OCA bans cricketers from playing unapproved events
30 Sep 2008,

Orissa Cricket Association (OCA) has banned its registered players and officials from participating in un-recognised tournaments and matches in the state. The decision in this regard was taken in... Read More..

Rakesh retains State junior snooker title
30 Sep 2008,

Local cueists Rakesh Roshan Pradhan retained his junior snooker title in the 14th Visa Steel State Billiards and Snooker Championship at Bhubaneswar Club here on Tuesday. Bespectacled Rakesh beat S... Read More..

Rakesh Nayak takes city school chess title
30 Sep 2008,

Local boy Rakesh Kumar Nayak emerged champion in the 22nd Bhubaneswar Schol Chess Tournament, which concluded at the Secretariat Recreatin Club here on Tuesday. A student of Nilakantheswar Ideal Sc... Read More..

Sports Hostel win title in Cuttack Football League
30 Sep 2008,

Government Sports Hostel won the First Division title of the Cuttack Football League, trouncing Rising Star 3-0 in the final at the Reserve Police Ground in Cuttack today. Prakash Dilla clinched... Read More..

Karatekas bag five medals in National championship
30 Sep 2008,

A 55-member Orissa squad returned home on yesterday after bagging two silver and three bronze medals in the 22nd National Karate Championship at Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata last week. Samapik... Read More..

Jyotsna wins bronze in junior world meet
29 Sep 2008,

Jyotsna Singh won a bronze medal for India in the 8th Junior World ITF Taekwondo Championship held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, from September 16 to 22. Jyotsna, a student of Laxman Public School in D... Read More..

Gilchrist named Deccan Chargers captain
29 Sep 2008,

Wicket-keeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist has been appointed captain of the Deccan Chargers who have also roped in his former Australian teammate Darren Lehmann as the head coach of the Indian Premier Le... Read More..

80 join women`s selection trial
27 Sep 2008,

Eighty players from 24 districts reported for State women cricket team`s selection trial, which commenced at Cuttack today. Orissa team for East zone under-19 cricket tournament will be picked from ... Read More..

Rest of India lift Irani Cup
27 Sep 2008,

Gautam Gambhir (91) stood tall amid ruins as Rest of India trampled Delhi by 187 runs to lift the Irani Cup with more that one day to spare at the IPCL Stadium in Vadodara today. Harbhajan Singh ... Read More..

Srikkanth appointed new chief selector
27 Sep 2008,

Former India captain Krish Srikkanth today became the new chairman of the National senior cricket selection committee. He was appointed as the chief selector at the BCCI`s 79th Annual General Meeting... Read More..