Setbacks follow fine start at U-11 Chess Nationals
11 Jul 2009,

Most of the 13 Orissa players, barring boys’ second seed Sidhant Mohapatra, suffered setbacks in the second and third rounds of the 23rd National Under-11 Chess Championship at Shivamogga in Karnatak... Read More..

Amiya Mallick loses in heats
10 Jul 2009,

PROMISING Orissa sprinter Amiya Kumar Mallick suffered defeat in boys’ 200 metre heats of the 6th World Youth Athletics Championship at Bressanone in today. The Bhubaneswar youth finished third am... Read More..

Advocates Cricket World Cup
10 Jul 2009,

Two players from Orissa have been picked to represent the country in the 2nd Advocates World Cup Cricket Tournament to be held in England, under the backing of Bar of England and Wales Cricket Club, ... Read More..

IGA too names team for World Games
09 Jul 2009,

It is now clear that parallel gateball teams will represent India in the 8th World Games to be held at Kaohsiung city in Chinese Taipei from July 16 to 26. Selected by rival national bodies, both the... Read More..

Orissa sprinter disappoints in World meet
08 Jul 2009,

One of Orissa`s most promising athlete Ranjita Mahanta finished sixth among eight competitors in the girls’ 100 meter hits on the opening day of the 6th World Youth Athletics Championship at Bressano... Read More..

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..