Bhubaneswar Sepak Takraw league from Dec 5
Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar Sepak Takraw Association in collaboration with Town Club will host the Ragunath Debata memorial Bhubaneswar Sepak Takrew league at Kusturiba Sikhya Srama Play Ground from December 5 to 7. Maximum 18 teams would participate in the league. The interested club can contact secretary Pradip Kumar Rout (9437199118) on and before November 26. KIIT University, Royal Physical Club, Tech Mahindra, Mukteswar Club, MS Eleven, Tiger Youth Club, Brahmeswar Sporting, Ekamra Sporting, Regional Football Club, Gandhi Institute, Chandrashekharpur Athletic Club, Global Physiotherapy Cell, Bajarangawali Club and PNV are the teams gave their concern to participate in the league.
Vintage Club Snooker Hall inaugurated
Bhubaneswar: The biggest snooker hall of the State was inaugurated at Vintage Club in Saliasahi here on Wednesday. At our club, we aim to encourage cueists by providing best facilities in the form of world class tables and excellent playing conditions, so that they can bring more laurels to our state, said proprietor Satyadeep Das. Further to popular snooker sports among the teenager we would organise school level camps free of cost. In Vintage Club presently we are having three boards and after the world championship we would bring another four international standard boards, added Satyadeep. In time to time we will bring national repute coaches Sanjay Sawat and many more for the development of sports in our State, said co-owner Amiya Ranjan Nayak. Among others, Jeet Kishor, A Huq, Rakesh Panda and many players were present.
United win Biju Gold Cup football inaugural
Bhubaneswar: United Football Team of Cuttack defeated KISS School in the inaugural match of the the 8th Biju Pattnaik Gold Cup Inter-District U-15 Football Tournament at Unit-6 High School Ground on Wednesday, being organised by Unit-Vi Athletic Association (UAA). The group-A league match between United Football and KISS ended in goalless draw in the stipulated time. In the penalty kicks, Samar Das, Bikash Kumar Sahu, Bigneswar Bhoi, Eshawar Chandra Das and Anil Samal of the United Football successfully converted their kicks into goal. Sunil Murmu, Dipak Barda, Bhagabat Hansda and Anta Murmu of KISS netted a goal each in the penalty strike. United Football team edged out KISS by 5-4 goals and Anil Samal of the winning team bagged the man of the match award. Skhawat Khan, Rajendra Barik, Amit Nayak and Maheswar Singh were officiated the inaugural match.The meet would be concluded on November 23. Altogether 10 teams are participating in the meet. Total 40 players would be selected for a camp here out of which few talented junior players would be selected to join Tata Football Academy for three weeks.
Sports and Youth Services Minister Sudam Maranadi inaugurated the tournament as the chief guest. Among others Padmanava Behera, UAA president Tapan Mohanty, secretary Dillip Das and Naba Ranjan Patnaik were present.
Group-A: KISS School (BBSR), Sambalpur Football Academy, Keonjhar Sports Hostel, United Football Team (Cuttack), SAI Center, HAl, Sunabeda.
Group-B: Bhubaneswar Combined, Phulbani Sports Hostel, Sundargarh Sports Hostel, Nayagarh Sports Hostel, Bolangir Sports Hostel.
Asutosh thrills to start in World Snooker meet
Bhubaneswar: Sub-junior and junior national champion Odisha’s Asutosh Padhy is jubilant to start his journey from Thursday in the SEAWAYS - IBSF World Snooker Championships, which kicks started on Wednesday at Bengaluru. As a host country got the privilege to give direct entry to four players. The players are Asutosh, Manan Chandra, Sourav Kothari and Varun Madan and four will participate at their own cost. A 10th standard student of Delhi Public School Ashutosh made his international debut earlier this year in the world U-21 Snooker Championship at Al Fujairah in UAE, where he reached the round of 32. The championship has three categories men, women and masters. Total 225 players (112 Men, 41 Women, and 72 Masters) are contesting for the titles. Group stage matches will complete on 25th November and followed by knockout stage with finals on 29th. Abhayachandra Jain, Minister of State for Youth Empowerment, Sports and Fisheries, Government of Karnataka inaugurated the meet.
Khurda kick boxers bag 7 medals
Bhubaneswar: Khurda District kick boxing team reached here on Wednesday by bagging five gold and two silver medals in the 5th IAKO Indian Open Championship held at Rohatak in Haryana from November 13 to 16, The Odisha team bagged nine gold, three silver, two bronze and total of 14 medals. In the boys semi contact event, PS Bhaktishree Guru 7-9 age boys, Sattvic Shubhoday 10-12 age, Trinath Bhol 13-15 below 42 kg, Sitam Sahoo 13-15 below 47 kg and Siddharth Sahoo 16-18 age group below 48 kg event bagged gold medal. Similarly, PS Shrustishree Guru won silver medal in the 13-15 age girls below 46 kg and Rajbeer Patra received a silver medal in the 10-12 age boys below 47 kg semi contact event.
Total 349 kick boxers from 17 States were participated in all categories. The 16 members team from Odisha were joined the meet and bagged the second runners-up trophy.
Jobra, Aryan win in Kalinga Cup Football meet
Bhubaneswar: Jobra Durga Club registered back to back win by defeating Oil India of Assam by 2-1 goals in the All India Kalinga Cup Football Tournament at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on Wednesday. In another match Aryan Club of Kolkata edged out Football Association of Phulbani by 1-0 goal. Niladree Chakraborty and SK Kutubuddin of Jobra Durga Club netted a goal each in the 10th and 14th minutes respectively. F Wary of Oil India scored the solitary goal in the 45+1 minutes just to reduce the winning margin.The officials who conducted the match were Tanmaoy Dhar , Ajit Dutta (both West Bengal), Nabin Nayak and Bhanu Bauri (both Odisha). After the barren first half, Suman Malo of Aryan Club netted the all important goal in the 68th minutes and the club pipped Phulbani by 1-0 goal.
Bugai Soren (Jharkhand), Subrat Purohit, Srikanta Bohida and PK Pal (all Odisha) were officiated the match.
Gangapur Gold Cup men hockey from Nov 25
Bhubaneswar: Hockey Gangapur Odisha (HGO) is all set to host cash rich 1st Gangapur Gold Cup Men’s Hockey Tournament at Biju Pattnaik Stadium in Rourkela from November 25 to 30, informed HGO vice-president Olympian lajrus Barla. Altogether eight reputed teams of the State would participate in the six-day-long meet. The champion and runners-up would receive the trophy along with cash award of `1 lakhs and `50,000 respectively. The third and fourth finishers would receive cash award of `25,000 and `10,000 respectively, said HGO secretary Debasis Gauda. Among others, Surendra Barla, Amulyananda Bihari and Mahendra Mishra were present.
Ganadauda on Harekrushna Mahatab birth anniv
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Olympic Association and Dr Harekrushna Mahatab Smurity Committee would jointly organise “Ganadauda” on November 21 for school students in Cuttack. On the occasion of the 115th birth anniversary of late Dr. Harekrushna Mahatab from the entrance of Killa Fort through Chandi Mandir, Chandini Chowk, Balu Bazar, Naya Sadak, Gouri Sankar Park, Buxi Bazar, Gopabandhu Bag, Cantonment Road and will finish near Mahatab Statue, Barabati Stadium. Around 600 participants are expected to join the race. The closing ceremony will be held at Barabati Guest House to award the prizes to the winners (1st, 2nd and 3rd) of the race.