Preparations for IPL matches complete: OCA
Cuttack: The Odisha Cricket Association on Tuesday said that the preparations for two IPL matches to be held at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack, are complete.
The two matches would be held on March 19 and 21.
Briefing newsmen here, OCA honourary secretary Ashirwad Behera said that this is a matter of pride for any state cricket association [...]
Deccan Charges team Director, IPL CEO review facilities at Barabati stadium for IPL matches
Bhubaneswar (Orissa): A 13-member representative team of the Deccan Chargers led by director Venkat Reddy today took stock of the arrangements and other facilities at Barabati. Indian Premier League (IPL) CEO by Sundar Raman also visit Brabati on Friday.
The delegation inspected the Barabati pitch which is now the ‘home ground’ of the defending champions, the [...]
Former BCCI vice-president, secretary of Orissa Cricket Association Bibhuti Bhusan Das passed away
Cuttack: Former BCCI vice-president and secretary of Orissa Cricket Association Bibhuti Bhusan Das passed away after a prolonged illness here on Wednesday at the age of 85, who is survived by wife and two sons.
Former head of Mayurbhanj District Athletic Association, Sri Das was elected as the OCA secretary in 1976 and continued to remain [...]
The mascot of the 2nd National Senior Para Archery Championship
Bhubaneswar: The mascot of the 2nd National Senior Para Archery Championship ‘Rani’, a domestic bear was unveiled here on Wednesday. To protect the bear species and spread the massage of human-animal relationship Rani was made the mascot of the championship, said organizer Bishnu Charan Sahu.
Paralympics Archery Association will organize the four-day long national championship at [...]
Tata Steel To Provide Advance Training To Orissa athlete Sobha Nayak
Bhubaneshwar (Orissa): As part of its endeavour to promote sports and make it ‘a way of life’ for the people, Tata Steel has decided to provide intensive advance training of international standard to Ms Sobha Nayak at Tata Athletic Academy (TAA) at Jamshedpur. Ms Nayak, from Sukinda locality of Jajpur district, will be provided training [...]
Annual Athletic meet of KISS concludes
Bhubaneswar: The 15th Annual Athletic Meet of KISS concluded here on Sunday. Hiramani Kisku, Aamit Kumar Munda in senior, Mahendra Besra, Manika Hembram in sub-senior, Sidhanath Soren, Sanjulata Singh, Ratani Hembram in junior, Rajendra Kumar Jani, Jayanti Kisku in sub-junior, Anab Majhi, Sumitra Banara in rising star, Ramachandra Mandra in young star and Chambru Murmu, [...]
Odisha emerges champion in national meet
Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s 70-member kickboxing squad bagged 23 gold, 14 silver and 20 bronze medals and total of 57 medals and emerged champion in the five-day long 3rd India Open National Championship that concluded at Swarnabharati Indoor Stadium in Vishakapatnam in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday.
The gold medalists were Ranjit Barik, Abhisek Biswal, Anshuman Behera, Joyti Ranjan [...]
Duleep Trophy: Three Odisha players in East Zone team
Bhubaneswar: Jharkhand cricketer Saurabh Tiwary on Wednesday was named captain of East Zone as selectors here chose to omit former skipper Shib Sundar Das from the 16-member squad that would take on Central Zone in the quarter-final of the four day Duleep Trophy match at Amritsar from January 19-22.
Former Maharashtra captain Dheeraj Jadhav, who is [...]
U-19 National Football: Odisha enters semis
Bhubaneswar: In the group-B Odisha scored four points equal with the Manipur, fetched the second place and qualified for the semifinal of the 46th U-19 National Football Championship held at Mandoi in Karnataka on Tuesday.
Earlier in the first league match Odisha defeated West Bengal by 2-0 goals and defeated defending champion Mizoram by 3-1 goals.
Odisha [...]
Aonal wins IFFCO inter-unit sports festival
Paradip: Defending champion Aonal Unit of IFFCO bagged 13 gold, seven silver and two bronze medals and scored total 107 points and emerged champion of the 5th Inter Unit Sports Festival of IFFCO that concluded at the sports ground here on Tuesday. Phulpur unit was bagged three gold, nine silver and nine bronze medals and [...]