Sarita to tie knot with Saroj on May 1
Bhubaneswar: International footballer and women football coach of the sports hostel Bhubaneswar Sarita Jayanti Behera is going to start her new life with Saroj Parmanik on May 1. International repute footballer Sarita daughter of Kanhu Charan Behera and Kushubala Behera would marry elder son of Gangadhar Parmanik of Kendrapada on May 1. Saroj presently is working in the Accounts General in Kerala. Sarita represented the State in various national and international championships. She was the most aggressive player of the State team, she was having strong positive attitude never say no to any situation. She was in the national team and participated in AFC-U-19 Women’s Football Championship China in the year 2004., said her coach Nanda Kishor Pattinak. She is presently working in the State Sports and Youth Services Department as coach.
KISS retain PVR Murthy Inter-School Cricket title
Bhubaneswar: Defending champion KISS School of Bhubaneswar retain the champion title of the 10th PVR Murthy Inter School Cricket Tournament by defeating DAV Public School of CDA by 71 runs in the final at BOSE Engineering Ground in Cuttack on Thursday, being organized by Union Sporting Club. Batting first, Ramachandra Murmu and Digambar Pujari of KISS scored 50 and unbeaten 46 runs respectively and the team score 163 runs in 25 overs for the loss of seven wickets. In reply, Ramachandra scalped three wickets by giving only 20 runs and bundle out DAV innings for 92 runs in 21.5 overs.Susant Majhi of Champion team received best wicketkeeper award and his-mate Ramachandra Murmu grabbed both man of the final and player of the tournament and received Rs 31,000. On the closing ceremony organiser felicitated basketball player Prasant Kumar Nayak and international women footballer Bishnupriya Mahanta and both received Rs 5,000 each. Former Indian player and working president BCCI Shivlal Yadav distributed the prizes as the chief guest of the closing ceremony in presence of Odisha Cricket Association secretary Asirbad Behera and former Odisha Ranji captain Rabi Narayan Panda. Other Dignitaries who shared the dias were OCA treasurer Satya Mohanty, joint secretary Sanjeeb Kumar Dutta, Pravat Mishra, corporator Deepalibala Bhuyan, Sunrise Club secretary Tadit Kumar Rout, Executive Director, Mayfair Group of Hotels Soubhagya Mohapatra, Dr. K.C. Padhi, Dr. Manoranjan Mallick and Pabitra Bhuyan. The meeting was presided by Nandakishore Tiberwal, President, Union Sporting Club and the vote of thanks was conveyed by Pradeep Chauhan, Secretary. The organization wants to thank Giri Opticals for sponsoring the Tournament along with Odisha Cricnews for giving live updates on face book. Brief score: KISS 163/7 in 25 overs (Ramachandra Murmu 50, Digambar Pujari 46 n.o; Narasingh Sisa 28; Prajwal laha 2/38) beat DAV 92/10 in 21.5 overs (Sidhartha Nayak 26 n.o; Shibasish Sahoo 25; Ramachandra Murmu 3/20, Jogibar Tiria 2/11) by 71 runs.
Hockey Odisha out of Senior Hockey Semis race
Bhubaneswar: Hockey Odisha suffered defeat from Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy by 1-5 goals and out of the semifinal race of the 5th Senior National Hockey Championship 2015 (Men) Div- A being played at Pune, Maharashtra on Thursday. Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy looking for the initial goal scored their first goal in the 19th minute as Tarun Adhikari scored through a field goal. Aamir Khan looking at doubling the lead for his team successfully scored by capitalising on a good pass in the D. With a lead of 2-0 at half time, Vikas Choudhary scored a brace in the 41st and 44th minute taking Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy score to 4-0. Hockey Odisha opened their scorecard in the 54th minute through Dilip Toppo but MP Hockey Academy replied with Vikas’ marvellous hat-trick goal in the 60thminute. With this goal, Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy won the match 5-1. Pool A - Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy 5 Tarun Adhikari (19min- FG), Aamir Khan (23min- FG), Vikas Choudhary (41min- FG, 44min- FG, 60min-FG) vs Hockey Odisha 1 Dilip Toppo (54min- PC)
FAO to host National Sub-Jr Women Football
Bhubaneswar: Football Association of Odisha is all set to host the Sub -Junior Girls National Football Championship -2015 at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack as allotted by All India Football Federation The championship would begin from May 8. Altogether 22 States across the country will be participating in this National Championship.