TBB BUREAU JODA/BARBIL, JULY 09, 2023 “Sports is about discipline, hard work, and teamwork, it is about developing character and learning to overcome challenges,” said Jindal Steel & Power Chairman Naveen Jindal, while inaugurating the Jindal Sports Hostel at Soyabali in Keonjhar District on Sunday to promote rural sports talents. “This sports hostel reflects our commitment to provide opportunities for ...

TBB BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, JUNE 17, 2023 Vedanta Jharsuguda remains committed to its vision of fostering local talent and contributing to the overall development of the communities it operates in, said Vedanta Ltd. Jharsuguda CEO Sunil Gupta during the District Hockey Championship organised by the Company here to nurture local hockey talent. As part of its commitment to developing grassroots sports ...

TBB BUREAU ROURKELA, JUNE 16, 2023 “Odisha Hockey will go a long way if children are provided with proper training and other necessary learning environment to play at the right age. We are committed to nurture and nourish young hockey talents in the villages,” said JSP Foundation Chairperson Shallu Jindal, on the occasion of the launch of a mega programme ...

TBB BUREAU LANJIGARH, JUNE 14, 2023 Vedanta Aluminium’s Lanjigarh unit, India’s premier producer of metallurgical grade alumina achieved a significant milestone in its endeavours to promote grassroots sports in Odisha, with Sanjaya Majhi and Bikram Majhi from the Vedanta Archery Training Initiative helping Odisha emerge victorious in the inaugural edition of the Janjatiya Khel Mahotsav 2023, a national level sports ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAAR, JUNE 12, 2023 The Indian senior men’s team edged Vanuatu 1-0 to book their place in the Hero Intercontinental Cup Final on Monday, June 12, 2023, at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. It was the Blue Tigers’ seventh straight win on home soil, a run that includes six clean sheets. After a dominating 80 minutes in which ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 12, 2023 Odisha emerged overall champions in both the men’s and women’s categories in the first Janjatiya Khel Mahotsav, which concluded on Monday. The grand sporting extravaganza, a joint initiative of the Union Ministry of Culture and the Odisha Government, was hosted by KIIT. The first edition of the mega event attracted the participation of 5,000 ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 12, 2023 Mongolia earned their first point in the Hero Intercontinental Cup 2023 when they held mighty Lebanon to a goalless draw at the Kalinga Stadium, here on Monday.  Mongolia, who lost their first match against India, now have one point from two matches in the four-team round robin. Lebanon have three points from two matches. ...

TBB BUREAU RAJGANGPUR, JUNE 11, 2023 In a thrilling final, Team Sundergarh Snipers beat Kedargouri Knights Team by 17 runs to win the Dalmia T-10 Short Boundary Cricket League championship trophy. The final match of the tournament was played at Veer Birsa Stadium of Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited here on Saturday. Batting first, Sundergarh Snipers score 74 runs for 5 ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 11, 2023 While visiting teams for the Hero Intercontinental Cup 2023 have found it tough to deal with Bhubaneswar’s hot and humid conditions, India head coach Igor Stimac claimed that it would give his side the upper hand in the tournament. “The weather does make a lot of impact on the pitch, but we need to ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 01, 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup 202 together with Destination NSW on Thursday announced that on Sunday, 25 June, Sydney’s most iconic landmark, Sydney Harbour Bridge, located on Gadigal land, will turn into a festival of football to celebrate 25 days to go until the official kick-off of FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MAY 24, 2023 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will declare open Khelo India University Games 2022 via videoconferencing at 7 PM on Thursday. This year, the third edition of Khelo India University Games will be held from 25th May to 3rd June in Uttar Pradesh. These competitions will be organised in Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Lucknow and Gautam Buddha ...

TBB BUREAU JODA/BARBIL, MAY 12, 2023 Sweta Rani Mahanta who brought laurels for Odisha and Joda-Barbil region by winning gold medal at the Moscow Wushu Stars 2023 International Tournament, was felicitated by Jindal Steel & Power Barbil Pellet Plant Unit Head Purushotham MD at the plant auditorium, on Friday. Mahanta has been trained and nurtured by JSP Foundation, the social ...

