Czech Republic may have won in three sets but needed to bring its A game to take down Serbia in the FIVB Men’s World Championship Sunday, Sept. 14.
Czech Republic dominated Serbia, 25-22, 25-23, 25-20 for a strong start to its FIVB Men's World Championship bid at the MOA Arena in Pasay Sunday, Sept. 14.
Now on its fifth World Championship appearance since 1993, the No. 21 squad pulled the rug from under the favorites, the Serbs, who are ranked 12th in the world.
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Czech Republic will look to sustain the momentum when it takes on third-ranked Brazil Tuesday, Sept. 16.
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Like most sportswriters, Jan Ballesteros once dreamed of becoming a professional hooper. But he learned the hard way that it’s not for everyone.
He continues to be involved in the sport he loves, but this time as a member of the PBA Press Corps. Aside from primarily covering the PBA, he is also assigned to cover Gilas Pilipinas.