MP, TN win National Jr Soft Tennis titles
Bhubaneswar : Madhya Pradesh boys and Tamil Nadu girls bagged team event titles in the 10th National Junior Soft Tennis Tournament at KIIT Campus here on Sunday. In the boys final, MP edged out Uttar Pradesh. In the girls final Tamil Nadu defeated Madhya Pradesh by 5-2,2-5 and 5-2 and emrged champion. Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra finished third and fourth. Earlier in the semifinals, Madhya Pradesh edged out Uttar Pradesh by 4-1 and Tamil Nadu pipped Maharashtra by 4-1 and both the winners entered the final. MP Prasana Kumar Patasani distributed the prizes as the chief guest of the closing ceremony. Among others, MlA Priyadarshi Mishra, All India Soft Tennis Federation president Rajib Parmar, secretary JK Khodadhara, Odisha Soft Tennis Association president Bikash Chandra Pattnaik and general secretary M Azam were present in the closing ceremony.
National Rugby tourneys from July 4
Bhubaneswar : Odisha Rugby Football Association is all set to host 6th All India Senior National Women’s Rugby 7s Tournament and 8th Under-20 Boys National Rugby 7s Tournament at Kalinga Stadium here from July 4 to 6, informed ORFA secretary Upendra Kumar Mohanty. Twenty U-20 boys teams including defending champion Future Hope of Kolkata and 12 women’s team last year champion KISS would fight for the top honour, said former assistant director of sports and Youth services Ashok Mohanty. The tournament would be played in the league cum knockout basis. Among others, MlA Priyadarshi Mishra, Odisha Women’s Rugby Association secretary Shakti Ranjan Mohanty and coach Manas Ranjan Jena were present.
Arun shines in FAO Football league
Bhubaneswar : Arun Kumar Oram of the Odisha Police netted four goals and powered the team to beat Town Club by huge 11-0 goals in the FAO 1st Division Football league at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on Tuesday. Arun open the flood gate in the 15th minute and he netted another three goals in the 38th,49th and 64th minutes respectively. Prasanta Naik joined the party and scored three goals in the 45th ,57th and 73rd minutes respectively. Md Ehesan Khan, Gobinda Senapati, Ajay Behera and Basant Kumar Swain scored a goal each in the 48th,67th,71st and 76th minutes respectively. In another match, Risining Star Club defeated Mangala Club by 3-1 goals. Rising Star Club got the lead in the 24th minute through the goal by Raj Kishor Jani and his-mate Guman Sresthha scored double goal in the 37th and 66th minute respectively. Anil Sasmal of the Mangala Club scored the solitary goal in the 27th minute Bugai Soren, Subrat Purohit, Sk.Sakawat Khan, Sudeep Das, Bhim Chetri and Jiban Jyoti Nayak were the officials who conducted the matches. Azad Hind club and Rising Student Club would meet State Bank of India and Sunshine Club respectively on Wednesday.