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Tennis Update "Okay, I'm going for it": Kim Clijsters (36) makes a comeback in tennis next year Kim Clijsters, here at the US Open in 2010, returns after years of saying goodbye to top tennis. Image Photo News The Belgian tennis star Kim Clijsters (36) will make her comeback on the professional circuit next year. She announced this on her Facebook and Twitter page. YM and BELGA “What do I really want in life? I have been a full-time mum for the past seven years. And I love it, really. But I also like to be a professional tennis star. And to be honest, I miss that feeling. So what if I combined the two? Can I be a loving mother of three and the best possible tennis star? Let's go for it. Let's make a comeback one more time. I see you in 2020 ", says Clijsters in the video. Continue on https://www.demorgen.be/nieuws/oke-ik-ga-ervoor-kim-clijsters-36-maakt-volgend-jaar-comeback-in-het-tennis~bee27bba/?referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F

VOLLEYBALL WORLD CUP - WOMEN'S AND MEN'S TEAM ROSTERS PHOTO Will Annie Drews lead USA to victory at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup Lausanne, Switzerland, September 12, 2019 - The FIVB Volleyball World Cup is up next with 12 teams participating in the women's event from September 14 to 29 and another 12 in the men's event from October 1 to 15. Click below for the full team rosters and match schedule. FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup - Team rosters Argentina Brazil Cameroon China Dominican Republic Japan Kenya Korea Netherlands Russia Serbia USA FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup - Match schedule FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup - Team rosters Argentina Australia Brazil Canada Egypt Iran Italy Japan Poland Russia Tunisia USA FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup - Match schedule The 2019 Women's World Cup will be played in five cities across Japan. The competition starts in Yokohama (Yokohama Arena) and Hamamatsu (Hamamatsu Arena) over five match days, before teams travel to Sapporo (Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Centre) and Toyama (Toyama City Gymnasium) for three more matches. The competition wraps up in Osaka's Maruzen Intec Arena and Edion Arena. The Men's World Cup kicks off for five match days in Fukuoka (Marine Messe) and Nagano (White Ring), before teams move to Hiroshima for the remaining six matches at the city's Green Arena. PHOTO The Marine Messe in Fukuoka is one of three venues hosting the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup Continue on https://www.fivb.com/en/about/news/world-cup---womens-and-mens-team?id=88825

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VIDEO Volleyball 12/09/2019 TWENTY-FOUR MEN'S TEAMS LINE UP FOR CEV EUROVOLLEY 2019 PHOTO Reigning European champions and 2019 VNL winners Russia begin their EuroVolley campaign against Turkey on Thursday Lausanne, Switzerland, September 12, 2019 - Matches in Montpellier and Ljubljana get the CEV EuroVolley 2019 Men underway on Thursday with France, Belgium, Slovenia and the Netherlands set to host the 24 countries participating in this year's edition of the continental showpiece. Reigning 2017 European champions Russia will play their first match on Thursday in Slovenian capital Ljubljana against Turkey. World champions Poland will begin their campaign in Pool D in Rotterdam on Friday against Estonia. The competition begins with teams split into four pools as follows: Pool A in Montpellier, France Bulgaria, France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Romania Pool B in Brussels and Antwerp, Belgium Austria, Belgium, Germany, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain Pool C in Ljubljana, Slovenia Belarus, Finland, North Macedonia, Russia, Slovenia, Turkey Pool D in Rotterdam and Amsterdam, Netherlands Czech Republic, Estonia, Montenegro, Poland, Netherlands, Ukraine Each team in the pool phase plays a total of five matches in round robin format with the top three teams in each pool progressing to the eighth finals on September 21 and 22. A total of 76 matches will be played across the tournament including the final in Paris, France on Sunday, September 29. The full match schedule has all the details. Information on the competition format is available here. Click here to visit the competition website: https://www.fivb.com/en/about/news/twenty-four-mens-teams-line-up-for-cev?id=88831 https://eurovolley.cev.eu/en/men/

