Odisha beat Jharkhand in Nat’l Games hockey
Bhubaneswar: Odisha men team defeated Jharkhand by 3-1 goals in the hockey league round match of the 35th National Games at New Hockey Stadium, Ashramam, Kollam in Kerala on Wednesday. Odisha got the lead in the 20th minute through penalty corner by Shailendra Singh. Wilson lakra of the Jharkhand netted the equaliser in the 32nd minutes. After the change of sides, Deepanshu Bhargav and Rajin Kanduluna of Odisha scored a goal each in the 66th and 69th minutes respectively and team claimed a 3-1 goal victory.
Bhuyan, Sourav memorial cricket from Feb 11
Bhubaneswar: Mukteswar Cricket Club (MCC) is all set to host 2nd NM Bhuyan and Sourav Mohanty Memorial Cricket Tournament at BJB College Ground here from February 11 to 22, said MCC vice president Gurjit Singh Chouhan in a Press Meet here on Wednesday. In our State many tournament has been organied, but we as an organiser believe that for the development cricket we should conduct at least 40 or 50 overs matches. To test the skill and ability of the players we are conducting 40 overs matches in this tournament instead of 20 overs match, added Gurjit. Altogether 12 teams including defending champion Scan Sporting and runners-up Rising Student of Cuttack would take part in the meet. For the first time Chhattisgarh Cricket Sangha an outsider State team would participate, said Subhasis Bhuyan. The champion would receive the trophy along with cash award of Rs30,000 and the runners-up team to be richer by Rs20,000. Man of the final, best batsman and bowler of the tournament would get Rs5,000 each. Man of the tournament and man of the semifinals would receive Rs10,000 and 2,500 respectively. The man of the match of others matches would get Rs1,000 each. On the final day MCC would give cricketer of the year, promising junior cricketer and women cricketer of the year award they players would get Rs11,111, Rs5,000 and Rs10,000 respectively. Among others MCC joint secretary Ajit Kumar Biswal, Treasurer Goura Prasad Nanda, Bidyut Prakash Mishra, Subhasis Bhuyan, Saranjit Singh, Sanchan Sahani, Sambit Mohapatra and members of the club were present at the meet. Group-A: Mukteswar Cricket Club, Paramount Sporting, Scan Spoting, Rising Student (Cuttack), Progress Cricket Association (Jharsuguda), Pragati Sporting. Group-B: Rameswar Sporting, Solar (Cuttack), Rourkela Youth Cricket Club (Rourkela), Chhattisgarh Cricket Sangha (Chhattisgarh), Biswa Bharati, Sahid Sporting.
6 Odisha eves selected in Nat’l hockey team
Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s six women hockey players have been selected to represent Indian Hockey Team to Valencia, Spain from February 10 to 24 for training and matches, informed Hockey Odisha secretary Pratap Satapathy. Sunita lakra, Namita Toppo, lilima Minz, Deep Grace Ekka, Anupa Barla and Punam Barla are the six Odisha players. The Indian Team will depart on February 9. “It is a matter of great pride to the State of Odisha that six of our Odiya girls will be representing Indian women hockey team to Spain”, added Satpathy.
SAI to meet Friends in Jadupur Cup Football final
Bhubaneswar: Sports Authority of India (SAI) of Cuttack would cross swords with Friends Paradise of Jatani in the final of the 28th Jadupur Cup Football Tournament at Jadupur in the city outskirts on Thursday, being organised by Jadupur Athletic Association. In the semifinal match on Wednesday, racing from the back Friends Paradise,Jatani defeated Sports Hostel of Cuttack by 2-1 goals. Sports Hostel got the lead in the 16th minute by Pankaj Minz. Benu Mangraj of Friends Paradise netted the equaliser in the 32nd minutes and his-mate Tofan Nayak nailed the final goal in the 35th minute. Tofan received the man of the match award. Durga Acharya, Sekhawat Khan, S Patra and Pradipta Nayak were conducted the semifinal match as referees. Bhubaneswar Block Chairman Sanjil Kumar Baliarsing distributed the prizes as the chief guest of the closing ceremony in presence of Jadupur Athletic Association president Dilawar Khan and Secretary Daud Ali.
Tata Steel to organise Run-a-thon on Feb 15
Bhubaneswar: Tata Steel in a function held here announced the launch of its annual run-a-thon in Odisha titled “Tata Steel Bhubaneswar Run-a-thon” which will be held for the first time at the state capital on February 15 where in the participants are required to run 10 kms. 10km is the internationally approved distance for road races by International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). For the run-a-thon, Tata Steel and its Sports Department will get internationally recognised technology and tracking mechanisms for the first time in Odisha, thus enabling the runners to have a professional sporting experience. Arun Misra, Vice President, Gopalpur Project, Tata Steel unveiled the logo and website of Tata Steel Bhubaneswar Run-a-thon and formally launched it. Briefing details on the Run-a-thon Farzan Heerjee, Chief, Guest Relations and Sports, Tata Steel informed that apart from the 10 km run which is open to all, there will be a 7 km run for corporates and institutions, a 5 km run for school children and a 3 km race for differently-abled persons. The reporting time for all races will be 5.30 am. The run, starting from Kalinga stadium will go up to Tanishq showroom at Chandrasekharpur, take a u-turn from there and end at the Kalinga stadium. The runners will be given smart RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) chips to track the participants’ performance and location. There will be awards in five different categories with the highest prize money of Rs51,000.00 going to the winner of the 10km run. Top five finishers both men and women would get cash awards. The event will featuring total cash award of Rs8.25 lakhs. There will be separate registration fee for corporates and institutes and individual participants. Registrations can be done online at www.tatasteelbhubaneswarrun.com or at the registration counters at Kalinga stadium from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, starting February 5, 2015. The last date for registrations is February 11, 2015. Others present on the occasion Manikanta Naik, Chief Resident Executive, Tata Steel, Bhubaneswar and Charles Borromeo, Head, Sports, Tata Steel.
Tata Utkalika Cup Football from Feb 6
Bhubaneswar: Unit-6 Athletic Association will organise 17th Tata Utkalika Invitational Football Tournament at Unit-6 High School Ground from February 6 to 15. Altogether 10 selected teams including defending champion Yazdani Club-73 would fight for the top honour. The champion team would receive Rs 20,000 and the runners-up to be richer by Rs 15,000. In the inaugural match Mangala Club would meet Home Guard both Cuttack teams. Group-A: Tata Football Academy, Odisha Police, AG Odisha, SAI Hostel (Cuttack), Unit-VI Athletic Association. Group-B: Yazdani Club-73, Sports Hostel Cuttack, East Coast Railway (Khurda Road), Mangala Club, Home Guard (both Cuttack).
Anurag shines in Sumit Bose Cricket
Bhubaneswar: Anurag Kanojia smashed an unbeaten 126 runs and powered the Cuttack-A team to score 306 runs in 95.4 overs against Bhubaneswar-A in the inaugural day of their three day long match of the Sumit Bose Trophy U-16 Inter District Cricket Tournament at Ravenshaw University Ground in Cuttack on Wednesday.
Winning the toss Bhubaneswar-A elected to field first, Anurag scored an unbeaten 126 runs and well supported by Md Sahil Raja and Akash Nayak scored 47 and 41 runs respectively.