Japan Times
Japan's women improved to 2-1 on Wednesday when they defeated the Dominican Republic 25-20, 25-19, 25-23 in their Group A volleyball match at the London Olympics. Japan was led by Yukiko Ebata, who scored 14 points, and Saori Kimura, who tallied 13.
BBC
Great Britain outclassed by Italy Great Britain's women's volleyball team lost in straight-sets to Italy in their third Olympics Group A outing. The hosts, who had beaten Algeria in their previous match, were narrowly edged out in the first set 27-25.