Jharsuguda win Bharat Patel T20 inaugural
Jharsuguda: First Bharat Patel T-20 cricket tournament inaugurated on Sunday in the Manmohan School Ground in Jharsuguda. In the inaugural match Shivashakti Club of Jharsuguda beat Brajrajnagar Integrity Club by five runs. Shivashakti club scored 160 runs by losing nine wickets. In reply Integrity club managed to score 155 runs by losing all wickets. Batsman Indra adjudicated as man of the match for his innings of 56 runs. Jharsuguda Municipality Chairperson Harish Ganantra inaugurated the tournament and he said that infrastructure for the development of sports activities in Jharsuguda will be our prime objective in coming days. Progressive Association of Jharsuguda has organised the tournament. Total eight regional teams are participating in the tournament. Jharsuguda Tehsildar Bhawesh Nayak,Progressive Club President Mehtab Khan and Prajawal Patel were also present.
By Raj Kumar Sharma
AIFF grassroots coaching camp concludes
Bhubaneswar: The three-day long the second Grassroots Football Coaching Course of AIFF was concluded at Satybrata Stadium in Cuttack on Sunday. It coincided with a Grassroots Festival in which around 100 small kids aged between 6 -12 yrs both boys and girls participated. 36 Candidates from various parts of the State were also awarded with the AIFF Grassroots Coach certificate. Anju Turambekar (AIFF) was the instructor of the course. Akshya Das (AFC - B) and Gitanjali Khuntia (AFC -C) coaches of the State were the coordinators of the program. In the closing ceremony Bijoy Das (Vice President- FAO), Tadit Kumar Rout (Vice President- FA Odisha) , Avijit Paul (Joint Secretary- FA Odisha) were present.
Hockey Gangpur emerges Jr Hockey Champion
Bhubaneswar: Racing from the back, Hockey Gangpur Odisha emerged champion of the 5th Hockey India Junior National Championship 2015 (B Division) by defeating West Bengal by 4-2 goals, which concluded at Mysore, Karnataka on Sunday. West Bengal got the lead in the early 10th minute through the goal by Nitish. Sibren lakra scored three goals in a row and took away the matches from West Bengal. Sibren scored the hattrick in the 20th,40th and 54th minutes respectively. Gurpreet of West Bengal scored a goal in the 55th minute. Sanjay nailed the final goal in the 66th minute. Odisha always have talented players but need to nourish properly. From the beginning our team dominated the tournament. I congratulated the team for their magnificent achievement, said Hockey Gangpur secretary Debasis Gouda.
Jobra beat Xaviers in PVR Murthy Cricket
Bhubaneswar: A six wickets haul by Amarendra Nayak of Jobra Municipal High School powered the team to beat St Xaviers School by huge 62 runs and entered the quarterfinals of the 10th PVR Murthy Memorial Inter-School Cricket Tournament at BOSE Engineering Ground in Cuttack on Sunday. Being invited to bat first, Jobra Municipal School was scored 137 runs in 25 overs by losing eight wickets. Jaganath Biswal scored highest 41 runs. In reply, Amarendra bagged six wickets by giving 18 runs only and bundle out St Xaviers innings for 75 runs in 10.3 overs. For the devastating bowling Amarendra received the man of the match award. Sunries Club secretary Tadit Kumar Rout presented the award. Tapendra Singh and Manoj Das conducted the match as umpire. PM Academy School would meet Ranihat High School on Monday. Brief Score: Jobra Municipal High 137/8 in 25 overs (Jagabandhu Biswal 41, Biswajit Mishra 21, Mk Ananda Avisek 2/25, Soumya Ranjan Sahoo 2/26, Wasif Reman 2/29) beat St Xaviers 75/10 in 20.3 overs (Amarendra Nayak 6/18, Sambit Behera 2/6) by 62 runs.
BCC enter Pradipta Mahapatra Memorial semis
Bhubaneswar: The all round performance by Sameer Mohanty of the host Biswabharati Cricket Club (BCC) guided the team into the semifinal of the Pradipta Mohapatra Memorial Inter Club Cricket Tournament by defeating Pragati Sporting Club of Bhubaneswar by three wickets in Cuttack on Sunday. Batting first, Pragati Sporting scored 111 runs in 27.4 overs. Sameer Mohanty and Prasant Sahoo of BCC bagged three wickets each and restricted Pragati in a small total. In batting Sameer contributed 25 runs and the host reached the winning target in 25.5 overs by losing seven wickets. BCC president Biswajit Mohanty presented the man of the match award to Sameer Mohanty of the winning team. evasis Behera and Nirmala Mishra conducted the match as umpire. In the quarterfinal match on Monday, sahid Sporting Club of Bhubaneswar would meet Union Sporting Club of Cuttack. Brief Score: Pragati Sporting Club 111/10 in 27.4 overs (Amlan Sukumar Barik 24, Sumitosh Praharaj 22, Ashish Sahu 21; Sameer Mohanty 3/15, Prasant Sahoo 3/16, Sourabh Bose 2/32) lost to Biswabharati Cricket Club 112/7 in 25.5 overs (Sameer Mohanty 25; Tukuna Sahoo 2/16, Sukant Hati 2/23) by 3 wickets.