(Reuters) - In Brazil it is often said that volleyball is the country’s favorite sport, because soccer is a religion. Brazil’s deep well of volleyball talent and home court advantage make its women’s ...

Jaqueline Carvalho starred for Brazil's volleyball team that twice won gold medals in the Olympics. Carvalho and her countrymates captured gold in the 2008 Summer Games in Beinjing and repeated at the ...

Fabiana Oliveira, one of the great names in the history of Brazilian volleyball has decided to retire from the national team. 'Fabi' as she is simply known, won two Olympic gold medals, six World ...

Brazil clinched their place in the semi-finals of the FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship with a straight sets win over Russia. The defending champions, who have won each of the last three titles ...

Trans athlete Tifanny Abreu hopes her successful season with Brazil volleyball league winners Osasco will inspire young people to follow their dreams in sport. The 40-year-old is celebrating after she ...

Recapping the most essential highlights from Olympic Volleyball history, from the event's origin and timeline to all the most iconic moments and athletes, a comprehensive list of year-by-year results, ...

Despite being one of the world's leading volleyball nations, having dominated in Beijing in 2008 with men's silver and women's gold, their sitting volleyball squad is yet to reach such lofty heights.

Top-seeded Brazilians Alison and Bruno Schmidt won the gold medal in men's beach volleyball Thursday on their home sand. They defeated fifth-seeded Italians Daniele Lupo and Paolo Nicolai, who earned ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil's Bruno Schmidt and Alison Cerutti will face Italian opposition in the men's Olympic beach volleyball final after the world champions edged out their Dutch rivals at ...

Arkansas Tech all-conference volleyball player Henley Hooks has been selected to participate in an upcoming Brazilian tour as part of the D2 USA National Volleyball Team. The international tour, which ...

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