Odisha beat Chandigarh in Nat’l Football
Bhubaneswar: Odisha defeated Chandigarh by 8-0 goals to register back to back wins in the 22nd Senior Women’s National Football Championship 2016-17 at Phagwara in Punjab on Monday. Odisha’s Star striker Pyari Xaxa opened the account for the team in the early 7th minute. Her-mate Sinulata Sahoo was netted back to back goals in the 8th and 26th minute and closed the first-half with 3-0 lead. After the chang of sides, Jabamani Tudu, Jashmani Samad, Subhadra Sahu and Sasmita Ekka were joined the goal shower by scoring a goal each in the 51st,71st, 75th and 82nd minutes respectively. In the next league match on Wednesday, Odisha will face Sikkim.
4 Gangpur players to join national camp
Bhubaneswar : Four of Hockey Gangapur Odisha junior players including three women players will precede on on Tuesday to attend the junior national camp schedule to be held at SAI Centre in Bengaluru from May 24 to June 3. Jiwan Kishore Toppo, Premanjali Toppo and Janhabi Pradhan are the three women players got selected from the national junior championship held at Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh from May 4 to 14. Pratap lakra who was adjudged as the best defender of the national team during the Asian School hockey tournament has been called for the national camp. Hockey Gangpur Odisha secretary Debasish Gouda congratulated them for their achievement and wish them success in future.