Sports

Bhubaneswar: Bringing laurels to the State, Odisha bodybuilder Anil Gochhikar won the Mr. Eastern India-2020 title in a bodybuilding competition held here on Friday. Gochhikar bagged the title in 75 kg category of a bodybuilding…
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Bhubaneswar: Australia’s men have moved up to third place in the FIH Hockey Pro League thanks to a thrilling 4-3 victory over hosts India at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Friday (21 February). The Kookaburras were at their…
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Bhubaneswar: World University Games champion Dutee Chand will resume her quest for the Olympics  Games qualifying standard at the inaugural Khelo India University Games that begins here on Saturday. “Yes, I will sprint for my University…
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Bhubaneswar: Director General of Sports Authority of India Sandip Pradhan hailed the Khelo India University Games (KIUG) as the future of Indian sports, declaring that they would unearth many more Olympians for India. The first edition…
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New Delhi: Odisha-born Pragyan Ojha today announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. Ojha, who made his international debut in 2008, played professional cricket for 16 years. “It’s time I move on to the next phase of my life.…
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Pakistan: The Pakistan Cricket Board has suspended wicket-keeper batsman Umar Akmal with immediate effect for an alleged breach of its Anti-Corruption code, the board said in a statement on Thursday, 20 February. The statement didn’t…
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Mumbai: West Indies paceman Oshane Thomas was involved in a car crash in Jamaica on Sunday, 16 February, but has escaped with minor injuries. The Jamaica Observer quoted Thomas’ agent Mark Neita as saying that the player was “at home…
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Bhubaneswar: On the back of the FIH Hockey Pro League 2020 matches between India and Australia here in Bhubaneswar, Hockey India, in close association with the International Hockey Federation (FIH), will be organizing another round of FIH…
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Bhubaneswar : India's work ethic in the midfield has proved to be the difference in their initial four matches of the FIH Hockey Pro League 2020 which sees them sit on the third spot in the table with eight points from four matches, and…
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Bhubaneswar: The stage is set for the future stars of women’s football as the match schedule and host cities for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup India 2020 were unveiled by FIFA and the Local Organising Committee (LOC), alongside the…
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