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Logan Tom
2007-11-23 22:55:00 Here is a video a fan has made of Logan Tom at the World Cup. More About: World Cup 2007
So far?
2007-11-23 22:45:00 So we are nearly halfway through the Mens World Cup. My opinion there are five teams left in the running for the top three spots. Russia, Bulgaria, USA, Brazil and Puerto Rico. Russia is the only undefeated team left, but Brazil looks like their little hiccup at the beginning of the tournament and are crushing ... More About: World Cup 2007
Latest FIVB Press release
2007-11-23 22:33:00 Full release at FIVB. Brazil is here. In a spectacular come-back, Brazil crushed Bulgaria in straight sets, in the big match of the 5th day, in Toyama. The high-flying Brazilian squad, determined to defend their crown, beat Bulgaria to improve 4-1. The Bulgarians were unable to react, thus forced into a second consecutive defeat after an ... More About: Press Release , World Cup 2007 , Press , Release
Olympic Blog
2007-11-23 22:31:00 I have recently had a comment from a fellow sports blogger about the Olympic Qualification process. I replied, (sorry my setting is on anonymous!) and went to check out his site. There are occasional post’s about Volleyball on there, and this post in particular has some good information on the history of Volleyball at the ... More About: Blog
USA take care of Egypt
2007-11-23 13:52:00 Full article on USA Volleyball A night after a 2-hour, 21-minute marathon match against Bulgaria, the U.S. Men?s Volleyball Team needed just 1 hour, 12 minutes to defeat Egypt , 25-22, 25-18, 25-19 in their FIVB World Cup match on Friday before 3,500 fans in Toyama, Japan. The victory improves the No. 5-ranked U.S. Men?s record to ... More About: World Cup 2007 , Care
Brazil more confident
2007-11-23 13:49:00 Check out this article from news.cn Bernardinho, the head coach of Brazil national volleyball team, said on Thursday that the increase in self-esteem among the players is the reason for the great change the team has experienced in the men’s Volleyball World Cup. After losing to the United States in the opening match, Brazil has won ... More About: World Cup 2007
Todays Results
2007-11-23 13:43:00 Puerto Rico beat Spain in 3 Korea beat Tunisia in 5 Argentina beat Australia in 4 Brazil beat Bulgaria in 3 Russia beat Japan in 3 USA beat Egypt in 3 For full results and match report see FIVB. More About: World Cup 2007 , Results
FIVB Press Release
2007-11-23 09:12:00 Latest Press release here. Hiroshima and Toyama, November 22, 2007 ? The USA team abruptly ended Bulgaria?s winning streak at the World Cup volleyball tournament in Japan, posting its first victory in the process after two consecutive loses. The NORCECA champions beat Bulgaria 3-2 in Toyama, a huge ?shot in the arm? for the Americans. Following ... More About: Press Release , World Cup 2007 , Release
Aussie Player Blog
2007-11-23 09:11:00 Check out Devos Volleyball where Luke Campbell speaks on their win over Tunisia. More About: World Cup 2007 , Player , Blog , Aussie
USA report
2007-11-22 15:04:00 Click here for the report on the USA Volleyball team to date at the World Cup. More About: World Cup 2007 , Report
Andrea Zorzis latest post
2007-11-22 14:15:00 Check out full post here. ?It?s incredible what the sport can teach us. It?s a very important lesson even for me. For instance, now I?m sharing the same room with my assistant coach (N. Ben Younes). He is a very faithful Muslim and I?m Buddhist. Many times we are praying together. He takes his carpet and ... More About: World Cup 2007 , Post , Andrea
Todays Results
2007-11-22 13:55:00 Korea lost to Russia 0-3 16-25, 14-25, 19-25 Egyptlost to Spain 0-3 (9-25, 21-25, 19-25 Australia def Tunisia 3-1 25-22, 35-37, 26-24, 25-22 Brazil def Puerto-Rico 3-0 25-13, 25-21, 25-17 Japan def Argentina 3-0 25-23, 25-19, 26-24 Bulgaria lost to USA 2-3 27-29, 25-20, 30-28, 22-25, 12-15 Australia were down 4 set points in the fourth and managed to pull it ... More About: World Cup 2007 , Results
Aussie Player Blog
2007-11-22 11:30:00 Click here to view a post by Australia n middle hitter Luke Campbell on their win over Japan in front of a home crowd. More About: Player , Blog , Aussie
Coaches Comments
2007-11-21 19:18:00 From FIVB Jon Uriarte (Argentina) “The organization has been fantastic and the competition is getting tougher. All the teams are well prepared and the results show that if you lose concentration you can lose to anyone. We expect to keep concentration and get good results.” Russell Borgeaud (Australia) “We have played three games and we are pretty happy with ... More About: World Cup 2007 , Comments , Coaches
Bulgaria and Russia undefeated
2007-11-21 10:00:00 Article from news.cn Bulgaria stopped Puerto Rico’s up till now impressive show at the men’s volleyball World Cup in Japan, by downing the Caribbean side 3-1 on Tuesday. Bulgaria, a wild card entry, ranked 7th in the world, beat Puerto Rico, ranked 17th in the world, in Matsumoto to finish out the first ... More About: World Cup 2007 , Russia , Undefeated
