Handball: Indian Railways to face Haryana in final

Indian Railways women defeated Maharashtra by 14-8 while Haryana beat hosts Uttar Pradesh by 12-11 in their respective semi-final matches to set up a title clash against each other in the 25th Federation Cup Handball Championship being held at Varanasi.

In the men’s section,West Bengal beat Madhya Pradesh,Madhya Pradesh beat CRPF,Punjab beat West Bengal,UP beat Haryana and CISF beat Delhi in their respective league matches. The women’s section final will be played at 9.00 am while the men’s section final will be played at 4.00 pm on Thursday.

The Results: Women’s section: League matches: Indian Railways beat Delhi by 17-12; Maharashtra drew with Kerala 15-15; Maharashtra beat Chhattisgarh 14-9; UP beat Kerala 17-16; Semi-finals: Indian Railways beat Maharashtra 14-8; Haryana beat UP 12-11;

Men’s section: League matches: West Bengal beat Madhya Pradesh 25-11; Madhya Pradesh beat CRPF 19-11; Punjab beat West Bengal 35-30; UP beat Haryana 41-31; CISF beat Delhi 29-27.