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Bhubaneswar, May 30: Orissa eves were spanked 3-8 by Punjab in the semifinal of the Vth Sub-Junior Women’s (Division-A) Hockey Championships at Ranchi, Saturday. Orissa will face Haryana for the third-fourth playoff game, Sunday.
Punjab dominated the match right from the start. They continued their aggressive show throughout the match and scored eight goals. Asim Kanchan Barla (34th), Priyanka Kujur (37th) and Mariana Kujur (57th) struck for Orissa to salvage some pride.
Police Sports
Cuttack and Dhenkanal registered emphatic wins against their respective opponents in kabaddi, while Koraput earned a thumping win in the handball event of the 72nd State Level Police Sports Championship at the Reserve Police Ground in Sambalpur, Saturday. Orissa Fire Services and Dhenkanal played out an exciting draw in the handball event. They were tied at 20-20.
Results
(Kabaddi): Cuttack OSAP VIth Battalion bt Baripada OSAP 55 Battalion 40-4, Dhenkanal bt Orissa Fire Services 31-9, Rayagada bt Kandhamal Special IR Battalion 38-13, Koraput Ist IR Battalion bt Sundargarh 38-12, Rourkela OSAP IVth Battalion bt Deogarh IVth IR Battalion 22-18, Sambalpur bt Commissionerate Police-A 26-11, Rayagada IInd IR Battalion bt Jharsuguda OSAP IInd Battalion 32-13, Dhenkanal OSAP Ist Battalion bt Koraput OSAP Ivth Batallion 21-13, Commissionerate Police-B bt Chhatrapur OSAP VIIIth Battalion 26-7, Boudh bt Kandhamal 31-9.
(Handball) Koraput OSAP IIIrd battalion bt Bolangir 20-7, Rourkela bt Koraput Ist IIR Battalion UK 18-12.
