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Railways keeps its hopes alive

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VISAKHAPATNAM: Railways kept its hopes alive, beating Uttarakhand 3-2 (22-25, 25-21, 17-25, 25-22, 15-11) in the men’s pool ‘A’ of the 57th National volleyball championships for the ONGC Cup at the Port indoor stadium here on Monday.

Railway women, runner-up last year, scored their third win in pool ‘B’, beating Tamil Nadu 3-0, to become the first team to make the last eight knockout stage. International Kapil set the ball well for Srikanth and young Hari, while Pradeep was impressive in blocking.

Host Andhra Pradesh men scored a win, beating Jharkhand in straight sets in pool ‘C’.

At the Ukku Stadium, Jammu and Kashmir downed Assam 3-2 in 103 minutes and Rajasthan rallied from a two-set deficit to beat Bihar 3-2.

Tamil Nadu men prevailed over Kerala 3-1 in a pool ‘B’ match on Sunday night.

The results:

Men: Pool A: Railways bt Uttarakhand 22-25, 25-21, 17-25, 25-23, 15-11.

Pool B: Kerala bt Karnataka 25-18, 25-17, 25-16.

Pool D: Uttar Pradesh bt Himachal Pradesh 25-11, 25-21, 25-13. Pool E: Rajasthan bt Bihar 23-25, 24-26, 25-19, 25-22, 15-7. Pool F: Delhi bt Chattisgarh 25-21, 25-21, 25-13; Jammu & Kashmir bt Assam 25-16, 25-23, 18-25, 18-25, 15-11.

Women: Pool B: Railways bt Tamil Nadu 25-17, 25-13, 25-12; Karnataka bt Chandigarh 12-25, 25-23, 25-16, 25-18. Pool C: U.P. bt Mizoram 25-18, 25-19, 16-25, 25-23.

Pool D: Haryana bt Bihar 25-8, 25-13, 25-8; Madhya Pradesh bt Gujarat 25-13, 25-18, 25-20. Pool E: Delhi bt Goa 25-18, 25-15, 25-16. Pool F: Punjab bt Orissa 25-9, 25-9, 25-7.

Sunday’s matches: Men: Pool B: Tamil Nadu bt Kerala 23-25, 25-23, 25-15, 25-15. Pool C: Chandigarh bt Gujarat 25-13, 25-9, 24-26, 24-26, 15-11. Pool D: Orissa bt Andaman 25-19, 25-22, 25-23. Pool E: Himachal Pradesh bt Goa 25-15, 25-10, 25-12.

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