Birendra in national squad for Australian Tour
Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s star defender Birendra lakra got selected in the national hockey squad and is set to depart for the Australian Tour on October 29. The team will be seen training and playing the ‘four-match test series’ against Australia Men National Team from 30 October 2014 till 10 November 2014 at the Perth Hockey Stadium, including Australia. India will also play one training game against Australia A on 1 November 2014. The 21 member squad for the Australian Tour was selected by Hockey India selectors B P Govinda, Harbinder Singh and Arjun Halappa along with Chief Coach Terry Walsh, Coach Jude Felix and Physiotherapist Jince Thomas Mathew on the basis of their performance in the recently concluded 17th Asian Games 2014 in Incheon and selection trials conducted at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi on 16 October 2014. Post bagging the gold medal at the Asian Games, the Indian Men Hockey Squad gears up to play test series against Australia in preparation for the upcoming FIH Champions Trophy 2014, scheduled to take place here, from 06-14 December 2014.
Children above 5 yrs to have valid ticket for ODI
Bhubaneswar: The children above five years will have to get tickets to enter the Barabati Stadium for the first One-day International match
between India and Sri lanka on November 2, informed Odisha CricketAssociation (OCA) secretary Ashirbad Behera. The tickets sales for the public will be start from October 29 onwards at Barabati Stadium. The online wickets sales already started. After cancellation of West Indies tour due to unforeseen circumstances BCCI has allocated the first ODI day and night of the five match series of India and Sri lanka. Both the teams will reach here on October 30. The price of gallery remain unchanged and others are Corporate Box `8,000, Air condition box (gallery 4) `5,000, New pavilion `4,000, Corporate gallery `3,000, Special enclosure `2,000, Gallery 1,2,3 and 4 `500, gallery 6 and 7 `400, gallery 6 (players concession) `200.
lTTE threat for Ind Vs Sri lankan ODI: CP
Bhubaneswar: The initial warning by Intelligence agencies there will be a possible threat to Sri lanka’s cricket team from the liberation Tamil Tiger Eelam (lTTE) terrorist supporters. The Commissionerate Police have made elaborate security arrangements for the forthcoming India and Sri lanka oneday match to be held at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on November 2, informed Commissioner of Police (CP) Rajendra Prasad Sharma in the preparatory meeting here on Friday.
To ensure a full prove security arrangement we would put quick reaction team (QRT) inside the hotel where the players will stay. Special Tactical Unit (STU) and Special Operations Group (SOG) would be deployed outside the hotel and the root in which the teams will move. The hotelier most insure that inside the hotel other than their guests nobody should move here and there and the guests most cooperate with the police regarding security matters. We are also keeping our eyes in the other hotels of the twin city, said Sharma. If you are affluent, powerful or privileged enough to lay your hand on a ticket or a complimentary pass to watch the India and Sri lanka ODI from a VIP enclosure then be prepared to do so wearing a wrist band throughout. There will be two different ID cards for the police personal to identify who is deployed in outside and inside duties of the Stadium, further added Sharma. As the Bali Jatra is ahead many people will gather outside the Barabati Stadium. Bali Jatra which is a big festival for the State to be occurred on November 6. In this context the traffic rout chat most checkout in such a way that it should not hamper the common man, said Cuttack DCP. We cannot over look the threat perception as Sri lanka is having its own ethnic problem. In other hand we are having great faith on Commissionerate Police. This is not the first time Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) is going to host the international matches. We are hopeful with the help of Government machineries the people will enjoy a great match, said OCA president Member of Parliament Ranjib Biswal.
Rutuparna wins double titles in AITA tennis
Bhubaneswar: Top rated player of the State Mahesh Mohapatra emerged champion in the boys U-12 event by defeating second seeded Vishal R Pagdala of Karnataka by 6-1, 6-4 in the AITA-OTPPA U-12 and U-14 Championship Series Tennis Tournament, which concluded at Kalinga Stadium here on Friday, being organized by Odisha Tennis Players Parents Association (OTPPA).
Similarly in the U-12 girls singles events final, Sanjana Sirimala of Andhra Pradesh defeated Shreya Chakraborty of West Bengal by 6-1,6-2 and bagged the title. local girl top seed Rutuparna Choudhury thrashed her Statemate Alisha Samal by 6-3,6-4 and grabbed the U-14 singles title. Similarly in boys final, second seed Ch Sreeharshit of Andhra Pradesh pipped top seed Mahesh Mohapatra of Odisha by 4-6,7-5,6-4 and emerged champion. In the girls U-14 doubles title claimed by Alisha and Rutuparna of Odisha by defeating West Bengal duo Punyatoya Mohapatra and Ishika Gupta by 4-1,5-3. In the boys U-14 doubles trophy won by CH Sreeharshit and Addul Kareem Khan both of Andhra Pradesh by defeating Mahesh Mohapatra of Odisha and partner Ashish Sinha of Jharkhand by 5-3,5-4(6).
Padmini to participate in National Premier Chess
Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s chess queen WGM Padmini Rout has been selected to participate in the National women Premier Chess Championship to be held at Sanghli at Maharashtra from October 25 to November 5. Top eight ranking holders of this year National challenger which was held from September 5 to 15 at Goa had qualified for National Premier. National champion of this year will be selected for Asian, World and Olympiad championship. WGM Padmini Rout of Odisha had qualified by becoming 4th in recent concluded National challenger. Altogether 12 players would participate in the 11 rounds meet.
Koraput, Bolangir wins in Sahani Cup
Bhubaneswar: Koraput, Bolangir registered their second victory by defeating Ganjam and Paradip Port Trust (PPT) respectively in the league round matches of the 56th Senior Men Inter District Football Championship for Sahani Cup on Friday. Bolangir defeated PPT by 4-3 goals via through tie breaker at Jharsuguda .The match ended in 1-1 draw in the regulation time. The match was conducted by K Jagarnath Rao,Sujit Patra, Bibhuti Behera and G Suresh Kumar as referee.
Similarly in Brajarajnagar venue, Koraput defeated Ganjam by 2-0 goals. Dasrathi Desnaik of Sanjeet Khara of the winining team netted a goal each in the second and third minutes respectively. In a high scoring league match of the day at Belpahar venue, Gobinda Behera of Khurda netted three goals in the 29th,50th and 70th minutes and powered the team to thrash Kalahandi by 7-1 goals.