Pradipta, Sudipta become National referee
Bhubaneswar: Pradipta Kumar Nayak and Sudipta Dash of Odisha become national referee by successfully qualifying in the recently concluded National Referee Examination, conducted by All India Football Federation at Gandhinagar, Gujarat. Pradipta is from Bhubnaeswar and Sudipta is currently employed in Deptt of Statistics and Economics in Govt. of Odisha. FAO secretary Sanjay Behera has congratulated them for their outstanding achievement.
Abhinash shines in Kalahandi Cup Cricket
Bhubaneswar: A 158-run haul by Abhinash Nayak guided group topper Cuttack-A set a mammoth 303 runs target for Khurda in the group-A league match of the Kalahandi Cup Cricket Tournament at DRIEMS Ground in Tangi on Saturday. Batting first, Abhinash smashed 158 and keenly supported by Subrajit Sahoo with 54 run guided CTC-A for a huge 303 in the first innings, In chasing, Khurda scored 33 for 2 at day one stumps. Bidanasi Ground: Balasore 148/10 in 56.1 overs (Nautam Bhanj 37, Milan Gourav Ojha 32; Harishankar Pati 5/55, Sanjay Das 2/18, Suraj Singh 2/52) Vs Sundargarh 120/3 in 31 overs (Bikash Choudhury 61 n.o; Sanoj Mahananda 43 n.o;).
Ravenshaw Ground-I: Puri 141/10 in 56.1 overs (Deepak Majhi 56; Ankit Yadav 4/22, lagnajit Samal 2/30, Malaya Jena 2/36) Vs ECORSA 118/3 in 31 overs (Sandeep Mulia 50, Kameswar Barik 41 n.o; lalu Mohanty 2/18).
DRIEMS Ground : Cuttack-A 303/10 in 71.2 overs (Abhinash Nayak 158 n.o; Subrajit Sahoo 54, Rakesh Sharma 4/80, Sumit Moharana 3/58) Vs Khurda 34/2 in 16 overs ( Abhinab Choudhary 22 n.o;).
Ravenshaw Ground-II: Balangir 191/10 in 42.5 overs (Rahul Sahu 74, Babulu Sethi 58, Sk Jahangir 5/66, Debabrata Pradhan 3/20; Vs Sambalpur 161/4 in 40 overs (Uditansu Parida 59 n.o; Abhinash Nanda 40, Sonu Sah 2/27, Ranjit Singh Sangha 2/62)
BOSE Ground: Jajpur 194/10 in 66 overs (Subhrajit Singh 44, lelin Bal 30 n.o; Ankus Mohanty 27; Sourav Rawat 3/28, Bikhyat Biswal 3/41, Dipesh Kumar 2/38) Vs Bargarh 86/1 in 24 overs (Devendra Kunwar 42 n.o;).
SCB Medical Ground: BBSR-A 253/10 in 77 overs (Kartik Biswal 63, Satyajit Sabat 52, Abhinab Ghosh 38, Gourav Mohapatra 29: Md Saha Arman 3/23, Sanjay Chhatria 2/41, Tarun Sah 2/46) Vs Jharsuguda 16/2 in 11 overs (Kartik Biswal 2/0).