3 time world champion & 2004 Olympic gold medalist Giba will receive a Volleyball Hall Of Fame Award this weekend in Poland together with European champion Andrea Zorzi.

Onneksi olkoon to Eemi Tervaportti, Mikko Esko and Riikka Lehtonen have been named as Finland’s top volleyball athletes of the year. Congratulations!

With a new coach and a new Olympic cycle, comes new faces on the NT. Check out Russia’s roster for the 2013 FIVB World League!

Stokr and Havelkova awarded as the best Czech Volleyball players of the 2012/2013 season in a special gala ceremony last Saturday night at the City Theatre in Brno.

Former Dutch national team player Ingrid Visser and her partner Lodewijk Severein have been missing since Monday. Please SHARE this post!

The 2012 Olympian and one of Turkey’s most popular athletes now sports a fresher and fiercer hairdo after she filed for divorce less than 2 months ago. Check it out!

Dominican Republic’s Marisol Concepcion (21) who succumbed to leukemia & also USA Beach Volleyball’s Managing Director Dave Williams (55) who passed away yesterday after a short battle with cancer.

Diego Mosna speaks! Now we know MORE why Os has no intentions of playing for Italy. We totally understand his reasons and all he wants is to protect his loved ones in Cuba.

Saori Kimura is the new captain and will lead a new generation of young players as Japan prepares for a new Olympic cycle. The men’s team has hired a new coach to help them prepare for the 2016 Olympics in Brazil.

Team USA invites Japan this summer as the two teams take part in the inaugural USA Volleyball Cup with 3 matches in July. Get your tickets now!

Cuba’s coach Juan Carlos Gala has released the 2013 roster with a lot of new faces which includes a 13 year old and only sustained 4 veterans.

With a new coach, John Sperraw, and a new Olympic cycles comes a new set of players to represent the Red, White and Blue. No Priddy and No Stanley! A new breed of players to represent Team USA!

Cuban-Italian Osmany Juantorena & wifey Glenda became first time parents yesterday, May 3rd, with the arrival of their first baby Victoria.

Still no Matey Kaziyski but the 2013 roster still looks very promising! After finishing 4th in last year’s London Olympics, Bulgaria looks & trains hard to achieve more success this season.

A Young & Talented Squad for 2013! The only major change is the exclusion of Bojan Janic, one of Serbia’s most experienced players.