Sports

Give equal importance to sports in educational institutions: Arun Lal
Bhubaneswar: Studies and sports should go together at the university level for all-round development of students, former Test opener Arun

India vs Australia series: Full schedule, dates and match timings
One of the most competitive rivalry in cricket over the last few years, will commence on February 9, with India

U-25 Col CK Nayudu Tropy: Swastik Samal to lead Odisha vs Baroda
Led by Swastik Samal, the senior selection committee has picked a 16-member Odisha squad for the fourth match against Baroda

Senior Women One-Day Trophy: Kerala beat Odisha by 28 runs
After making a winning start, Odisha lost to Kerala by 28 runs in the Senior Women One-day Trophy, being played

Madhuri Meheta shines in Odisha’s win over Mizoram
Odisha started off their campaign with a win as they beat Mizoram by nine wickets in the Senior women One-Day

FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023, live streaming and telecast details: Where and how to watch India matches
FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023 will kickstart on January 13, with India scheduled to meet Spain in its opener

Shiv Sundar Das appointed selector in BCCI’s selection committee
Shiv Sundar Das has been appointed as one of the five selectors in BCCI’s national men’s senior selection committee. Headed

Inter University Women’s Hockey Championship kicks off
Bhubaneswar: The Inter University Women’s Hockey Championship organised by Rama Devi Women’s University was inaugurated on Thursday at Biju Patnaik

FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023: India fixtures, full schedule, venues, teams, groups and match timings
After the opening ceremony on January 11 at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack, FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023 will kickstart

National kickboxing championship begins in Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar: More than 500 competitors from 15 states are participating in the four-day 27th National Kickboxing Championship, which started on

Priyanka Priyadarshini selected for Women’s T20 Challenger
Odisha’s Priyanka Priyadarshini has been picked to play in the Senior Women’s T20 Challenger, to be played from Nov 20-26

Vijay Hazare Trophy: Biplab, Poddar included in Odisha squad
Biplab Samantray and Govind Poddar have been included in Odisha’s squad in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy. The senior men’s

BJB College win men’s inter-college basketball tournament
Bhubaneswar: In the men’s inter-college basketball tournament organised by Utkal University on Saturday, BJB autonomous College beat UN Autonomous College

Two new players in Odisha squad for Vijay Hazare Trophy
The selectors have picked two new players in the 16-member Odisha squad for the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Odisha have included

DR College wins inter-college women’s basketball tournament
Bhubaneswar: In the inter-college women’s basketball tournament organised by Utkal University, DR College, Nayapalli emerged as champions while BJB Autonomous

Four Odisha players selected for East Zone team
Four players of Odisha have been picked to be part of East Zone team for the upcoming Senior Women’s Inter-zonal

Srabani Nanda wins gold at National Open Athletics Championship
Odisha’s Srabani Nanda bagged gold in women’s 100 mtr with a timing of 11.55 sec at the 61st National Open

National Games: Odisha record highest ever medal haul
With 26 medals, Odisha recorded a highest ever medal haul at the recently concluded 36th National Games in Gujarat. This

Bikash Swarup Pati qualifies as BCCI match referee
Bikash Swarup Pati, a former Odisha Ranji Trophy cricketer and current men’s senior selection committee member has successfully qualifiedas a

Saideep to lead Odisha in Vinoo Mankad Trophy
Led by Saideep Mohapatra, Odisha Cricket Association’s (OCA) junior selection committee has picked a 15-member squad for the Vinoo Mankad

Odisha announce 16-member squad for BCCI Senior Women’s T20 Trophy, Meheta to lead
Madhuri Meheta to lead as Odisha announce 16-member squad for the BCCI Senior Women’s T20 Trophy, starting October 11 in

National Games: Odisha to compete in 23 events
A 275-member Odisha contingent will be taking part in the upcoming 36th National Games, scheduled to be held between Sept

Legends League Cricket: Preparatory meeting for Cuttack matches held
Cuttack: A preparatory meeting was held for the smooth conduct of the upcoming Legends League Cricket, scheduled to be held

OCA announces U-16 inter-district schedule
The first phase of U-16 inter-district tournament of domestic season 2022-23, will begin from September 15. The Odisha Cricket Association

AGM of Odisha Athletics Association held
The Annual General Meeting of Odisha Athletics Association was held at the meeting hall of Odisha Olympic Association on Sunday,

Shiv Sundar Das completes NCA Level-2 coaching course
Former India opener Shiv Sundar Das has successfully completed the NCA Hybrid Level-2 Coaching Course, conducted online by NCA-Bengaluru from

Badminton tournament for ECoR employees
East Coast Railway Sports Association, Mancheswar organised Annual Badminton Championship-2022 for its employees, and over 100 staff participated. The tournament

U-19 inter-district tournament: Keonjhar beat Balangir by six wickets
S Pratik Mohanty scored a fifty and helped Keonjhar beat Balangir by six wickets in an U-19 inter-district cricket match.

