Yazdani Club-73 barge into Tata Utkalika final
Bhubaneswar: Defending champion Yazdani Club -73 barged into the final of the Tata Utkalika Cup Football Tournament by defeating Sports Hostel of Cuttack by 4-1 goals via through penalty kicks at Unit-6 High School Ground here on Tuesday. Both the team got several chances in the regulation time but failed to convert it into goal. After the goalless draw, in the penalty rounds, Sunil Marandi, Sk Zahid, Santosh Tudu and Kedar Singh of Yazdani Club-73 successfully converted their kicks into goal. Niranjan Sardar of the Hostel team netted a goal in the tie breaker. Dillip Kindo of the winning team received the man of the match award. Sudip Das, Shekhawat Khan, Amit Nayak and Prakash Das were the officials who conducted the match as referees.
Odisha eves become runners up in NG football
Bhubaneswar: In the nail biting women football final match Odisha suffered defeat from arc rival Manipur by 2-4 goals through tie breaker in the 35th National Games at Corporation Stadium, Trissur in Kerala on Tuesday. The final match ended in 1-1 goal draw in the stipulated time. At the 11th min Pinky Bompal Mager of Odisha gave the lead by a spectacular long range shooting. How ever at the 17th min of the game Bala Devi of Manipur equalized the margin to 1-1.Besides this Odisha raided the Manipur area several times but were unsuccessful in converting to goal. In the extra time Odisha Team outsmarted many times their rival but were unsuccessful in converting it into goals. The match result remained the same in the extra time also. For the outstanding achievement of our Women Football Team the Hon’y Secretary of Football Association of Odisha Sanjay Behera has declared a cash reward of Rs 5000 each to all the players, Coach, Manager and the support staff of the team amounting to Rs 1,25,000, informed through OFA release.
7 Odisha eves in East Zone Senior Cricket Team
Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s seven women cricketers got selected in the east zone women cricket team. The team would play two day matches at Kolkata from February 18. Madhuri Meheta, Kadmbini Mahakud (WK), Swagatika Rath, Susri Dibyadarshini, Ritu Singh, Madhusmits Behera and Sarita Mehra are the seven players of Odisha.
Cricket teams for Kalahandi Cup announced
Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar Athletic Association (BAA) on Tuesday announced Bhubaneswar-A and B (BBSR) two cricket teams for the Kalahandi Cup Senior Men Districts Cricket Tournament. Jayanta Kumar Jena, Asit Patnaik and Deepak Mangaraj are the sectors who selected both the teams. Basant Mohanty and Md Azhar would lead the Bhubaneswar-A and B teams respectively. The selection camp held at Pragati Cricket Ground from February 8 to 10. BBSR-A: Basant Mohanty (Capt.), Santosh Devkant, Sumitosh Praharaj, Anurag Sarangi (Vice-Capt.), Tukuna Sahoo, Priyabrata Pradhan (W.K.), Sangit Mohanty (W.K.), Niranjan Behera, Pratik Dash, Sukant Dash, Manoj Barik, Pallabendu Mishra, B. Siva, Ashis Pradhan, Avinab Ghosh, Sarthak Siba Mohapatra, Standbys; Dibyajyoti Pradhan, Swagat Routary, Sandeep Pattnaik.Deepak Mnangaraj (coach). BBSR-B: Md. Azhar (Capt.), Paresh Patel, Abhaya Mallick, Gourav Mohapatra, Santanu Mishra, Sandeep Sethy, Soubhagya Mohanty, Prasant Bhoi, Gouri Sankar Biswal, Sandeep Bhanjdeo, Amitav Rout, Prabir Nayak, Aman Sastri, Rajesh Beuria, Krushna Mohanty, Jyoti Bardhan Mohanty, standby; Kisan Mohanty, Dibya Panda, Bhabatosh Paramanik, Jaganath Das (coach).
WC Cricket’s Ball shaped Stamp Sales begins
Bhubaneswar: On the occasion of ICC Cricket World Cup the philatelists got the opportunity to add a new collection to their kitty as New Zealand Post has brought out a Souvenir Sheet depicting the logo of Cricket World Cup and colours of 14 participating nations in the form of ball shaped stamps with National Flags of the participating countries. The Souvenir Sheet has been customized to depict our World Cup wins in the centre of the Souvenir Sheet, said Chief Postmaster General Tilak De in a Press Meet here on Tuesday.
Cricket is a passion in India where millions follow the game religiously. In order to celebrate the sporting event and to offer something unique and memorable to cricketers, cricket lovers, sportsmen, philatelists and general public, Odisha Postal Circle has started sale of the Souvenir Sheets. Department of Posts, India has tried to capture the essence of Cricket from these stamps. Tilak De added it is for first time that the Department of Posts was presenting 14 nos. of ball shaped stamps of New Zealand Post on World Cup Cricket. The Souvenir is available for sale at Philatelic Bureau, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and 33 Head Post Offices of the State from Tuesday. The cost of the souvenir sheet is Rs 400/- and there is discount of 20% on pack of 5 sheets. Philatelists, cricketers, sportsmen and general public can collect the same before the limited stock lasts, said Director Postal Services (Hqrs) Pawan Kumar Singh. The Cricket World Cup 2015 is being hosted by Australia and New Zealand. The World Cup will be played from 14th February to 28th March, 2015.
Sarita bags Gold in National Games
Bhubaneswar: Railway employs Sarita Singh of Odisha team bagged gold medal in the Hammer throw event of the 35th National Games in Kerala on Tuesday. Odisha bagged total four gold, three silver, one bronze and total of eight medals as on today.Sarita Singh won the gold medal by throwing 56.47 meter.