Rabindra wins Jajpur Open Chess meet
Bhubaneswar : Rabindra Kumar Ojha of Cuttack emerged champion by getting 7.5 points by the end of tenth round of the three-day-long Jajpur All Odisha Open Chess Championship, which concluded at Nua Sunguda UGUP School in Chandikhole on Tuesday, being organised by Mahavinayak Chess Academy in association with Jajpur United Chess Association under the aegis of All Odisha Chess Association. Soumya Ranjan Mishra of Khurda and Pravat Kumar Ojha of Jajpur bagged seven and six points respectively and finished second and third. Ruchi Public Relation Officer Suvendu Bhuian, Pabitra Kumar Maharana SR Chess center director Satyaranjan Pattnaik, Jajpur District Chess Association president Chaitanya Charan Jena, vice-president Debendra Samal and Mahavinayak Chess Academy director Manoj Kumar Parida were present in the closing cerimony.
HHome Guard to meet Unit-6 in Sarat Football
Bhubaneswar : Home Guard of Cuttack would meet Unit-6 Athletic Association of Bhubaneswar in the final of the 25th Sarat Tripathy Memorial All Odisha Football Tournament at Nima Sahi in Cuttack on January 3. In the semifinal match on Tuesday, Unit-6 edged out their city counterparts Kishore Club by 2-1 goals. Experienced Bhabani Mohanty draw the first blood in the fourth minute and Unit-6 got the lead. After the change of sides, Sanjit Panna of Kishore Club netted the equaliser. laxman Murmu scored the winning goal in the 59th minute and team entered the final. Sanjit of the losing team bagged the man of the match award. The officials who conducted the match were PK Pal , Subrat Purohit, Sk. Hyatt and Y Chandra Rao .
MCl felicitate Saina, sponsor Amiya
Bhubaneswar : Mahanadi Coalfield limited (MCl) felicitated new U-10 category World Chess Champion Saina Salonika and partly sponsored fastest runner of the country sprinter Amiya Kumar Mallick in a function here on Tuesday. “As the top government undertaking PSU of the State MCl always stand behind the noble cause of the State. Saina not only brought laurels for the country also makes us proud. Earlier, MCl financially supported Saina before her world meet. In future we will also extend our support for Saina,” said MCl Chairman cum Managing Director AN Sahay. Amiya Kumar Mallick created history for the State in the 53rd National Open Athletic Championship at Birsa Munda Athletic Stadium in Ranchi. He is the first athlete of the State who bagged gold medal in the 200 meter race in the senior category. MCl donated Rs 1 lakhs to Amiya for availing advance training under the guidance of international coaches at Racers Track Club of Jamaica in January. The club provide opportunities for athletes to realise their full potential, by providing excellent coaching and good training facilities; promoting healthy minds and bodies, in an atmosphere that encourages discipline, fair-play, hard-work and respect for all. The five months training course costing me approximately Rs 12 lakhs, said Amiya. We are hopeful Amiya will do better in the coming Asian and Commonwealth Athletic meet to be held in 2014, added Sahay.
MCC bag Niroj Memorial U-14 Cricket title
Bhubaneswar : The allround performance by Somaya Sourav Kumar of Mukteswar Cricket Club (MCC) who bagged two wickets and smashed an unbeaten 45 runs and powered the team to lift the champions trophy by defeating Pramaount Sporting by three wickets in the Niroj Memorial U-14 Cricket Tournament, which concluded at Oscar Ground here on Tuesday. Being invited to bat first, Tushar Kanta Karkora of Paramount scored 68 runs and team total reached 138 runs in 30 overs for the loss of eight wickets. Ansuman Sarada and Somaya of the MCC bagged two wickets each. In reply, MCC crossed the winning target for the loss of seven wickets in 28.4 overs. The champion team bagged the trophy along with cash prize of Rs 5,000 and the runners-up team took home Rs 2,500. Industrialist Manoj Kumar samal distributed the prizes as the chief guest of the closing ceremony. Brief score: Pramount Sporting 138/8 in 30 overs (Tushar Kanta Karkora 68, Ansuman Sarada 2/25, Somaya Sourav Kumar 2/27) lost to Mukteswar Cricket Club 139/7 in 28.4 overs (Somaya Sourav Kumar 45 n.o; Ansuman Sarada 24; Chirag Ronak Das 3/21) by 3 wickets.
Hockey Stadium gets new look in New Year
Bhubaneswar: The floodlight arrangement of the newly constructed hockey complex of Kalinga Stadium has been in the verge of completion as the trail of the lighting arrangement demonstrated here on Tuesday evening. Total four light stands were erected and each stand is having 42 bulbs with 2 kilo watt strength. Within seven days all four stands would be completed and the stadium will be ready for the net practice of the Kalinga lancer team. We are giving all our effort to make this stadium an international standard, in future we are expecting that with such infrastructure we could able to host hockey world cup in our State, said Idco official. Though the Hockey India league matches would be start on January 23. The Kalinga lancer will play their first match here on January 28.