All India Kuber Cup football from April 5
Bhubaneswar: Friends and Friends Association of Bhubaneswar is all set to organise the second Kuber Cup All India Open Floodlight Football Tournament at Unit-VI Boys High School Ground here from April 5 to 10, informed association secretary Madhu Sudhan Ready in a Press Meet here on Wednesday. Altogether 10 teams including defending champion Odisha Police would be in the title race. In the inaugural match, Maa Bhuasuni Club would meet Royal Wings. Champion team would receive the trophy along with cash prize of Rs15,000 and the runners-up to be richer by Rs10,000. Among others, corporater Pranab Kumar Swain, secretary Madhu Sudhan Ready, Bibhudutta Nayak, Durga Prasad Rath, Bhimsen Sahu, Manoj Sahu and Kanhu Pattnaik were present. Teams: Group-A: Maa Bhuasuni Club (Bidanashi, Cuttack), Royal Wings (Rourkela), Yazdani Club-73 (Bhubaneswar), East Coast Railway (Khurda Road), Panasonic United (New Delhi). Group-B: Kishor Club (Bhubaneswar), Home Guard (Cuttack), Friends and Friends Club (Bhubaneswar), Odisha Police (Cuttack), United Club (Kolkata).
Friends and Friends won Bhub football league
Bhubaneswar: Friends and Friends Club of Unit-6 defeated Accounts and General Recreation Club by 1-0 goal in the league round match of the 10th Gatikrushna Memorial Bhubaneswar Football league at Unit-1 High School Ground on Wednesday. In the nail biting match Nigerian Amino Kanu nailed the winning goal in the 21st minute of the play. After the change of sides, Unit-6 intensified their attack, though Kanu got few chances but failed to convert into goal. The AG custodian had a busy day. Siba Prasad Panda, Sudipta Das, Somanath Barik and Durga Acharay were the official for the match. Paramount Sporting would meet MS Eleven in the league round match on Thursday.
Christ Collegiate win Inter-School football
Bhubaneswar: Christ Collegiate High School of Cuttack thrashed Municipality High School, Choudhury Bazar by 2-0 goals in the ninth FAO Debabrata Kar Memorial Inter- School Football Tournament at PM Academy High School Ground in Cuttack on Wednesday. SK Samim of the winning team bagged the man of the match award. In another match of the day, between Municipality High School, Bidanasi and Odisha State Armed Police High School ended in draw. Bikram Behera of Bidanasi High School adjudged as the man of the match.
Papu, Tanmay shine in Kalahandi Cup cricket
Bhubaneswar: A five-wicket haul by Papu Ray of Jajpur helped the team to registrar a convincing 71 runs victory against Kendrapada. Similarly the all-round performance of Tanmay Mohanty who claimed three wickets and smashed 71 runs powered the Dhenkanal team to script seven wickets win against Sundargarh in the Kalahandi Cup Senior Inter-District Cricket Tournament at different grounds in Cuttack on Wednesday. In other matches of the day, Ganjam and Keonjhar beat Boudh and Rayagada by five and nine wickets respectively.
Brief score: At Sunshine Ground: Sundargarh 153/10 in 30 overs (Waltor Toppo 52, Abhinab Mishra 35; Tanmay Mohanty 3/27, Bikash Rout 3/34) lost to Dhenkanal 154/3 in 15.6 overs ( Tanmay Mohanty 71, Sunil Sahu 32; Waltor Tappo 2/50) by 7 wickets. At Nimpur Ground: Boudh 170/10 in 46.2 overs (Hemanta Champati 27; Dinesh Rout 4/30, Devid Nirvay Nayak 3/55, Ramakrushna Sahu 3/16) lost to Ganjam 171/5 in 36.3 overs (Tapas Patra 56 n.o; Biswa Ranjan Behera 43n.o; Santosh Sethy 36; Tapendra Singh 3/43) by 5 wickets. At Bidanasi Ground: Rayagada 79/10 in 17.3 overs (Amar Samanta 3/3, Anup Pal 3/27) lost to Keonjhar 83/1 in 12.4 overs (Subhransu Senapati 37 n.o; Bramhananda Rout 27 n.o;) by 9 wickets. At SCB Medical College Ground: Jajpur 209/10 in 41.3 overs (Abhilas Routray 69, Bramhananda Dhal 33, lelin Bal 30; Debasis Samal 3/40, Jiban Jyoti Biswal 2/28, Debasis Swain 2/27, Omm Bikash Nayak 2/44) beat Kendrapara 138/10 in 36.2 overs ( Omm Bikash Nayak 67, Himansu Meher Singh 33; Papu Ray 5/27, Mozakir Ali Khan 2/24, Basanta Pradhan 2/26) by 71 runs.
Smaraki, Ashirwad win State U-15 chess title
Bhubaneswar: Overnight leader Smaraki Mohanty of Kedrapada, Ashirwad Swain of Nayagarh scored 6.5 and six points by the end of seventh round and emerged champion in the girls nad boys categories respectively in the three-day-long Odisha State U-15 Chess Championship, which concluded at Srusti Academy of Management, Patia here on Wednesday, being organised by All Odisha Chess Association. The top four boys and five girls will represent the State in the fourth coming national championship to be held at West Bengal. The winners will be felicitated in a function on April 6. Top ten players (boys): Ashirwad Swain (6), Sidhant Mohapatra (6), FM Rakesh Kumar Jena (6), Susobhit Das (5.5), Nishit Mohanty (5.5), FM Sankalp Baliarsingh (5.5), Pranab Kumar Patra (5), Srinibas Mishra (5), Rabin Mohapatra (5), Diptanshu Ranjan Swain (5). Top ten players (girls): Smaraki Mohanty (6.5), Sunyasakta Satpathy (6), Akankhya Kabi (5,5), Sovna Sonali Jena (5), Sweta Senapaty (5), WFM Bidhar Rutumbara (5), Saumyashree (5), Anisha Mishra (4.5), Nikita Mallick (4), Tanuja Sahu (4).