Navy, Bengaluru HA score wins in Murugappa hockey

: Indian Navy and Bengaluru Hockey Association opened their campaigns on a victorious note in the 93rd All India MCCMurugappa Gold Cup Hockey Tournament here on Thursday.

The Navy beat Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu (HUTN) 3-2 in Pool 'B' while the Bengaluru team outplayed Punjab National Bank 4-2 in Pool 'A'.

The opening match of the tournament between the Navy outfit and the home team saw the latter go up through a field goal in the 13th minute by K Selvaraj.

The Navalmen hit back strongly twice in the space of two minutes as Aakib A Rahim scored a field goal in the 15th minute and Kuldeep with a penalty corner conversion in the 17th put them ahead.

Joshva helped HUTN equalise in the 39th minute through a field goal before Palangappa scored the match-winner in the 43rd minute slamming home from a penalty corner.

In the other match, Bengaluru HA rallied from 1-2 down to pull off a 4-2 win over PNB, which is back in the prestigious tournament this year after a hiatus of two ..