The Japanese player slid across the court on his abdomen with his face down, drawing laughter and applause from spectators.

Japanese volleyball player Yuji Nishida went viral for his dramatic manner of apologising when he accidentally hit a courtside judge with a ball that he served.

Recapping the most essential highlights from Olympic Volleyball history, from the event's origin and timeline to all the most iconic moments and athletes, a comprehensive list of year-by-year results, ...

Volleyball is still a staple of school sports and around 4 million people say they play the sport (compared to 7 million for baseball and 5.3 million for soccer), so it has a strong participation rate ...

In Japanese culture, the dogeza involves kneeling and bowing until the forehead touches the ground. In modern times, it is rarely seen in public outside of extreme circumstances, such as politicians ...

Japan’s legions of female volleyball fans were left in tears after Japan lost to Italy in the men’s volleyball quarterfinals at the Paris Olympics on Monday. Fans who didn’t make it to Paris were ...

The SV.LEAGUE aims to be the world’s top volleyball league by 2030. VOLLEYBALL WORLD This collaboration will leverage Volleyball World's advanced OTT platform, VBTV, as the exclusive international ...

Men’s volleyball is flying high in Japan with the national team ranked fourth globally ahead of the Paris Olympics and the sport’s soaring popularity fuelled by a manga blockbuster. Haikyu!!, a tale ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Overcoming the formidable Dominican Republic in a must-win pool game to qualify for the quarter-finals of women's volleyball is a tall order for Japan but Sarina Koga is confident ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) and Japan Volleyball Association (JVA) vowed to continue to strengthen the partnership as they look to raise the profile of ...