Sports News | Hockey Nationals: Delhi, Jharkhand, Bengal Notch Wins
Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. Delhi, Jharkhand and Bengal emerged victorious on the third day of the senior men's national championship here on Friday.
Bhopal, Apr 8 (PTI) Delhi, Jharkhand and Bengal emerged victorious on the third day of the senior men's national championship here on Friday.
In the first Pool A match, Delhi registered a 3-2 win over Punjab in a closely contested affair. Dheeraj Vats opened the scoring in the 10th minute for Delhi, but Lovepreet Jainth found the equaliser in the 13th minute.
Mehkeet Singh scored the second goal to give Punjab the lead but Vats struck again, in the 25th minute, to level the scoreline.
Both the teams defended well in the third and fourth quarter, but just before the final whistle, Rohit scored the winner in the 60th minute for Delhi.
Chandigarh were handed a 2-3 defeat by Jharkhand, while the match between Jammu and Kashmir and Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu ended in a thrilling 3-3 draw.
Bengal and Gujarat registered similar 3-2 victories over Puducherry and Arunachal, respectively.
(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)