280 participate in Fide Rating Chess
Bhubaneswar: Altogether 280 players from across 19 States are participating in the 2nd Bhubaneswar All India FIDE Rating Chess Championship - 2014 (1899 and below) Championship, which kicks started from here on Thursday. Khurda District Chess Association under the aegis with All Odisha Chess Association organising the four-day-long nine round tournament. Top rated Hinduja Reddy (1891) of Andhra Pradesh started with winning note. Total 138 players from the host Odisha are in the title race. The tournament featuring total cash prize of `2 lakhs. The champion would receive the trophy along with cash award of `20,000 and the runners-up to take home `15,000.
Suman helps India to beat lanka in AFC U-14 Bhubaneswar:
Riding on Suman Prangya Mohapatra’s three goals, India’s U-14 Girls began their campaign in style when they brushed aside hosts Sri lanka U-14 Girls 7-1 in their opening match of the AFC U-14 Regional Championship at the City Football Complex in Colombo, Sri lanka on Thursday. Suman scored all of her three goals in the second half. All matches are of 70-minute duration with two halves of 35 minutes each.India led 3-0 at the interval. India, the defending champions in the Competition surged into the lead in the 19th minute when Roja Devi scored. Thereafter, lifa Gama made it 2-0 in the 28th minute while Srijana Tamang scored the Team’s third goal two minutes later. Changing over, the Indians dominated proceedings and the barrage of attacks eventually led to Suman Mohapatra scoring a brace, one each in the 53rd and the 60th minutes respectively. Karen Pais netted the sixth in the 69th minute while Suman completed the rout in added time.
Hockey Odisha eves enters Jr Hockey semis
Bhubaneswar: Carving their way ahead Hockey Odisha, Haryana, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy found themselves a comfortable spot in the semi-finals of the 4th Hockey India Junior Women National Championship 2014 (Division A) played at Chamundi Vihar Hockey Ground on Thursday. Haryana will meet Jharkhand and Hockey Odisha to fight Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy in the semi-finals on Saturday. In a Pool-D league match, Hockey Odisha gave a tough time to Mumbai Hockey Association ltd as they dominate the game for the entire 70 minutes of the game play. Hence, Hockey Odisha registered a comfortable 4-0 win over Mumbai Hockey Association ltd to secure a berth in the semi-finals. The first goal of the game came late in the 26th minute through Hockey Odisha’s Elima Minz followed by Sarojini Ekka’s field goal in the 34th minute which helped Hockey Odisha lead the chart with 2-0 by the end of the first half. Mumbai Hockey Association ltd failed to stop Odisha’s advances in the second half also, as Domnica Kujur and Sarojini Ekka penetrated a goal each in the 45th and 63rd minute of the game and claimed the semi-final spot with a 4-0 victory. Results: Pool-D; Hockey Odisha 4 Sarojini Ekka (34 and 63 min), Elima Minz (26 min) and Domnica Kujur (45 min) bt Mumbai Hockey Association ltd 0.