Defending champions Punjab began their campaign with a 30-0 win over Gujarat in their opening Pool A league match in the 3rd Hockey India senior men’s national championship at the Shiv Chhatrapati Shivaji Sports Complex in Pune on Friday.

Pradhan Somanna, Affan Yousuf and Joga Singh scored three goals each as Air India thumped Chhattisgarh 15-0 in a Pool B league match of the 3rd Hockey India senior men’s national championship at the Major Dhyan Chand Polygrass Hockey Stadium at Pimpri in Pune on Thursday.

Experienced midfielder Ritu Rani will lead an 18-member senior women’s team to the FIH Hockey World League Round 3 (semi-finals) at Rotterdam, the Netherlands, beginning on June 13.

Sardar Singh will lead the 18-member men’s hockey squad for the FIH World League Round 3 (semi-finals) to be held at Rotterdam, The Netherlands, from June 13 to 23.

Railways hammered Sashastra Seema Bal 13-1 to register their second consecutive win in Pool F of the 3rd Hockey India senior men’s national championship in Pune on Wednesday.

Railways, Uttar Pradesh, Chandigarh, Air India, Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy and Hockey Bhopal were off to bright starts on the opening day of the 3rd Hockey India senior men’s national championship in Pune on Tuesday.
Sanjay Bir and B. Horo scored five goals each as Railways dismantled Jammu & Kashmir 20-1 in their Pool F league match, while Hockey Bhopal thrashed Sashastra Seema Bal 12-5.

Olympian Tushar Khandker will lead Uttar Pradesh at the 3rd Hockey India senior men’s nationals in Pune, beginning on May 28, the Uttar Pradesh Hockey Association said on Friday.

The Kashmir Gold Cup hockey tournament-2013 will be held in Srinagar this August, said the organisers of the event — Jammu and Kashmir national sports club.

Following Indian Olympic Association’s acting head V.K.

Chandigarh pipped Punjab 2-1 to win the men’s championship, while Haryana took the top honours in the women’s section of the 3rd Hockey India sub-junior national championship (North Zone) in Sonepat on Monday.