The Latest: Spain holds off Japan 84-70 in World Cup
(WorldNews Spain)

TENERIFE, Spain (AP) - The Latest on the FIBA Women`s World Cup (all times local): 10:15 p.m. Belgium turned its first-ever World Cup game into a quick rout, beating Puerto Rico 86-36 on Saturday night. × Advertisement Puerto Rico, which was also playing in its first World Cup game, missed its first 19 shots and by the time Dayshalee Salaman hit a layup with 1:07 left in the opening quarter it was 16-3 Belgium. The next 32 points were scored by Belgium to turn the game into a blowout early on. Emma Meesseman, who took the year off from the Washington Mystics to train with Belgium (1-0), led the team with 16 points. Jennifer O`Neill had 12 for Puerto Rico (0-1), which had just six...