BEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of the softball preliminaries at the Beijing Olympic Games here on Friday:

    Canada bt China, 1-0;

    U.S. bt Japan, 7-0 (in five innings);

    U.S. bt Canada, 8-1 (completion of a delayed game on Thursday);

    Australia bt Chinese Taipei, 3-1;

    Venezuela bt Netherlands, 8-0 (in five innings)