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After finishing tantalisingly second in the final against Australia in the 2020 T20 World Cup, India Women would look to lift the this time around when the tournament kicks off on February 10 in South Africa. India have been placed in Group 2 along with England, Pakistan, Ireland and West Indies. All the matches Women’s…
Odisha beat Meghalaya by eight wickets on day three of the U-25 Col CK Nayudu Trophy at Gandhi Stadium. Opting to field, Ashutosh Chhuria and Sandeep Pattanaik picked three wickets each to bowl Meghalaya out for 201. For Meghalaya, Jaskirat scored 74 not out off 122 balls. Leading Odisha’s reply, Swastik Samal scored 88 runs…
Madhuri Meheta and six other Odisha players have been shortlisted for the Women’s Premier League (WPL), scheduled to be held on February 13 in Mumbai. On the aution day, 409 players will go under the hammer as the tournament comprising of five teams will be played from March 4 to 26 in Mumbai. All the…
Bhubaneswar: Studies and sports should go together at the university level for all-round development of students, former Test opener Arun Lal said on Saturday. “If students don’t give equal importance to sports with their studies, they will remain half-educated,” Lal said while speaking at the concluding function of SOA Cup. The month long SOA Cup…
One of the most competitive rivalry in cricket over the last few years, will commence on February 9, with India taking on Australia in a home series. After having lost their last home Test series of Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Australia would look to snatch back the honours. But on spinning Indian tracks, it won’t be an…
Led by Swastik Samal, the senior selection committee has picked a 16-member Odisha squad for the fourth match against Baroda of the U-25 Col CK Nayudu Tropy. The match will start on January 22 at DRIEMS Ground in Cuttack. Odisha squad: Gourav Choudhry, Raghunath Malla, Om T Munde, Swastik Samal (capt), Pankaj Senapati, Anil Parida,…
After making a winning start, Odisha lost to Kerala by 28 runs in the Senior Women One-day Trophy, being played at Puducherry on Thursday. Kerala won the toss and opted to bat as Minnu Mani scored 47 off 61 balls and Drishya I V 40 off 45 balls to take their team’s total to 210…
Odisha started off their campaign with a win as they beat Mizoram by nine wickets in the Senior women One-Day Trophy, played at Puducherry. Opting to bat, Mizoram never looked in a position to put up a competitive score on the board as Odisha’s Sujata Mallik and Rameswari Naik picked two wickets each. Zuali scored…
FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023 will kickstart on January 13, with India scheduled to meet Spain in its opener at the newly built Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium. Fans can follow and watch the tournament, live on TV and also by live streaming. The quadrennial event to be played in two cities of Odisha…
Shiv Sundar Das has been appointed as one of the five selectors in BCCI’s national men’s senior selection committee. Headed by Chetan Sharma, who has been reappointed as the chairman of the committee, will also have Salil Ankola, Subroto Banerjee and S Sharath as his colleagues. The Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) comprising of Sulakshana Naik,…
