Odisha Police thrash Azad Hind in FAO league
Bhubaneswar: The defending champion Odisha Police maintained their supremacy by thrashing Azad Hind Club by 5-0 goals in the group-F league round match of the FAO 1st Division Football league at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on Tuesday. Himansu Majhi of the winning team draw the first blood in the 13th minute and his-mate Bhagirathi Toppo doubled the lead in the 31st minute. After the change of sides, once again the Odisha Police intensified the attack and Rajendra Toppo netted the third goal for the team in the 63rd minutes. In the last season Prasant Kumar Nayak dominated the show and nailed double goals in the 80th and 82nd minute respectively. Bhanu Bauri, Nabin Nayak, Subrat Purohit and Ashok Kanhar were the referees conducted the high scoring match. In the group-A league match on Wednesday, Radha Gobinda Club would meet Kishor Club.
Bhaina Memorial Karate Meet on July 20
Bhubaneswar: In memory of Syamalakrushna Misha the Bhaina Memorial Trust in association with Utkal Karate School will organise a one-day Senior Open Karate Championship at Utkal Karate School here on July 20, informed Odisha State Karate-Do Association secretary Hari Prasad Pattnaik. Earlier on the same day the trust use to organise State level Arm-Wrestling Championship. In this year karate championship, the players above 14 years age group would participate in the men below 50kg, 55kg, 61kg, 67kg, 75kg and 75kg above weight categories in kata and kumite event. The above 14 years karatekas of any style of the State can joined the tournament which featuring total cash award of `50,000. The players should register their name on and before July 15, added Pattnaik.
Cuttack-A inch closer to 1st innings lead Bhubaneswar: The unbeaten centurian partnership between Aravind Singh and all rounder Bibhudutta Panda of Cuttack-A for the seventh wicket powered the team to inch closer to first innings lead against East Coast Railway Sports Association (ECoRSA) in the rain disturbed day-two match of their four day long final match of the Senior Inter-District Kalahandi Cup Cricket Tournament at Ravenshaw Ground in Cuttack on Tuesday. In reply to ECoRSA’s first innings score of 193 runs, Aravind Singh smashed an unbeaten 76 runs and helped the Cuttack-A to reach 174 runs for the loss of seven wickets at day two stumps. Alok Mangaraj and Alok Sahu of railway claimed four and three wickets respectively and disturbed the Cuttack-A innings at stage the team struggled for 102 runs for the loss of seven wickets. But the intelligent batting of Aravind was well supported by Bibhudutta Panda who contributed unbeaten 38 runs and both stand rock solid for the team.
Brief Score: ECoRSA 193/9 in 66.1 overs (Alok Chandra Sahoo 48, Sujit lenka 46, Saurabh Sehgal 34, Prasanta Sahu 33; Surayakanta Pradhan 3/44, Jayanta Behera 3/54) Vs Cuttack-A 174/7 in 66.5 overs (Aravind Singh 76 n.o; Bibhudutta Panda 38 n.o; Alok Mangaraj 4/50, Alok Sahoo 3/40).