In the semi-finals, Punjab Police beat Bharat Petroleum 2-1 while BSF upset Indian Oil 4-3 via the tie-breaker.
The JV between the two has won BWA spectrum in Delhi, Mumbai, Haryana and Kerala.
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A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday
Gagan Ajit Singh scored a brace in a 5-0 victory in the Premier Hockey League.
Baljit Singh Dhillon scored twice off penalty-corners to give the cops a 3-0 win over Indian Airlines in the final.
Six athletes from the track and field, shooting and weightlifting disciplines were on Wednesday inducted into the Target Olympic Podium Scheme, with the Sports Ministry including discus thrower Seema Punia and leaving out seasoned shooter Gagan Narang.
The IHF president said he made the "mistake" of including the likes of Dhanraj Pillay in the team for the Olympics.
The India hockey captain said it will provide younger players an opportunity to showcase their skills at the highest level.
They beat Border Security Force 4-3 via the tie-break in the final to win their third Nehru Cup hockey title in a row.
Punjab Police beat Namdhari XI 3-2, while Bharat Petroleum edged out Air India 1-0 in the Nehru Hockey tournament.
"I can't understand why I was not picked," the 30-year-old full-back said.\n\n
Gagan Ajit Singh scored three minutes before the final whistle in a Super League match of the Nehru hockey tournament.
In the day's earlier match, Tamil Nadu XI blanked Bombay XI 3-0 in the All India Beighton Cup hockey tournament.
President Pervez Musharraf has also reportedly met pro-Khalistan leaders during the birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak.
Sukhwinder Singh's two accomplices -- Punjab Singh alias Bittoo and Mangal Singh Dhillon have also been arrested.
Narottam Singh Dhillon alleged links came to light during interrogation of two drug smugglers, who were arrested four days back, Superintendent of Police, Muktsar, Surinder Pal Singh said.
India scored twice in each half for a 4-1 win in the Hamburg Masters hockey tournament.
Baljit Singh Dhillon and Mukesh Kumar were the notable absentees on the first day of the camp.
India move in to the final of the three-nation invitational hockey tournament beating Pakistan 2-0 at the Perth Hockey Stadium.
The Indian Hockey Federation announced an experimental side for the January 8-18 tournament in Kuala Lumpur.
Bharti Enterprises Group CFO Sarvjit S Dhillon said there is more clarity on the regulatory front now, which is a good sign for the industry.
Deepak Thakur and Baljit Singh Dhillon scored a brace each as the Indian hockey team beat a combined US senior/junior team 7-0 in the first of two friendly matches.
Mercurial forward Dhanraj Singh, Baljit Singh Dhillon and Jugraj Singh have been included among the 26-probables for the Olympics.
Government is believed to have given the go ahead to cola giant Pepsico to acquire one of its franchisees by bringing overseas funds while making it mandatory on the soft-drink conglomerate to divest 49 per cent equity in the same within five years.
Gagan Ajit Singh's goal enabled India hold the Olympic champions 1-1 in the first match of the three-Test hockey series.
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Manika Batra cruised to the semi-finals of the women's singles even as experienced paddler Mouma Das ended her campaign in the Commonwealth Games table tennis event.
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