Three-time defending champion the U.S. softball team beat host China here on Monday at the Beijing Olympic Games with a stunning 9-0. American batter's explosion in the opening inning resulted in China's fifth defeat of the tournament, ending the host's last Olympic show in advance. [Xinhua]
![Three-time defending champion the U.S. softball team beat host China here on Monday at the Beijing Olympic Games with a stunning 9-0. American batter's explosion in the opening inning resulted in China's fifth defeat of the tournament, ending the host's last Olympic show in advance. [Xinhua]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20080818/001372acd0b50a136a3021.jpg "Three-time defending champion the U.S. softball team beat host China here on Monday at the Beijing Olympic Games with a stunning 9-0. American batter's explosion in the opening inning resulted in China's fifth defeat of the tournament, ending the host's last Olympic show in advance. [Xinhua]")