Sports

Koustuv Das wins All Odisha School Chess Championship
Bhubaneswar: Koustuv Das of St. Xavier’s High School, Kedargouri, finished first by scoring 8.5 points out of a possible 9

Barabati to Kalinga: Top sports facilities in Cuttack and Bhubaneswar
Odisha has emerged as a prominent destination for sports in India, with its cities Cuttack and Bhubaneswar offering some of

Asia Cup 2023 schedule: India-Pakistan match on September 2
The Asia Cup 2023 schedule is out with India meeting Pakistan in a first round game in Kandy on September

Deodhar Trophy: Senapati in East Zone squad
Odisha’s Subhranshu Senapati has been included in the East Zone squad for the upcoming Deodhar Trophy, while Tarani Sa has

Deodhar Trophy: Subit Biswal appointed manager of East Zone team
Former Odisha player Subit Biswal has been appointed as the manager of the East Zone team for the upcoming Deodhar

Kajal shines as Jajpur win inter-district women’s T20 title
Cuttack: Kajal Jena scored a match-winning half-century as Jajpur thrashed Bhubaneswar in the final of inter-district women’s cricket tournament, played

OCA panel umpire Somnath Nayak dies at 38
Somnath Nayak, an OCA panel umpire passed away on July 7 at the age of 38 years. He was a

588 players attend talent hunt camp for pacers
The three-day talent hunt camp for pace bowlers conducted by Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) concluded on Friday. The camp held

Rourkela thrash Nabarangpur in inter-district women’s T20
Cuttack: Rima Ekka picked four wickets as Rourkela thrashed Nabarangpur by seven wickets in an inter-district women’s T20 match, played

OCA’s talent hunt camp for pacers begins
Cuttack: The OCA talent hunt camp for pace bowlers started at Barabati Stadium here on Wednesday. A total of 358

Loyalka picks four as Rourkela thrash Puri
Cuttack: Lekha Loyalka picked four wickets as Rourkela beat Puri by 10 wickets in an inter-district women’s T20 match, played

Tiriya, Prasad hand Keonjhar thumping win
Cuttack: Kusum Tiriya scored a half-century and Rani K. Prasad picked a five-wicket haul as Keonjhar thrashed Koraput by 170

Malkangiri beat Koraput in inter-district women’s T20
Cuttack: It was again a day where there were a string of low-scoring games in the OCA inter-district women cricket

OCA to conduct talent hunt camp for pacers
Under its ambitious Vision@2024 programme, Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) is all set to conduct a talent hunt camp for pace

Panthers beat Cheetahs to win OCL 2023
Cuttack: Badal Biswal picked a four-wicket haul as Odisha Panthers beat Odisha Cheetahs by seven wickets to win the Odisha

Odisha State Athletics Meet: 41 records created, Cuttack champion
Bhubaneswar: Cuttack district finished as champions and Sundargarh runner-up as the 69th Odisha State Athletics Meet 2023 concluded at KIIT

OCL: Sharma picks three as Cheetahs beat Lions
Cuttack: Sumit Sharma once again starred with the ball as Odisha Cheetahs beat Odisha Lions by six wickets in a

Cuttack thrash Nayagarh in inter-district women’s T20
The OCA inter-district women cricket tournament on Saturday saw two low-scoring games where the teams were bowled out under the

OCL: Cheetahs win by five wickets in rain-hit match
Cuttack: In a rain affected game of Odisha T20 Cricket League on Saturday, Odisha Cheetahs beat Odisha Pumas by five

Duleep Trophy: Suryakant Pradhan in East Zone squad
Suryakant Pradhan has moved from standby to become part of the East Zone team for the upcoming Duleep Trophy 2023

BBSR thrash Sambalpur in inter-district women’s T20
Cuttack: BBSR registered a thumping eight-wicket win over Samabalpur in a T20 match of inter district women cricket tournamant played

OCL: Papu spins Jaguars to win over Cheetahs
Cuttack: Papu Ray picked three wickets as Odisha Jaguars thrashed Odisha Cheetahs by eight wickets in a Odisha T20 Cricket

