Padmini grabs gold in Asian junior chess
07 Jul 2009,

Woman International Master (WIM) Padmini Rout made Orissa proud again by winning the gold medal in the girls’ category of the Asian Junior Chess Championshipat Colombo (Sri Lanka) today. Second se... Read More..

Ignace Tirkey returns to Indian hockey team
07 Jul 2009,

Hockey India today named a 23-member squad for a 25-day European tour, starting later this month, where Spaniard Jose Brasa will make his debut as the national team coach. Dragflicker Sandeep Sin... Read More..

Rs 3073 allocated to Sports Ministry
06 Jul 2009,

The Union Government today allocated an increased sum of Rs 3073 crore for Sports Ministry in the Union budget for fiscal 2009-10 and also proposed to sanction Rs 3472 crore for next year’s Commonwea... Read More..

India Gateball teams named for World Games
05 Jul 2009,

Indian Gateball Union (IGU) today named two teams to represent the country in the World Games to be held at Kaohsiung city in Chinese Taipei from July 16 to 26. World Games, featuring non-Olympic ... Read More..

Kickboxing squad named for Indoor Asiad
05 Jul 2009,

A nine-member Indian squad was named today by Indian Association of Kickboxing Organisations (IAKO) for participation in the 3rd Asian Indoor Games to be held at Hanoi in Vietnam from October 30 to N... Read More..

Rakesh champion in rapid chess tournament
05 Jul 2009,

Bhubaneswar boy Rakesh Kumar Nayak pocketed the title with full eight points in the All-Orissa Open Rapid Chess Tournament, which concluded at Berhampur today. Rabindra Kumar Ojha (7 points) of Cu... Read More..

Six team post wins in CDAA lnter-club cricket
04 Jul 2009,

Six teams registered victories in the Cuttack District Inter-Club Cricket Tournament at Cuttack today. Brief scores: At Sunshine ground: Jobra Durga beat Youth Sports by 9 wickets. At R... Read More..

Rising Star, Govt Press post wins
03 Jul 2009,

Rising Star defeated Anchalika Sports Association by four wickets, while Government Press beat Banki Athletic Association by nine runs in two matches of the Cuttack District Inter-Club Cricket Tourna... Read More..

Namita Kabat wins Asian Youth Games gold
03 Jul 2009,

Orissa middle distance runner Namita Kabat won the gold medal in girls’ 800m event of the 1st Asian Youth Games at Singapore today. The Bhubaneswar Sports Hostel athlete achieved the feat with a t... Read More..

Nine more from Orissa obtain Fide rating
03 Jul 2009,

The first SCS International Open GM Chess Tournament, held at Bhubaneswar last month, has helped nine more players from Orissa obtain international rating, while 40 more have inched closer to it. ... Read More..