Date:10/01/2009 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2009/01/10/stories/2009011052711800.htm

Sport - Sports : General

AP men qualify

VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Pradesh men registered three victories to qualify for the knockout in the senior National throwball championship held at Indira Gandhi Municipal Corporation Stadium here on Friday.

AP defeated Jharkhand 15-0, 15-1 and later outplayed Goa (15-0, 15-0) and Chandigarh (15-12, 15-9) respectively to enter the next stage.

The results:

League Men: TN bt Puducherry 15-2, 15-0, Orissa bt UP 15-2, 15-3, Delhi bt Rajasthan 15-0, 15-4, Chandigrah bt Goa 15-0, 15-0, MP bt UP 15-3, 15-0, Haryana bt Jharkhand 15-0, 15-0, AP bt Jharkhand 15-0, 15-1, AP bt Goa 15-0, 15-0, Orissa bt MP 15-5, 11-15, 16-14, AP bt Chandigrah 15-2, 15-9, Karnataka bt UP 15-1, 15-1.

Women: Delhi bt UP 15-0, 15-0, AP bt MP 15-4, 15-3, TN bt Orissa 15-0, 15-0, Haryana bt Rajasthan 15-4, 15-5, Chandigarh bt Rajasthan 15-4, 15-0, MP bt Kerala 15-1, 15-3, TN bt Bihar 15-2, 15-0. — Principal Correspondent