Holders Haryana oust Orissa

In a one-sided second encounter of the day, Maharashtra rode on the skills of Papki Devi who scored a brace. Papki, who put her state ahead at the stroke of breather, pumped in the second soon after the break.

Services hold Bengal

Services sprung a surprise by holding favourites Bengal to a 1-1 draw while strong contenders Goa got past a spirited Maharashtra 2-0 in the men’s soccer group B league encounters.

Bengal squandered the chance to win the match after taking the lead in the first half as Services equalised through A Raghu Kumar 10 minutes before the hooter. Savio Alphonso and Kannan Priolkar found the target in the opening session to ensure full three points for the Goans.

Double-gold for AP

Hosts Andhra Pradesh started their gold hunt in the National Games in style, winning both the men’s and women’s badminton team championships. While it was a hat-trick of titles for the Andhra women who beat a spirited Maharashtra 2-1, the men’s team made light of the absence of star shuttler Pullela Gopichand scoring a comfortable 3-1 win against Kerala in the finals.

TN spikers progress

Defending champions in men’s section Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh in women’s are sitting pretty for semi-final berths scoring convincing victories in the volleyball events. Tamil Nadu scored their second consecutive win in the four-team league crushing Uttar Pradesh in a group ‘A’ match 25-12, 25-20, 25-15.

In the women’s section, Andhra Pradesh maintained their clean slate with a 25-21, 25-19, 25-19 win against Maharashtra in group ‘A’.