Japan defeated Argentina in a crunch match at the Volleyball Men's World Championships but it did not prove enough as the South Americans went through anyway.
Defending champions Poland recorded their fourth straight victory as they swept aside Iran to maintain their dominance of Pool D at the International Volleyball Federation Men's World Championships being jointly hosted by Bulgaria and Italy.
A day after beating Olympic champions Brazil, The Netherlands produced another outstanding victory at the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Men's World Championships being jointly hosted by Bulgaria and Italy.
Olympic champions Brazil suffered their first defeat at the Volleyball Men's World Championships as the Netherlands sprung a surprise in Ruse.
France moved top of Pool B at the International Volleyball Federation Men’s World Championship after beating Egypt in straight sets in Ruse today.
Defending champions Poland maintained their perfect start to the Volleyball Men's World Championships by earning a second consecutive victory.
Olympic champions Brazil began their Volleyball Men's World Championship campaign with a comfortable victory over Egypt in Ruse, Bulgaria.
Co-host nations Italy and Bulgaria both recorded straight sets victories on day one of the Volleyball Men's World Championship.
Poland will be out to defend their title when the International Volleyball Federation Men's World Championship begins tomorrow across Italy and Bulgaria.
Brazil’s Agatha Bednarczuk and Eduarda “Duda” Lisboa won $150,000 (£118,000/€132,000) - the biggest purse in beach volleyball history - as they defeated the Czech Republic’s Barbora Hermannová and Markéta Sluková in the women’s gold medal match at the Beach Volleyball World Tour Finals in Hamburg.
Norway's Anders Mol and Christian Sorum won $150,000 (£118,000/€132,000) - the biggest purse in beach volleyball history - as they defeated Poland's Michal Bryl and Grzegorz Fijalek in the men's gold medal match at the Beach Volleyball World Tour Finals in Hamburg.
Anders Mol and Christian Sorum of Norway and Piotr Kantor and Bartosz Losiak of Poland confirmed won their respective pools to earn semi-final places at the Beach Volleyball World Tour Finals in Hamburg.
Sixth seeds Adrian Gavira and Pablo Herrera were the first to be ousted from podium placement contention in the opening men's pool round at the Beach Volleyball World Tour Finals in Hamburg.
Anders Mol and Christian Sorum earned their 20th straight win today as they defeated Michal Bryl and Grzegorz Fijalek of Poland in the opening men's pool round at the Beach Volleyball World Tour Finals in Hamburg.
Record prize money will be on offer to the winners of the Beach Volleyball World Tour Finals as Hamburg prepares to stage the season finale from tomorrow.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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