In the semi-finals, PSB defeated Army XI 3-1, while Punjab Police got the better of Indian Oil Corporation 1-0 in the All India DDA Invitational Hockey tournament.
The former trounced CRPF while the policemen got the better of Indian Oil in the semi-finals of the \n\nthe Shivaji hockey tournament.
Both made the last four of the Nehru hockey tournament with golden goals.
Indian Oil, which has an over 60 per cent share of fuel sales in Punjab, has observed a 14.18 per cent jump in diesel sales between January 1 and 17.
Fresh from her historic feat Mirabai touched down in the country to a rousing welcome, on Saturday.
Gaganjeet Bhullar was in his element as he carded a stunning, error-free eight-under for the 14-hole round to lift his team, Wital See Punjab Lancers, to the top of the table on the second day of the inaugural Pearls Golf Premier League in Aamby Valley.
Air India and Border Security Force joined Punjab Police in the semi-finals league stage of the Bombay Gold Cup hockey tournament.
Five-time champions Mumbai Indians will look to continue their winning momentum when they face a resurgent Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Punjab routed Maharashtra 3-1 in the men's final while Haryana whipped Jharkhand 4-0 in the women's at the National Games hockey tournament.
Delhi Waveriders started their campaign on a winning note, defeating Jaypee Punjab Warriors 2-1 in the opening match of the inaugural Hockey India league, at the Major Dhyan Chand stadium, in Delhi, on Monday.
Uttar Pradesh Wizards and Jaypee Punjab Warriors finished 2-2 to register the first draw of the second edition of Hero Hockey India League (HHIL) at the Dhyan Chand Stadium in Lucknow.
Former champions Punjab beat Karnataka 4-2 while Mumbai routed Chattisgarh 6-1 in pre-quarter-final knock-out matches of the National hockey championship.
Services remained on top of the medal table with 41 gold, 28 silver and 26 bronze for a total of 95. Haryana won four of the five gold medals in archery to consolidate their second place with 29 gold.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday
Charanjit Singh, who captained the Indian team which won gold in the Olympics of 1964, died on Thursday
Many people were also carrying posters mentioning 'black day on May 29' and 'Moosewala amar rahe' and demanded 'justice for Moosewala'.
Delhi Capitals will look to do the double when they host Sunrisers Hyderabad in their IPL contest at home on Saturday.
IPL can be truly said to have come of age. It is now more Indian than ever before. Teams often fielded fewer than the four allowed foreign players. Indian batters and bowlers were simply better in performance, consistency and reliability, points out Shreekant Sambrani.
Goa and Tripura made it to last eight in the Nat. women's football championship.
Punjab and Air India entered the final of the second Hockey India Senior Men's National Championship after contrasting semi-final victories, in Bangalore, on Monday. While Air India came from behind to beat last year's runners-up Karnataka 3-2, Punjab outplayed defending champions Haryana 4-1.
India's first Paralympic medal winner archer Harvinder Singh, who had turned his farm at a Punjab village into a practice ground during the lockdown, on Tuesday attributed his success to long hours of training, including "practice of tie shots and breathing exercises".
The BCCI has been under a bit of pressure to organise the Women's IPL.
Delhi Dreams were off to a splendid start in the inaugural Champions Tennis League (CTL), winning all the singles matches for a 25-19 victory over Punjab Marshalls in the tournament-opener on Monday.
They beat Universities and Mumbai respectively to enter the Super League stage in the Senior hockey nationals.
Former champions Punjab claimed a spot in the final four of the Santosh Trophy football championship by beating Tamil Nadu 1-0 in the last quarter-final.
With Ravindra Jadeja unavailable because of injury, will India include the left-handed Rishabh Pant over Dinesh Karthik who is a designated finisher in the squad?
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.
Gagan Ajit Singh scored three minutes before the final whistle in a Super League match of the Nehru hockey tournament.
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Afrid Afroz, 21, who was adjudged best cadet at the NDA's 144th course, will join the Indian Air Force and hopes to be a fighter pilot.
While social media has been agog about Emma's necklace, Maharaja Bhupinder Singh's grandson Captain Amarinder Singh (retd), the former Punjab chief minister, hasn't said anything yet.
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Punjab overcame a spirited challenge from West Bengal to carve out a 4-3 win in Group D to progress to the semi-finals of the 67th Santosh Trophy football tournament, in Kollam on Monday.
AIFF secretary Kushal Das molested employees at work place, alleges former owner of I-League team Minerva Punjab.
Punjab's 5-2 win over Haryana allowed Kerala to sneak into the last eight in the Nat women's football championship.
The owners of Rajasthan Royals have acquired a majority stake in CPL team Barbados Tridents, becoming the third IPL franchise to be associated with the Caribbean Premier League T20 tournament after Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings.
Punjab Police's attempt to "bring out the truth" behind the alleged use of heroin by Beijing Olympics boxing bronze medallist Vijender Singh was nipped in the bud after a local court dismissed its application seeking directions to procure his hair and fingernail samples for testing in the heroin haul case.
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