Volleyball 12/09/2019 BRAZIL-USA & CHINA-ITALY IN GIRLS' U18 WORLDS SEMIFINALS PHOTO Italy's Emma Graziani spikes past the Peru block of Perus Ceopa as the defnding champions stay on track at the 2019 FIVB Girls' U18 World Championship in Egypt in their quest for a third straight title. Ismailia, Egypt, September 12, 2019 - Brazil, USA, China and Italy will vie for the medals of the 109 FIVB Girls' U18 World Championship as the competition peaks with semifinals here on the banks of the Suez Canal on Friday followed by finals on Saturday's, following some incredible action in the quarterfinals today. Over in the Egyptian capital Cairo, meanwhile, the battle is truly on as twelve teams jostle for position in classification matches for positions 9 to 16 and 17 to 20. Semifinals on Friday • Brazil v USA • China v Italy All four semifinalists were teams who played their pool matches in Ismailia over the previous days, competing in pools A and B. PHOTO Brazil's Livia Gomes and Ana Cristina Menezes stop Russia's Valeriia Gorbunova as the South Americans make the semifinals of the 2019 FIVB Girls' U18 World Championship in Ismailia. Brazil made the day for all in attendance as they incredibly came back from two sets down to hand Russia their first defeat in the tournament. Brazil are the only of the semifinalists not on a perfect record, having lost to China in pool play. Previously in Ismailia, China had claimed the first ticket to the semifinals with a sweep of Romania. And USA found the way to overcome Japan's resilience, fighting from a set down to win their quarterfinal clash in four. Defending champions Italy wrapped up the day in Ismailia crushing Peru in straight sets in what was the quickest of the four quarterfinals. Japan meet Russia and Romania play Peru Friday in Ismailia for positions 5-8. PHOTO China's Wu Mengjie gets the ball through the Romania block of Francesca Alupei and Andreea Murar as the Asians advance to the medals round of the 2019 FIVB Girls' U18 World Championship in Ismailia. Turkey, Bulgaria, Argentina, Egypt advace for 9 to 12The race for positions 9-16 picked up in Cairo, with Sabire Karacaova scoring a match high 17 points as Turkey came back from a set down to outblock (11-1) and outserve (12-3) Korea for a 3-1 (22-25, 25-17, 25-14, 25-11) win. For positions 9-12 Turkey now play Argentina, who advanced with a 3-1 (25-10, 25-17, 22-25, 25-15) win over Argentina, powered by Bianca Cugno's 20 match high 20 points. Bulgaria found some tough resistance from Canada but closed their game 3-1 (25-17, 24-26, 25-16, 25-23) to advance for places 9-12. It was 53 unforced errors from the North Americans that made the difference as Maria Yordanova once again top-scored for the Balkan side. Bulgaria next face hosts Egypt, who just barely managed to hold off Thailand after the Asian side came back from two sets down to force a tie-break and then blew two set balls before succumbing 3-2 (25-21, 25-23, 17-25, 22-25, 18-16). Egypt clinched the game on the second match point of their own, when Farida Elhenawy blocked Aungkana Pasang for the last point. Elhenawy and Ayah Elnady each scored 17 points for Egypt, May Abdelmaguid adding another 16, but the high scorer of the match was Saowapha Soosuk who bagged 25 for Thailand. Belarus close in on 17th Belarus made a huge leap towards 17th place with a very tight 3-1 (27-25, 22-25, 27-25, 25-23). The Europeans were led by Kseniya Liabiodkina and Darya Borys who scored 16 points each. Mexico's Melanie Parra was the high scorer of the game with 28 points for the North Americans. And Cameroon prevailed in the African derby 3-0 (27-25, 25-20, 25-23) over Congo, who remain winless and setless after six matches. Ruth Bibinbe scored 16 points for the winners. Continue on https://www.fivb.com/en/about/news/brazil-usa--china-italy-in-girls-u18-worlds?id=88837