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Brazil makes second round

NAGOYA: Tournament favourite Brazil registered a hard-fought win over the Netherlands on Friday to remain unbeaten and advance to the second round of the women's World volleyball championship.

Walewska Oliveira scored 20 points for Brazil (3-0), which overcame a second-set loss to beat the Netherlands 25-18, 23-25, 23-25, 25-18, 15-9. The United States stormed past tournament newcomer Cameroon 25-17, 25-18, 25-11 to book second-round berth. — AP

The results: Pool A: Taiwan bt South Korea 3-2 (26-24, 16-25, 29-27, 24-26, 15-10); Poland bt Costa Rica 3-1 (25-17, 20-25, 25-11, 25-14); Japan bt Kenya 3-0 (25-15, 25-17, 25-10).

Pool B: Azerbaijan bt Dominican Republic 3-1 (21-25, 25-21, 25-21, 25-14); Russia bt Germany 3-1 (25-22, 25-21, 17-25, 25-23); China bt Mexico 3-0 (25-20, 25-10, 25-12).

Pool C: Brazil bt Netherlands 3-2 (25-18, 23-25, 23-25, 25-18, 15-9); Puerto Rico bt Kazakhstan 3-1 (25-23, 22-25, 25-20, 25-23); USA bt Cameroon 3-0 (25-17, 25-18, 25-11).

Pool D: Serbia-Montenegro bt Peru 3-2 (23-25, 21-25, 25-20, 25-16, 25-23); Cuba bt Egypt 3-0 (25-9, 25-9, 25-15); Italy bt Turkey 3-0 (25-23, 25-17, 25-14).

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