Top-seeded Brazilians Alison and Bruno Schmidt won the gold medal in men's beach volleyball Thursday on their home sand. They defeated fifth-seeded Italians Daniele Lupo and Paolo Nicolai, who earned ...

* Brazilian world champions rally past Dutch opponents * Italy channel Copacabana support to edge Russia (updates after second semifinal) By Brad Haynes RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Brazil's ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil's men's volleyball team defeated Italy on Sunday to win their third gold medal in the sport and cap their country's best Olympic performance with a total of seven ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil's men's volleyball team defeated Italy in straight sets on Sunday to win their third gold medal in the sport. The Brazilians had lost to the Italians in a preliminary ...