In Football, Kerala stormed into the semifinals of the Santosh Trophy with a 2-1 win over Punjab at the Payyanad Stadium in Manjeri last night. Kerala captain Jijo Joseph netted twice while Manvir Singh scored the solo goal for Punjab.
Earlier in the evening, West Bengal defeated Meghalaya 4-3 at Kottappadi Stadium in Malappuram. Fardin Ali
Molla and Mahitosh Roy scored two goals each for Bengal and S Tariang netted twice for Meghalaya. The win boosts West Bengal's chances of making it to the semifinals.
Today, Karnataka will face Manipur at Malappuram at 4 p.m, Odisha will take on Gujarat at Manjeri at 8 p.m.