DE LA SALLE CLINCH VOLLEYBALL CUP
Oct 03, 2021
De la Salle have clinched the 2nd Princess Aya Bint al-Faisal Women's Volleyball Cup after a thrilling tournament.
The final at the Sports Palace Hall in Al Hussein Youth City saw them beat Al Nasr, 3-1, in a high quality match to conclude an entertaining tournament.
Seven team took part, including De La Salle, Al Nasr, Petra, Al Quds, Shabab Bouchra, Al Bishr and Deir Alah.
JAPAN TAKE ASIAN TITLE IN AMMAN
Japan’s domination of the Asian women’s basketball scene continued after they clinched the FIBA Asian Cup in Amman for the fifth time in a row.
They did it with a thrilling 78-73 win over China in the final of the 29th edition of the competition which was superbly hosted by the Jordan Basketball Federation and welcomed the eight best teams on the continent.
The title means that Japan, the silver medalists at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, won the event for the sixth time in total, beating China in the final for the second successive year.
China were actually leading after the first three quarters, but Japan powered back to dominate the fourth and secure victory.
Australia finished with the bonze medal, beating South Korea, 88-58 in the play-off.
