Northeast beat Mumbai, climb to 2nd
MUMBAI:
SANTOSH TROPHY
KATRA (J&K): Delhi defeated Jammu and Kashmir 2-0 in a Santosh Trophy (North Zone) Group B match, with Tushar Chaudhary opening the account and Jammu and Kashmir scoring a self-goal. Chandigarh beat Uttarakhand 4-2 with Amit Kumar (2), Ravinder Singh and Gaurav Negi (1 each) on target. Chirag Negi scored both the goals for Uttarakhand.
RAVI RATHORE SHINES
NEW DELHI: Ravi Rathore scored eight goals as 61 Cavalry defeated APRC 16-6 ½ in a league match of the Jiwaji Rao Scindia Gold Cup polo tournament here on Wednesday.
In other league matches, LA Pegasus Polo thrashed Horse & Wagon 8-4 and Rajnigandha Achievers crushed Sona Polo 10-5 with Matthew Philip Perry scoring eight goals.
CALICUT UNBEATEN
KOCHI: Calicut Heroes maintained their unbeaten run in the Pro Volleyball League (PVL), defeating Ahmedabad Defenders 4-1 here on Wednesday. Skipper Jerome Vinith was the leading scorer for Calicut with 17 points (14 spikes, one block and a super serve). Ahmedabad’s highest scorer was Novica Bjelica who scored eight points (five spikes and three blocks).
RAILWAYS IN QUARTERS
HISAR: Defending champions Railways will face Madhya Pradesh Academy in the quarter-final of the women’s senior national hockey championships. On Wednesday, Railways beat Coorg 22-0 while Madhya Pradesh Academy beat Chhattisgarh 9-1. The other quarter-finals will pit Jharkhand against Haryana, Madhya Pradesh versus Karnataka and Maharashtra against Punjab.
INDIA A BEAT FRANCE A
LUCKNOW: The India A women’s hockey team defeated France A 2-0 in the fourth and final match on Wednesday to register their third straight win. Jyoti (26th) and Gagandeep Kaur (32nd) scored two quick goals to wrap up a comfortable win for the hosts.