U-19 inter-district tournament: BBSR-A thrashes Kandhamal
Anshuman Sahoo scored a century and Ritesh Priyaranjan took four wickets as BBSR-A thrashed Kandhamal by 278 runs in OCA

Odisha’s Shantanu Mishra part of East Zone team for Duleep Trophy
Shantanu Mishra has been picked to be part of East Zone team for Duleep Trophy, which will be played between

Asia Cup 2022 full schedule, dates, timings and venues
The Asia Cup 2022 featuring six teams kicks off on August 27, with Sri Lanka and Afghanistan playing the opening

Kalahandi Cup T20: Cuttack-A thrash Odisha Orange in low-scoring game
Odisha Orange’s winning run ended on Wednesday when they lost to Cuttack-A by 77 runs in Kalahandi Cup T20 Super

Cuttack to host three matches of Legends League Cricket
Cuttack’s Barabati Stadium will be one of the host venue of the Legends League Cricket. Three T20 matches of the

Kalahandi Cup T20: Poddar shines in Odisha Orange win
Govinda Poddar starred again with his all-round show as Odisha Orange beat Jharsuguda by seven runs in Kalahandi Cup Super

Kalahandi Cup T20: Odisha Orange beat Balasore
In a high-scoring game of Kalahandi Cup Super League T20, Odisha Orange chased down a big total to beat Balasore

ECoR felicitates hockey star Amit Rohidas
East Coast Railway General Manager Sharad Kumar Srivastava felicitated its Senior Sports Officer and defender of Indian hockey men’s team

BYJU’S Odisha Women’s T20: Odisha Red and Odisha Violet share trophy
Odisha Red and Odisha Violet shared the trophy as the final of BYJU’S Odisha Women’s T20 Cricket on Thursday could

ECoRSA congratulates Amit Rohidas, Deep Grace Ekka for CWG show
East Coast Railway congratulated Odisha hockey players Amit Rohidas and Deep Grace Ekka for winning medals at the just concluded

Jena, Xess win at javelin competition
To commemorate Neeraj Chopra’s gold medal at Tokyo Olympics on August 7, last year – Odisha Athletics Association along with

Kalahandi Cup: BBSR-A beat ECORSA in low-scoring game
In a low-scoring game at Kalahandi Cup (Super League T20) on Friday, BBSR-A beat ECORSA by 11 runs. Put in

Kalahandi Cup: Six matches on Day 2 abandoned due to rain
The day two of Kalahandi Cup (Super League T20) on Saturday was affected by rain, with all the six matches

BYJU’S Odisha Women’s T20: Two matches called off due to rain
The two matches of BYJU’S Odisha Women’s T20 Cricket 2022 on Saturday were called off due to rain, forcing the

BYJU’S Odisha Women’s T20: Alakananda shines in Odisha Green’s victory
The day five action from BYJU’S Odisha Women’s T20 Cricket 2022 at DRIEMS Cricket Stadium, Tangi saw Odisha Red and

BYJU’S Odisha Women’s T20: Odisha Red, Odisha Green win
The day four action from BYJU’S Odisha Women’s T20 Cricket 2022 at DRIEMS Cricket Stadium, Tangi saw Odisha Red and

Kalahandi Cup’s T20 format to begin Aug 5
The Kalahandi Cup Super League (T20 format) for season 2022-23 will start from August 5 at different venues across Cuttack.

