Advani wins IBSF World billiards crown
05 Sep 2008,

Local favourite Pankaj Advani lifted the ONGC IBSF World Billiards title (point format) with a comprehensive 6-1 victory over eight-time world champion Geet Sethi at Bangalore today. Advani, 23, wo... Read More..

KISS rugby player bags award
05 Sep 2008,

Hadi Dhangada Majhi, a member of the under-14 boys`` rugby team of Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) has bagged the Sir Edward ``Weary`` Dunlop Award for his impressive performance in the r... Read More..

Anwesh wins state youth chess title
04 Sep 2008,

Bhubaneswar boy Anwesh Upadhyaya grabbed the title, scoring full six points in the State Youth (under-25) Chess Championship, which concluded at the Sports and Cultural Centre in Puri today. Bisw... Read More..

Pinky Bompal Magar gets job in VAL
04 Sep 2008,

Orissa``s woman football international Pinky Bompal Magar``s quest for employment has borne fruit with Jharsuguda-based Vedant Aluminium Limited (VAL) appointing her as a resource person. According t... Read More..

Rohit Football Academy maul Haryana FA
04 Sep 2008,

Rohit Football Academy of Orissa posted an emphatic victory by thrashing Haryana Football Association 5-0 in a group ``A`` match of the 6th Administrator``s Challege Cup All-India Under-17 Football T... Read More..

Four athletes from Orissa picked for Junior National camp
03 Sep 2008,

Four athletes from Orissa have been selected to join the National camp for the Junior Commonwealth Games to be held at Pune in October. Shrabani Nanda, Amiya Kumar Mallick, Renubala Mahanta and Dharm... Read More..

Kalahandi Cup cricket from September 15
03 Sep 2008,

The Kalahandi Cup Senior Inter-District Cricket Tournament will begin on September 15, Orissa Cricket Association (OCA) secretary Asirbad Behera informed today. Originally scheduled to be held in... Read More..

AITA bars ATP/WTA by private parties
01 Sep 2008,

Taking a major policy decision, All India Tennis Association (AITA), has decided to bar private players from holding an ATP/WTA event on their own in the country. The decision means that private e... Read More..

Haryana register title hat-trick
01 Sep 2008,

Haryana registered a hat-trick by winning the Sub-junior Girls` National Hockey Championship three times in a row at the Biju Patnaik Hockey Stadium in Rourkela yesterday. Haryana won the 21st ed... Read More..

Ganjam, Khurda lift team titles
01 Sep 2008,

Favourites Ganjam boys and Khurda girls emerged champions in the State Youth Basketball Championship, which concluded at the Sector-6 Basketball Complex in Rourkela yesterday. In the finals, Ganj... Read More..