TBB BUREAU ROURKELA, APR 28, 2023 The Biju Patnaik Hockey Stadium of Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) has been accorded FIH Category-2 Hockey field certificate. The certificate is valid till February 8, 2026. In the certificate, FIH has mentioned that Biju Patnaik Hockey Stadium has been tested and shown to comply with the requirements of an FIH Category-2 hockey field. With ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, APR 7, 2023 The inaugural edition of the Corporate Cricket League (CCL) got underway at the Scan Sporting Ground of the Unit-II Government Girls’ High School, here on Friday. Organised by Gemini Consulting & Services, the maiden edition of the CCL was inaugurated by Gemini IT Director Siddharth Samal. Eight teams are participating in the three-day tournament ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, APR 4, 2023 The Odisha Naval Tata Hockey High Performance Centre (ONTHPC) organised the first-ever ‘Hockey Summer Camp 2023’ for children aged 6-16 years at Kalinga Stadium here, in association with the Department of Sports and Youth Services, Government of Odisha. Running from April 3 to 22, the camp aims to instill a passion for hockey among ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, MAR 28, 2023 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., pioneers of the SUV segment in India, has announced its association as the official SUV partner with four T20 league teams – Royal Challengers Bangalore, Delhi Capitals, Mumbai Indians, and Rajasthan Royals – and will be engaging in various on-ground and online activities during the upcoming season. Through this association, ...

TBB BUREAU MARCH 28, 2023 Mumbai, March 28, 2023: JSW Sports, one of the most revered names in the business of sports today in India, announced a milestone achievement for their Sponsorship Consulting business vertical with the facilitation of one of the most notable sponsorship deals in the history of the IPL. As part of the association, Qatar Airways will ...

TBB BUREAU RANCHI, MARCH 27, 2023 For the first time the NTPC Coal Mining Headquarters, Ranchi has taken the initiative for co-branding the 22nd Jharkhand Chess Festival, organised by the Hazaribagh District Chess Association (HDCA) at Naman Vidya Complex in Hazaribagh   Around 400 players from all over the State of Jharkhand are participating in this eight-day tournament, which got ...

TBB BUREAU LANJIGARH, MAR 27, 2023 The Lanjigarh Unit of Vedanta Limited has achieved a new milestone in its efforts to foster the holistic development of youth and children in the local communities. In a stellar achievement, students from its Archery Training Initiative bagged 14 medals at the recent State School Meet held in Sundargarh. Overall, they won 5 gold, ...

TBB BUREAU KOLKATA, MAR 22, 2023 Shyam Steel on Wednesday announced its association with IPL franchise Lucknow Super Giants as the principal sponsor of the franchise. The association will help Shyam Steel to enhance its brand and business presence across the HSM markets and nationally. The 16th edition of Indian Premier League is set to begin from March 31 at ...

TBB BUREAU ZURICH (SWITZERLAND), MAR 16, 2023 Gianni Infantino will serve a second term as FIFA President after being re-elected unopposed to lead global football’s governing body for another four years, during the 73rd FIFA Congress in Kigali, Rwanda. He will serve from 2023 to 2027.  “Being FIFA President is an incredible honour, an incredible privilege, and it is also ...

TBB BUREAU PARADIP, FEB 12, 2023 Dharmendra Mishra of Paradip Golf Club emerged champion of the 22nd Paradip Port Invitational Golf Tournament which concluded here on Sunday. Madhu Chaddha won the championship title in the Women’s category. AC Sutar and Deepak Sarangi of Paradip Golf Club were declared winners in handicap (0–16) and (17-24) categories, respectively. In the children putting, ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEB 7, 2023 Sometimes life throws challenges at us that make it difficult to do simple things that we take for granted. One promising athlete not only overcame adversity to do the ordinary things, he also went on to do extraordinary things, proving that nothing is impossible once you’ve set your mind to it. Meet 29-year-old Kamalakanta ...

