Volleyball: Japan eliminated by France at men's world championship

Japan crashed out of the men's volleyball world championship Monday, losing a thrilling five-set battle to Tokyo Olympic gold winner France in the round of 16.France won 25-17, 21-25, 26-24, 22-25, 18-16, with Yuji Nishida's game-high 31 points and Yuki Ishikawa's 22 points not enough to earn Japan the win in the match played in Ljubljana, Slovenia.Japan was attempting to reach the world championship quarterfinals for the first time in 16 years. READ FULL ARTICLE