BRITAIN'S volleyball team have received an infusion of talent after Mark Plotyczer (pictured), who was born in Rio de Janeiro, pledged his allegiance to represent the country of his father.

BRITISH VOLLEYBALL has received a major boost with the announcement that it is to stage the first round of the World Championships in Sheffield.

THE British Volleyball Federation today announced a collaboration with the Dutch Volleyball team Martinus to help it prepare for the 2012 Olympics.

THE British Volleyball Federation today announced a collaboration with the Dutch Volleyball team Martinus to help it prepare for the 2012 Olympics.

IT WAS, Tony Blair claimed, going to be his favourite moment of the 2012 Olympics, watching the beach volleyball staged in Horse Guards Parade, and, as MIKE ROWBOTTOM finds out, Britain is doing its best to discover some talent worthy of the setting

  HANDBALL and volleyball officials today vowed to carry on their programmes to try to make their sports competitive for London 2012 despite facing an uncertain future.

  HANDBALL and volleyball officials today vowed to carry on their programmes to try to make their sports competitive for London 2012 despite facing an uncertain future.

WAYNE COYLE today started as the programme manager for British Volleyball on the same day the sport unveiled its new logo looking ahead to the opportunities leading up to the London 2012 Olympic Games.

COACHES for the men's and women's British Volleyball programmes for the build-up to London 2012 have been unveiled today by the British Volleyball Federation.

BRITAIN'S women's volleyball team said that the disappointment of being overlooked for funding last week proved to be the spur for them to beat Nigeria.

BRITISH VOLLEYBALL has been backed to continue making progress in the build-up to the London 2012 Olympics by the president of the world governing body despite still not knowing how much they will receive to prepare.

AUGUST 9 - THE opening day of competition at the Olympics was overshadowed by the murder in Beijing of a relative of a coach for the United States men's volleyball coach which has overshadowed the opening day of the Games.

AUGUST 13 - BRITAIN'S best young beach volleyball players looking to compete in the 2012 Olympics will begin their preparations by competing in the SWATCH FIVB Junior World Beach Volleyball Championships in Brighton next month.

SEPTEMBER 12 - ST CHAD'S HEADLAND in Blackpool was today the host for the Nestea European Tour English Masters, one of the biggest and most prestigious beach volleyball events ever to be staged in Britain.