TBB BUREAU LANJIBERNA, FEB 7, 2023 Team CCBC Warriors beat Mining Warriors by 5 wickets to win the Lanjiberna Premier League (LPL) cricket organised by Dalmia Cement Bharat Ltd. at Lanjiberna Shramik Field, here on Monday. The closing ceremony of the four-day mega event was attended by Prakash Agrawal (Head-Finance), Dillip Kumar Panigrahi (Head HR – Mines), Dr. DK Singh ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEB 1, 2023 In a significant development towards the promotion of lawn tennis and grooming future tennis stars in Odisha, a tennis academy was inaugurated at the KIIT Deemed-to-be-University here on Wednesday. The academy has been set up in partnership with former German tennis sensation and grand slam winner Alexander Waske and Altevol Tennis Academy. The KIIT-Alexander ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JAN 25, 2023 Vedanta Aluminium has partnered with the Rayagada District Administration to bring a slice of the ongoing FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023 to the district. As part of the recently- concluded Chaiti Mahotsav organised in Rayagada between January 18 and 22, Vedanta Aluminium put together a mini hockey stadium experience for the local community ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, JAN 25, 2023 Taking forward its commitment in supporting sports for women and expanding the MI #OneFamily, Mumbai Indians announce the addition of a very special franchise – a women’s cricket team in the first-ever Women’s Premier League (WPL) slated for March 2023. This makes MI’s women’s team the fourth MI franchise after Mumbai Indians, MI Cape ...

TBB BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, JAN 10, 2023 Vedanta Aluminium partnered with the Jharsuguda District Administration to host sports enthusiasts over friendly tournaments ahead of the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023, which is being held in Odisha. With sporting fervour abuzz in the region, a two-day cricket tournament was organised by the Jharsuguda District Administration at Vedanta Meadows cricket ground ...

TBB BUREAU JODA/BARBIL, JAN 7, 2023           The Kickboxing and Wushu players of Joda-Barbil are National assets which must be looked after, groomed and nurtured, said Jindal Steel and Power (JSP) Group CEO (Steel) Dinesh Kumar Saraogi. Saraogi addressed the young tribal sportsmen who bagged 9 gold medals and 1 bronze in recently concluded National Kickboxing Championship at SOA University, ...

TBB BUREAU PARADIP, JAN 3, 2023    Ashok Dandasena of Odisha Police won the men’s race at the Paradip Marathon-2023, organised by the Sports Council of Paradip Port Authority (PPA) on the occasion of the Port Foundation Day on Tuesday, while Samsad Ara Begum from Khurda claimed the title in the women’s category.   Dandasena completed the race in 43 minutes ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, DEC 24, 2022 Organised by the Roots of Odisha Foundation and supported by High Five Social Innovation and Mission Odisha, the 4th Edition of Tour-De-Kalinga ended on a grand note at the Centre for Youth and Social Development (CYSD) here on Friday. Tour-De-Kalinga, touted to be the longest community pedalling expedition – 1,300 km in 13 days ...

 TBB BUREAU ANGUL, DEC 22, 2022           In a nail-biting finish, Team Dare Devil beat Team Spartans by six runs to win the Panther Champion Trophy of the Panther Cricfest 2022, the inter-departmental mega cricket tournament, organized by Jindal Officers’ Club (JOC) of Jindal Steel & Power (JSP) under flood light here on Wednesday. Put in to bat by Spartans ...

TBB BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, DEC 19, 2022 Vedanta Aluminium is sponsoring the construction of the new administrative building of the Jharsuguda District Athletics Association. Odisha Health & Family Welfare Minister Naba Kisore Das and Bargarh MP Suresh Pujari laid the foundation of the building at Kantapali village recently, in the presence of Vedanta Ltd., Jharsuguda CEO Sunil Gupta. The administrative building ...

