Bikram shines in Inter District Football meet
A three-goal haul by Bikram Majhi of Koraput powered the team to beat Sonepur by 5-0 goals in the Senior Men Inter District Football Championship for Sahani Cup at Angul on Friday. In the Athamalik venue, Kendrapada got the walk over as Malkanagiri did not turn up. However in the Pallahada venue, Deogarh beat Balasore by 1-0 goals. The all important goal scored by Subudhi Nayak in the 64th minute. Racing from the back, Jharsuguda defeated Jajpur by 3-2 goals at Talacher venue. The goal scorer for Jharsuguda were Jairam Munda, Dayanidhi lohar and Mangal Munda netted a goal each in the 71st, 73rd and 79th minutes respectively and the goal scorer for Jajpur were Rupesh Banara and Miteswar Banara a goal each in the 27th and 42nd minutes respectively.
Nagpur varsity emerges Kho Kho champion
Nagpur University emerged champion by defeating Pandit Ravi Sankar University of Raipur by nine points and a innings in the Central-Zone University Kho-Kho (women) Tournament, which concluded at Utkal University on Friday, being organised by Sports Council of Utkal University. Host Utkal University edged out Jiwaji University of Gwalior by five points and grabbed the runners-up trophy. Pandit Ravi Sankar University and Jiwaji University finished third and fourth respectively. The top four teams would participate in the All India University Kho-kho (Women) Championship schedule to held at Mangalore from January 3 to 6. Olympian Anuradha Biswal distributed the prizes as the cheif guest of the closing cerimony in presence of professor Ramakanta Jena.
Odisha bags runner-up title in Basketball meet
Bhubaneswar: Gujarat by emerged champion by defeating the host Odisha in the 27th All India Postal Basketball Toiurnament at Cuttack on Friday. In the nial biting final match Gujrat beat Odisha by 95 – 90. Erlier in the super league round Odisha pipped Harayana by 72-39 points. After 28 years the host emtered the final but failed to grab the title. It was so near and so far for the State to won the championship.
Odisha eves thrash AP in One-day match
Bhubaneswar : Odisha senior women cricket team scripted third win in a row by defeating Andhra Pradesh by 80 runs in the Plate-A women’s one-day cricket match at Vijayawada on Friday.
Winning the toss Andhra Pradesh elected to field first, inform opener Madhuri Meheta contributed 64 runs and the team total reached 166 runs in 50 overs for the loss of nine wickets. In reply, Sujata Mallik, Sushree Pradhan and Madhusmita Behera of Odisha scalped three wickets each and restricted Andhra Pradesh innings for 86 runs in 43.3 overs. With the win Odisha bagged four points.
Brief Score: Odisha 166/9 in 50 overs (Madhuri Meheta 64; S Ramadevi 2/19, Ch Jhansi lakshmi 2/37, Monika Sai Sagi 2/25, US Syed 2/25) beat Andhra Pradesh 86/10 in 43.4 overs (V Sneha Deepthi 33, Monika Sai Sagi 17; Sujata Mallik 3/8, Sushree Pradhan 3/24, Madhusmita Behera 3/19) by 80 runs.
Visually Impaired cricket team felicitated
Bhubaneswar : It is not mandatory that every educated person is a good human-being. You must tray to be a good human-being, which our country needs, said Sports and Youth Services secretary Saswata Mishra while felicitating State visually impaired men cricket team in the Department. Odisha team lost the final match against Gujarat in the 19th ASB Cup National Cricket Tournament of the blind held at Central College Ground of Bangalore and claimed the runners-up trophy. Sukharam Majhi of the Odisha team bagged the man of the tournament award. The players demanded that they do not have any kit to participate in future tournaments, the secretary Mishra assured that before their national meet, which would held at lucknow they all would get the kit. Among others, Special Olympics Bharat Odisha area director Prakash K Rath and Person with Disabilities director for welfare Bibhuti Bhusan Patnaik and Odisha Cricket Association of the Visually Impaired secretary Sannyas Kumar Behera were present. Odisha team: Jafar Iqubal (captain), Sukharam Majhi (vice-captain), Sukudeb Soren, lalprasad Soren, Bikash Sahu, Md Isba Rahaman, Tapan Kumar Gauda, Rajuram Nayak, Fakira Behera, Anadi Balai, Nakula Badanayak, Jujar Bari, Rama Chandra Hansda, Chandra Sekhar Behera (coach), Biranchi Narayan sahu (manager).
Nalco Open Tennis begins
Bhubaneswar : Sports and Youth Services secretary Saswat Mishra inaugurated the three-day-long 15th Nalco Open Tennis Tournament at Kalinga Stadium here on Friday, being organised by Bhubaneswar District Tennis Association (BDTA). Though its already late, but the Department is taking all the interest to make all four courts to synthetic court. The players will enjoy the synthetic court in few months, added Mishra. As like previous years, more than 300 players from across the State are expected to participate in seven different categories. As on the inaugural-day 273 players are already registered their names. The tournament is featuring highest cash award of Rs 1.39 lakhs and the players would get the prizes from the quarterfinal rounds, said BDTA president Suresh Mahapatra. Among others, NAlCO Executive Director Soumyajit Patnaik, BDTA secretary Saroj Sahu, Joint Secretary R Viswanath, DGM Nalco BR Patnaik, M V Rao and members of BDTA were present in the inaugural ceremony. Players entry: Boys Singles-12(84), Boys Singles- 16 (94), Girls / Womens Singles (24), Mens Singles (105), Mens Doubles (47), Veteran 45+ Doubles (9), Veteran 55+ Doubles (4).