BYJU’S Women’s T20: Odisha Violet, Odisha Yellow post wins
Cuttack: The third day action from BYJU’S Odisha Women’s T20 Cricket 2022 at DRIEMS Cricket Stadium, Tangi here saw Odisha

BYJU’S Odisha Women’s T20 kicks off, Odisha Violet and Odisha Yellow win
BYJU’S Odisha Women’s T20 Cricket 2022 was inaugurated on Monday by Asirbad Behera (secretary FAO & OAA) and Avijit Paul

BYJU’S Odisha Women’s T20 Cricket League to start on Aug 1
After the successful completion of the first edition of OCL T20 (Men & Women), Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) will conduct

OCA holds Apex Council Meeting
The Odisha Cricket Association (OCA), on Monday held its Apex Council Meeting where it was decided that there will be

Gita Samantray to head OCA’s women’s selection committee
The Odisha Cricket Association on Monday has appointed a five-member women’s selection committee headed by Gita Samantray. The other members

Odisha Athletics Association recommends Rs 67,85,000 budget for 2022-23
In the Council Meeting of Odisha Athletics Association (OAA) held on July 17, a budget of Rs 67,85,000 for 2022-23

Wasim Jaffer steps down as Odisha coach
Wasim Jaffer has stepped down from his position as Odisha Ranji team coach, Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) informed on Saturday.

SOA’s soft baseball squad leaves for Rajasthan to participate in Inter University tournament
Bhubaneswar: A 24-member squad representing Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) left from here for Pacheri Bari in Rajasthan on Monday to

India vs Ireland T20I 2022: Schedule, live streaming details and telecast details
Led by Hardik Pandya, India will play two T20I matches against Ireland in Dublin from Sunday. Both teams had last

FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup: Kalinga Stadium to host India matches
Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar will be one of the three venues to host the 7th edition of FIFA Under-17 Women’s

Former Odisha cricketer dies at 38
Former Odisha player Mohammad Salim died in a road accident at Saraipali on Tuesday. He was 38. As a player

IND vs SA five-match T20I series: where to watch, schedule, squads, venues
After the conclusion of the Indian Premier League, India in their first international assignment, will be taking on South Africa

Cuttack T20I: 12,093 offline tickets sold out in a single day
The offline ticket sale at counters on Thursday for the upcoming India-South Africa T20I on June 12, was sold out in a single day.

LED based flood lights inaugurated at Barabati Stadium
The India-South Africa T20I will be played under LED based flood lights at Barabati Stadium on June 12. The LED

Cuttack T20I: 12k counter ticket sales today
The sale of tickets for India-South Africa T20I, will begin today at various counters on the premises of Barabati Stadium.

Naveen buys first offline ticket of Cuttack T20I
The first offline ticket for the upcoming T20I between India and South Africa in Cuttack on June 12, was bought by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.

Behera, Yadav selected for Inter-NCA Tournament
Two U-19 women players of Odisha have been selected for the Inter-NCA tournament. Tanmayee Behera and Pooja Kumari Yadav will

Preparations for Cuttack T20I in full swing
The preparations for the upcoming T20I between India and South Africa on June 12 are in full swing as RDC

Mock drill conducted ahead of Cuttack T20I
For the safe conduct of the upcoming T20I between India and South Africa on June 12 in Cuttack, a mock

Three U-19 Odisha players picked for Inter-NCA tournament
Three U-19 players of Odisha have been picked to play in the Inter-NCA tournament, which would be held from June

5,000 online tickets for Cuttack T20I sold out in quick time
The 5,000 tickets for India-South Africa T20I in Cuttack that went up for sale online on Wednesday were sold out

Preparatory meeting held ahead of Cuttack T20I
Ahead of the India-South Africa Twenty20 International on June 12 at Barabati Stadium, Anil Kumar Samal RDC Central Division, Cuttack

Online sale of tickets for Cuttack T20I to begin June 1
The online ticket sale for the upcoming T20I between India and South Africa at Barabati Stadium on June 12, will

Srinibas Patnaik elected vice-president of AFI
G Srinibas Patnaik, president of Odisha Athletics Association, has been elected vice-president of Athletics Federation of India (AFI). Patnaik was

Cuttack to host IND-SA T20I with full capacity
Cuttack: A high-level preparatory meeting was held on Friday ahead of the India-South Africa T20I match on June 12 here

DCP Cuttack makes initial inspection for upcoming T20I
After taking charge as Cuttack DCP, Pinak Mishra on Monday visited Barabati Stadium as part of an initial inspection for

Part of Trailblazers team, two Odisha players to play in Women’s T20 Challenge
Odisha’s two senior women players have been picked by the All-India women’s Selection Committee for the upcoming Women’s T20 Challenge,

Project to make Barabati Stadium into world-class venue
As part of redevelopment project to make Barabati Stadium in Cuttack into a world-class venue, a team from Populous group

OCA holds SGM to discuss upcoming T20I next month
Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) on Sunday held a Special General Meeting where the upcoming T20 International to be held at

