Odisha Police win in FAO Football league
Bhubaneswar: Racing from the back Odisha Police defeated Rising Student Club by 3-1 goals in the FAO 1st Division Football league at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on Friday.
Rising Student got the lead in the 26th minute through the goal by overseas player Onyema Theuphilus. After the change of sides, Odisha Police dominated the show, Md Ehesan Khan, Depender Sahu and Himanshu Majhi netted a goal each in the 47th,53rd and 65th minutes respectively.
In another match of the day, Sunrise Club got walkover from Town Club. Durga Madhab Nayak, Subrat Purohit, P Rajeswar Rao and Shyam Sundar Saha were the officials who conducted the match. Western Mahavir Club and Jobra Durga Club would meet Mangala Club and Rising Star Club respectively on Saturday.
National U-20 boys Rugby 7s tourney begins
Bhubaneswar: Future Hope of Kolkata lead the point table after the league round match of the three-day-long 8th Under-20 Boys National Rugby 7s Tournament, which kick started here at Kalinga Stadium on Friday, being organised by Odisha Rugby Football Association (ORFA).
Jungle Crows of Kolkata, Bombay Gym, Maharastra, Delhi Hurricanes, KISS-A of Bhubaneswar finished 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th respectively after the league rounds matches.
Former Vice chancellor of Sanskrut University and former Sports Director Dr Bimalendu Mohanty inaugurated the meet as chief guest. Among others, MlA North Bhubaneswar and ORFA president Priyadarshi Mishra, ORFA women’s secretary Shakti Ranjan Mohanty and Akshaya Prasad Behera were present.
Pool-A: Jungle Crows, Delhi lions, Bihar, KISS-B
Pool-B: KISS-A, Kerala, Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh
Pool-C: Bombay Gym, Tamil Nadu, YRC, Chhattisgarh
Pool-D: Delhi Hurricans, Bhubaneswar, Maidan Hazards, Uttarakhand Pool-E: Future Hope, Haryana, Karnataka, Mumbai.