Patiala: The third day of the 36th Liberals All-India hockey tournament in progress at Nabha saw CRPF, New Delhi, march past J&K Police, Jammu, 2-1, while Sports Hostel, Lucknow, swamped Sikh Regimental Centre, Ramgarh Cantonment, 4-1. Hawks Ropar overcame stiff resistance from Western Central Railway, Jabalpur, to win by a solitary goal.
J&K Police failed to maintain their winning run and went down fighting 1-2 to CRPF in a fierce encounter. CRPF forged ahead in the 25th minute through P. Saini who combined with Parmod Kumar to enter the circle and push the ball into the goal. Undaunted, the J&K outfit made a couple of counter-attacks and equalised in the dying seconds of the first half.
The Tribune
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