Miscellany

Defending champion Cuba beat Asian champion China 15-11, 15-11, 15-5 and extended its winning streak to 10 in the 12-nation women’s volleyball World Cup tournament at Osaka, Japan.

The United States, led by Natalie Williams’ 11 points, turned back Peru 15-5, 14-16, 15-10, 15-7, evening its record at 5-5.

Black students lifted their boycott of sports and other extracurricular activities at the Holy Cross after officials at the Worcester, Mass., school reversed a student government vote to strike a clause in a black group’s charter.