Three-time Olympic volleyball champion Mireya Luis Hernandez has been put forward as one of five candidates for the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Board of Administration in the minority gender election.

Second seeded Austrians Clemens Doppler and Alexander Horst impressed to cruise through their group today at the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) World Tour Qatar Open at Al Gharafa in Doha.

International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) President Ary S. Graça will stand unopposed for re-election for the next eight years at the 35th World Congress in Buenos Aires in October, it has been announced today.

America’s Phil Dalhausser and Nick Lucena prevented an all-Brazilian men’s gold medal match at the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) World Tour Maceió Open.

Germany's Karla Borger and Britta Buthe produced a late night shock to beat Brazilian second-seeds Talita Antunes and Larissa Franca to dampen another largely successful day for the host nation at the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) World Tour Maceió Open.

Hosts Brazil saw three of their women’s teams advance through qualifying at the Maceió Open, ensuring they will be represented by seven pairs in the main draw of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Beach World Tour event.

Kish Island will "probably" host another International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Beach World Tour event in 2017, despite criticism from Human Rights Watch (HRW) over this year's event, which they described as a "dismal failure". 

Iran's first-ever International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) World Tour beach event concluded with a Qatari victory on Kish Island today but the tournament has been slammed as a "dismal failure" by human rights groups due to restrictions on female spectators.

Human Rights Watch has criticised the International Volleyball Federation’s (FIVB) claim that a “misunderstanding” with security personnel was the cause of female spectators being turned away from the World Tour leg in Kish Island in Iran, amid claims that women trying to enter were part of a "political stunt".

Female spectators were turned away from the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) World Tour leg in Kish Island today, despite Iranian authorities having promised to lift their ban on women attending matches for the duration of the tournament. 

Rio 2016 and the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) have played down concerns that the number of tickets for the Olympic beach competition on Copacabana Bay will be reduced, insisting only "infrastructural" changes are taking place.

Cuba's men and Argentina's women have each secured places at the Rio 2016 Olympic volleyball competition after victories in their respective North and South American qualification tournaments.

A record 36 teams are due to participate in this year's edition of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Volleyball World League with the format of the tournament having been altered.

Germany and Italy each gained key victories today at the Women's European Olympic Volleyball Qualification tournament in Ankara to keep alive their hopes of securing a spot at this summer's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. 

An agreement has been signed between USA Volleyball and Sports Illustrated Play, a digital software business devoted to youth and amateur sports.