Bikinis, booze and Benny Hill music. It's not what you expect from an Olympic sport but beach volleyball is fast becoming the most popular - and raucous - competition at London 2012.

London Calling: Bikinis prevail at the beach volleyball venue (whew) Published: Jul. 25, 2012, 1:00 p.m. By . Steve Politi | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com; ... from his travels in London.

LONDON – Around the 2012 Olympics and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of the games to you: Beach volleyball in the heart of central ...

LONDON — The venue for London Olympic beach volleyball is surreal: Centuries-old buildings surrounding Horse Guards Parade, providing a stodgy backdrop for the raucous party music, costumed fans ...

U.S. beach volleyball star Kerri Walsh is honing her game for the 2012 Summer Olympics, where she and playing partner Misty May-Treanor hope to continue a streak of dominance that goes back to 2004.

Beach volleyball will not return to London this summer after Volleyball England failed to attain enough commercial backing for the project. In April the sport's international governing body, FIVB ...

London's most unusual construction project ahead of the Olympic Games may be the transformation of Elizabeth II's neighborhood into a 15,000-seat beach volleyball arena.

In one women's beach volleyball semifinal amid a driving rain at the London 2012 Olympics Tuesday, neither team wore just their bikinis. What women wear has been a big issue here.

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The semifinal matches in the women’s beach volleyball tournament at the London 2012 Olympics feature four powerhouse teams battling for a chance at a spot in the gold-medal match ...

LONDON — The venue for London Olympic beach volleyball is surreal: Centuries-old buildings surrounding Horse Guards Parade, providing a stodgy backdrop for the raucous party music, costumed fans ...