Jarasingha win Inter-village cricket tournament
Angul: Jarasingha team emerged champion by eliminating Sankerjang team by four wickets in the final match of the OP Jindal Inter-Village Cricket Tournament, which concluded at Jarasingha Play Ground on Sunday, being organised under the aegis of Jindal Steel and Power limited (JSPl) in association with Jarasingha Gram Sabha.
The 15-day-long sporting extravaganza had begun on April 6, in which total 28 teams from Banarpal and Chhendipada blocks were participated. In the final match, winning the toss Sankerjang elected to bat first, scored 92 runs in 19.4 overs losing all wickets. In reply, Jarasingha reached the winning target for the loss of six wickets in 18 overs.
The champion team bagged the trophy along with cash prize of Rs 11,000 and the runners-up took home Rs 6,000. Among the teams Badkerjang team received the ‘Most Disciplined Team’ award. Biswajit Swain and Ajit Sahoo of the champion team won the man of the series and man of the final awards along with cash prize of Rs 2000 and Rs 1000 respectively.
Executive Director, JSPl, Angul Dinesh Kumar Saraogi distributed the awards as the chief guest of the closing ceremony. Among others, JSPl VP (CSR&CC) Prashant Hota, Angul District Cricket Association (ADCA) president Sagarnath Mishra, District Sports Officer Mahendra Sahoo, Puspalata Satapathy, Prahallad Pradhan, Ghanasyam Sahoo, Uttam Kumar Sahoo, Basant Kumar Sahoo, Balabhadra Patnaik, Agadhu Mahapatra, Sarat Sahoo, KK Swain, Durga Charan Pradhan and Jagdish Biswal were present.
KDBA,CDAA declare State Basketball joint winner
Bhubaneswar: The continuous rain spoiled the final match, Khurda District Basketball Association (KDBA) and Cuttack District Athletic Association (CDAA) emerged joint winner in the 26th State Youth Basketball Championship at Unit-1 Indoor Hall on Sunday.
Earlier in the semifinals, KDBA beat Koraput by 57-18, Mahesh panda of KDBA scored 20 points where as Srikant of Koraput scored nine points in the first semifinal. Similarly in another match, CDAA defeated RSP (Rourkela) by 55-42, Abhijit of the winning team scored 19 points where Rahul of RSP scored 16 points in the second semifinal.
Odisha Basketball Association secretary announced 20 names who will undergo coaching at Unit-1 here from Monady, under the guidance of KDBA coach Arun Mishra prior to national participation at Kolkata.
FAO condoleS demise of Saroj Kanta Pattnaik
Bhubaneswar: Football Association of Odisha expresses its deep condolence on the sad and sudden demise of Saroj Kanta Pattnaik an eminent football player of high repute on Sunday. He is survived by his wife and a four year old son.
Saroj was represented our State team and also the country. I along with all the office bearers of FAO and all the members of FAO pray to the almighty” his soul may rest in peace and give strength to his grief stricken family members to bear the loss of the departed soul”, said FAO secretary Sanjay Behera.
Sangeeta Sharma (Jt.Secy-FAO), Md.Shahid Jabbar (National Coach for Sr. India Women Team), Shradhanajali Samantray, Raj Sekhar Pradhan paid the floral tributes to his human remains at Bhubaneswar Airport and at his residence here on behalf of Football Association of Odisha.