FIVB

Monday, June 23, 2014

June 22 Iran claim double over Italy; Brazil and Portugal bounce back Lausanne, Switzerland, June 22, 2014 – Iran stunned Italy for the second day in a row with a 3-1 (25-22, 25-19, 19-25, 25-20) win in Tehran while Brazil also recovered from their loss to Poland storming to a 3-0 (25-21, 25-16, 25-17) victory on Sunday as the fifth weekend of the 2014 FIVB Volleyball World League came to an end. Bulgaria break into win column and snap USA winning streak; Russia and Argentina earn double victories USA win seventh straight in World League; Iran upset Italy June 22 USA’s Bourne/Hyden win first World Tour gold in Berlin Berlin, Germany, June 22, 2014 - Tri Bourne and John Hyden won their first World Tour gold medal at the FIVB Beach Volleyball Berlin smart Grand Slam on Sunday. They beat their fellow Americans Ryan Doherty and Nick Lucena 2-0 (21-17, 21-11) in the final in the German capital. June 22 Kolocova and Slukova crowned as Berlin smart Grand Slam champions Berlin, Germany, June 22, 2014 - Kristyna Kolocova and Marketa Slukova won their second gold in only one month by winning the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Berlin smart Grand Slam on Sunday. The Czech team defeated Brazil’s Maria Antonelli and Juliana Felisberta Da Silva 2-1 (21-14, 18-21, 15-12) in an entertaining final. June 20 World Grand Prix squad line-ups released Lausanne, Switzerland, June 20, 2014 – The 2014 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix line-ups of 28 teams for the Intercontinental Round have been released prior to the kick off on July 25.