Unit-6 Athletic Association lifts Sarat title
Bhubaneswar : Unit-6 Athletic Association of Bhubaneswar emerged champion by defeating Home Gurad of Cuttack by 2-0 goals in the final of the 25th Sarat Memorial All Odisha Football Tournament at Nima sahi Ground in Cuttack on Friday, being organised by Chand Club. Bhabani Mohanty of the champion team scored double goals in 23rd and 65th minutes. The champion team bagged the trophy and a cash reward of `15000 and the runner-up team took home a trophy along with cash reward of `10000. Earlier in the semifinals, in a one-sided match Home Guard pipped Mangala Club both Cuttack team by 4-0 goals and Unit-6 edged out their city counterparts Kishore Club by 2-1 goals. The officials who conducted the match were PK Pal, Subrat Purohit, Chandrakant Barik and SS Panda as referees. Member of Parliament Baijyanata Jay Panda distributed the prizes as the chief guest of the closing ceremony. In presence of MlA Prabhat Tripathy, MlA Debashish Samantray, Cuttack Mayor Soumendra Ghose, Special Director General of Police Sanjeeb Marik, OCA secretary Asirbad Behera, Chand Club president Sd Mustafiz, secretary Avijit Pal. Veteran player MN Singh was felicitated during this final match. Bhabani Mohanty of the champin team bagged the man of the final award. Antarjami Naik was adjudged as the player of the tournament and was awarded with Sk. Babu Memorial Trophy. Antarjami Naik was adjudged as the best forward and was awarded with Samsud Memorial Trophy. Rama Naik of Home Guard was adjudged as the best half and was awarded with Samsud Memorial Trophy. Saroj Maharana of Unit – VI Athl Assn was adjudged as the best Goal Keeper and was awarded with Sk.Usman Memorial Trophy. Sk. S.Alam of Home Guard was adjudged as the best defender and was awarded with Aga Usman Memorial Trophy.
Indian Gateball Open tourney begins
Bhubaneswar : Odisha Gateball Union (OGU) Red, ODM Senior, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha Junior and Kendrapada defeated Government Polytechnic, ODM Girls, Bihar and Jharkhand respectively in the inaugural day league matches of the 4th Indian Gateball Open Tournament at Kalinga Stadium here on Saturday. Delhi, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, OGU Red, Blue, Green, Odisha Junior, Women, Government Polytechnic, PHESA, Kendrapada, Jajpur, Jagatsinghpur, and three ODM School teams are participating in the two-day-long meet. Total 20 teams are divided in five groups. Top team of each group and three second best teams would play the quarterfinal round matches. Jagatsinghpur MP Bibhu Prasad Tarai inaugurated the meet in presence of Rajendra Prasad Sharma.
Results: OGU Red bt Government Polytechnic by 25-5, ODM Senior bt Jagatsinghpur by 23-9, Uttar Pradesh bt ODM Girls by 15-11, Odisha Junior bt Bihar by 13-10, Kendrapada bt Jharkhand by 25-19.
Kalinga Nagar Sahid Smaraki Sports meet begins
Bhubaneswar : In the inaugural football match Phailin Club defeated Bansanali by 2-1 goals and entered the quarterfinal rounds of the four-day-long 8th Kalinga Nagar Sahid Smaraki Football Tournament, which kicks started at Sukunda on Friday. Altogether 64 teams from Odisha, Jharkhand and West Bengal are participating in the meet. The champion team would get the trophy along with cash prize of `40,014 and a goat. Similarly, the runners-up would be richer by `30,014. The third and fourth finisher s would receive `20,014 and `10,014 respectively. Apart from football, teams would participate in archery, athletic and in few traditional sports. All the champions’ would get cash prizes along with a goat. International karateka Valena Valentine inaugurated the meet as chief guest. Among others, Bistapana Birodhi Janamancha secretary Rabindra Barik, president Amar Singh, Gobara Ghati sarapancha Swarnalata Banara, Chandia Sarapancha Rajendra Kalundia were present.
PMG, Axis win in HoD Cup Cricket
Bhubaneswar : Post Master General (PMG) and Axis Bank defeated OTv and Infosys respectively in the league round matches of the Heads of Department (HoD) Cup Cricket Tournament at Kalinga Stadium here on Saturday. Altogether 20 teams including defending champion Nilachal Hospital (corporate) and Odisha Government Services (Government) are participating in corporate and Government two different sectors. The final match for both the sectors would be held on February 4. Sports and Youth Services secretary Saswat Mishra inaugurated the tournament. Among others, IFS Debi Prasad Mishra, SA Jawad, HoD president Chitta Mohapatra and secretary Prasant Patnaik were present.
Brief score: OTv 119/10 in 20 overs (Smurti Ranjan Tripathy 27; J Sarangi 3/20) lost to PMG 122/3 in 15.2 overs (Soumaya Prakash Jena 43) by 7 wickets. Infosys 133/4 in 20 overs (Sujay 46, Amit Khatri 23 n.o; Subrat Mohanty 2/7) lost to Axis Bank 134/5 in 16 overs (Manoranjan Biswal 37, Partha Sarathi Patnaik 64 n.o; Manish Kumar 2/27, Sunny 2/24) by 5 wickets.
Sports meet held for jail inmates
Bhubaneswar : Altogether eight volleyball and 22 badminton teams participated in the Berhampur Circle Jail Sports meet which concluded at Berhampur on Friday. Superintendent of Police of Brahmapur Anirudha Singh graced the occasion as chief guest. The Berhampur Circle Jail authorities is conducting different sports competitions among the prisoners’ every year as a part of reformative measure and to create a conducive ambience and harmony among the jail inmates. Around eight hundred jail inmates actively participated in different sports competitions held in the circle jail premises since last about two weeks. The core objective of such competition is not only to reform the prisoners’, but also to provide them some entertainment and pleasure, said the Senior Superintendent of the Berhampur Circle Jail in a press meet. In a brief function, Certificates were awarded to twelve meritorious prisoners’ including three women inmates of the Central Home (women) who have passed different examinations in distance education and correspondence mode of examinations through NIOS, IGNOU and other institutions such as PGDRD, B.A., +2, and 10th examinations. Brahmapur SP Anirudh Singh distributed the Certificates.
Madhuri to join India Red team
Bhubaneswar : The women’s selection committee of the board of control for cricket in India (BCCI) has selected Odisha’s women cricketer Madhuri Meheta to represent India Red team to play in the Challenger Series at Ranchi from January 7 to 10. India Red, Blue and Under-19 women teams would fight for the top honours. V Kalpana has been appointed as coach-cum-manager. Madhuri would join the team at Ranchi on January 6.