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THE Philippines shoots for a semifinals berth as it battles Southeast Asian queens Thailand in the AVC Cup for Women quarterfinals at the Philsports Arena Saturday. First serve is at 8 p.m.  The country hurdled Iran and young South Korea to finish third in Pool A...

The Philippines got the job done as it secured a place to the quarterfinals following a 25-18, 25-13, 25-17 romp of South Korea at the end of the AVC Cup for Women preliminary round Thursday at the Philsports Arena. Tots Carlos came through with 12 points, including...

Photo: AVC Five-time winners China bucked a second set loss to repulse Iran, 26-24, 19-25, 25-10,  25-13, to rule Pool A of the AVC Cup for Women Thursday at the Philsports Arena. Captain Wang Yifan led the Chinese with 25 points, including 10 in the third set,...

Photo: AVC Japan overwhelmed Australia, 25-4, 25-11, 25-15, to complete a three-match sweep of Pool B in the AVC Cup for Women preliminaries Thursday at the Philsports Arena. Yuki Nishikawa, who had three service aces and two blocks to finish with 18 points, was...

Photo: AVC The Philippines overcame a rough patch in the third set to beat Iran, 25-19, 25-22, 20-25, 25-14 and move closer in securing a place in the quarterfinals of the AVC Cup for Women at the Philsports Arena Wednesday night.  The national women's team...

Photo: AVC VIETNAM topped South Korea, 25-13, 25-13, 25-16, to end its Pool A campaign with a two-match winning streak Wednesday in the AVC Cup for Women at the Philsports Arena. The Vietnamese turned to Nguyen Thi Uyen, who led the way with 13 points, including...

Photo: AVC China was tall but not exactly mighty in a straight-set 25-16, 25-22, 25-20 victory over a fighting Philippine side that relentlessly scratched, gnawed and chipped on the Great Wall all night long in the AVC Cup for Women. The Tuesday night crowd who showed...

Photo: AVC Vietnam seized solo second in Pool A following a 25-17, 25-14, romp of Iran in the AVC Cup for Women Tuesday at the Philsports Arena. Tran Thi Thanh Thuy scored seven points in each set to finish with 21 points, while Nguyen Thi Trinh chipped nine...

Photo: AVC Chinese-Taipei rallied from a 1-2 set deficit to beat Australia, 23-25, 25-22, 25-27, 25-21, 15-6, in the AVC Cup for Women Tuesday at the Philsports Arena. Kan Ko-Hui tallied 16 points, while Chang Li-Wen added 15 points for the Taiwanese, who rose to 1-1...