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Mahindras wins

Margao: Down to 10 men in the second half, defending champion Mahindra United held on to score a 3-1 win over Sporting Clube de Goa in the 11th ONGC Cup National Football League here on Friday.

Andrew Pomeyie (17th, 82nd) and Steven Dias (36th) scored for the winner while Dudu Omagebemi (67th) reduced the margin. Mahindra, which is three points clear of Dempo, heads the table with 26 points from 13 matches, while Sporting Clube de Goa remained on 14 points.

Vizag posts win

Host Visakhapatnam defeated Mormugao 58-37 in the inaugural match of the 26th all-India major ports basketball championship at the Port indoor stadium on Friday.

V.V.S. Ramesh (16) and Dorababu (12) were the main scorers for Visakhapatnam while P.N.T. Selvina (20) waged a loan battle for the loser.

Tuticorin claimed the first gold in the men's and women's events of the 29th major ports athletics championship at the Port outdoor stadium.

M. Avinash Kumar and M. Muthu Mali won the 800m event for Tuticorin.

Jeevarathnam of Chennai and K.K. Joyson of Cochin claimed the men's silver and bronze medals respectively.

Chennai's Alfan Joyrin and I. Sunita of Tuticorin were second and third in the women's event.

Chennai's V. Chithra won the women's shotput event. P. Lakshmi made it 1-2 for Chennai while Ch. Berndetta of Visakhapatnam claimed the third place.

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