Brazil, Italy winning in Grand Champions CupBeijing Olympic gold Olympic Gold is the official video game of the XXV Olympic Summer Games, hosted by Barcelona, Spain in 1992. It was released for the Sega consoles, Mega Drive/Genesis and Master System, and Sega's handheld, Game Gear. medallists Brazil whipped South Korea for their third straight win to remain unbeaten in the World Grand Champions Cup women's volleyball volleyball, outdoor or indoor ball and net game played on a level court. An upright net, 3 ft (or 1 m) high, the top of which stands 8 ft (2.43 m) from the ground for men, 7 ft 4 1/8 in (2. tournament on Thursday. Marianne Steinbrecher scored the team's best of 16 points and Sheilla Castro 13 points to lead the defending champions to a 28-26, 25-17, 25-15 victory in the six-team round robin competition. "Our serve, defence and blocking all went well today. I say it was perfect. For us, it was very important to win 3-0 against South Korea," said Brazilian coach Jose Roberto Guimaraes. European champions Italy, who defeated Brazil to win the 2007 World Cup, also chalked up their third straight win when they eased aside the Dominican Republic Dominican Republic (dəmĭn`ĭkən), republic (2005 est. pop. 8,950,000), 18,700 sq mi (48,442 sq km), West Indies, on the eastern two thirds of the island of Hispaniola. The capital and largest city is Santo Domingo. 25-19, 25-18, 25-20. Brazil and Italy will face each other when the tournament shifts to Fukuoka, southern Japan, Saturday for its remaining two days. 
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