MOGA, Dec 25: Sports School, Jalandhar blanked Ludhiana XI 4-0 while Golden Hockey Club, Moga, defeated Shivalik Sports Academy, Chandigarh 2-1 on the second day of the Champions Trophy hockey league for under-19 boys group being played at Bhupinder Khalsa Higher Secondary School ground. In another match Surjeet Sports Academy, Jalandhar beat Firozepur XI 6-2.For Sports School, Jalandhar, Ramandeep scored a hat-trick. His three-in-a row came in the second, fifth and 17th minute of second half. Sarbjeet Singh got the opening goal in the ninth minute. In the match between SSA, Chandigarh and Moga Golden Hockey Club, both the teams were 1-1 each at the breather. In the second session Mansher Singh got the match-winner through a penalty stroke in the 26th minute. Earlier, Prabhjot Singh scored for Chandigarh in the 11th minute while three minutes later Mansher levelled the score.In the last match of the day, Budhnath got three goals (not hat-trick) while Major Singh and Tejinder Singh shot one each for Surjeet Sports Academy.Amit and Rupinder got one each for Firozepur XI.Pushpa's recordsHamirpur: Hamirpur's Pushpa Thakur created four new meet records in the Himachal Pradesh State Open athletics championships which concluded at Sundernagar in Mandi district yesterday.She won the 100m, 200m, 400m and 800m races for which she was also declared the best athlete (women). Among men, Pawan Verma (Hamirpur) also showed his prowess, setting two records (200m and 400m) besides claiming gold in the 100m and 4x400m relay races.Rural soccerHoshiarpur: Kherar and Bharta confirmed their semifinal berths in the 18th Punjab State Rural soccer tournament being played at the village Nangal Khilarian, near here. Kherar beat Langeri 4-1 (via tie-breaker) while Bharta beat Nangal Khilarian `B' 2-0 in the two quarterfinal matches today.Ranjit MemorialKharar: The fourth Maharaja Ranjit Singh Memorial football tournament will be held here from January 7 to 10. Several leading teams from the state are expected to participate. Interested teams may send in their entries to K Jeet Tent Service, Landran Road here before December 31.Parmjit appointedChandigarh: Parmjit Singh (Ambala) has been appointed as the vice-president of the Haryana Hockey Association by M S Malik, president of the association.RCF to clash with BSFRailway Coach Factory, Kapurthala and Border Security Force, Jalandhar set up a title clash in the final of the Zorawar Singh Fateh Singh Memorial football tournament being played at Fathegarh Sahib.In the semifinals, RCF beat Fine Switch Gears, Phaghara 3-0 while BSF defeated Panjab State Electricity Board 3-2 vie tie-breaker.The final will be played on December 27 at 1 p.m.
