Bangalore: Mathikere KS defeated Pragathi KS 6-5 in a Kodava Sangha (KS) hockey tournament match at the KSHA Stadium here on Sunday.

Other results: Shree Vijaya Ganapathy Sultanpalya bt Pommale KS 6-5; Lopamudra KS bt Bhagavathi KS 4-0.

Sanjay Nagar KS bt Kengeri Kodava Vokutta 6-5; Vidyaranyapura KS bt Halasuru KS 2-0; K.R. Puram KS bt Domlur KS 5-3.

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Bangalore: Nithin Thimmaiah scored three goals as SAI defeated Flying HC 8-0 in a State ‘A’ division hockey league match at the KSHA Stadium here on Sunday.

Ratan Muthanna, Thamanna, Darshan, Poonacha and Mani also scored for the victors.

Other results: Postal 4 (Prakash Chalke 2, Dinesh, Taranath) bt BEL 2 (Palani, Jeevan). — Principal Correspondent

It’s Ernakulam vs. Kollam

PATHANAMTHITTA: Ernakulam will meet Kollam in a repeat of last year’s final in the final of State senior women’s hockey championship at the Municipal stadium.

In the semifinals, defending champion Ernakulam trounced Kozhikode 6-1 while last year’s runner-up Kollam got the better of Thiruvananthapuram 2-1. — Principal Correspondent