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Moscow, Russia, February 25, 2020 – With the last match on the programme played on Monday evening, the regular season in the Russian women’s Superliga is now complete and the four match-ups for the quarterfinal playoffs set: Dinamo Kazan v Leningradka Saint Petersburg, Lokomotiv Kaliningrad v Dinamo Krasnodar, Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg v Sakhalin Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk and Dinamo Moscow v Proton Saratov.

Tokyo, Japan, February 25, 2020 - Celebrating 150 days to go in the countdown to the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, we examine the players who have been called up to feature in hosts Japan's women's volleyball team this year.

Tokyo, Japan, February 25, 2020 - With just 150 days to go until the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 we look at hosts Japan's men's volleyball team for the year ahead.

Lausanne, Switzerland, February 25, 2020 - The Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 are just 150 days away and we can't wait! Featuring the 12 teams per gender qualified for the 2020 Summer Games, watch 150 stunning attacks compiled to celebrate the milestone.

Bologna, Italy, February 24, 2020 – Lube Civitanova’s Bruno Rezende led the plaudits after Lube Civitanova added the Coppa Italia to their 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Club Championship title with victory over Sir Safety Perugia on Sunday.

Lausanne, Switzerland, February 24, 2020 - Following the request of the Volleyball Federation of Iran and the relevant authorities there, a joint decision has been made to postpone the FIVB Beach Volleyball 3-star event scheduled for 3-7 March in Bandar Abbas, Iran, due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.

Lausanne, Switzerland, February 24, 2020 - What a set! Enjoy watching the most epic one-handed sets of 2019 and highlights from a thrilling year of volleyball.

Kedzierzyn-Kozle, Poland, February 24, 2020 - Poland's Kamil Semeniuk has been having a great season this year, capped this weekend by his performance that helped keep Zaksa Kedzierzyn-Kozle close on the heels of table leaders Verva Warsaw in the PluLiga.

Perugia, Italy, February 24, 2020 – Massimo Colaci was denied a happy ending to the week in which he extended his deal with Safety Perugia VC when they lost the Italian Cup final to Lube Civitanova on Sunday.

Tokyo, Japan, February 24, 2020 - The Japanese Men’s V1 League started their stepladder playoffs over the February 22-24 weekend with three matches. Were there some upsets or did the higher seeded teams win their matches? Let’s find out.

Phnom Penh, Cambodia, February 23, 2020 - For the second-straight week, Christopher McHugh and Damien Schumann have topped an international podium as the Australians collected their second FIVB World Tour gold medal here Sunday by winning the US$25,000 Anchor Beach Volleyball Carnival for men in the Cambodian capital.

Lausanne, Switzerland, February 23, 2020 – Middle blocker Alyja Daphne “Jaja” Santiago tells us about her experience of playing for Ageo Medics in the 2019/2020 Japan Women's V.League.

Lausanne, Switzerland, February 22, 2020 - In the first of a series of articles on the world champions, Canadian defender Melissa Humana-Paredes speaks about winning the 2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships in Hamburg in 2019, when she felt her partnership with Sarah Pavan turned a corner, building confidence in the camp on the road to Tokyo 2020.

Uberlândia, Brazil, February 22, 2020 – Itambé Minas secured their third-straight Women’s Club South American Championship title on Friday as the Brazilian side counted on a dominant performance of star middle blocker Thaisa Menezes to best in-state rivals Dentil Praia Clube in straight sets 3-0 (25-22, 27-25, 25-16) at the Sabiazinho Arena, in Uberlândia, Brazil.

Phnom Penh, Cambodia, February 22, 2020 - Top-seeded Christopher McHugh and Damien Schumann scored a pair of elimination wins here Saturday in the Cambodia capital at the Anchor Beach Volleyball Carnival highlighted by a victory over a Danish pair that had defeated the Australians the previous day.

San Juan, Argentina, February 21, 2020 – Club Bolivar’s 15-match winning streak in the 2019-2020 Argentinean Volleyball League came to an end at the hands of UPCN Voley, who were boosted by a spectacular performance by Miguel López to down their rivals 3-1 (23-25, 25-23, 25-21, 25-21) on Thursday evening at the Aldo Cantoni Arena, in San Juan.

Phnom Penh, Cambodia, February 21, 2020 - Swedish teenagers David Ahman and Jonatan Hellvig outlasted a pair of experienced FIVB World Tour teams here Friday as the 2018 Youth Olympic champions from Sweden lead 16 tandems into the elimination rounds of the US$25,000 Anchor Beach Volleyball Carnival.

Istanbul, Turkey, February 21, 2020 - Yasemin Guveli has been pivotal in this year's aspirations of Eczacibasi VitrA Istanbul, massively helping the Turkish side in advancing to the quarterfinals of the European Champions League, as well as in leading the race in the Turkish League.

Phnom Penh, Cambodia, February 20, 2020 - Led by the O'Dea brothers from New Zealand, six men's teams each scored a pair of qualifying wins here Thursday to advance to the main draw in the US$25,000 Anchor Beach Volleyball Carnival.

Kazan, Russia, February 20, 2020 – Two Russian rookies in the men’s CEV Champions League, Fakel Novy Urengoy and Kuzbass Kemerovo, advanced to the quarterfinals of Europe’s strongest club competition, but judging by the publications in Russian media what they find far more shockingly sensational is the exit of Tatarstan’s powerhouse Zenit Kazan, the earliest ever since their debut in the 2007-2008 season.