Kalighat to meet ONGC in Kalinga Cup final
Bhubaneswar: Kalighat MS of Kolkata would meet ONGC of Mumbai in the final of the All India Kalinga Cup Football Tournament at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on Wednesday. In the semifinal match on Tuesday, ONGC edged out Pune FC of Pune by 4-0 goals. Vivek Kaira draw the first blood in the ninth minutes and his mate F lalmuanpuai double the lead in the 12th minute. After the change of sides, Kailash Patile netted double goals in the 67th and 94th minutes respectively. Ajit Dutta,Tanmoy Dhar (both West Bengal), BugaiSoren (Jharkhand) and Subrat Purohit (Odisha) officiated the onesided match.
3rd Edition HIl to begin at Kalinga Stadium
Bhubaneswar: The newly-built Kalinga Stadium’s Hockey Complex here will stage the opening match, while capital’s Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium will host the semifinals and final of the third edition of Hero Hockey India league to be held across the country from January 22 to February 22. In the opening match of the 2015 edition of HHIl, hosts Kalinga lancers will play debutant Ranchi Rays, owned by Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Kalinga Stadium would add another feather to its cap after hosting one of the biggest hockey event Hero Men’s Champions Trophy 2014 to be held at Kalinga Stadium here from December 6 to 14. Kalinga lancer would meet Ranchi Rays on January 22, Uttar Pradesh Wizards on January 31, Jaypee Punjab Warriors on February 1, Delhi Wave Riders on February 13, Dabang Mumbai on February 19 respectively. The 3rd edition of Hero Hockey India league is scheduled from 22nd January – 22nd February 2015, with the semi-finals and finals slotted to be played in Delhi on February 21 and 22 respectively. Speaking on the HIl 2015 set to commence soon, Midfielder Devindar Sunil Walmiki playing for Kalinga lancers said, “I am extremely happy that the manner in which our team has been shaping up. We will aim for the semi-final spot first and then take it forward from there.”
Gangapur Gold Cup Hockey begins
Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar Sports Hostel defeated Odisha Police by 4-1 goals in the inaugural day of the cash-rich 1st Gangapur Gold Cup Men’s Hockey Tournament at Biju Pattnaik Stadium in Rourkela on Tuesday, being organised by Hockey Gangapur Odisha (HGO). In other matches of the day, Jindal Steel and HAl Hockey Academy edged out Sundargarh Sports Hostel and Odisha Postal by 4-1 and 6-3 goals respectively. The match between Panpose Sports Hostel and East Coast Railway ended in draw. Altogether eight reputed teams of the State are participating in the six-day-long meet. The champion and runners-up would receive the trophy along with cash award of Rs1 lakh and Rs50,000 respectively. The third and fourth finishers would receive cash award of Rs25,000 and Rs10,000 respectively.