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    Lube on top as semifinals are set in Betim

    Lube on top as semifinals are set in Betim   Lube Civitanova’s Kamil Rychlicki takes on the Zenit Kazan block on Thursday   Betim, Brazil, December 5, 2019 – Italian powerhouse Cucine Lube Civitanova secured the best record of the preliminary round of the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men’s Club World Championship even though the reigning […] More

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    Brakocevic puts focus on team game

    Shaoxing, China, December 5, 2019 – Igor Gorgonzola Novara opposite Jovana Brakocevic said her team must fight for every ball as they gear up for tougher battle in the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women’s Club World Championship. Jovana Brakocevic was voted MVP in her team’s victory against Tianjin Bohai Bank “I’m expecting my team to fight […] More

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    Brakocevic powers second five-set win of Novara in Shaoxing

    For the second straight time, Novara came up clutch in a five-set encounter that put them on top of Pool B. The Italian club’s main offensive weapon was Brakocevic who had 28 kills and two blocks, while the losing side’s hero was the young Isabelle Haak who was one point shy of matching Brakocevic’s output.Novara […] More

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    Thailand and Vietnam do it again to advance to SEA Games women’s final

    Thailand and Vietnam do it again to advance to SEA Games women’s final   Thailand’s Wilavan Apinyapong and Nootsara Tomkom celebrate during their game against the Philippines   Manila, Philippines, December 5, 2019 – Both Thailand and Vietnam repeated their victorious results from the first competition day of the women’s volleyball tournament at the 2019 […] More

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    Thankful for 2019, Facundo Conte looks for more in 2020

    Thankful for 2019, Facundo Conte looks for more in 2020   Facundo Conte is on his first season with Sada Cruzeiro   Betim, Brazil, December 5, 2019 – Facundo Conte can already consider 2019 a very successful year in his career. But the Sada Cruzeiro Volei outside hitter hopes to add another cause for positive […] More

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    Leal leads Lube’s win over former team Sada Cruzeiro

    Leal leads Lube’s win over former team Sada Cruzeiro   Yoandy Leal scored 14 points against his former team Sada Cruzeiro   Betim, Brazil, December 4, 2019 – Cucine Lube Civitanova are the only undefeated team after the second day of the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men’s Club World Championship as the Italians secured their second […] More

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    Kim Hill focused on working hard and getting better

    Shaoxing, China, December 4, 2019 – Imoco Volley Conegliano’s 2-0 winning start at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women’s Club World Championship is an impressive debut for the Italian club, but Kimberly Hill thinks that her team’s performance is still a work in progress. Imoco Conegliano faced tough opponents Eczacibasi VitrA Istanbul and Guangdong Evergrande Volleyball […] More

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    Egonu steers Imoco Volley Conegliano to second victory in Shaoxing

    Egonu, who scored 29 points on the first day of competition, recorded another double-digit performance as she finished with 19 points in Imoco Conegliano’s 3-0 (25-16, 25-22, 25-19) defeat of Guangdong Evergrande Volleyball Club. Kimberly Hill added 15 markers to strengthen the offence of the Italian club. Li Yao, who came off the bench in […] More