Chhattisgarh FA, Manipur enter semifinals

VISAKHAPATNAM: Chhattisgarh Football Academy, Manipur, Puducherry and West Bengal entered the semifinals of the seven-a-side National football tournament at the Municipal stadium, Anakapalle, 45km from here on Saturday.
The results: Quarterfinals: Chhattisgarh Football Academy bt Chhattisgarh 2-0; Manipur bt Madhya Pradesh 1-0; West Bengal bt Mumbai 2-1; Puducherry bt Karnataka 4-1 (via tie-breaker, goalless in regular time).
Vivek sizzles Off-spinner T. Vivek had a match-haul of 11 and was instrumental in Srikakulam’s innings and 85-run win over Vizianagaram in the ACA North Zone inter-district under-16 tournament at the Zinc stadium here on Saturday.
In the other match, at Port stadium, rain cut short the second day’s play also and East Godavari and Visakhapatnam received one point each for its drawn encounter.
The scores: Srikakulam 333 for six decl. bt Vizianagaram 58 in 35 overs (T. Vivek five for 13) and 190 in 47.4 overs (K. Satish Kumar 71, T. Vivek six for 56).
East Godavari 105 for five in 51.3 overs drew with Visakhapatnam.