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Madurai in semifinals

Sattur: A disputed goal by John Arulraj three minutes from close helped Madurai defeat Tuticorin 1-0 and enter the semifinals of the 48th State senior inter-district football championship at the SHN Edward HSS ground, Sattur, on Tuesday.

In a well-contested match, Madurai dominated in the first half, but missed several chances, including a sitter by midfielder Velmurugan. But in the second, Tuticorin played better and had an edge over the opponent but could not score. Three minutes from close, Madurai earned a freekick on the right flank.

Velmurugan took the 30-yard freekick. Striker John Arulraj received the ball nicely near the edge of the box and scored off a right footer. Referee Jeyakumar signalled goal, but Tuticorin players protested vehemently for off side. The referee stood on his verdict but the Tuticorin players walked off the field and refused to continue the game. Later the technical committee awarded the match to Madurai.

State-level chess

Madurai District Chess Association will organise a State-level chess tournament for boys and girls at Madurai on January 14. Contact B.T. Sethuraman, Secretary, MDCA, ph: 93658 81830.

Inter-collegiate volleyball

Dr. J.S. Soundram Memorial Trophy State-level inter-collegiate volleyball tournament and KSS Memorial Trophy State-level inter-collegiate basketball tournament will be organised by Gandhigram Rural University and the Old Students Sports Association of GRU at the GRU campus from January 26 to 30. Entries close on January 17. For details, contact D. Grace Nirmala, Assistant Director of Physical Education, Gandhigram Rural University Gandhigram, 624302, ph: 9442152685.

TNEB posts win

Host Tamil Nadu Electricity Board beat Nellai Youths Basketball Club, Tirunelveli, 76 - 56 in the inaugural match of the 10th annual TNEB Trophy State-level invitation basketball tournament at Analmin Niger Courts, Tuticorin, on Tuesday.

The results: TNEB 76 (Sivakumar 20, Ravichadran 15) bt Nellai Youths BC 56 (Prabu 14, Muthu 11).

Six-wkt. win for UDC

Urumu Dhanalakshmi College scored a six-wicket win over Premier CC and entered the quarterfinal of the State-level cricket tournament for the R.K.V. Cup in Tiruchi on Tuesday.

The scores:

Prequarterfinals: Premier CC 81 in 21.4 overs (Gopinath three for 26) lost to Urumu Dhanalakshmi College 85 for four in 15.3 overs.

Cauvery 144 in 30 overs (Nazeer 44, Rajan 31, Satish four for 25, Srinivasan three for 20) bt R.K.V. CC 111 for nine in 30 overs (Rajan three for 18).

Arul wins title

P. Arul Senthil won the under-20 title at the 15th Dr. Pulavar Ponnambalam memorial chess tournament in Pudukottai.

The results:

Under-20: 1. P. Arul Senthil, 2. S. Nanthakumar, 3. V. Parthiban; under-16: 1. B. Praveen Kumar, 2. R. Lakshmikanth, 3. K. Rajesh; under-13: 1. R. Gowri, 2. S. Pradeep, 3. D. Joshna; under-11: 1. K. Suresh, 2. R. Manoj Ram, 3. G. Adithyan; under-9: 1. S. Balachandar, 2. Vignesh Kumar, 3. S. Kowshika.