The American Beach Volleyball Star, Phil Dalhausser, has been recently named as the Athlete of the Year 2011 by USA Volleyball (USAV).

The Olympic champion has earned the honour for fourth consecutive year. The Santa Barbara, California native Dalhausser and his teammate Todd Rogers worked out great…

Lausanne, Switzerland, January 10, 2012 – Destinee Hooker was recently voted Sportswoman of the Year for the third time by her hometown newspaper, the San Antonio Express-News, but the focus now for team USA and former high-jumper Hooker is a trip to London in the summer.

USA qualified for the Olympics by…

Cairo, Egypt, January 10, 2012 - The 2012 African volleyball calendar is set for an explosive start next Monday with the Men’s Olympic Qualification Tournament beginning in Cameroon ahead of the women’s edition, which begins in Algeria on February 1.

The eventual winners will earn the right to compete at the…

Bratislava, Slovakia, January 11, 2012 – One of Slovakia’s most well-known and famous volleyball players, Bogumil Golian, sadly passed away on Wednesday aged 80 years old.

Golian was a true volleyball and sports legend in Slovakia having medalled twice at the Olympics (silver in Tokyo 1964 and bronze four…

Warsaw, Poland, January 11, 2012 – The Polish Olympic Committee honoured the country’s men’s volleyball team as Team of the Year at their annual awarding ceremony on Monday after a year full of success for the side.

Andrea Anastasi’s team sealed silver at the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Cup 2011 in Japan as…

Lausanne, Switzerland, January 12, 2012 – With the first Continental Olympic Qualification tournament starting in Cameroon on Monday, the qualification process for the World Olympic Qualification tournaments for the London 2012 Olympic Games is here clarified as the countdown to London 2012 continues to gather…

Negombo, Sri Lanka, January 12, 2011 – Sri Lanka’s Negombo Beach will welcome the latest stage of the AVC Beach Volleyball Continental Cup on January 21 and 22 as qualification for the London 2012 Olympic Games continues in Asia.

The hosts will welcome men’s and women’s teams from India, Maldives, Iran and…

Lausanne, Switzerland, January 13, 2012 – China’s Xue Chen and Zhang Xi have thrown down the gauntlet for the rest of the beach volleyball pack after they underlined their Olympic ambitions in an interview on Thursday.

Speaking to China Daily, the duo, who sealed bronze at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in…

Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser are all about making statements. The U.S. men's beach volleyball duo won gold at the '08 Beijing Olympics, have won 21 FIVB gold medals in their 28 gold medal match appearances together and enter the London Olympics as the highly favored top seed. So it's in keeping with that gusto the team will be outfitted in apparel that makes its own bold statements. When the two take to the sands in late July, they'll be sporting apparel from Loudmouth's new swimwear…

Lausanne, Switzerland, January 4, 2012 – Cuba have moved into the top five of the FIVB Men’s World Ranking while the top six teams in the women’s edition remains unchanged after the FIVB updated the respective standings on Wednesday.

The revised tables come after the alteration of percentage points in…