AG enters Pravakar Memorial semis
Bhubaneswar : Accountant General (AG) of Odisha entered the semifinal round of the Pravakar Das Memorial Football Tournament at Unit-6 High School Ground here on Tuesday. Rajendra Hemram of the AG netted the all important goal in the 11th minute. Both the team made several attempt but failed to capitalise. With the solitary goal AG defeated KIIT and entered the semifinal rounds. Sudip Das, Amit Nayak, Durga Routary and Prakash Chandra Das were conducted the match as referees.
Bihar barge into Chandan Cup women Football final
Bhubaneswar : East Central Railway of Bihar barged into the final of the All India Chandan Cup Women’s Football Tournament by defeating Sambalpur by 2-0 goal at Biju Pattnaik Playground in Baramunda on Tuesday, being organised by Odisha Veer Mahasangha. Bihar got the lead in the 34th minute through the goal of Pinky Bampar Magar. After the lemon breaks, her-mate Y laxmi Devi nailed the second goal in the 41st minute and bagged the woman of the match award. Sudipta Das, Somanath Barik, Chitrambada Patra, Siba Shakti Panda and Manoranjan Patra (match commissioner) were the officials conducted the match. East Coast Railway would meet Kendrapada in the quarterfinal match on Wednesday.
Odisha kick boxers brought laurels for State
Bhubaneswar : Odisha kickboxers own seven gold, six silver and six bronze medals in Wako India 18th Cadet and Senior National Kickboxing Championship-2014 held at Chhatrapati Sports Complex Boxing Hall at Balewadi of Pune from February 13 to 16. According to Odisha Kick Boxing Association General Secretary Pankaj Kumar Mahanta in the national championship 35 players of seven districts had participated under the banner of Odisha Kick Boxing Association. Amongst them while Kitmai Munda, Manju Munda, Nikat Bano, Babulu Munda, Madhu Sudan Munda, Gura Munda and Ajaya Mahanta won gold medals Amit Kumar Rout, Sachin Mahanta, Sachin Panwar, Sekhar Suman Das, Ramesh Munda and Phulamati Munda won silver medals and Prakash Behera, Harihar Barik, Ramesh Ghadei, Jasmini Das, Chandri Purty and Priya Upadhyaya won the bronze medals.
Odisha likely to host Champions Trophy hockey
Bhubaneswar : After the successfully completion of Hockey India league at Kalinga Stadium here, Bhubaneswar become the hot favorite venue for the Hockey India to conduct many national and international matches. The national body is planning to organise the 35th Men’s Champions Trophy from December 13 to 21 here at Kalinga Stadium. The newly constructed stadium is a perfect venue for the international tournament due to its facilities. Many overseas players who came here in the period of hockey India league expressed their satisfaction about the ground as well as the airport connectivity. The local audiences would get an opportunity to see the international teams at their home turf as Argentina, Australia, Belgium, England, Germany, India, Netherlands and Pakistan will fight for the top honour in the Champions trophy. The infrastructure of the Kalinga Stadium is awesome overall the crowd of the city are really a motivating factor for the host team. The global connectivity and the hotel facility are so good that Kalinga Stadium can be suitable for hosting any international tournament. This year Odisha will host the Champions trophy, said Kalinga lancers chief coach Terry Walsh. Earlier we have visited the stadium and satisfied with the available facilities, now I am very happy to see the houseful spectators here. Now I am carrying a different opinion that this will be a perfect venue for the Champions trophy, said Hckey India CEO Ellena Norman on her visit to stadium at the time of HIl. We must not forget the hard work of the State Sports and Youth Services Department’s effort to make the HIl successful. Now the expectation of the hockey association and sports lovers are increasing in many folds.