Rising resister back-to-back win in Indian women Football league

Bhubaneswar: Rising Student’s Club of Odisha gathered a crucial victory over Eastern Sporting Union on Monday to go at the top of the table of the ongoing Indian Women’s league 2016-17 at New Delhi.

Eastern Sporting Union opened the goalmouth in the eighth minute when Radharani Devi found the back of the net. After the change of sides, Rising skipper Sasmita Malik scored the equalizer in the 52nd minute and finally, Ashalata Devi converted the late penalty on 82th minutes to clinch three points for the team.  Eastern Sporting Union came out all guns blazing and they didn’t need more than eight minutes to get their noses in the front when the defender Radharani Devi converted a long cross from the right flank. Albeit the Odisha outfit tried their heart out to find the equaliser, Eastern Sporting Union girls thwarted every single attack to keep the scoreline unchanged.

The girls headed towards the dressing room with a 1-0 scoreline in favour of Eastern Sporting Union.  After seven minutes, Sasmita Malik, 2016 AIFF Women’s Player of the Year, got the much-needed goal for her team to cancel out the opponent’s early lead. Suddenly the complexion of the match got changed as Rising Student’s Club flooded the opposition box with a flurry of attacks, thanks to brilliant coordination between Pyari Xaxa and none but Sasmita Malik. Breaking a brilliant counter attack, Pyarki outran the fellow defenders, but only to get clipped by an onrushing defender inside the 18-yard box. The referee didn’t think twice to award a penalty for the Odisha outfit and Ashalata Devi calmly placed the ball towards the left of the net seven minutes to the final whistle. Kamala Devi and Premi Devi tried their heart out to find the equaliser towards the end of the match but Rising Student’s Club defenders showed their defiance to earn crucial three points. Manisha Panna, Player of the match, sounded all elated following the match and she didn’t mince her words how relieved they are after the win, “We craved for the result and finally, after the win, we feel much relieved. Obviously, every day we come out to muster all three points and this win will provide us more confidence ahead of the next match.”Rising Student’s Club leapfrog their today’s opponent to attain the pole position in the table with all possible 6 points from their two matches so far.

Odisha cueists’ journey end in National meet

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Cue Sports journey comes to an end on Monday after Ashutosh Padhy suffered 0-4 defeat against Sourav Kothari (PSPB) in the knock out match of top-48 in the National SR Snooker Championship-2017 at Pune. Sourav Kothari who is a top rated senior player bagged many a National and International titles to his name never let anything easy for Ashutosh. Though Ashutosh had a great experience in the SR Snooker Category will definitely make it bigger and better in times to come. So finally Odisha settled in National-2017 with Junior Snooker winner title and Junior Billiards runners-Up title.

Sabyasachi brand ambassador for T20 World Cup

Bhubaneswar: As the 2nd T20 World Cup Cricket for the Blind 2017 kicks off on January 29, 2017 to a grand inauguration in New Delhi, the young heartthrob of Odia Films, Sabyasachi Mishra has been chosen as the Brand Ambassador in the State of Odisha for the Cause of Cricket for the Blind. The association is said to be not just limited to the upcoming World Cup, but a long term association between CABI, CAVI, and Sabyasachi where in the concentration will be on the Search and Uplift of the deserved in their areas of talents in the State of Odisha and give them a nationwide exposure. It is noted that the city of Bhubaneshwar will play host to the qualifier match between India and New Signifying the importance of the association, Sabyasachi Mishra said “I am extremely happy to assume responsibilities as the Brand Ambassador for the cause of Cricket for Blind in Odisha. As the brand ambassador my immediate responsibility will be to take the 2nd T20 World Cup for the Blind to the Masses, thereafter in continued endeavour I will look to enhance awareness on the opportunities this format of sport beholds and help create cricketing talents for blind cricket in the state of Odisha  by working closely with CAVI and CABI”