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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Breezing to a three-set victory in their Olympic debut at home, the Brazilian women ran around the court perimeter slapping hands with any fans they could reach. Buy Shoes Black Friday .Captain Fabiana and her teammates only wished they could have high-fived every single supporter inside Maracanazinho arena on Saturday to show their appreciation.I was emotional. Its very important because all of those fans are always showing their care to us, the four-time Olympian said after dispatching Cameroon 25-14, 25-21, 25-13. Its the least we could do and I want to compliment them for all of their support.Karch Kiralys top-ranked U.S. women also looked strong in their opener, topping Puerto Rico 25-17, 25-22, 25-17.Not that the Americans thought they were even close to consistent enough. Libero Kayla Banwarth said she was working out some first-night jitters.Its a good start, Kelly Murphy said. We have some areas we can improve on in order to achieve our ultimate goal throughout this tournament. You try as much as you can to tell yourself this is a normal volleyball game, just do what we always do, but sometimes you look up and you see the Olympic rings or you see the big crowd, but I think we do a good job of just coming together and doing what we do every day.Afterward, Murphy obliged a group of fans with selfies.New mom of two and 2012 U.S. Olympic star Destinee Hooker watched from North Carolina, and it hurt a little bit not to be here. She said she misses being part of the Americans close-knit roster, having given birth to her son this past spring after having a daughter post-London.Its not easy at all, she wrote in a text message. Wish them the best of luck.Earlier, the Netherlands pulled off the first upset of Day 1 by beating medal favorite and third-ranked China in five sets, 25-23, 21-25, 18-25, 25-22, 15-13.It was Fabianas idea to thank the fans after the two-time defending Olympic champions got off to a winning start.Fernanda Rodrigues insists she and her teammates would be thrilled to thank everyone in the volleyball-crazed country if there was ever time. Constantly snapping selfies and signing autographs on the Olympic stage is no easy task.Even for the team that is chasing a third gold medal right at home, having beaten the Americans in the championship the past two Olympics -- and another title matchup already being forecast.Its so special. This is my first Olympic Games here and to see the people screaming and shouting for us is incredible, Gabriela Guimaraes said. I cant find the words in this moment.Cameroons Christelle Tchoudjang Nana didnt mind being the first opponent for the host team and its huge, animated crowd.Its OK, she said, smiling. Its a good moment. We played one of the best teams in the world.Fist-pumping Netherlands coach Giovanni Guidetti found himself apologizing afterward for being hoarse.For good reason, too.His upstart Dutch team, back in the Olympics for the first time in 20 years, surprised just about everyone.I have no voice after the first match. I dont know how I can keep going in the tournament, Guidetti joked.When the upset was in, the Dutch jumped and hugged. Netherlands outside hitter Celeste Plak lifted one staff member into the air in a celebratory embrace.This was really unbelievable, incredible, Plak said. This shows that we can fight if we are down. China is a very strong volleyball country. Our last success was in 1996 in volleyball. Now its our time to let people know we are Holland and we are back now.Next up for the Netherlands will be another tough pool-play opponent for the Dutch: A matchup with the Americans on Monday.American womens assistant Jamie Morrison coached a few of those Netherlands players on a club team in Turkey, so the performance wasnt a surprise to Kiraly.This group is truly gnarly, Kiraly said. Our six teams, every match from here on out is going to take all we have.The Dutch, too, know their daunting challenge is to get out of pool play.We want to make something extraordinary, not something ordinary, Guidetti said. Our fighting spirit today was the key that we won. Discount Shoes Black Friday . Haas said he "felt a lot of pain" in his right shoulder when he slammed his racket to the ground in frustration after losing his serve at 3-3 in the first set. China Shoes Black Friday . Sgt. Eric ONeal says most of the arrests at Monday nights game were for public drunkenness, though one person was taken into custody on suspicion of trying to steal a seat from the stadium. https://www.cheapshoesblackfriday.com/ .J. Jefferson has been charged with assaulting his girlfriend.Wales and Ireland opened their Six Nations campaigns with a tense 16-16 draw at the Aviva Stadium on Sunday. Ireland were 13-0 up after 27 minutes thanks to a Conor Murray try and two Johnny Sexton penalties, but Wales fought back through a try from Taulupe Faletau and the boot of replacement fly-half Rhys Priestland, who levelled the scores with his second penalty after 48 minutes.Priestland and Sexton traded further goals, and the Welsh pivot attempted a drop goal to win the game with two minutes remaining, but the effort went wide as the two sides were forced to make do with a draw in the opening weekend of the 2016 Six Nations. The draw means England finish top of the table after round one thanks to their 15-9 win over Scotland, with France in second place after beating Italy in Paris.Ireland started the game with more intensity than their visitors, and Sexton helped them to a 6-0 lead after 15 minutes following a pair of penalties.Dan Biggar had a penalty attempt of his own as the first quarter drew to a close, but he missed the effort and limped off the field soon thereafter to be replaced by Priestland. Rhys Priestland offered eleven points with the boot Ireland were soon back on the front foot with an attacking lineout, and on the back of it Jamie Heaslip appeared to have scored for the home side, but the TMO could not award the try and Ireland were awarded a 5m scrum.Quick ball off the first phase led to Murray taking the ball at the base of a ruck with the Welsh defence not set, and after throwing a dummy the scrum-half dived over the line for the opening try of the game.With 27 minutes played and Ireland 13-0 up, the game appeared to be getting away from Wales, but the try ignited Warren Gatlands men as they closed out the half the stronger of the two sides. Taulupe Faletau brings Wales to within three points with a try from the base of a scrum First Priestland slotted a penalty to register Wales first points of the game. Shoes Black Friday Deals 2020. The fly-half almost went one better when he put in a clever cross-field kick from which Liam Williams nearly scored a try, but Simon Zebo did just enough to disrupt the catch.The referee was playing advantage at the time, but Wales turned down the chance for three points in favour of a scrum. Another penalty led to another scrum, and at the second time of asking Faletau darted over the line from the set-piece to make it 13-10 going into the break.Wales started the second half the way they ended the first, piling the pressure on Ireland as Priestland brought them level with a 48th-minute penalty.The two sides cancelled each other out for the next 25 minutes, with Sexton providing the most promising scoring opportunity when he ghosted through the Welsh midfield, but his pass to Andrew Trimble ended with the winger bundled into touch by Tom James. Wales Jonathan Davies hands off Irelands CJ Stander When Jack McGrath failed to roll away from a ruck Priestland was then given a chance to give Wales the lead for the first time in the game, and the Bath fly-half made no mistake with his attempt.However Wales lead was immediately eradicated when Thomas Francis failed to retreat from a Lloyd Williams kick ahead, and Sexton nailed the kick from the edge of his range to level things up once more.With Wales hot on attack with just over two minutes remaining Priestland dropped into the pocket, but watched from afar as his kick sailed left of the uprights.Neither side appeared prepared to accept the scoreline as they continued to run at each other with no time left on the clock, before Murray was eventually tackled into touch to bring down the curtain on a thrilling draw. ' ' '