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Dubai: Defending champion India began their Asia Cup with a 26-run win over spirited Hong Kong in their opening group match here last night. Put in to bat, India posted 285 for 7 in the stipulated 50 overs. Opener Shikhar Dhawan scored…

Dubai: The Anshuman Rath led Hong Kong will take on defending champions India in a Group A match of the Asia Cup here on Tuesday. 20-year-old Rath, with roots in Odisha, has an experience of 17 ODIs. He said, the Asia Cup will be a…

New Delhi: Names of weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu and Indian skipper Virat Kohli  have been recommended for the prestigious Khel Ratna award. This has been confirmed by the sources in the Khel Ratna and Arjuna Award committee. Chanu…

Turkey: Indian boxers won three gold medals at the Ahmet Comert Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey today. Simranjit Kaur (64kg), Monika (48kg) and Bhagyabati Kachari (81kg) won the gold medals. Simranjit, a former national medallist,…

Gliwice: MC Mary Kom (48kg) bagged gold medal and Manisha (54kg) won a silver medal at the 13th Silesian Open Boxing Tournament for women in Gliwice in Poland today. This is Mary Kom’s third gold medal of the year. The five-time world…

Bhubaneswar: The online sale of tickets for the semi-finals and final of Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup-2018 began on Friday. If you are a hockey fan and want to enjoy the live matches of the mega tournament, you can visit ticketgenie.in to…

Dhaka: India beat arch-rivals Pakistan by 3-1 to make it to the final of the ongoing the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship at the Bangabandhu Stadium here on Wednesday While Manvir Singh scored two goals, Sumit Passi…

London: England beat India by 118 runs in the fifth and final cricket Test to wrap up the series 4-1 at the Oval here last evening. Chasing a mammoth target of 464 runs, India were all out for 345 runs on the last day of the match. For…

Bhubaneswar: Two from the city-based KIIT University have been included in the eight-member Indian team which has been selected to take part in World University Chess Championship-2018. Akankhya Kabi and Aparajita Gocchikar have been…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday felicitated six hockey players from the state for their success in the recently concluded 18th Asian Games in Jakarta of Indonesia. Patnaik felicitated Sunita Lakra, Namita…