Tag: Kalinga Stadium

Bhubaneswar: The calamitous impact of cyclone Fani has brought the twin cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar to a standstill for more than six hours after the extremely severe cyclonic storm hit Odisha on May 3. The residents of the capital city had never witnessed such devastating natural calamity in the last two decades, where mobile […]

Bhubaneswar: Two players from Odisha, Birendra Lakra and Amit Rohidas have been selected in the 18-member Hockey team for FIH series scheduled to begin at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar from June 6. The Indian team will be led by skipper Manpreet Singh while Birendra Lakra will hold the backline as the vice-captain. Harmanpreet Singh, […]

Bhubaneswar: United States of America thumped South Africa 2-0 in opening match of the hockey FIH Men’s Series Finals which kicked off at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar here today. Christian de Angelis (47) and Paul Singh (57) scored for the USA while shot stopper for the North American side Jonathan Klages was however adjudged […]

Bhubaneswar: Skipper Manpreet Singh scored a brace as India beat Poland 3-1 in the ongoing FIH Series Finals hockey tournament, here on Friday. After a barren first quarter, Manpreet scored in the 21st and 26th minutes while drag-flicker Harmanpreet Singh converted a penalty corner in the 36th minute to help the hosts record their second […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday inaugurated the Naval Tata Hockey Academy (NTHA), a high-performance centre that will groom the best hockey talents in the state into future national and international players. The academy has been opened at the Kalinga Stadium here to nurture sports talent in the state. “I am glad that […]

Bhubaneswar: The 25-member squad of the Odisha Football Club arrived in Bhubaneswar today for preparations ahead of its debut in the sixth edition of Indian Super League (ISL) scheduled to commence from October 20. The squad which has two players hailing from Odisha- midfielder Shubham Sarangi and goalkeeper Ankit Bhyuan landed at the Biju Patnaik […]

Bhubaneswar: The Twin City Commissionerate Police (CP) today issued an advisory for the regulation of traffic for public convenience and to facilitate proper arrangements during the FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifier matches for both men’s and women’s hockey team scheduled to be played at Kalinga Stadium here on November 1 and November 2. According to a […]

Bhubaneswar: The Indian women’s hockey team on Saturday confirmed a place in the 2020 Olympics after surviving an extraordinary fightback from the USA in the second leg of their Olympic qualifier at the Kalinga stadium in Bhubaneswar. The USA fought back from a 5-1 deficit from the first leg to level the score 5-5 in […]

Bhubaneshwar: The Indian men’s hockey team on Saturday qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with a 7-1 drubbing of 22nd ranked Russia in the second leg of their Olympic qualifiers here. World No. 5 India came into the match with a 4-2 lead in the first leg, which meant that the aggregate score at the […]

Bhubaneswar: Debutants in the sixth season of the Indian Super League – Odisha FC – will play their first three home games at Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune instead of their home ground based at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. The franchise will play their initial home matches against ATK, Bengaluru FC and Hyderabad FC […]

Bhubaneswar: As Odisha Football Club gets set to kick off its first home game in the Indian Super League (ISL) today, all eyes of fans will be on Odia footballer Shubham Sarangi. 19-year-old Sarangi is one among the probables likely to feature in the much-awaited campaign opener for the State-based football club. An aggressive attacking […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Lokayukta has served notices to Sports department secretary Vishal Dev and Sports director Vineel Krishna in connection with the alleged irregularities in the relocation of Government College of Physical Education from Kalinga Stadium complex in Bhubaneswar. Both the senior Odisha government officials have been directed to file response based on the complaint filed […]

Bhubaneswar: After playing their first three home games away in Pune due to the delay in the completion of the upgradation work at the Kalinga Stadium, Odisha FC will now host their Indian Super League (ISL) matches in Bhubaneswar, starting December 27. The first game for Odisha FC in Bhubaneswar will be against neighbouring team […]

Bhubaneswar: The 68th All India Police Hockey Championship will commence on December 16 at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. As many as 500 players forming 25 teams including Odisha Police and Central Armed Police Forces from other States across India will be participating in the championship. Apart from this, as many as 200 officials and team […]

Bhubaneswar: Indian Super League (ISL) club Odisha FC is all set to play their home game at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Friday against Jamshedpur FC. The main pitch is fully ready to host competitive matches and after playing nine matches away from Odisha, the Marcos Tebar-led team is eager to perform here. Skipper […]