BBSR-A enter Women Hockey Tourney semis
Rourkela: Bhubaneswar-A entered into the semifinal by winning all the three league matches in a row of group-A in the Dhyan Chand Memorial Women Hockey Tournament at Biju Pattnaik Hockey Stadium in Rourkela being organised by the Panposh Sports Association (PSA) in association with Rourkela Steel Plant. On Friday, BBSR-A defeated BBSR-B by 4-2 goals. In other league round matches, Rourkela-A, Puri and KISS, Bhubaneswar defeated Rourkela-B, Sundargarh and Sambalpur by 8-0, 12-0 and 7-0 goals respectively. Pitter Tirkey, Rajukanta Saini, Amulya Behera, S Khalko, SC Tappo, B lakra and Florencia Ekka conducted the matches. Technical director Michel Kindo and assistant technical director Amulyananda Bihari, PSA officials Susanta Behera and Mehendra Mishra were present. The guests including Maharaj Krissan Kaushik, former Indian Hockey Coach, Raghunathpali MlA Subrat Tarai and Rourkela Steel Plant GM (TS) Rahaman Khan were present all through in the ground in inspire the players.
Former hockey coach in steel city
Rourkela: The former Indian Hockey coach Maharaja Kissan Kaushik reached at Rourkela for a day visit to Steel City on Friday. After arriving the city, he had visited the SAIl Hockey Academy and Biju Pattanaik Hockey Stadium at Sector-5 and then to Panposh Sports Hostel at Panposh. He expressed the satisfaction on the ground and coaching pattern in both the institutions. The visit of Kaushik has inspired the inmates of both the institutions, said source. He also witnessed the matches of Dhyan Chand Women Hockey Championship with Raghunathpali MlA Subrat Tarai at Biju Pattanaik Hockey Stadium being organised by Panposh Sports Association (PSA) in collaboration with Rourkela Steel Plant. It may be mentioned here that in last month legendary Dhyan Chand’s son and veteran hockey icon Ashok Chand had also visited SAIl hockey academy in inspire the budding stars. Then he moved towards Sundargarh to visit the Sundargarh Sports Hostel. The visit of Kaushik has inspired the inmates of both the institutions said source.
Odia hockey icons no more in Kalinga lancer team
Bhubaneswar: The former Kalinga lancer captain Prabodh Tirkey, Manjeet Kulu, Jasbir Singh and Gagandeep Singh Banwait were shown the way by a co-owner on the ground of physical fitness. Kalinga lancer owned by Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO) and Mahanadi Coalfield limited (MCl). The State Government formed the team with an intention to develop hockey and promote the local hockey players, now the intention and integrity of the Government is doubtful. On October 25, a physical test conducted at Kalinga Stadium here. On the outcome of the test Prabodh and Manjeet of Odisha were disqualified. As per the agreement we are suppose to show our physical fitness before month of the Hockey league schedule. The league would start from February 2015, so the organiser can take the test in the month of January 2015, said Prabodha Tirkey. Sources alleged that the owners of Kalinga lancer are not having any expert to select the players, not only that they hardly have any knowledge of hockey. They should not forget that huge public money is invested for Kalinga lancer if the local players and the coaches would not get priority then what is the fun of spending money.
WB beat Odisha in Inter State One Day match
Bhubaneswar: Shreevats Goswami of West Bengal smashed an unbeaten 110 runs and powered the team to beat Odisha in the Inter State One Day Match at Bengal Cricket Academy in Kalyani in West Bengal on Friday. Winning the toss Odisha elected to field first, Shreevats contributed unbeaten 110 runs and team total reached 220 runs in 50 overs by losing six wickets. Basant Mohanty bagged three wickets by giving 46 runs. In reply, Veerpratap Singh of the winning team scalped five wickets and restricted Odisha for 195 runs in 46.4 overs. Nataraj Behera contributed 77 runs and Arvind Singh scored 50 runs.
Four teams spotted for Kalinga Cup
Bhubaneswar: Sports Hostel Cuttack, United Sporting Club of Bargarh, Town Club of Boudh and Football Association of Phulbani are the four teams qualified for the final Round of All India Kalinga Cup Football Tournament -2014 at Bolangir on Friday. In the 2nd Semi final match on Friday, United Sporting Clubs of Bargarh defeated Football Association of Phulbani by 2-1 goals at Gandhi Stadium. Mukesh Bhoi and Krishna Oram of the winning team netted a goal each in the 22th and 28th minutes. Kissan Sando of Phulbani netted the solitary goal in the 86th minute. Channdrakant Barik, Sudip Das, Sarat Nanda and Giridhari Sahoo were the officials who conducted the match.
Venketeswar enter Inter-School Cricket final
Bhubaneswar: Jyoti Ranjan Behera of Venketeswar English Medium School smashed an unbeaten 101 runs and guided the team to beat Buxi Jagabandhu English Medium (BJEM) School by 99 runs and the team entered the final of the 13th Inter-School Cricket Tournament at BJB Collage Ground on Friday. In another match of the day, Kendriya Vidyalaya-II suffered defeat from KISS by two wickets. In the semifinal match on Saturday, KISS School would meet DAV Chandrashekharpur at BJB College Ground.
Asian U-18 girls, U-19 boys rugby from Dec 11
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Rugby Football Association (ORFA) in association with Indian Rugby Football Union (IRFU) would host the Asian U-18 Girls 7s and U-19 Boys 15s Rugby Championship at KIIT Stadium here from December 11 to 14, informed ORFA president MlA Priyadarshi Mishra in a Press Meet here on Friday. Total 288 players and 30 technical officials would participate in the international meet. Altogether12 teams including Uzbekistan, Afganistan, Singapur, Malaysia, Pakistan, laos, Indonesia, Thailand, Hongkong, UAE, Combodia and the India would participate.