Semifinalists finalised in Basketball meet
Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar Athletic Association, Ganjam, Bhadrak and CDAA girl’s teams entered the semifinal rounds of the 50th State Junior Basketball Championship at SOA University Campus here on Saturday. Similarly, in the boy’s category, Ganjam defeated Trotters by 77-46 points and entered the semifinal. Other teams in boys' quarter finals are BAA, KDBA, KIIT University, Supreme Club, CDAA and RSP.
Results: Boys': Supreme bt Rovers 35-16, Trotters bt Bhadrak 56-44, KDBA bt BBC 35-19. Girls': Bhadrak bt Celtics 28-8, BAA bt Rovers 27-7, CDAA bt Ganjam 19-6, Entertainer w/o SoA University.
Finalists lined up in National U-19 Rugby meet
Bhubaneswar: In a nail biting cup semifinal match, defending champion Future Hopes of Kolkata edged out local favorite KISS Rugby Academy by 17-0 and entered the final of the National U-19 Rugby 15s Tournament at Kalinga Stadium here on Saturday.
Similarly in another match, Jungle Crow of Kolkata defeated Mumbai Gymkhana by 8-0. In the cup final on Sunday, Future Hope will meet Jungle Crow. Host team Bhubaneswar Rugby Football Association and Delhi Hurricanes pipped Kerala Rugby Football Club and Chhattisgarh Rugby Club by 17-12 and 51-0 respectively in the plate semifinal. Bhubaneswar would cross swords with Delhi in the plate final on Sunday. However, in the bowl semifinals, Young Rugby Club (YRC) of Kolkata and Karnataka RFC prevailed over Rajasthan RFC and Bihar RFC by 47-0 and 25-0 respectively and both the winner entered bowl final to be held along with other two group’s final match.