Warangal, Srikakulam post wins

VIJAYAWADA: Warangal defeated East Godavari 4-3 while Srikakulam beat Ranga Reddy 2-1 in the league fixtures of the Andhra Pradesh senior inter-district hockey tournament at Acharya Nagarjuna University grounds here on Friday.

D. Sarath (11th & 12th), Rajendra (26th) and K. Satish (30th) were the scorers for Warangal while Md. Mastan (21 {+s} {+t}), Bujji Babu (29th) and Naga Srinivas (44th) scored for East Godavari.

Srikakulam, after a barren first-half, scored through S. Madhu (42nd) and T. Srinu (47th). G. Srinivas reduced the margin for Ranga Reddy in the 50th minute.

In another encounter, Nalgonda drew with Krishna 1-1. As many as 21 teams, barring Khammam and Mahaboobnagar, are taking part.

The tournament was inaugurated by ANU Vice Chancellor, Dr. Y. Haragopal Reddy.

The results: Vizag bt Karimnagar 6-0, Guntur bt Medak 6-1, Warangal bt EG 4-3, Hyderabad bt Prakasam 9-0, Nalgonda drew with Krishna 1-1, West Godavari bt Nellore 7-2, Srikakulam bt Ranga Reddy 2-1 . — Principal Correspondent