Date:20/12/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/12/20/stories/2008122060642200.htm

Sport - Volleyball

Services stunned

VISAKHAPATNAM: Uttarakhand defeated strong title contender Services 25-18, 23-25, 26-24, 25-18 in a men’s Pool A league match of the 57th ONGC Cup National volleyball championships at the Port indoor stadium here on Friday.

Punjab beat Karnataka 3-0 in Pool B.

The results: Men: Pool A: Uttarakhand bt Services 25-18, 23-25, 26-24, 25-18. Pool B: Punjab bt Karnataka 25-16, 25-17, 25-15. Pool D: Andaman and Nicobar Islands bt Puducherry 25-16, 25-20, 26-24; Uttar Pradesh bt Orissa 26-28, 25-14, 25-15, 25-13. Pool E: Bihar bt Goa 25-23, 25-21, 19-25, 25-18; West Bengal bt Rajasthan 25-19, 25-17, 25-15. Pool F: Chhattisgarh bt Assam 25-15, 25-22, 25-22; Delhi bt Madhya Pradesh 25-11, 25-21, 25-17.

Women: Andhra Pradesh bt Maharashtra 25-23, 25-20, 17-25, 25-13.