Hockey: Teams all set to clash in semi-final
Bhubaneswar: Hockey Gangpur Odisha and Bengal Hockey Association would meet Mumbai Hockey Association and Hockey Puducherry respectively in the 5th edition of the Hockey India Junior (Div-B) Men National Hockey Championship at Mysore, Karnataka on Saturday. In a Pool D last match, Hockey Gangpur Odisha beat Hockey Patiala by 7-0 goals and enters the semi-final of the tournament. Hockey Gangpur Odisha started with a great speed and scored the first goal of the match as early as in the 10th minute through a penalty corner conversion by Pratap lakra. The second goal of the match came through the stick of Abhisek lakra who effectively converted a penalty corner in the 27th minute taking the lead to 2-0 in the first half. Hockey Gangpur Odisha continued their attack and within just five minutes into the second half, Sanjay Xalxo notched the third goal for his team in the 40th minute. They did not stop here as Pratap lakra and Abhisek lakra scored a goal each in the 52nd and 66th minute respectively to advance the lead to 5-0. Sudeep Kerketta scored two consecutive goals in the 67th and 68th minute to support Hockey Gangpur Odisha in declaring a convincing win against Hockey Patiala 7-0. Pool D Hockey Gangpur Odisha 7 Pratap lakra (10min- PC, 52min- PC), Abhisek lakra (27min- PC, 66 min-PC), Sanjay Xalxo (40min- FG), Sudeep Kerketta (67min- FG, 68min- FG) vs Hockey Patiala 0
AIFF Grassroots Coaching Course opens
Bhubaneswar : The three-day long second Grassroots Football Coaching Course of AIFF was inaugurated at OCA Conference Hall in Cuttack on Friday. The All India Football Federation grassroots football instructor Anju Turambekar is the instructor of this course. 36 candidates from various parts of the State are participating in this course. As per the request of Football Association of Odisha (FAO) secretary Sanjay Behera, the All India Football Federation has accepted the proposal for Grassroots Development Program. FAO is going to open Grassroots Football Centers in different parts of the State. FAO vice president Tadit Kumar Rout, joint secretary Avijit Paul and Sangeeta Sharma were present in the inaugural ceremony. Akshya Das (AFC - B) football coach and Gitanjali Khuntia (AFC -C) football coach were also present in the inaugural ceremony.
Inter-School Football Tourney from today
Bhubaneswar: Veteran Football Players Association is all set to host the 21st Debabrata Kar Memorial Cuttack City Inter-School Football Tournament at P.M Academy Play Ground from Saturday. Altogether 10 schools of Cuttack City will participate in this Inter School Football Tournament. The inaugural match will be played between P.M Academy and Ratnakar Vidyamandir. The final match will be played on April 23. Group-A teams: Sayeed Seminary School, Bhakta Madhu Vidyapitha, Stewart School, Ravenshaw Collegiate School. Group-B Teams: Khannagar High School, MPl High School Bidanasi, PM Academy, Cambridge School, Ratnakar Vidyamandir
Sahid Sporting win Mohapatra cricket
Bhubaneswar: A high profile cricketing institution Biswabharati Cricket Club inaugurated the Pradipta Mohapatra Memorial Inter Club Cricket Tournament in Cuttack on Friday. Sahid Sporting Club of Bhubaneswar edged out Mukteswar Cricket Club by 90 runs in the inaugural match. Batting first, Nishikant Pattnaik of Sahid Sporting smashed 70 runs and well supported by Rajesh Dhupper and P Rosan Kumar Rao who contributed 66 and 43 runs respectively and the team total reached 245 runs in 40 overs for the loss of seven wickets. In reply, Suman Mohanty, Shutosh Das and Surjit Malla of Sahid Sporting bagged three, two and two wickets respectively and restricted Mukteswar for 1155 in 33.1 overs. Nishikant of the winning team received the man of the match award. Juvenile Club would meet Maa Mangala Club both Cuttack teams on Saturday. SCB Medical College Associate Professor Dr Manoranjan Mallick inaugurated the meet as chief guest in presence of former ranji player lalitendu Bidyadhar Mohapatra. Among others Bishnudev Mohanty, Nrusinghanath Choudhury (vice-president of BCC), Susanta Mohanty (treasurer BCC), Pradeep Das (council member, Odisha Cricket Association), Soumitra Choudhury, (secretary BCC), Biswajit Mohanty (president BCC), Netrananda Parida, Tarini Prasad Das, Rashmi Ranajan Das, Hrushikesh Bangari, Subit Biswal, Sameer Mohanty, Prashant Sahoo, Roshan Swain, lagnajit Samal and other club members were also present on the inaugural ceremony. Brief Score: Sahid Sporting Club 245/7 in 40 overs ( Nishikant Pattnaik 70, Rajesh Dhuper 66, P Rosan Kumar Rao 43, Suman Mohanty 29; Preet Singh Chauhan 3/49) beat Mukteswar Cricket Club 155/10 in 33.1 overs (Anurag Sarangi 41, Chandramani Biswal 48; Suman Mohanty 3/24, Shutosh Das 2/13, Surjit Malla 2/18) by 90 runs.