OCL: Gaurav, Saswat power Cheetahs to victory
Cuttack: Gaurav Choudhury and Saswat Mohanty starred in Odisha Cheetahs’ nine-wicket win over Odisha Lions in a match of Odisha

OCL: Munde, Bhuyan shine in Odisha Tigers win
Om T. Munde scored a fifty as Odisha Tigers beat Odisha Panthers by eight wickets in a T20 match of

OCL: Beg, Behera star in Odisha Lions win
The winning run of Odisha Lions continued as they registered a win over Odisha Jaguars by 44 runs in the

Debasis Mohanty selected for NCA’s high performance bowling internship programme
Former India pacer Debasis Mohanty has been selected for NCA’s high performance bowling internship programme to be held at Bengaluru

Inter-district women T20 tournament: Group stage fixtures
The group matches of OCA inter-district women cricket tournament begins June 19 at different venues in Cuttack. The tournament to

OCL: Behera shines in Odisha Lions win
Cuttack: All-round show by Rama Behera helped Odisha Lions beat Odisha Pumas by three wickets in a T20 match of

Duleep Trophy: Shantanu Mishra picked for East Zone
Odisha’s Shantanu Mishra has been selected to be part of East Zone team for the upcoming Duleep Trophy from June

OCL 2023: Poddar ton in vain as Cheetahs beat Jaguars
Cuttack: Govinda Poddar century went in vain as Odisha Cheetahs beat Odisha Jaguars by three wickets in a Odisha Cricket

Odisha T20 Cricket League 2023 inaugurated
Cuttack: The Odisha T20 Cricket League (OCL) 2023 was inaugurated at DRIEMS ground here on Monday. Venkatpathy Raju, former India

Palai hits double ton as Bhadrak thrash Rayagada in U-16 inter-district tournament
Cuttack: Swayambhu Palai hit an unbeaten double ton as Bhadrak thrashed Rayagada by 263 runs in a OCA U-16 inter-district

Naqib five-for helps BBSR-A thrash Sambalpur
Three brilliant half-centuries and a five-wicket haul helped BBSR-A beat Sambalpur by 248 runs in the OCA U-16 inter-district tournament.

Cuttack-A win Kalahandi Cup title
Cuttack: Saideep Mohapatra scored a century and Rama Behera picked a six-wicket haul as Cuttack-A beat Rest of Odisha-D by

Odisha’s Tanmayee selected for NCA high performance camp
Odisha’s Tanmayee Behera has been selected by All India Women’s Selection Committee to be part of the NCA high performance

Tripathy appointed manager for ACC Emerging Women’s Asia Cup
Siba Prasad Tripathy, a member of Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) has been appointed manager of women’s India A team for

Deogarh thrash Boudh in U-16 inter-district tournament
Adarsh Kumar scored 114 off 101 balls as Deogarh beat Boudh by 231 runs in the OCA U-16 inter-district cricket

Kalahandi Cup: Super League fixtures
The Super League matches of Kalahandi Cup will start from May 24 till June 4, with all the matches scheduled

Odisha Cricket Academy gets more coaches
The Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) has picked coaches for the men’s and women’s wings of Odisha Cricket Academy. The coaches

Kalahandi Cup: Jamala shines in Rest of Odisha-D win
Cuttack: In a low scoring game of Kalahandi Cup, Rest of Odisha-D beat Rest of Odisha-B by five wickets at

IPL 2023 Playoffs schedule: Dates, venues and timings
Three teams and one playoff spot which was decided on Sunday night with Gujarat Titans thumping win in Bangalore. The

Former Odisha cricketer Paramanik dies at 28
Former Odisha cricketer Bhabatosh Paramanik passed away on Saturday at the age of 28-years. He had represented Odisha in various

Kalahandi Cup: Sambalpur thrash Rest of Odisha-C
Prashant Thakkar took a five-wicket haul as Sambalpur beat Rest of Odisha-C by five wickets in a 50-over match of

Odisha’s Shreyansh, Aashirbad picked for Inter NCA tournament
Cuttack: Two U-19 players of Odisha Cricket Association have been picked for the Inter NCA tournament, to be held at

