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Bhubaneswar: With less than a week remaining for Men’s Hockey World League Final, hockey fever has gripped Bhubaneswar at the moment. Three players from Odisha are going to represent the Indian team in this tournament. Ahead of the tourney, we met senior hockey coach from Odisha Kalu Charan Choudhury at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar for an […]

Bhubaneswar/ New Delhi: India Under-19 coach Rahul Dravid seems to be really disappointed with the inequality in cash prizes announced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for him, other support staff and the players of the World Cup champions. The BCCI had announced cash awards of Rs 50 lakh for coach […]

Bhubaneswar: Former Indian cricketer Shiv Sunder Das took over as coach of the Odisha Ranji Cricket team today replacing another former Odia international cricketer Debashis Mohanty. Mohanty, a medium-fast bowler, had earlier expressed his unwillingness to continue citing personal reasons. He had not even accompanied the Odisha team for two matches. On the other hand, […]

Bhubaneswar: Sportspersons in the State will soon be trained under coaches from Japan at the Kalinga Stadium sports hostel here. As per an agreement signed between the Japan International Cooperative Agency (JICA) and the Union Finance Ministry, Japanese coaches will train sportspersons for swimming, badminton, table tennis and gymnastics. Initially, the coaches will train sportspersons […]

By Ashadeep Mohanty Bhubaneswar: Rambha Sahoo, the lone female wrestling coach of Odisha, will again knock the doors of the State Government for a job as a coach. Despite having a job in Kerala with a handsome salary and accommodation, the 27-year-old girl wants to come back to Odisha and serve her State by coaching […]

Bangalore: Ace woman sprinter of Odisha Srabani Nanda, who hogged the limelight after qualifying for the Rio Olympics in the 200-metre run and 4X400 relay race, feels that foreign countries have better sports infrastructure compared to India. “In foreign countries, you get the opportunity to compete with promising athletes. Besides, you also get advanced training […]

Bhubaneswar: The Sports and Youth Affairs department has no clue on the whereabouts of Budhia Singh, the boy wonder who had raised bright hopes for Odisha and the country in the marathon event ten years ago. Though the authorities of the Sports Hostel here, where Budhia was lodged for the last several years, have sent […]

Bhubaneswar: Having given a good account of themselves in the draw against mighty Belgium in their previous match, India will face another crucial encounter when they take on potentially tricky Canada in their last Pool C game here on Saturday. With four points each from two matches, both India and Belgium are favourites to advance […]

New Delhi: Former India off-spinner Ramesh Powar was on Tuesday officially appointed head coach of the women’s national team until the ICC World T20 scheduled for November 2018. “The BCCI has appointed Ramesh Powar as head coach of the Indian women’s team. Powar has now been handed over full time duties till November 30, 2018,” […]

Bengaluru: Indian junior hockey team coach Jude Felix is focussed on improving his colts’ communication skills and general knowledge in the national camp, starting at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) centre here on Sunday. Hockey India on Saturday named the 33-member junior men probables for the camp, which will conclude on March 15. “It […]

New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has invited applications for coach of the national team. The term of present India coach Anil Kumble will come to an end on June 18. “The BCCI would like to call upon interested candidates to apply for the position of ‘Head Coach’ for Indian […]

Valencia: Spanish football club Valencia CF has confirmed that Marcelino Garcia Toral will be their first team coach for the next two seasons. The club confirmed the news on their official website on Thursday with two matches remaining in the current season, adding that Marcelino’s presentation will take place “after the final game of the […]

New Delhi: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Wednesday appointed Luis Norton de Matos as the head coach of the Indian squad for the upcoming FIFA U-17 World Cup. Matos, who met the AIFF advisory committee including representatives from Sports Authority of India (SAI), flew to Mumbai on Tuesday to meet AIFF President Praful […]

Bhubaneswar: Former player Rashmi Ranjan Parida was appointed coach of Odisha cricket team today. The working committee of Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) made Parida the coach of the state cricket team for the 2018-19 Ranji season. The move came a day after former Indian fast bowler from Odisha, Debasish Mohanty, who served as the coach […]