Independent Club wins in FAO 1st Div league
Bhubaneswar: Independent Club defeated Sports Hostel by 2-1 goals in the super league round match of the FAO 1st Division Football league at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on Saturday. Independent Club got the lead in the early 13th minute through the goal of Mohsin Khan. After the change of sides, Mehraj Khalid doubled the lead in the 48th minute. Babolal Soren of the Sports Hostel scored the solitary goal in the 70th minute to reduce the winning margin. The officials who conducted the match were Jugal Chandra Das (match commissioner), SS Panda, PK Pal, Bhanu Bouri and Romanch Bhainsal as referees. In the super league round match on Monday, Rising Star Club would meet East Coast Railway.
ODM students take part in gateball meet
Bhubaneswar: The students of ODM Public School have represented India Gate Ball team in the International Tournament, being organised by the Ministry of Sports and Tourism, Government of Thailand, in Bangkok held from July 4 to 7. Biswajeet Mohanty lead the national team. The team played four matches and scripted three win. The other countries who participated in the meet were Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand and Switzerland. The team members are Biswajeet Mohanty, Adil Ahmed, Subham Kumar, Debasish Das, Debasish Sahoo and Siddhart Mishra. Among those who accompanied the team were founder principal of the school Dr S Minaketan, deputy director Indumati Roy and sports teacher lalat Kumar Parida.