Punjab

HONG KONG—Khalsa-A won their match with Punjab-A last Sunday Dec. 14 to move into second place in the Hong Kong Hockey Association Premier Division standings and just 1-point behind leaders SSSC-A. Punjab-A have now dropped to 3rd place and are 3-points below the leaders at the half way stage of the HKFA Premier Division season.

Punjab-A and Singh Sabha Sports Club (SSSC-A) both won against lower level opponents on Sunday Dec. 7, but in the big match of last weekend HKFC-A were well and truly beaten by Khalsa-A in the Hong Kong Hockey Association Premier Division match at King’s Park.

HONG KONG—All of the top-3 men’s teams won their matches last weekend to maintain their respective positions in the table. Punjab-A and Singh Sabha Sports Club (SSS-A) are both on 25 points, but Punjab are ahead on goal difference. Punjab and SSC have only dropped 2-points by drawing when they played each other in their match on Oct. 26. Khalsa-A lost their match with SSC-A on Oct 19 and are now 3rd in the standings on 24-points but they are only 1-point behind the leaders.

Indian and Pakistani troops fired bullets and mortar shells across theborder between Kashmir and Pakistan for a second day Tuesday, with both accusing the other of provoking the violence.

In an extraordinary afternoon of hockey at the King’s Park Hockey Stadium, both of the top two teams were knocked out of the Hong Kong Hockey Association Holland Cup by underdogs at the Semi-final stage.

Fauja Singh, the 101 year old Punjabi marathon runner, finished the 10,000 meter race event in the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon 2012.