Sports lovers Demand rally on Jan 22
Bhubaneswar : Sports lovers of the Bhubaneswar city proposed to organise a campaign rally on January 22. To endows long standing demand of conferring “The Bharat Ratna”, the highest civilian award of the country to the hockey wizard late Mj Dhyanchand. A country wide campaign rallies are being organised by sport persons as well as common citizens for expressing their concern and demand for awarding Bharat Ratna posthumously to Mj. Dhyanchand. The rally will commence from Kalinga Stadium here and culminated near Commisionerate building. A memorandum demanding Bharat Ratna Award for Mj. Dhyanchand would be submitted to Chief Minister for talking of the matter with Government of India for consideration of conferment of Bharat Ratna to Mj. Dyanchand posthumously.
Kalinga lancer tickets available online
Bhubaneswar : Now the Odisha hockey lovers will take an opportunity to watch their home team Idco-Mcl Kalinga lancer matches at kalinga Stadium by purchasing tickets online. The West stand tickets of newly constructed hockey complex are available at the rate of `500 while the East Stand is in `100 for the inaugural match against Punjab Warriors on January 28, said Odisha Sports Development and Promotion Company (OSDPC) director Rina Mohapatra. However, for the other home matches the wicket rates are `300 for the West Stand and `50 for the East Stand. The tickets are available in the www.ticketgenie.in website from Sunday onwards it will be available on Kalinga lancer official website www.thekalingalancers.com, added Mohapatra. The capacity of the stadium is 7000. The OSPDC is planning to sale 5000 tickets, the counter sales would start from January 23 onwards. Apart from the stadium the tickets would be available at the outlet of The Mobile Store. There will be two and four outlets in Cuttack and Bhubaneswar respectively, she added.
Kalinga lancer’s workshop held
Bhubaneswar : With an aim to promote Odisha’s own brand new HIl franchise Idco-Mcl Kalinga lancers and the game itself a Hockey workshop was organised by the team management here at KIIT International School on Friday where all Indian players of the team interacted with students and gave them tips and tricks of the game. After gathering woos of public at forum mart in their first public interaction, lancers reached KIIT international School, to share hockey secrets and skill with the students. Players were seems to back to their school days when they started playing with students. “It’s a cherished moment for all of us, for the very first time we are part of a workshop at school and looking forward for these kind of camps in future,” Says Hockey sensation Prabodh Tirkey. The workshop was graced by 13 Indian players of the team except from one Harjot Singh who will arrive later. Rest ten international players will come in next two days. Assistant coach and manager of lancers Dr. A.K Bansal conversed with student and shared his experience and important tricks of our National game Hockey. He also appealed localities to look forward for international tournament.
Semifinalists spotted in Utkal open Tennis tourney
Bhubaneswar : Top seeded Mahesh Mohapatra and second seeded Pratyosh Mohnaty would meet fourth seeded Kumar sahil and third seeded Amritjaya Mohanty respectively in the U-12 boys semifinal events of the Utkal Open Tennis Tournament at Kalinga Stadium on Sunday. Altogether 215 players are participating in the two-day-long meet which inaugurated by Water Resources Department commissioner-cum- secretary Suresh Chandra Mohapatra on Saturday. The tournament is featuring total cash award of Rs 1.10 lakhs and organised by ACE Tennis Club. The players are participating in the Under-12 boys singles, men’s open doubles, men’s veteran 40+, 50+ and 60+ doubles categories. Results U-12 quarterfinals: Mahesh Mohapatra bt Jastin Penmei 7-0, Kumar Sahil bt Rahul Behera 7-6 (10-8), Amirtjaya Mohanty bt Saswat Kumar Jena 7-4, Pratyosh Mohanty bt D Ariyan Swami 7-0.
Progressive to meet Scan in NMB cricket semis
Bhubaneswar : Progressive Cricket Association of Jharsuguda would meet Scan Sporting of Bhubaneswar in the semifinal match of the Narendra Mohan Bhuyan Memorial All-Odisha Cricket Tournament here at BJB College Ground on Sunday. In the one-sided quarterfinal match on Saturday, Prasant Sahu of Progressive Cricket Association smashed 101 runs and well supported by Ranjit Singh and Priyatosh Parmanik who contributed 64 and 37 runs respectively and team total reached 293 runs in 40 overs by losing eight wickets. In reply, Moni Haq and Tarun Sa bagged six and four wickets respectively and skittle out Solar Cricket Club in only 55 runs in 15.5 overs. Prasant of the Progressive team received the man of the match award and the team scripted a huge 238 runs victory. Brief score: Progressive Cricket Association 293/8 in 40 overs(Prasant Sahu 101(8x4,5x6) Ranjit Singh 64(7x4,2x6) Priyatosh Parmanik 37(5x4,1x6) Anshuman Gope 25(1x4,2x6) ; Anand Sahoo 4/41; Sagar Rout 2/33) beat Solar Cricket Club 55/10 in 15.5 overs( Sanjay Khuntia 15; Moni Haq 6/23, Tarun Sa 4/30)by 238 runs .
Infosys win in HoD Cup cricket
Bhubaneswar : A four-wicket haul by Amit Jaiswal of Infosys guided the team to beat Odisha Veterans by one wicket in the Heads of Department (HoD) Cup Cricket Tournament at Kalinga Stadium here Saturday. Batting first, Ashok Panda and CS Kanungo of Odisha Veterans scored 26 and 29 runs respectively and team total reached 126 runs in 20 overs by losing nine wickets. Amit of Infosys scalped four wickets by giving eight runs and put a break to Veterans scoring. Chasing the small target, Sujay Mukhapadhya and Sandeep Das contributed 28 and 38 runs respectively and the team reached the victory target in 19.2 overs by losing nine wickets. Amit Jaiswal of the winning team received the man of the match award. Brief score: Odisha Veterans 126/9 in 20 overs (Ashok Panda 26, CS Kanungo 29; Amit Jaiswal 4/8) lost to Infosys 127/9 in 19.2 overs (Sujay Mukhapadhya 28, Sandeep Das 38; CS Kanungo 3/26, BBCC Mohapatra 3/20) by 1 wicket.