Priyatosh to get Rameswar-Kanba award
Bhubaneswar: Young cricketer of the State Priyatosh Parmanik will get Rameswar-Kanba Young Cricketer of the year award, informed Rameswar Sporting Club (RSC) Secretary Dipak Mangaraj in a Press Meet here on Friday. For the first time RSC organising such award ceremony to motivate the young cricketer of the State. Priyatosh will receive a trophy, citation along cash award of Rs 10,000 in a function on August 16. On the occasion the club would felicitate cricketer Biplab Samantary and women cricket coach Rasmita Mohanty. In U-19 age category, Priyatosh played in Cooch Bihar trophy, Vinoo Mankad trophy, CK Nayudu trophy and U-19 enter zone east zone tournament (as captain). He scored one ton, four half-century and total 638 runs in 11 matches. He also bagged 22 wickets in the 2012-13 season. A jury committee consisting of analysts, journalists and former players finalised Priyatosh name unanimously. Among other, Suresh Kumar Routary, Radhanath Mohapatra and Dipak Mohapatra were present in the Press Meet.
Biduprabha selected for kabaddi camp
Bhubaneswar: Biduprabha Swain of Bhubaneswar has been selected for the ongoing national kabaddi camp at Gandhinagar in Gujarat from August 8 to 25. The only girl of the State got the berth in the 30-member national squad. She is the left cover player of our State picked up from her extraordinary performance in the Super National Kabaddi Championship held at Bangalore in January 2013, said her coach Sanhita Das. The selected players from the camp will represent the nation in the Asian Games 2014. Earlier, Biduprabha participated in the national camp held for world championship along with Rasmita Sahu. I am hopeful that she would be selected in national team, added Sanhita.
BBSR enter National U-19 Rugby plate semis
Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar (BBSR) Rugby Football Association and Delhi Hurricane would meet Kerala Rugby Football Cub (RFC) and Chhattisgarh RFC in the plate semifinals respectively in the in the All India Under-19 National Rugby Tournament at Kalinga Stadium here on Saturday. Similarly in the bowl semifinals on Saturday, Rajasthan and Bihar would take on YRC Kolkata and Karnataka respectively.
In the last round league matches on Friday, Chhattisgarh and Kerala defeated Rajasthan and Bihar by 54-0 and 39-3 points respectively.
In other two matches of the day, Delhi Hurricanes and Bhubaneswar edged out YRC and Karnataka by 46-0 and 34-0 points respectively.
local favorite KISS Rugby Academy and Mumbai Gymkhana would meet defending champion Future Hope of Kolkata and Jungle Crow of Mumbai in the cup semifinals respectively on Saturday.