Kalahandi Cup: Six teams qualify for Super League stage
Six teams have qualified for the Super League stage of the Kalahandi Cup after the successful completion of the league

Kalahandi Cup: Rout picks six as Nuapada thrash Malkangiri
Gourav Rout picked a six-wicket haul as Nuapada thrashed Malkangiri by 197 runs in a Silver group match of Kalahandi

Five Odisha players picked for NCA programme
Five players of Odisha have been picked by the All-India Women’s Selection Committee for an NCA programme scheduled to be

Odisha lose in semifinal of women’s T20 league
Odisha’s unbeaten run at Senior Women’s T20 League came to an end on Monday as they lost their semifinal match

OCA office bearers hold meeting
The office bearers of Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) had a meeting on May 1 over the hosting of the upcoming

Kalahandi Cup: Ronald slams ton in Gajapati victory
Ronald RB Singh scored a century as Gajapati beat Paradip by four wickets in a Silver group match in Kalahandi

Odisha storm into semis of women’s T20 league
Madhuri Meheta scored a 55-ball 66 as Odisha maintained their winning streak to beat Haryana by 13 runs in the

Kalahandi Cup: Puri, Rayagada post wins
Puri defended a low total to beat Balangir by 30 runs in a Silver group match of Kalahandi Cup on

Kalahandi Cup: Puri, Kandhamal defend low totals
Rajesh Patra took four wickets and helped Kandhamal defend a low total of 179 runs as they beat Malkangiri by

Kalahandi Cup: Nuapada, Gajapati register wins
Gourav Rout picked a six-wicket haul as Nuapada defended a low total to beat Kandhamal by 18 runs in a

Kalahandi Cup: Prayash shines as Nuapada beat Paradeep
Prayash Singh picked a five-wicket haul as Nuapada defended a small total to beat Paradeep by 8 runs in a

Kalahandi Cup: Bhadrak enter Super League stage
Bhadrak with a two-wicket win over Balasore have qualified to the Super League stage from the Gold group of the

Five successive wins for Odisha, storm into quarters of women’s T20 league
Odisha beat Tamil Nadu to register their fifth successive win and storm into the quarters of the Senior women’s T20

Kalahandi Cup: Kanojia shines in Boudh’s win
Anurag Kanojia’s all-round performance helped Boudh beat Bargarh by 15 runs in a preliminary Gold group match of Kalahandi Cup.

AGM of Odisha State Sepak Takraw Association on April 24
The annual general body meeting of Odisha State Sepak Takraw Association (OSSTA) will be held on April 24 at Barabati

Kalahandi Cup: Bhadrak defend low total to beat Bargarh
Bhadrak successfully defended a low total to register a 35-run victory over Bargarh in a preliminary Gold Group match of

Odisha win fourth consecutive match in women’s T20 league
Odisha registered their fourth successive win as they beat Jharkhand by 16 runs in the Senior Women’s T20 League at

Odisha register third consecutive win in Senior Women’s T20 League
Odisha registered their third consecutive win as they beat Tripura by seven wickets on Thursday in the Senior Women’s T20

Five Odisha players picked for NCA programme
The junior selection committee of BCCI has picked five players of Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) for an NCA programme. The

Wasim Jaffer to continue as Odisha head coach
Wasim Jaffer will continue as head coach of Odisha senior men’s team for the 2022-23 season, OCA said on Thursday.

Kalahandi Cup: Das hits century in KIIT’s big win
Pratik Das scored yet another century as KIIT thrashed Boudh by 161 runs in a preliminary Gold Group match of

Kalahandi Cup: Sobhandev picks six as Boudh beat Angul
Sobhandev Behera picked a six wicket haul and helped Boudh beat Angul by four wickets in a preliminary Gold Group

Kalahandi Cup: Pratik slams ton in KIIT’s win over Ganjam
Pratik Das scored century as KIIT beat Ganjam by six wickets in a preliminary Gold Group match of Kalahandi Cup

Odisha beat Chhattisgarh in women’s T20 League
Madhuri Meheta and Kajal Jena scored fifties as Odisha women beat Chhattisgarh by 71 runs in their first match in

Odisha team leaves to take part in BCCI T20 tournament
The Odisha senior women’s team left on April 15 for Trivandrum to participate in the BCCI T20 tournament. The 20-member

Kalahandi Cup: Toppo scores ton in Sundargarh’s win
Walter Toppo scored a century as Sundargarh beat Khorda by four wickets in a Diamond group match of Kalahandi Cup.