Angul storm into Nalco Cup semifinals
06 May 2009,

Defending champions Angul mauled Ganjam 6-0 to enter the semifinals of the State Hockey Championship for Nalco Cup at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack today. Playing their first match after a bye, Angul ... Read More..

Dhenkanal, Ganjam enter quarterfinals
05 May 2009,

Dhenkanal and Ganjam posted hard-earned wins to enter the quarterfinals of the State Hockey Championship for Nalco Cup at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack today. Dhenkanal rode on Janma Majhi’s goal to e... Read More..

Debashis secures 3rd IM norm at Dubai Open
04 May 2009,

Debashis Das, the second highest rated chess player of Orissa, secured his third and final norm for the International Master title at the 11th Dubai Open International Chess Tournament in Dubai today... Read More..

Pragyan Ojha selected for T20 World Cup
04 May 2009,

Orissa-born Hyderabad left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha was today named in the 15-member Indian team for the ICC Twenty20 World Cup to be held in England from June 5 to 21, 2009. Ojha will be the seco... Read More..

RSP beat Cuttack in Nalco Cup opener
04 May 2009,

Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) registered a 2-0 victory over Cuttack in the opening match of the State Hockey Championship for Nalco Cup at the floodlit Barabati Stadium, Cuttack today. Xavier Ekka sc... Read More..

Sangeeta lifts silver on international debut
04 May 2009,

Orissa’s Sangeeta Singh today made a memorable international debut by winning a silver medal in the Senior Asian Powerlifting Championship at Udaipur (Rajasthan). Rourkela-based Sangeeta lifted a ... Read More..

Bhubaneswar beat Cuttack again in twin city snooker series
03 May 2009,

Bhubaneswar overcame Cuttack 4-3 to win the second leg of the Twin City Snooker Challenger Series at Cue Sport Academy in Bhubaneswar today. The one-day team competition featured a series of seven... Read More..

Sunyasakta 7th in World school chess meet
03 May 2009,

Orissa’s Sunyasakta Satpathy finished seventh with six points from nine rounds in the under-11 girls’ category of the 5th World School Chess Championship, which concluded at Thessaloniki in Greece t... Read More..

Mandaniki accorded warm reception
03 May 2009,

Asain powerlifting champion Mandakini Mohanta was accorded a warm reception when she arrived at the Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar tonight. Fellow international powerli... Read More..

Mandakini wins gold in Asian meet
02 May 2009,

Orissa iron-woman Mandakini Mohanta defied several odds, including illness to win the gold medal in the 52kg weight class of the Asian Powerlifting Championship, which commenced at Udaipur in Rajasth... Read More..