Former Odisha cricketer Sanjay Satpathy passes away
Former Odisha cricketer Dr Sanjay Satpathy passed away at the age of 76 on May 16. Dr Satpathy had represented

OCA organises two-day refresher programme for cricket coaches
Cuttack: The Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) successfully conducted the coaches’ refresher programme at the Barabati Stadium here on May 11

Four Odisha players part of NCA U19 girls tournament
Cuttack: Four players of Odisha Cricket Association have been selected to play in the Inter National Cricket Academy Tournament for

First phase of spinners’ talent hunt camp ends
The first phase of OCA’s talent hunt camp for spinners ended at the Railway Stadium in Bhadrak on Saturday. The

Kalahandi Cup: Dhenkanal beat Ganjam by 122 runs
Dhenkanal prevailed in a low-scoring game of Kalahandi Cup (senior) inter-district cricket preliminary league as they beat Ganjam by 122

Kohli, Gambhir fined 100% of match fees for verbal spat after match
Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir have been fined 100% of their match fee over verbal altercation after an IPL match

Former India player Swagatika Rath announces retirement
Former India cricketer Swagatika Rath announced her retirement from all formats on Monday. She had represented India in three One-Day

93 spinners attend talent hunt camp at Khurda zone
Bhubaneswar: A total of 93 players attended the Khurda zonal venue where talent hunt camp for spinners was conducted by

Odisha’s Hansda wins silver at Asian Youth Athletics Championship
Odisha’s Bapi Hansda bagged a silver medal in 400m hurdles event at the 5th Asian Youth Athletics Championship at Tashkent,

Beating CSK in Chennai is a very big thing: Dhawan
Chennai Super Kings scored 200 batting first at Chepauk but not enough as Punjab Kings chased it down for a

Kalahandi Cup: Zaki shines in Sambalpur win
In the Qualifier match No.2 of Kalahandi Cup (senior) inter-district cricket preliminary league, Sambalpur beat Dhenkanal by 44 runs on

Talent hunt camp for spinners begins at Cuttack
Cuttack: As many as 125 players turned up at Odisha Cricket Academy here on Friday for the OCA talent hunt

OCA receives 975 entries for spinners’ talent hunt camp
The Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) has received 975 entries for the talent hunt camp for spinners, which started this morning

First six overs made the difference: Dhoni after CSK’s loss
Rajasthan Royals needed a win to get back on track and they did so by defeating Chennai Super Kings by

We did deserve to lose: Kohli after RCB loss to KKR
After Royal Challengers Bangalore’s 21-run defeat to Kolkata Knight Riders at home, stand-in skipper Virat Kohli blamed the dropped chances

OCA’s talent hunt camp for spinners rescheduled to April 28
The talent hunt camp for spinners has been rescheduled and will now start on April 28 instead of April 27

Siraj’s bowling shows intent and confidence: Kohli
In Josh Hazlewood’s absence, Mohammed Siraj has done incredibly well to lead Royal Challengers Bangalore’s attack “He is bowling as

Rahane: My best is yet to come
Ajinkya Rahane has upped his T20 game in this edition of the IPL as he slammed a blazing 29-ball 71

Don’t know how it happened: Rahul after LSG’s stunning defeat
A run-chase of 136 runs which Lucknow Super Giants had it in their pockets until something happened and they lost

Last phase of my career, important to enjoy IPL: Dhoni
After leading Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to victory against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in an IPL match on Friday, MS Dhoni

IPL 2023: Chennai and Ahmedabad to host Playoffs and final
Chennai and Ahmedabad will be the two venues for the Playoffs and final of IPL 2023, which was announced on

Kohli says points table can’t define a team
Royal Challengers Bangalore seem to have found their mojo and with the win against Punjab Kings they have moved to

Chhuria selected for NCA camp in Puducherry
Odisha’s right-arm fast bowler Ashutosh Chhuria has been selected to be part of U-23 National Cricket Academy High Performance camp,

Venkatram appointed technical director of Odisha Cricket Academy
V Venkatram was appointed as the technical director of Odisha Cricket Academy on Tuesday. A BCCI Level 3 coach has

