Odisha rugby eves bag gold in National Games
Bhubaneswar: Odisha women rugby team created history by winning gold medal in the newly inclusion of women 7-A side Rugby event of the 35th National Games at Corporation Stadium, Kollam in Kerala on Friday. Hupi Majhi of the Odisha netted three try in the 6th,10th and 16th minutes respectively and hermate Meerarani Hembram scored two points through conversion in the 16th minute. Annapurna Bothate of Maharashtra scored the solitary try for Maharashtra in the 20th minute. Odisha scripted a 17-5 points victory against Maharashtra in the final. In the semifinal Odisha edged out West Bengal by 17-10 points. Meerarani Hembram and Hupi Majhi scored two and one try respectively. Meerarani scored two more points through conversion. Tamalika Sarkar of West Bengal scored a try and Swapna Oraon scored five points
Satyajyoti in finals of Mercedes Trophy
Bhubaneswar: Satyajyoti Mohanty carded a net score of 72 at Bhubaneswar Golf Club here on Friday to secure his spot in the National Finals of the 15th annual edition of MercedesTrophy India. The MercedesTrophy currently in its 15th edition in India will cover 26 days of competitive amateur golfing action in 14 cities engaging 2500 golfers making it larger than ever before. The MercedesTrophy is a tournament that redefines sports, exclusivity, entertainment and glamour all values the Mercedes brand identifies with. Today, it drives over 60,000 golfers from 60 countries over 600 tournaments annually. “I am very happy that MercedesTrophy has come to Bhubaneswar this year. The course was playing a bit tough today and the greens were faster than the usual speeds. Golf is an unpredictable game and I am glad I managed to win today. I will now try my best to win the National Finals as well” said Satyajyoti Mohanty. Satyajyoti Mohanty from Bhubaneswar joins 21 other National Finalists who have already qualified from Bengaluru, Coimbatore, Chennai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Jaipur. Three winners from the National Finals in Pune, will participate in the MercedesTrophy World Finals in September – at Stuttgart, Germany against winners from all over the world. In the coming weeks, the tournament will move to Chandigarh, Kolkata, Delhi and lucknow for qualifying rounds before the India leg culminates at the National Finals on March 25-27 in Pune. Each venue of the MercedesTrophy will hold Golf Clinics conducted by leading professional golf instructors in order to further expand the reach of the game.
KIIT Premier league Inaugurated
Bhubaneswar: The 8th KIIT Premier league (KPl) All India (D&N) T-20 Cricket Tournament was inaugurated at KIIT stadium here on Friday. Gracing the inaugural function, R. P. Singh, eminent International cricketer advices all teams participated in this tournament should maintain discipline in the ground. The players should play the tournament with sportive mind and should follow the T-20 league match rules strictly. Addressing the players Md. Sabur Khan, Chairman, Daffodil International University, Dhaka proposed to organize international level University T-20 Cricket Tournament from coming year. Among others Dr. A. Samanta, Founder, KIIT & KISS and Prof. P. P. Mathur, VC, KIIT University were present on the dais and encouraged the participant team members and officials. An exhibition match was played between Odia Cine Stars-11 and KIIT Employees-11. The main attraction of the Tournament is its prize money. Winner will bag trophy and a cash prize of Rs. 2 lakh, while runners up will get Rs. 1.5 lakh. Besides, there are plenty of individual cash prizes to be awarded on the final day. Teams from 12 universities from all parts of India are participating. Teams are divided into four groups.
Group- A: Delhi Technological University, Delhi; Goutam Buddha University, Noida; KIIT University, Bhubaneswar;
Group-B: Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi; Andhra University, Hyderabad; Utkal University, Bhubaneswar,
Group-C: Jain University, Bangalore; Al-Falah University, Faridabad; Ravenshaw University, Cuttack
Group-D: Delhi University, Delhi; SRM University, Chennai; O.U.A.T. Bhubaneswar.
TFA to meet Club-73 in Tata Utkalika Cup finals
Bhubnaeswar: Tata Football Academy would cross swords with defending champion Yazdani Club-73 in the final of the Tata Utkalika Cup Football at Unit-6 High School Ground here on Sunday. In the semifinal match on Friday, TFA defeated Sports Authority of India (SAI) of Cuttack by 1-0 goal. The all important goal scored by Semen Miragn in the 29th minute of the play. With the winning goal Semen bagged man of the match award.
Dutee, Amiya bag bronze in National Games
Bhubaneswar: The ace sprinters of Odisha Dutte Chand and Amiya Kumar Mallick bagged bronze medal each in the 200 metre women and men 200 metre race of the 35th National Games at Kerala on Friday. Dutee bagged the bronze medal by clocking 24.56 second. The gold and silver medals claimed by Santhini Vallikkad and Anilda Thomas both of Kerala by clocking 24.11 and 24.27 seconds respectively. Similarly in the men event, Amiya won the bronze medal by clocking 21.57 seconds. Dharmbir of Haryana and Manikanda Arumugam Manickam of Tamil Nadu received gold and silver medal by clocking 21.12 and 21.53 seconds respectively.
Biswabharati win in Bhuyan, Sourav cricket
Bhubaneswar: Biswabharati Cricket Club of Cuttack defeated Sahid Sporting of Bhubaneswar by four wickets and entered the quarterfinal rounds of the 2nd NM Bhuyan and Sourav Mohanty Memorial Trophy Cricket Tournament at BJB College Ground here on Friday. Winning the toss Saheed Sporting scored 181 runs in 25 overs. In replay Sanjib Sahoo of Biswabharati smashed an unbeaten 65 runs and guided the team to reach the winning target in 23.4 overs by losing six wickets. Reliance tours and travels MD Susim Mohanty presented the man of the match award to Sanjib Sahoo. Brief Score: Saheed sporting 181/10 in 25 overs (Binnit Bunga 39(3x4,1x6), Partha Sarathi nayak 24(4x4), Shree hari 21(5x4) P. Jayachandra 21(3x4) ; Narendra Dash 2/18, Prasant Rana 2/34)lost to Biswabharati 182/6 in 23.4 overs ( Sanjib Sahoo 65 n.o; (3x4, 5x6), R.R Das 36(3x4,1x6) Narendra Dash 32(1x4,4x6) Roshan Swain 31(3x4, 2x6) ; lalit Mohan Ojha 3/28, Abhilash Semwal 2/32) by 4 wickets.