Niranjan Smaraki Cricket from June 13
Bhubaneswar: Niranjan Smaraki Sports Development Foundation (NSSDF) is all set to host three-day Niranjan Smaraki Cricket league at Bajigiri Play Ground in Dakhishna Usuma in the city outskirt from June 13 to 15, informed NSSDF president Saroj Kumar Sahoo. As many as 16 teams will participate in the meet. Eight rural teams and eight celebrity and corporate teams will participate in the 12 overs knock out round matches. The final will be held 20 overs.
The champion will recive the trophy along with cash award of Rs 10,000 and runner-up to be richer by Rs 7,000. The man of the series will get a TVS sports bike. Among others, Sisir Jena(Manager), Biswa ranjan Dash, Panchana Sahoo, Jitendra Patra and Durga Patra were present.
Jharsuguda win Belpahar Football league
Bhubaneswar: A double goal haul each by Tankadhar Kishan and Vicky Oram guided Jharsuguda to win over Chualiberma by 4-0 goal in the league round match of the Belpahar Football league held at Belpahar on Thursday, being organised by Hallo Brother Football Association.
Tankadhar drew the first blood in the 19th minute and hismate Vicky double the lead in the 35th minute. Once again Vicky and Tankadhar netted a goal each in the 37th and 39th minutes respectively.
The match was conducted by Mahendra Bagarti, Kartikeswar Dash, Ramani Majhi and Rama Sendriya as referee.
Murmu to participate in Slovakia meets for Rio ticket
Bhubaneswar: Odia women sprinter Jauna Murmu as a part of five members Indian 4X400 women relay team will take part in the PTS Athletics Meet in Samorin (Slovakia) on June 4 to grab Olympics berth in Rio. Asian Games Gold Medallist Machettira Raju Poovamma will spearhead the Indian women 4x400m relay team. The team along with the coaches and a support staff left for Vienna from Warsaw after a two-hour drive from the Olympics Training Centre in Spala. The Indian women’s relay team will be up against hosts Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Hungary. Besides Poovamma (personal best (PB) individual 51.73sec), the other athletes in the relay event who will take the field in the Samorin meet are double gold medalist in the 2010 Asian Games and member of the gold-medal winning relay team in the 2010 CWG Ashwini Akkunji (PB individual 52.80sec), Anilda Thomas (PB individual 52.40sec), Jauna Murmu (PB individual 52.75sec) and Debashree Majumdar (PB individual 53.50sec). later, on June 11-12, both the men and women’s relay teams are scheduled to participate in the 2nd International Sprint and Relay, Erzurum (Turkey).