IPL 2023 points table
Indian Premier League with 10 teams has now been divided into two groups, A and B. In Group A there

IPL 2023: Nitish Rana, Hrithik Shokeen fined for on-field verbal exchange
Kolkata Knight Riders captain Nitish Rana and Mumbai Indians’ player Hrithik Shokeen have been fined 25% and 10% of the

Sachin and Arjun Tendulkar become first father-son duo to play in IPL
Like father, like son – a saying which on Sunday became apt when Arjun Tendulkar made his IPL debut in

IPL 2023: KKR captain Rana and MI player Shokeen engage in heated exchange
Nitish Rana, skipper of Kolkata Knight Riders and Hrithik Shokeen of Mumbai Indians were involved in a heated exchange of

Venkatesh Iyer ends KKR’s 15-year wait for individual century
The day was April 18, 2008, maiden match of Indian Premier League and Kolkata Knight Riders’ Brendon McCullum slammed an

I back myself to hit good balls off good bowlers: Kohli
Virat Kohli’s red-hot form continued as he slammed his third fifty of IPL 2023 and helped Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)

RCB team-mates Kohli and Hasaranga battle it out in the nets
The good news for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) is that Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga has linked up with the IPL

Slagged by Indian fans few days ago, I’ve shut them up: Brook
Coming into the IPL, Harry Brook had the halo of great talent around him but with poor returns from three

IPL 2023: Not a 230 wicket, Rana slams KKR bowling
Chasing a 229 target, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) did really well to take the run-chase deep and losing just by

Hayden says this Indian batsman will dominate world cricket for next decade
Shubman Gill has already established his class in world cricket and former Ausssie legend Matthew Hayden feels the Indian opener

IPL 2023: Aussie great’s son star-struck by Virat Kohli, watch
The matches in the Indian Premier League (IPL) are fought fiercely but off the field there is also great camaraderie

Kalahandi Cup: Fixture of second phase preliminary league
The second phase preliminary league of Diamond-B and Gold-B groups of Kalahandi Cup will start from March 30 to April

Five U-19 Odisha players selected for NCA camp
Five U-19 women players of Odisha have been picked to be part of the National Cricket Academy camp. Priyankaree Muduli,

Sunrisers Hyderabad full squad for IPL 2023
Sunrisers Hyderabad packs a punch this time and have the right mix of players in the squad to go all

Delhi Capitals squad for IPL 2023
Delhi Capitals will miss the services of Rishabh Pant who is recovering from the serious car crash last year. In

Mumbai Indians full squad for IPL 2023
Like Chennai, Mumbai Indians too had a bad IPL last year by finishing at the bottom. Come IPL 2023, they

CSK full squad for IPL 2023
After having a forgettable outing last season, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) led by their charismatic captain MS Dhoni would look

RCB full squad for IPL 2023
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have their share of injury list as well in this edition of IPL. Josh Hazlewood who

KKR full squad for IPL 2023
Kolkata Knight Riders after finishing seventh in the last IPL, would like to improve their performance in this edition, which

IPL schedule: Match dates, timings and venues of Indian Premier League 2023
The 16th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), the world’s most popular and lucrative cricket league, will start on

SOA wins cricket, tennis titles in four-day sports fest
Bhubaneswar: SOA Deemed to be University won the cricket and tennis events while finishing runner-up in volleyball and basketball at

DRS in cricket: How it works
DRS stands for Decision Review System, which is a technology-based system used in cricket to review decisions made by the

Women’s T20 World Cup: Full schedule and timings
After finishing tantalisingly second in the final against Australia in the 2020 T20 World Cup, India Women would look to

CK Nayudu Trophy: Chhuria takes seven as Odisha beat Meghalaya
Odisha beat Meghalaya by eight wickets on day three of the U-25 Col CK Nayudu Trophy at Gandhi Stadium. Opting

WPL auction: Seven players from Odisha shortlisted
Madhuri Meheta and six other Odisha players have been shortlisted for the Women’s Premier League (WPL), scheduled to be held

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