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Sweden bow out of European Championship with victory over Slovakia

Sweden have signed off on their 2026 Men's European Volleyball Championship campaign with a 3-1 victory over Slovakia that ensured they avoided finishing bottom of Group A in Modena, Italy.

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Finland stay perfect on home court after five-set thriller against Netherlands

It's four wins out of four for co-hosts Finland at the 2026 Men's European Volleyball Championship, though they were pushed all the way by the Netherlands before securing a 3-2 win which eliminates the Dutch.

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Denmark preserve chance of advancing at EuroVolley despite losing against Belgium

The Danish men's volleyball team suffered their second defeat at the European Championship when they lost to Belgium. In the Finnish city of Tampere, Denmark lost 25-19, 20-25, 19-25, 23-25 ​​on Tuesday afternoon. Nevertheless, the Danes remain in a strong position in their bid to advance at the tournament.

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Sweden exit European Championship at Group Stage after defeat to Greece

Sweden's first Men's European Volleyball Championship since 1993 came to an end with a group stage match to spare after they were beaten 3-1 by Greece - their fourth defeat in a row in the 2026 edition.

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Danes keep flying high at EuroVolley following convincing win over Estonia

The Danish men's volleyball team is flying high at the European Championships. On Sunday, the team claimed its second victory of the tournament, beating Estonia 28-26, 25-22, 25-16 in a convincing performance in Tampere, Finland.

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Danes down Dutch at European Championships to continue remarkable upswing

The Danish national volleyball team has experienced a major upswing in recent years, and on Saturday, the men's team secured an impressive victory at the European Championship in Finland defeating the Netherlands in three sets: 25-17, 25-20, 25-20.

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Danish national team struck by severe food poisoning before European Championships

The Danish men's national volleyball team has been struck by a severe case of food poisoning just ahead of the European Championship finals in Finland.

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Swedish volleyball dream ended by world champions Italy at quarter-final stage

Tournament favourites Italy have progressed to the semi-finals of the 2026 Women's European Volleyball Championships but were pushed very close by Sweden in a 3-1 victory for the Italians in Brno, Czech Republic.

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Sweden reach quarters by progressing past Czechs in battle of the co-hosts

Sweden are through to the quarter-finals of the Women's European Volleyball Championship for just the second time in their history after they travelled to Brno and knocked out fellow co-hosts Czech Republic in three sets.

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Sweden give France a real scare but close group stage with four-set defeat

Sweden finished third in Group D at the 2026 Women's European Volleyball Championship after falling to a 3-1 defeat to France in their final match as hosts in Gothenburg.

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Sweden through to knockout stage on home soil after stunning win over Croatia

Sweden secured their place in the Round of 16 at the 2026 Women's European Volleyball Championship with one group stage match to spare, after coming from two sets down to beat Croatia 3-2 in a breath-taking encounter in Gothenburg.

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Italy prove too strong and hand co-hosts Sweden first loss at European Championship

Sweden's perfect start to the 2026 Women's European Volleyball Championship has ended after their third match, as they were beaten 3-0 by favourites Italy in Group D.

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Sweden make it two from two at home after Slovakia push them all the way

Sweden have made it two wins from two as they co-host the 2026 Women's European Volleyball Championship, but had to dig deep to earn the victory over Slovakia in Gothenburg.

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Sweden open European Championship with win over Montenegro in Gothenburg

Sweden made the ideal start to co-hosting the 2026 European Women's Volleyball Championship, beating Montenegro 3-0 in Gothenburg.

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Italy edge Turkey in five-set thriller to claim Women's World Championship title

Italy's women's team had a day destined to go down in volleyball history on Sunday. Julio Velasco's Azzurri, unbeaten for 35 matches and reigning Olympic champions, defeated European champions Turkey in a gruelling battle to claim the World Championship title.

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Italy crush United States in straight sets to win women's volleyball gold

Top-ranked Italy dominated the United States to win the Olympic women's volleyball final on Sunday, crushing the defending champions in straight sets to claim their first gold medal on the final day of the Games.

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France crush Poland to win back-to-back Olympic volleyball golds

France beat the world number one ranked side Poland 3-0 to win the Olympic men's volleyball gold on Saturday, defending their title from the Tokyo Games but this time on home soil inside a rocking South Paris Arena 1.

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France crush world champions Italy to storm into men's volleyball final

France will have the opportunity to win back-to-back gold medals in Olympic men's volleyball after the hosts dispatched world champions Italy in straight sets in Wednesday's second semi-final at a packed South Paris Arena 1.

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Olympic Highlights Day 12: Volleyball giants meet for final spot, records to tumble on track

Twenty-one sets of medals will be handed out at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, August 7th. But there will also be a prestigious battle between Poland and the USA for a place in the men's volleyball final.

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Poland show Olympic volleyball ambition with European Championship triumph

Poland will be hopeful that they can end their 48-year Olympic Games medal drought next year after becoming European Volleyball champions for the second time by beating world champions Italy in straight sets in Rome on Saturday.

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Italy PM Draghi offers support to volleyball player Egonu over nationality issue

Outgoing prime minister Mario Draghi on Sunday offered his full support to Paola Egonu (23) after the Italian volleyball player born to Nigerian parents said she was taking a break from the national team following comments questioning her nationality.

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Serbia retains volleyball world title over Brazil

Serbian volleyball players defended their world title. On their way to the top, they won all twelve matches they played at the tournament. In the final in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands, they defeated the Brazilians 3-0 after sets of 26:24, 25:22 and 25:17.

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Duke volleyball game in Utah moved after racist abuse hurled at Black player

Duke University women's volleyball match on Saturday was moved to an alternate location in Provo, Utah, after racial slurs were hurled at a Black player from the crowd during Friday's match with BYU, school officials said.