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Ranchi: A jittery start after opting to bat first forced England to shun the Bazball, but saw a struggling Joe Root bounce back to form with a resilient century as the visitors were 302 for 7 at stumps on day one of the fourth Test against India, here on Friday. India could have hoped to…
Ranchi: Akash Deep picked three wickets on debut as India reduced England to 112 for 5 at lunch on day one of the fourth Test here on Friday. India after being asked to bowl made an immediate impact in the first session with the Bengal pacer striking with the scalps of Ben Duckett (11), Ollie…
The Indian Premier League 2024 edition will officially get underway on March 22 with defending champions Chennai Super Kings hosting Royal Challengers Bangalore at MA Chidambaram Stadium. The BCCI has unveiled a preliminary schedule for IPL 2024, spanning the initial 17 days of the tournament from March 22 to April 7, featuring a total of…
Ranchi: England captain Ben Stokes added intrigue to the discussion surrounding the Ranchi pitch for the upcoming fourth Test against India, expressing his astonishment at the unprecedented nature of the 22-yard strip. As India leads the five-match series 2-1, the condition of the pitch has taken center stage in the prelude to the penultimate Test,…
The Women’s Premier League (WPL 2024) will kick off on February 23 at Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium, featuring an opening clash between defending champions Mumbai Indians and the inaugural edition’s runners-up, Delhi Capitals. Maintaining the format of the previous edition, WPL 2024 will witness all five participating teams facing each other twice. The team securing…
Cuttack: VK Pandian, chairman of 5T and Nabin Odisha, conducted an inspection of Barabati Stadium on Wednesday, reviewing proposed designs and drawings for its upcoming renovation. The visit included discussions with Pranab Prakash Das, MLA and president of Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) and Sanjay Behera, secretary of OCA. During the inspection, Pandian explored various facilities…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha State Inter-University Sports Competition 2023-24 concluded with an award ceremony held at Biju Patnaik Sports Complex of Utkal University, here on Monday. Sambalpur University clinched the title of team champion in the men’s category, with Utkal University securing the runner-up position. In the women’s category, KIIT University emerged as the team champion,…
Bhubaneswar: In a spectacular ceremony marked by a torch march from Maa Talpadeshwari temple to the Biju Patnaik Sports Complex, the state-level inter-university competition 2023-24, kicked off at Utkal University here on Thursday.The event has received support from the Higher Education Department of the Odisha Government and the Odisha Higher Education Council (OHEC). Vice-chancellor Prof…
Bhubaneswar: The men’s Kabaddi team of Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan Deemed to be University (SOA) here has finished second in the 2nd Odisha Inter-University Sports meet which concluded at Cuttack on February 13. The team which entered the final, went down to Sri Jagannath Sanskrit University, Puri 23-48. The sports meet was held at Ravenshaw University….
Bhubaneswar: Six students and a faculty member of Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan Deemed to be University have been selected to represent Odisha in the men’s and women’s Minigolf National Championship to be held in Nagpur from March 3 to 6. The chosen players are Vineet Das, Aditya Raj Dora and Badal Samal who are part of…
