Tag: Kalinga Stadium

Bhubaneswar: In case you are too engrossed in men’s Hockey World Cup in Odisha and the players fighting out on the striking blue astro turf; here’s an interesting fact about the brains that run the show from the touchline. Very few know that the coaches of several teams share a strikingly common trait – as […]

Bhubaneswar: After a thumping win over South Africa in its first match, the confident team India is ready to take on Belgium in a Pool C match of the on-going Hockey World Cup at the Kalinga stadium here today. Team India must be eyeing consecutive wins in the tournament by defeating the Belgium team which […]

Bhubaneswar: After the scintillating and vibrant inaugural ceremony of the Men’s Hockey World Cup in Bhubaneswar and Celebrations event in Cuttack, talks are doing rounds that noted Bollywood celebrities and cricketers including megastar Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan and cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar are likely to join the closing ceremony of the on-going sporting extravaganza. Speculations […]

Bhubaneswar: The stage is all set for the historic fight among the teams across the globe to win the 14th Men’s Hockey World Cup title. While Hockey fever has already gripped people, it is the third time that India is hosting the event. The eight time Olympic champion India had participated in all the 13 […]

Bhubaneswar: With less than a week remaining for the upcoming Men’s Hockey World Cup at Kalinga stadium in Bhubaneswar, preparation of the Indian team for the mega event is in final stage. The Indian team, under Coach Harendra Singh, is practising hard at the stadium ahead. Here’s a look at the performance of team India […]

Bhubaneswar: With just a month left for the much-awaited Men’s Hockey World Cup scheduled to be played in Bhubaneswar from November 28, DGP RP Sharma reviewed security arrangements at the Kalinga Stadium today. According to sources, Sharma along with officials of the Odisha Sports department visited the stadium and took stock of various security arrangements. […]

Bhubaneswar: After OTV first telecast reports about exclusion of Odia players from the ongoing national hockey camp in Bhubaneswar, International hockey player from the state, Amit Rohidas has been included. Several international hockey players from the state had criticized the exclusion of Odia players in the national camp, from where the squad will be selected […]

Most of the adults in India perhaps know how the government machinery works. One sees it every day in flyovers that are delayed by years, in irrigation canals that are incomplete for decades and in day-to-day business of granting permissions, passing tenders, procurement, finance settlement so on and so forth. And this applies to all […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Tennis Premier League (OTPL) concluded at the Kalinga Stadium here on Sunday. While Kendrapara Contendors lifted the Champions trophy, Puri Wavers were runner-ups in the tournament. During the closing ceremony, Bhubaneswar North MLA Priyadarshi Mishra handed over the trophy and cash prize to the players. Kendrapara Contendors were honoured with the trophy […]

Bhubaneswar: Close on the heels of a successful Hockey World Cup that helped promote Odisha in sports sector across the globe, another international sporting event, the ‘Indian Open Gateball Championship’ will kick off at the Kalinga Stadium here from December 21, 2019. The championship will continue till December 23, 2019. Indian Gateball Union which organises […]

Bhubaneswar: The Indian Sport Climbing squad for the upcoming Asian Games to be held in Indonesia from August 18 was announced by the Indian Mountaineering Foundation in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday. This is the first time that a sport climbing squad will represent India in the prestigious championship. The team comprising Karnataka’s Bharath Pereira, Manipur’s Maibam […]

Bhubaneswar: Bengaluru FC, the runner-up from Indian Super League (ISL) thrashed Kolkata-based I-League club East Bengal by 4-1 goals to lift the first ever Super Cup title at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Despite trailing by 1-0 in the beginning, the Bengaluru team came from behind with a brace from their skipper Sunil Chhetri and […]

Bhubaneswar: A brilliant hat-trick by Nicolas Fedor and a last moment goal by skipper Sunil Chhetri, all coming in the second half, took ISL runner’s up Bengaluru FC (BFC) into the finals of Super Cup Football Tournament as they defeated Kolkata-based I-League side Mohun Bagan by 4-2 goals. Both the sides started off with aggressive […]

Bhubaneswar: FC Goa thrashed Jamshedpur FC by 5-1 goals in an all-ISL team clash in the quarter-final round of the Super Cup Football Tournament being played at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. Hugo Boumous’ two goals in the second half of the game and a goal each by Brandon Fernandes, Ferran Corominas and Manvir Singh propelled […]

Bhubaneswar: Just like the other club from Kolkata -East Bengal, Mohun Bagan also defeated an I-League club from the North East to qualify for the semifinals of the Super Cup Football Tournament at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. Mohun Bagan got past Shillong Lajong FC quite comfortably by 3-1 goals in the second game of Round […]