Periera scores match winner

MUMBAI, MAY 17: Grace Periera scored the winner for Maharashtra when they defeated Bihar in one of the quarter-final league football matc...

MUMBAI, MAY 17: Grace Periera scored the winner for Maharashtra when they defeated Bihar in one of the quarter-final league football match of the Senior National at Shillong today, according to the information received here from Surinder Karkera, the manager of the team.

In other matches, Bengal got past Kerala 5-0, Manipur edged past Goa 3-0 and Orissa rattled Assam 5-1.

On may 19, Manipur will meet Bangal in the first semi-final while Orissa will take on Assam.

Raja Adatrao best

RAJA Adatrao beat Ranji star Sairaj Bahutule by three runs 11-3=8 and 8-3=5 in the final of the 16th Late Khanderao Rangnekar Single-Wicket cricket tournament, conducted by Sporting Clubs8217; Committee at the Central maidan, Thane, yesterday. The competition was sponsored by the Satish Pradhan Sports Foundation.

Results

Semi-finals: Sairaj Bahutale 21 n.o. bt Rajesh Pawar 13-6=7; Raja Adatrao 32 n.o. bt Sushant Manjrekar 17-9=8. Best fielder: Santosh Kudalkar wk and Chetan Tambde.

Kapil DevXI wins

Kapil Dev XI defeated Vengsarkar XI by 12 runs in an overnight rain-restricted match of the Elf-Vengsarkar Under-14 cricket tournament at the Elf-Vengsarkar Academy ground, Oval maidan, today.

Brief scores

Kapil Dev XI 168-6 in 35 overs Rahul Belnekar 45, Sanket Bhave 53, Karan Joshi 39 bt Vengsarkar XI 156-8 in 35 overs Varun Kansara 33, Rohit Tayade 37. MoM: Sanket Bhave.

Franco dazzles

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A fine performance by Franco D8217;Mello 34 helped Good Counsel beat Mastan YMCA A 56-55 in the first Savio Open State-level basketball tournament, sponsored by Colgate, at the Don Bosco school court, Matunga, today.Results Q-F: Good Counsel 56 Franco D8217;Mello 34, Nikhil Kalia 6, Tyrell Valladares 5 bt Mastan YMCA A 55 Shaikh Faisal 26, Shaikh Obed 15, Mohd Shamsher 4. Ht: 24-28.; Indian Gymkhana 44 Akshay Vanesh 12, Venkatesh C 13, Ramkumar K 4 bt Agradneya Vyamshala 21 Rahul Bhangale 6, Saurabh K 4, Ninad Katre 4. Ht: 23-13.; NNH 17 Sayed Parvez 6 Karim Ahmed 5, ShaikhRehatullah 4 bt Wellinton YMCA B 2 Amir Ansari 2. Ht: 10-0.

Easy for MGMO

MGMO beat Andheri Swimming Pool 22-4 in an under-20 league match of the GMAAA water polo championship at their home pool, today.

Results

MGMO 22 Kabir Thakur 4, Swapnil Shinde 3, Sanket Shinde 3, Sidesh Mhatre 3, ArunNegi 2, Siddharth Sengupta 2, Tejas Pathare 2, Atish Mantri, Shashank Pilankar, Sarang Sankpal bt ASP 4 Samir Gadgil 2, Vishal Nayak 2.Under-17 semis: MGMO 6 Siddesh Mhatre 4 including hat-trick, Arun Negi, Waridhi Joshi bt STC 2 Lloyd Alphonso, Hemant Kale.; MGMO League final: MGMO 12 Atish Mantri 4, Siddharth Sengupta 4, Swapnil Shinde bt PM Hindu Bath 2 Nitin Malhotra,Kaustubh Joglekar.