Services dash state's hopes

Services dash state's hopes
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MUMBAI, FEB 10: Services pipped Maharashtra to move into the semi-finals of the South Kanara All-India Kabaddi Tournament at Bharatiya Krida Mandal, Wadala. Despite a 19-19 draw, and a tie (3-3) on points with Maharashtra, Services advanced due to better scores (82-81) compared to the hosts (71-71). Maharashtra's rearguard action after a 9-16 deficit proved futile. Qasim Shaikh, who once claimed four victims in one raid, still ended on the losing side. Also making the last four were Bank Sports Board, Delhi and Haryana. BSB clash with Services while Haryana take on Delhi.

Results

Men Group A: Tamil Nadu bt Vidarbha 35-8, Delhi bt Tamil Nadu 62-16, Bank Sports Board bt Indian Air Force 48-10. Standings: BSB and Delhi. Group B: Services bt Hyderabad 27-8, Maharashtra bt Rajasthan 26-20, Haryana bt Services 40-31, Services drew Maharashtra 19-19. Standings: Haryana, Services.
Women Group A: Nashik bt Thane 38-21, Mumbai Upanagar bt Vidarbha 45-7, Nashik bt Hyderabad 53-16,Mumbai Upanagar bt Thane 45-16. Standings: Mumbai Upanagar, Nashik.
Group B: Mumbai bt Kolhapur 28-21. Standings: Mumbai Shahar, Pune.

Solanki, two others lead
Top seed Vinod Solanki (MTNL), Vakil Akhtar and N Singarvelan kept their slate clean after five rounds in the Bombay Division Selection Chess tournament, organised by Bombay Chess Association, on Thursday. They jointly led with five points, after handing Milind Nevgi, Amol Wagle and Santosh Borkar respectively their first defeats. Amit Dixit outwitted FIDE-rated Prasad Deshmukh, while Prakash Date defeated another rated player Dinesh Bhandarkar. Both winners were placed second with 4.5 points.

Saurabh, Namrata top
Saurabh Sangvekar and Namrata Uttrakar won the Group VI individual titles in Dombivli Gymkhana's fourth Annual Aquatic Championship.
Results
Boys' Group VI: Saurabh Sangvekar (YRSSC), Group V: Aron D'Souza (D9), Group IV: Aditya Sangvekar (YRSSC), Group III:Anujoy B (NMSA), Group II: Preetam Gupta (Thane), Group I: Arjun Shetty. Girls' Group VI: Namrata Uttrakar (YRSSC), Group V: Aditya Kulkarni, Group IV: Amruta Uttrekar (YRSSC), Group III: Manali (NMSA), Group II: Divjyot Kaur (NMSA), Group I: Rachana K (NMSA).

SBI drubs Muslims
Goals from Ramesh Mestry, Jayant Sinha and Santosh More served State Bank of India's cause in a Wifa first division promotion league tie at the Cooperage on Thursay. The bankmen prevailed 3-1 over Bombay Muslims.

Results (Div I): SBI 3 (Ramesh Mestry, Jayant Sinha, Santosh More) bt Bombay Muslims 1 (Roshan Sontakke). (Div III): Harold 3 (Joseph D'Souza, Agnelo Pereira, Ashton D'Souza) bt Gujarat 0.

GIC clinch thriller
GIC, which lost one wicket less, was declared the winner after it tied with Mukand in the Indian Airlines cricket tournament on Thursday. Chasing Mukand's 237 from 43.2 overs, GIC reached the target in 45 overs losing ninewickets.

Other results: Centaur Hotel bt Space Travels, IDBI bt LIC, JNPT bt Mahindra Tractors, BEST bt Zandu, Larsen and Toubro bt bt NTC, BPCL bt MTNL.

Parag named captain
Parag Madkaikar will lead the Mumbai Under-14 side in the West Zone tournament for Bal Mahaddalkar Trophy, at Ahmedabad from February 15-20.

Team: Parag Madkaikar (cap), Kinjal Patel, Sushant Marathe, Prathamesh Kanaoje, Sanket Bhaye, Arif Sunasra, Amit Sawant, Atish Golatkar, Zafar Alam, Harvinder singh, Sagar Pawar, Nishit Dhulap, Devraj Raut, Raunak Sachdev, Ninad Borkar. Coach: Nagesh Thakur. Girls hockey teamSt Francis Xavier (Kanjurmarg) duo Harshada Labde and Pallavi Bhillare are among the 16 girls selected to represent Mumbai in the Sub-Junior National Girls Hockey Championship, at Varanasi from Feb 15-25.
Team (Goalkeepers): Yasmin Khanbhai and Khushbu Panchal; Backs: Heena Khan, Ineth Tauro and Mansi Phadnis; Halves: Harshada Labde, Aarti Kargutkar, Eliza Fernandes andVenessa Bothelo; Forwards: Pallavi Bhillare, Premlata Singh, Nabila Kureshi, Reena Salian, Hazel Corriea, Dhavani Gogari and Raynia Mascarenhas. Standbys: Ameleon Fernandez, Andranna Pinto and Priyanka Phadnis. Coach: Cosmos Vaz. Manager: Lucy Fernandes.