Following are the results and standings at the 2008 Olympic Games for women's basketball tournament on Thursday:

Semifinals:

United States bt Russia, 67-52 (33-32)

Australia bt China, 90-56 (34-18)

Stanings of fifth to 12th placers (tabulated under rank, games played, game won and lost):

5 Spain 6 3 - 3

6 Belarus 6 2 - 4

7 Cezch Republic 6 2 - 4

8 South Korea 6 2 - 4

9 Latvia 5 1 - 4

10 New Zealand 5 1 - 4

11 Brazil 5 1 - 4

12 Mali 5 0 - 5

(Xinhua News Agency August 22, 2008)