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The Odisha Naval Tata Hockey HPC boys have stormed into the finals of the inaugural Hockey India Sub Junior Men Academy National Championship 2021. They defeated Roundglass Punjab Hockey Club Academy 5-2 and will face Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy in the finals. Ibha mascot FIFA’s U17 Women’s World Cup officially launched its mascot Ibha, an…
Odisha won the third match against Chhattisgarh by 70 runs in the Women’s Invitational One-day Series being played at Centurion University, Khordha on Monday. Tarana Pradhan took three wickets while Rajashree Swain, Tanmayee Behera and Madhusmita Behera took two wickets each, as Chhattisgarh were bowled out for 135 in 41.1 overs. Tanmayee scored an unbeaten…
Virat Kohli has decided to step down from captaincy after this season and would very much like to go out on a high when Royal Challengers Bangalore takes on Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL Eliminator on Monday. He had earlier led Bangalore to an IPL final in 2016, besides having earlier played in the…
Chennai Super Kings are not unfamiliar to playing in playoffs, rather as a team they thrive and will start as favourites in Qualifier 1 of IPL 2021 against Delhi Capitals on Sunday. Rishabh Pant-led Delhi entered the playoff stage as the top team with 20 points but were stunned in their last league match against…
Khordha’s Sumit Maharana picked a 11-wicket haul but still his team lost to Odisha Green by 25 runs in the senior men’s Kalahandi Cup, played across six venues in Cuttack. In another match played at Bidanasi Ground, Jharsuguda lost by 54 runs to Odisha Red after being bowled out for 55 in their first innings….
In a four-match Women’s Invitational One-Day series, Odisha have won their first two matches against Chhattisgarh by 14 runs and 92 runs respectively, being played at Centurion University, Khordha. The state’s senior women’s team is playing these preparatory matches against Chhattisgarh as part of their campaign for the upcoming BCCI tournaments. In the first match,…
Cuttack: Led by R Srikanth (director, Cricket Operations & Coaching) and keeping in view Odisha Cricket Association’s (OCA) Vision@2024 program, a Coaches Refresher’s Program was conducted from Oct 8 to Oct 9. OCA CEO, Subrat Kumar Behera addressed all the coaches present in this program and explained the importance of their role in nurturing new…
The selection trials of Odisha senior and junior girls teams for the upcoming National Championships are in full flow at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. The senior and junior National Championships are to be held at Jhansi and Simdega respectively, later this month. The selection committee includes chairman, OHPC, former India captain and Olympian Dilip…
Royal Challengers Bangalore’s defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad has dampened their chances of finishing in the top-two. If they win this match against Delhi Capitals big, it will still be difficult to dislodge Chennai Super Kings from the second position. But the Virat Kohli-led side has discovered its mojo going into the playoffs, with its batting…
The last two league games of IPL 2021 will be played simultaneously on Friday, which was earlier decided, and all eyes will be on one match where five-time champions Mumbai Indians have a big task of grabbing the final playoff spot. Kolkata Knight Riders have made their chances bright of booking the final playoff berth…
