Volleyball: Japan beaten in straight sets by Brazil in Nations League

Japan was beaten in straight sets against powerhouse Brazil in the men's Volleyball Nations League on Friday, with the host nation for the preliminary phase's final round falling to its first defeat of the week.After beating Germany 3-1 and Argentina 3-2 through Thursday, Japan failed to find its way past Brazil in a 25-21, 25-23, 28-26 defeat at Chiba Port Arena near Tokyo and dropped to 7-4 for the phase.Japan faces the United States on Sunday with the VNL finals at stake. The top seven finishers from the preliminaries will join host China at the finals from July 30.In the absence of capt…READ FULL ARTICLE