Rick Martin's reports for FIVB (International Volleyball)
While my primary field is technology, I always keep a close eye on the latest sports news. I sometimes cover International Volleyball here in Japan, writing match and press conference reports or sending live updates to Twitter via the FIVB official account. You can subscribe to my reports using RSS.
Italy cruises past Turkey to take fifth in World Championships | FIVB
By rickmartin on 14 Nov 2010Tokyo, Japan, November 14, 2010 – Italy beat a spirited Turkey side in straight sets (25-23, 25-20, 25-21) at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Sunday to secure fifth place at the FIVB Women's World Championship.
View original:Dutch sign off with victory over Cuba | FIVB
By rickmartin on 14 Nov 2010Tokyo, Japan, November 14, 2010 – The Netherlands prevailed against Cuba in the fight for 11th spot at the 2010 FIVB Women's World Championship. In a hard-fought match at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, it was the Dutch who emerged victorious in straight-sets (32-30, 25-23, 25-17).
View original:Germany claim seventh with Serbia comeback win | FIVB
By rickmartin on 14 Nov 2010Tokyo, Japan, November 14, 2010 - Germany edged Serbia in a tight four-set contest (20-25, 25-21, 25-22, 25-23) to win the battle for seventh spot at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Sunday.
View original:Turkey take out Germany in five-set thriller | FIVB
By rickmartin on 13 Nov 2010Tokyo, Japan, November 13, 2010 - Turkey delighted their fans who turned up at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Saturday by winning a very hard-fought 5-8 semifinal in five sets (25-23, 25-18, 14-25, 20-25, 15-11) against a tough German team who almost pulled off a stunning comeback.
http://www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/WorldChampionships/2010/Women/viewMatchInfo.asp?Category=2&MatchNo=96&No=27062
View original:China put Cuba away in four | FIVB
By rickmartin on 13 Nov 2010Tokyo, Japan, November 13, 2010 - China recovered from losing the first set and defeated Cuba 3-1 (16-25, 25-22, 25-19, 25-22) in the semifinal round for places 9-12 in the 2010 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship in Tokyo on Saturday.
View original:Italy see off Serbia in straight sets | FIVB
By rickmartin on 13 Nov 2010Tokyo, Japan, November 13, 2010 - Italy came away with a 3-0 victory (25-20, 25-15, 25-22) against Serbia in their semifinal match for the 5-8 positions at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Saturday evening. The Italians prevailed over a tough Serbian team who just couldn’t seem to find their rhythm.
View original:Resilient Poland collect third win against winless Algeria | FIVB
By rickmartin on 03 Nov 2010Tokyo, Japan, November 3, 2010 - Poland improved to three-and-two in first round play in their match on Wednesday, winning handily against winless Algeria (25-17, 25-16, 25-12) who now return home. The win represetned a good return of three wins on the trot for Poland after dropping their initial two matches to Japan and Serbia as they move into second round action which kicks off on Saturday.
View original:Japan beats Serbia in battle of the undefeated | FIVB
By rickmartin on 03 Nov 2010Tokyo, Japan, November 3, 2010 - In a clash of two perfect Pool A teams, Japan and Serbia gave the crowd at Yoyogi stadium their money’s worth, with the home team walking away the victor (28-26, 29-27, 18-25, 27-25) in an amazing contest. Japan now stands as the only team to win all first round games in the group as they move onto the second stage.
View original:Peru sends Costa Rica home after a hard-fought battle | FIVB
By rickmartin on 03 Nov 2010Tokyo, Japan, November 3, 2010 - Peru booked the fourth and final second round spot in Pool A after a well-worked 3-1 (25-18, 25-18, 32-34, 25-19) win over Costa Rica in Tokyo on Wednesday. With both sides boasting 1:3 win:loss records going into the match, the winner was guaranteed survival in the FIVB Women's World Championship Japan 2010 while the loser would go home. Peru's win sees them advance along with Serbia, Poland, and hosts Japan. Costa Rica, with their fourth loss, joins Algeria as an eliminated side.
View original:Japan crushes Costa Rica to delight hometown fans | FIVB
By rickmartin on 02 Nov 2010Tokyo, Japan, November 2, 2010 - Host team Japan remained undefeated in the FIVB 2010 Women’s Volleyball World Championship on Tuesday with a straight-sets win (25-9, 25-13, 25-8) over Costa Rica in Pool A action. Costa Rica (1-3) now faces a must win match against Peru on Wednesday to see who is the fourth team from Pool A to advance to the second round.
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