SAIL, SAI record big victories

Hyderabad, Feb 9 (UNI) Defending champions SAIL crushed Puducherry 31-0 while SAI defeated Madhya Bharat 28-0 in the Junior National Hockey Championships, played at SAAP Hockey complex, Gachibowli here today.

In the other matches Haryana overcame Chandigarh 2-1, while Punjab sail past Delhi 2-1 after level at the interval.

Scores: Bengal bt Assam 1-0, Orissa bt Kerala 10-0, Haryana bt Chandigarh 2-1, Bihar bt MP Academy 3-1, Tamil Nadu bt Rajasthan 9-0, Vidarbha bt Gujarat 4-2, Jarkhand bt Manipur 2-2, SAI bt Madhya Bharat 28-0, SAIL bt Puducherry 31-0, Punjab bt Delhi 2-1.

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