HAVANA, Cuba, December 7, 2007.- The two main Cuban women’s pairs are in a privileged position for landing spots in the Beijing Olympic Games.

The two-time Olympics Tamara Larrea and Dalixia Fernandez hope to be present in their third straight summer competition, now that they are in 13 place of the rankings for the capital of China and 20th for the world.

Meanwhile, the younger Milagros Crespo and Imara Estevez are in a similar situation with their 14 and 22nd positions respectively, but both pairs with real chances to improve in the Olympic rankings because each country can only be represented by two pairs per gender in the Beijing event.  More Spanish

BRANDONS BEACH, Barbados.- Jamaicans Dany Wilson / Mark Lewis and the Barbados pair of Anthazia Mason / Sharon Bovell completed clean sweeps of the Men’s and Ladies competition of the Sizzlin Sand Caribbean SUNSPLASH events for 2007 when they won their respective divisions in the Barbados SUNSPLASH at Brandons Beach last month.

Mason / Bovell faced the Trinidadian pair of Nancy Joseph / Elki Philips in the ladies final and gave hometown fans lots to cheer about in a hard fought 21-13, 14-21, 15-10 victory over their Trinidadian rivals. More Spanish

HAVANA, Cuba, October 15, 2007.- The two more important women pairs of Cuba are in the process of preparation aiming to a good finish during the last series of the Beach Volleyball World Tour in Thailand from October 31 to November 4.

Tamara Larrea-Dalixia Fernández and Milagros Crespo-Imada Estévez are placed among the top 12 of the Olympic ranking after 13 and 14 participations respectively, of the 17 phases composing the premier competition of Beach Volleyball, including the world championship. More Spanish

JOLLY HARBOUR, Antigua, October 15, 2007.- In sweltering heat and blistering sunshine the 2007 edition of the Sizzlin Sand Beach Volleyball Caribbean SUNSPLASH Series spiked off October 6-7 at Jolly Harbour Antigua with a bang.

With $ 5,000 USD in prize money at stake sixteen teams representing Jamaica, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, St. Kitts and host country Antigua converged on Castaways Beach and provided fans with two pulsating days of top class beach volleyball. More Spanish

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, July 22, 2007.- The Brazilian duo of Ricardo Santos and Emanuel Rego added today the only missing gem in their huge collection of medals and trophies: The Pan American Gold.

Ricardo & Emanuel defeated Americans Ty Loomis & Hans Stolfus 21-19, 21-13 in the final match of the Men’s Beach Volleyball Tournament of the Pan American Games Rio 2007 played on Sunday before a packed arena in the famous Copacabana Beach.

The Athens Olympic champions now have been crowned four times as monarchs of the FIVB World-Tour in 2003-06 and three times as champions of the Brazilian circuit. More Spanish

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, July 21, 2007 – It was a glorious day at Copacabana Beach, in particular for host nation Brazil.   

The feature match of the day saw the gold medal match between Brazil’s team of Juliana Silva & Larissa Franca and Cuba’s Dalixia Fernandez & Tamarra Larrea.   While the Cubans put up a good fight, Brazil did not disappoint the crowd, and defeated the Cubans in straight sets with scores of 21-15, 21-17. 

“We had butterflies in our stomachs at the beginning of the match, but then we could focus and went back to be the real Larissa and Juliana,” said Larissa.  More Spanish

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, July 20, 2007 – Cubans Dalixia Fernandez and Tamara Larrea advanced to the semi finals of women’s beach volleyball relying on their strong net play against Maxwell/Lessard of Canada winning 21-13, 21-16.

In the other semi-final, Brazilians Larissa/Juliana advanced by defeating the Mexican team of Candelas/Garcia 21-12, 21-13 in front of an enthusiastic Brazilian crowd.

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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, July 19, 2007 – Canada, Cuba, Mexico and Brazil were successful in their quarter-final matches today and advance to the semi-finals in women’s beach volleyball.

Lessard/Maxwell from Canada defeated Mena/Hernandez from Uruguay in the first quarter-final match of the day with scores of 21-11 and 21-10.  The Canadian pair was pleased with the support of the fans. “With many fans cheering us, we felt confident,” commented Sarah Maxwell following the win, “We knew how the other duo plays and we knew that we were going to run a lot on the court.  Our defense was required many times, but it was worth the effort now that we are qualified for the semi-finals.” More Spanish

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, April 3, 2007.- Teams from eleven countries in both genders will participate in the first leg of the five-stop 2007 Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit to be held on the sands of Boca Chica, outside of the Dominican capital next weekend. 

Canada, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Trinidad & Tobago and United States of America have registered their representatives for the event sponsored by Presidente Light Beer. More Spanish