BEIJING, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of the men's volleyball matches at the Beijing Olympic Games here on Tuesday:

    Group A

    United States bt Italy 3-1 (24-26, 25-22, 25-15, 25-21)

    China bt Venezuela 3-2 (25-21,21-25,25-16,25-21,16-14)

    Bulgaria bt Japan 3-1 (29-27,23-25, 25-21, 25-19)

    Group B

    Russia bt Germany 3-2 (25-27, 25-21, 21-25, 25-23, 16-14)

    Poland bt Egypt 3-0 (25-21, 25-18, 25-10)

    Brazil bt Serbia 3-1 (25-27, 25-20, 25-17, 25-21)