, 2020 – Germany captain Lukas Kampa and head coach Andrea Giani speak in an interview ahead of their match against Bulgaria later today in the semifinals of the CEV Men’s Tokyo Volleyball Qualification tournament. Lukas, where does the team stand after the preliminary round and ahead of the duel with Bulgaria? […] More

  • in

    Ben Slimane: Olympic Games a dream for all athletes

    Ben Slimane: Olympic Games a dream for all athletes   Khaled Ben Slimane (3) and Tunisia celebrate victory against Cameroon on Wednesday   Cairo, Egypt, January 9, 2020 – Tunisian setter Khaled Ben Slimane says qualification for the Olympic Games is a dream for all athletes whatever the sport and believes the teams at the […] More

  • in

    Qatar's Elmajid & Ziad advance to Qeshm semifinals

    Qatar’s Elmajid & Ziad advance to Qeshm semifinals   Benlouaer Ziad (left) and Saifeddine Elmajid celebrate a point at October’s event in Doha, Oatar   Qeshm, Iran, January 9, 2020 – Qatar’s Saifeddine Elmajid and Benlouaer Ziad posted a pair of wins here Thursday during the elimination rounds of the inaugural Dargahan Cup to advance […] More

  • in

    Kwiek: All the matches are finals

    “All four teams come here prepared. There are no favorites. You have to play all of them avoiding mistakes. Our team is an experienced one and will go out looking for the victory respecting the team on the other side of the net.” Kwiek warned of the dangers of playing at home. “You always like […] More