The German head coach Vital Heynen kept his promise and brought all the stars in Portugal with the intention to secure three wins, which would more or less guarantee tickets to the Final Six tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria, at the beginning of July. The European Capital Of Culture for 2012 Guimaraes, situated in the Portuguese…
Read moreLondon 2012: Day 3 – USA better than Brazil. K(im)orea knocks out
The second day of the woman’s tournament brought us first confrontations at the top. Defending Olympic Champion title USA face up Brazil and Italy played against Japan. Moreover, Great Britain achieved the first victory in the volleyball elite ever. Pool A Dominican Republic 1 – 3 Russia Top scorers: B. De la Cruz 26,…
Read moreSerie A1: Masters of reception in Lube Macerata
In the second round of the return phase Lube Macerata in the match against Castellana Grotte received the ball with perfect 54% efficiency! Such result is quite rare in professional volleyball, don’t you think? Macerata had reception on a high level (pos. reception 73%, perf. – 54%), neither player received below 55%…
Read moreSuperleague quater-finals: Knifes fight in Novy Urengoy
Zenit Kazan, Gubernia Nizhny Novgorod, and Lokomotiv Novosibirsk accordingly won first two battles in Superleague quaterfinals. Particularly a game in Novosibirsk, where Lokomotiv faced Belogorie Belgorod, did not bring all expected emotions because Belogorie was not able to adapt to the level presented by the Champions League winner. On the other hand, Fakel Novy Urengoy…
Read moreEL: Czechs and Belgians with a relevant majority after two weeks
Belgium and the Czech Republic confirmed their role at main force to be reckoned with respectively in Pool A and Pool B of 2013 CEV Volleyball European League. Both the teams have not felt the taste of defeat so far and they are on the right track to gain a final four spot. The most…
Read more22 Olympic medalists competition – Just a few weeks to start!
22 Olympic medallists, 32 Olympic medals. One of the most exciting volleyball experiences in the world is about to start, with first serve at 7.30pm on 27th September. The Brazilian Women’s Volleyball League, named Superliga, will put on an extraordinary event and expand to 14 teams from 5 different states of Brazil and one from…
Read moreWWGCC: “Sborna” without key players and without results
Russian team without Natalya Obmochaeva and Tatiana Kosheleva isn’t so strong as it was throughout Euro Volley. Today after absorbing match “Sborna” lost with USA. In Latinamerican battle winner is Brazil, while Asian duel is quicky victory by “Nippon”. Today results: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC – BRAZIL 1-3 (20-25 15-25 25-22 19-25) MVP: FabiolaDominican Republic: Marte Frica,…
Read moreOdds and Probabilities in Volleyball Betting Explained
For many enthusiasts wagering on volleyball have turned into one of the most preferred ways to spend their free time. More and more people decide to go for this particular form of entertainment that can also bring them a nice profit. If you are still a total rookie at sports betting, you should definitely acquaint…
Read moreSeidl wants McLaren to restart windtunnel plan ‘as quickly as possible’
McLaren F1 boss Andreas Seidl hopes to see the team resume its windtunnel construction plans as quickly as possible as the infrastructure is crucial to the outfit’s ambitions of moving back to the front of the grid. McLaren put its windtunnel project on hold after the onslaught of the coronavirus pandemic and its financial impact…
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