Aus Vs Russia
2007-11-21 09:36:00 Thanks to Devo’s Volleyball here is a youtube vid of the Aussie men against Russia . More About: World Cup 2007
Doug Beals latest post
2007-11-20 23:49:00 Doug Beals latest journal post on how the USA men are going. The men started well, but deteriorated in a 3-1 loss to European champion Spain. This is a team that has clearly lost its rhythm and some confidence and is playing below the level it showed against Brazil in the opening match. It’s still a long ... More About: World Cup 2007 , Post , Doug
Youtube
2007-11-20 23:46:00 Here are a couple of vids from youtube from the womens world cup. First one is Italy Vs USA, the last set, the second one is a pic and video show on Italy’s tournament. More About: Youtube , World Cup 2007
Beijing Official Site
2007-11-20 23:34:00 The official Beijing Olympic Games sites has a few articles and pictures on it of the mens World Cup. Check it out here. More About: World Cup 2007 , Site , Official
FIVB Press Release
2007-11-20 22:52:00 Latest FIVB press release Bulgaria stopped Puerto Rico?s up until now impressive show at the FIVB Men?s World Volleyball Cup in Japan, by downing the Caribbean side 3-1. Bulgaria, a wild card entry, ranked 7th in the world, beat NORCECA second-place finisher Puerto Rico, ranked 17th in the world, in Matsumoto to finish out the first ... More About: Press Release , World Cup 2007 , Press , Release
Spain defeats struggling USA
2007-11-20 15:13:00 Full article from Yahoo Europe. European champions Spain got their first win at the men’s World Cup volleyball tournament this year when they downed North American champions the United States on Tuesday.With Israel Rodriguez scoring 19 points and Guillermo Falasca 18 points, the Spaniards rallied to a 21-25, 25-20, 27-25, 25-20 victory in Matsumoto, west of ... More About: World Cup 2007
Photos
2007-11-20 14:57:00 You can check out some photos from Xinhua on the Brazil/Egypt match here and the USA/ Spain Match here. More About: Photos , World Cup 2007
Todays Results
2007-11-20 14:45:00 Russia def Tunisia 3-1 22-25, 25-15, 25-12, 25-16 Bulgaria def Puerto Rico 3-1 19-25, 25-18, 27-25, 25-17 Argentina def Korea 3-0 26-24, 25-22, 25-20 Spain def USA 3-1 21-25, 25-20, 27-25, 25-20 Japan lost to Australia 0-3 19-25, 21-25, 21-25 Brazil def Egypt 3-0 25-18, 25-14, 25-17 More About: World Cup 2007 , Results
Interview with Doug Beal
2007-11-19 15:47:00 Interview with Doug Beal , from Andrea Zorzi More About: World Cup 2007 , Interview
Zorzi?s latest post
2007-11-19 15:46:00 Check full post out here Before the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, Doug Beal, the US Volleyball coach, chose an unusual way to improve their skills. During a very cold winter, they went for 22 days in the Utah mountains. In those conditions they discovered what ?team spirit? means. ?Someone among the best Volleyball players was very ... More About: World Cup 2007 , Post
Puerto Rico downs USA
2007-11-19 15:42:00 Full article USA Volleyball ANAHEIM, Calif. (Nov. 19, 2007) ? The afternoon after it shocked world No. 1-ranked Brazil at the FIVB World Cup, the U.S. Men?s National Team suffered a shock of its own and fell to NORCECA rival Puerto Rico 1-3 (21-25, 25-20, 17-25, 22-25) on Monday in Matsumoto, Japan. The No. 5 U.S. Men?s ... More About: World Cup 2007
FIVB Press release Monday
2007-11-19 15:39:00 Full release here Puerto Rico stunned the USA team on Monday , posting the second major surprise of the FIVB Volleyball Men?s World Cup of Japan, as it beat the latter 3-1. Puerto Rico remains undefeated and its win shook up the standings and pre-tournament predictions. Additionally, Russia and Bulgaria remained undefeated after the second day?s matches ... More About: Press Release , World Cup 2007 , Press , Release
Todays Results
2007-11-19 15:38:00 Australia lost to Russia in three Bulgaria beat Egypt in four Argentina beat Tunisia in four Portugal beat the USA in the big upset of the day Japan took care of Korea in three Brazil bounced back to beat Spain in three More About: World Cup 2007 , Results
Bulgaria beats Euro Champs Spain
2007-11-19 08:43:00 Full article from novinite.com Bulgaria beat the team of Spain with 3:1 sets (25:21, 19:25, 25:20, 25:17) in its first game in the World Cup volleyball tournament in Japan’s city of Matsumoto on Sunday. The best player in the game was Bulgaria’s captain Plamen Konstantinov, who scored a total of 18 points. In its second game, scheduled for ... More About: Euro , World Cup 2007 , Beats
USA Volleyball beats Brazil
More articles from this author:2007-11-19 08:42:00 Full article at USA Volleyball The U.S. Men?s National Volleyball Team upset world No. 1- ranked Brazil in straight sets (28-26, 30-28, 25-20) in its opening match of the 2007 FIVB World Cup on Sunday in Matsumoto, Japan.Four U.S. players scored in double figures in the victory, which gives the fifth-ranked U.S. Men a 1-0 record ... More About: World Cup 2007 , Beats 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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