Cuttack-A bags U-14 cricket title
Bhubaneswar: Brilliant unbeaten 67 runs innings of Munsi Sahil Azizof Bhubaneswar-A gone to vain while team suffered a five wickets defeat from Cuttack-A in the final bout and Cuttack-A emerged champion in the OCA Inter-Districts U-14 Cricket Tournament at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on Wednesday. Being invited to bat first, Bhubaneswar-A lost their both the opener at 36 runs. For the third wicket Munsi and Ragunath Malla (29) stitched 74 runs and the team total reached 165 runs in 44.2 overs. Puyush Priyadarshi scaled four wickets for 22 runs and put the break to the Bhubaneswar-A team. In reply, Puneet Banarjee and Tarani Tanmay Mohapatra scored 47 and 45 runs respectively and helped the team to reach the winning target in 48 overs for the loss of five wickets.
Brief Score: Bhubaneswar-A 165/10 in 44.2 overs (Munshi Sahil Aziz 64 n.o; Ragunath Malla 29; Puyush Priyadarshi 4/22, Chandrakant sahoo 2/35) lost to Cuttack-A 166/5 in 48 overs (Puneet Banerjee 47, Tarani Tanmay Mohapatra 45; Sultan Ahmad 2/34) by 5 wickets.
Mountaineer Ganesha leaves for Everest Marathon
Bhubaneswar: Ace mountaineer of the State Ganesh Jena left from here on Wednesday to participate in the Tenzing-Hillary Everest Marathon to be held on May 29.
The 42.195 kilometer marathon will start from the Everest base camp which is 5364 meter height and it will culminate at Namche Bazar (3446 meter), informed Jena in a Press Meet here on Wednesday.
This amazing eventis conducted to commemorate the first successful ascent of Everest by late Tenzing Norgay Sherpa and late Edmund Hillary on May 29 in 1953. We consider the marathon a most fitting tribute to these two great icons of adventurous souls, added Jena. Before three weeks of the event every participants would reach the venue for acclimatising the high altitude. It is not only a most adventurous trail run in the world also need huge amount of strength and determination to take part, Jena added.
Grassroots football festival held
Bhubaneswar: On the occasion of Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Grassroots Day, former national women football team captain Sradhanjali Samantray, the lone footballer from the State had been undergone the grass root course organised All India Football Federation Grassroots Football Festival (for Under – 12, both for boys and girls) at Kalinga Stadium here on Wednesday, being supported by Football Association of Odisha and Bhubaneswar Athletic Association.
To create awareness and interest for soccer among the young star “Asian Football Confederation Grass Root Day” is observed throughout the country by All India Football Federation by way of organising Under-12 football festival, informed Sradhanjali Samantary. Altogether 84 players devided in 12 teams participated in (5-A-Side) competition and workshop (Skill) simultaneously, which was inaugurated by Bhubaneswar Athletic Association President Suresh Kumar Routary. Coach Md Jabbar, Bijya Kanungo, Nanda Kishor Patnaik, RK Mandal, Priyanka, Sarita Jayanti Behera, Mamata Samanta and many State footballers were coordinated the program. Among others, Ashok Mohanty, Souray Ranjan Parija, Aurovinda Nath Mitra and Naba Ranjan Pattnaik were present.