Haryana, UP mens sail into semis in national kabaddi

Haryana and Uttar Pradesh entered the semifinals of the senior men's Kabaddi Championship played at the Patliputra Sports Complex here today.
Haryana trounced nine-time champion Railways in a keenly contested match to make it to the semis while UP beat Karnataka 18-14 in another quarters.
Haryana and Railway were locked at 16-16 when the match ended in the scheduled time. In five raids later, Haryana outsmarted Railways 7-4 with two bonus points.
In the women's category, Maharashtra beat Delhi by 18-13 while Haryana eves got the better of Punjab 22-18 to enter the semis.
The semi-finals and finals for both the men's and women's section would be played tomorrow.