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What does Amit Rohidas have in common with hockey legend Dilip Tirkey? Well, both hail from Saunamara village in Balisankra block of Odisha’s Sundargarh district. No wonder Rohidas idolizes three-time...

Bhubaneswar: Dr Sudeep Satpathy (Physiology and Sports Medicine), Professor of Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), KIIT University, has been named doctor of the Tokyo-bound Indian men’s Olympic hockey squad....

New Delhi: The Japanese government has imposed stricter regulations on Indian athletes and officials who will be travelling to Tokyo for next month’s Olympic Games, leaving the Indian Olympic Association...

Southampton: The historic World Test Championship (WTC) final ultimately got underway here on Saturday, following a total washout on the opening day. As the players of two teams walked out...

Bhubaneswar: Legendary sprinter Milkha Singh breathed his last on Friday night after a month-long battle with COVID. He had last visited Odisha in 2016 to attend the ‘Eklavya Puraskar’ function...

New Delhi: Five days after the death of his wife, legendary sprinter Milkha Singh breathed his last at 11.30 pm on Friday while undergoing treatment for COVID complications. Prime Minister...

Bhubaneswar: Dilip Tirkey is ‘privileged’ and ‘honoured’ to have been unanimously appointed chairman of the newly-formed ad-hoc committee to manage hockey in Odisha. “This is a huge privilege and I...

Bhubaneswar: Birendra Lakra and Amit Rohidas, the two defenders from Odisha, have found a place in Indian Men’s hockey team for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics 2020. Hockey India announced the...

Rourkela: From a remote village named Lulkidihi-Bahamnibahal of Sundargarh district’s Balisankra block to being a double Olympian -- Deep Grace Ekka has indeed come a long way. “It’s a great...

A lawyer for a nurse under investigation in the Diego Maradona death case said that doctors had killed him through negligence. “They killed Diego,” attorney Rodolfo Baque said after his...