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League leaders Ahmedabad Defenders staved off a strong challenge from home side Kochi Blue Spikers at 3-2 in the RuPay Prime Volleyball League at the Rajiv Gandhi indoor stadium here on Sunday night. Good support came from Nandagopal who apart from his smart spiking also took turns with Iranian Daniel Moatazedi and setter Muthusamy to keep the Kochi attackers Erin …

Kochi Blue Spikers tasted its first victory in the RuPay Prime Volleyball League this season and it came with a shocking 3-2 victory over Calicut Heroes at the Rajiv Gandhi indoor stadium here on Saturday. Not many expected Calicut to lose the Southern derby, not after its international Jerome Vinith’s sparkling show. Kochi tried everything to stop him, it erected …

Ahmedabad Defenders have been in prime form in the second season of the Prime Volleyball League. The side led by Muthusamy Appavu will face off against the home team Kochi Blue Spikers at the Regional Sports Centre in Kochi on Sunday to continue its momentum. Meanwhile, Kochi Blue Spikers, who have not had the best of tournaments so far, will …

Vukomanovic could help build bridges between Serbia and Kochi in volleyball

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As he bowed deeply to get his 200-cm tall frame out of the lift at the hotel, Eduardo Romay revealed that he has developed a sixth sense to keep his head safe while handling doorways. “I’ve been bowing a lot here.in reverence,” the Peru volleyball team captain Romay told Sportstar on Wednesday. The Kochi Blue Spikers now know that Romay, …

As he bowed deeply to get his 200-cm tall frame out of the lift at the hotel, Eduardo Romay revealed that he has developed a sixth sense to keep his head safe while handling doorways. The Kochi Blue Spikers now know that Romay, one of their RuPay Prime Volleyball League team’s two foreign stars, has a wonderful sense of humour. …

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Prime Volleyball League 2022 auctions HIGHLIGHTS: Rohit Kumar, Ranjit Singh, Chirag Yadav most expensive players this season

Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s HIGHLIGHTS of the Prime Volleyball League auctions season 2. Kolkata will have Raman Kumar but Chennai bids causing the base price to double with Chennai getting its man at 4.90 lakh Nisam Muhammed A goes to Bengaluru for his base price. Hyderabad gets Saurabh Maan for the base price Calicut pays 3.60 lakh for Shafeeque …

Ahmedabad Defenders warded off a spirited challenge from Kochi Blue Spikers to record a hard-fought 15-14, 15-14, 11-15, 14-15, 15-10 win in the Rupay Prime Volleyball League championship at GMC Balayogi Stadium here on Tuesday. In a must-win game for Blue Spikers, it was Defenders who were off to a good start, winning the first two sets thanks to the …

Bengaluru Torpedoes captain Ranjit Singh has set his target on the team’s opening fixture against Kochi Blue Spikers on Tuesday in the Rupay Prime Volleyball League 2022. In 2008, I got a chance to represent the team in the Youth Asian Championship.” Like other volleyball players, Ranjit, too, dreamt of donning the senior India jersey. PVL is like an exposure …

Kochi Blue Spikers' captain Karthik Madhu is eyeing a winning start to his team's campaign ahead of the opening fixture against Hyderabad Black Hawks on Saturday in the Rupay Prime Volleyball League 2022. My interactions with my teammates regardless of whether I’m a captain or not will remain the same.” Recollecting his first tour with the senior national team in …

Prime Volleyball League 2022: Spikers ready for prime time action

The good times are back in Indian volleyball. The event has a fresh start and a new name — it’s now the RuPay Prime Volleyball League, and for a change, the seven team owners are all stakeholders in the league. But there are also many players who haven’t been playing perhaps indoor volleyball for a long time.I have my concerns,” …

Prime Volleyball League 2021 Auctions: Full list of players sold in auction

The Prime Volleyball League 2021 auctions took place on Tuesday in Kochi with international, platinum, gold, silver, bronze category and U-21 players going under the hammer. Here is the full list of overseas players drafted at the 2021 auction Bengaluru Torpedoes- Noah Taitano, Kyle Friend Ahmedabad Defenders- Ryan Meehan, Rodrigo Villalboa Hyderabad Black Hawks- Luis Antonio Arias Guzman, Henry Bell …