Bhubaneswar: 12/7/24:Former minister and senior BJP leader Samir Dey has been elected without contest to the post of president of Football Association of Odisha (FAO). The Rising Student Club had forwarded the name of the former minister for the post, sources said, adding that a formal announcement in this regard will be made on July 21 when election of the ...

Newdelhi:10/7/24:The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu unveiled the Trophies of the Durand Cup Tournament 2024 at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre today (July 10, 2024). The Trophies unveiled include the Durand Cup, the President’s Cup and Shimla Trophy. In her brief remarks on the occasion, the President said that football is one of the most popular sports ...

Bhubaneswar:8/7/24: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday announced Rs 15 lakh each for ace javelin thrower Kishore Jena and hockey star Amit Rohitas who are set to represent Odisha in the Paris Olympics. The cash incentive announced by the CM is aimed at acting as a motivation for the two talented sportspersons of the state. Majhi expressed hope that this ...

Newdelhi:4/7/24:The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi hosted the ICC T20 World Cup winning Indian Men’s Cricket Team at his residence today. The Prime Minister posted on X: “An excellent meeting with our Champions! Hosted the World Cup winning team at 7, LKM, and had a memorable conversation on their experiences through the tournament.”

Barbados:30/6/24: Rahul Dravid’s tenure as India’s head coach, which got a glorious closure with the T20 World Cup triumph here, will remain a case study on how to be stately and understated at the same time in modern-day cricket coaching. Not only it was the last gig for Rahul Dravid as the team’s head coach, but his life also came ...

Bhubaneswar:29/6/24: Odisha sprinters won three medals, including one gold and one bronze in relay events, on the second day of the 63rd National Inter State Senior Athletics Championship at Tau Devi Lal Stadium at Panchkula in Haryana on Saturday Animesh Kujur secured one silver medal in men’s 100m, clocking 10.46 seconds. Kujur, who hails from Chhattisgarh, but represents Odisha in ...

New Delhi:26/6/24: Hockey India on Wednesday announced the much anticipated 16-member Indian Men’s Hockey Team that will compete for the top honours at the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympics, scheduled from 26th July to 11th August 2024. Odisha’s ace defender Amit Rohidas has been included in the squad. He is the only Odia player in the team. It will be the ...

France:23/6/24:Four Armed Forces Medical Service (AFMS) Officers have brought laurels to India by clinching a record 32 Medals in the 43rd World Medical and Health Games held in Saint-Tropez, France, from 16 to 23rd June 2024. These Officers, namely Lt Col Sanjeev Malik, Maj Anish George, Capt Stephen Sebastian, and Capt Dania James, made history by winning 19 Gold Medals, ...

Bhubaneswar:21/6/24:Odisha chief minister Mohan Charan Mohan Majhi on Friday announced the extension of sponsorship of Indian hockey by three more years keeping in mind the goals of ‘Vision Odisha: 2036. Odisha has a significant contribution in the development of Indian hockey team. Earlier the Odisha government had planned to be the sponsor of Indian hockey team till 2033. As the ...

Newdelhi:4/6/24:Prasar Bharati has today announced that it will telecast the T20 World Cup being organised in West Indies and USA starting 2nd June on DD Free Dish platform. Doordarshan will follow up the high profile coverage of T20 WOrld Cup with a line up of telecast of a number of major global international sporting events. This includes Live/ deferred live ...