Following are the results of the men's volleyball matches at the Beijing Olympic Games on Thursday:

Group A

Italy bt Venezuela 3-0 (25-21, 25-20, 25-21)

China bt Japan 3-2 (25-20, 25-23, 17-25, 16-25, 15-10)

United States bt Bulgaria 3-1 (27-29, 25-21, 25-14, 26-24)

Group B

Germany bt Egypt 3-0 (29-27, 25-21, 25-21)

Russia bt Brazil 3-1 (22-25, 24-26, 29-31, 25-19)

Poland bt Serbia 3-1 (31-29, 22-25, 25-22, 25-21)

(Xinhua News Agency August 15, 2008)