Paramountbeat CSPur in Football league
Bhubaneswar: In a one-sided group-c league match Paramount Sporting thrashed Chandrashekharpur Athletic Association by 3-0 goals and scripted their second win in the 10th Gatikrushna Memorial Bhubaneswar Football league at Unit-1 High School Ground here on Saturday.
Malaya Nayak of the winning team draw the first blood in the 16th minute. After the lemon breaks, Anil Sasmal doubled the lead in the 65th minute and his-mate Bijay Das nailed the final goal in the 67th minute. Chandrakanta Barik, Susanta Kumar Mishra, Durga Madhav Achary and Sarada Prasan Sahu were the officials for the match. In the group-A league match on Sunday, Bramheswar Sports and Cultural Association would meet Netaji Subash Railway Institute.
6 Odisha eves to join Football Coaching Camp
Bhubaneswar: All India Football Federation has been selected six Odisha women footballer to join the Senior women’s National coaching camp schedule to be held at Pune(Maharashtra) from April 1 to May 10 for the preparation of AFC Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers Round 2013. Sita Sharma, Supriya Routray, Tikina Samal, Manisha Panna, Rashmita Patra and Subhaparava Rout are the six top rated players of the State will join the camp.
Olga retains solo lead in Women Chess
Bhubaneswar: A relieved WGM Olga Girya of Russia leads with 6.5 points at the end of round eighth round in the AICF-KIIT Cup International Category Women Chess Championship at KIIT Campus here on Saturday.In a tense game Girya came out triumphant after her opponent IM Paehtz , fumbled in the middle game. lilit Mrktchian of Armenia is in the second spot with 5.5 points and India's hope Padmini Rout is on the 3rd place with five points.
IM Cristina Foisor and WGM Padmini Rout , played out the English 4knight's opening with black pieces coming out better in the opening. Few inferior moves by the Romanian IM in the middle game cost her a pawn and Padmini started tightening the noose. Cristina was forced to accept an Rook endgame with two pawns down and it was black wins by the 58th move.
Odisha WGM Kiran Manisha Mohanty horrible blunder of losing a knight on the 8th move put her on the back foot against IM lilit Mkrtchian of Armenia. lilit never allowed any chances to Kiran to comeback by exchanging the pieces and went on set a mating attack.Kiran gave up on the 34th move.
Results after eight rounds with points: IM Foisor Cristina-Adela (ROU) (4) lost to WGM Padmini Rout (IND)(5), WGM Guo Qi (CHN) (4) beat GM Danielian Elina (ARM) (4), WGM Girya Olga (RUS) (6.5) beat IM Paehtz Elisabeth (GER)(4), WGM Gomes Mary Ann (IND) (4) beat WGM Swathi Ghate (IND)(3), IM Mohota Nisha (IND) (2.5) drew IM Karavade Eesha (IND) (3.5), IM Mkrtchian lilit (ARM) (5.5) beat WGM Kiran Manisha Mohanty (IND)(2).