TBB BUREAU ANGUL, DEC 19, 2022 The Dare Devils team beat Jindal Mahila Samiti team by nine wickets in the final to win the championship trophy in the inter-departmental ladies cricket tournament Jindal Panther Cup-2022, played here under floodlights on Sunday. Put in to bat first, Team Jindal Mahila Samiti could manage to score a paltry 38 runs in the ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, DEC 9, 2022 The FIFA World Cup has been widely followed in India and the passion of football enthusiasts has even led them to travel to the host nation and witness live action at the stadiums. But, what has been intriguing, is the flavour of the on-going Hero Indian Super League across the FIFA World Cup ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, DEC 5, 2022 Jyote Nexa played host to the ‘Off Roading experience with Grand Vitara’ for prospective customers and off-roading enthusiasts on Monday. It will continue till Wednesday. This off roading experience is executed on a custom-built off-roading track, designed keeping in mind the key attributes and features of the Grand Vitara. Customers enjoy driving on specially ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, DEC 1, 2022 The fourth edition of the Tour-de-Kalinga, Asia’s longest community pedalling campaign, will begin from Bhubaneswar on December 11, 2022. With an aim to connect to all its roots and create a pillar force for the cause and concerns of Odisha and provide solutions for bringing rapid development, Roots of Odisha Foundation (ROOF) has been ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, NOV 28, 2022 Star Union Dai-ichi Life Insurance (SUD Life), a joint venture between two of India’s leading public sector banks, Bank of India and Union Bank of India, and Dai-ichi Life Holdings Japan, has appointed Arjuna award-nominated badminton champion HS Prannoy as its Brand Ambassador. This association also marks the very first brand partnership signed with ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, NOV 5, 2022 International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Nita Ambani on Saturday welcomed the newly-amended draft constitution of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), terming it as a landmark moment in India’s Olympic dream. The final draft of the IOA’s amended constitution as prepared by retired judge, Justice L. Nageswara Rao, has laid down some key changes, which ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, NOV 5, 2022 The Odisha Government and the Odisha Reliance Foundation Athletics HPC (high performance center) jointly hosted their performance graded competitions (PGCs), a unique competition with the primary focus to offer athletes both from HPC and outside, competitive opportunities to showcase their talent and evaluate their improvement. As many as 289 enthusiastic boys and girls from ...

TBB BUREAUMUMBAI, NOV 2, 2022Viacom18 Sports, India’s newest sports network, today announced a 10-year partnership to exclusively present SA20, South Africa’s recently launched premier T20 league, in India.Viacom18 is reshaping sports fans’ experience and building one of the most-loved media platforms in India. The SA20 and Viacom18 will work closely to grow and engage cricket fans in India. South Africa’s ...

TBB BUREAU AIZAWL, OCT 31, 2022 Reliance Foundation, the CSR arm of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), and Mizoram Football Association have joined hands to expand, transform and create a complete hyper-local pathway and decentralised approach to grassroots football in the state through Reliance Foundation Young Champs (RFYC) Naupang (Children) League. The Naupang League aims to develop local ecosystems and enable ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 19, 2022 India’s leading multiplex chain, INOX Leisure Ltd, today announced that it is all set to offer an exceptional stadium-like experience to the cricket enthusiasts of India with the screening of LIVE matches of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 on cinema screens at its multiplexes across the country. The eighth edition of the ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 11, 2022 Union Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports and Information and Broadcasting Anurag Singh Thakur on Tuesday attended the opening ceremony of the FIFA U-17 Women’s Football World Cup India 2022 at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. Thakur also watched the match between India and the USA. Union Minister for Education, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 11, 2022 The All India Football Federation (AIFF) and the Football Association of Odisha (FAO) felicitated FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura here on Tuesday. “I had first come to India as a fresh graduate when I was working for IFCO and had the opportunity to see your country then. With pleasure, I stand here again, and ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, OCT 6, 2022 Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL) Founder and Chairperson Nita Ambani today said that the 2022-23 season of the Hero Indian Super League would be a key milestone for the league and Indian Football. The 2022-23 season of Hero Indian Super League (ISL) kicks off on Friday, as last season’s runners-up Kerala Blasters host East ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, SEPT 15, 2022 Energy giant NTPC Ltd on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Sports Development Funds (NSDF) and Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) for the development of archery in India. Union Power Minister RK Singh and Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports Anurag Singh Thakur were present during the MoU ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, SEPT 07, 2022 Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday announced that the Odisha Government would support towards excellence of Kho Kho and establish a stadium for Kho Kho and a High Performance Centre (HPC) to develop the game. Patnaik made this announcement while felicitating the Odisha Juggernauts for emerging champions at the inaugural edition of the ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, SEPT 07, 2022 ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India) felicitated the team of Odisha Juggernauts, the champions of Ultimate Kho Kho Tournament 2022, at a glittering ceremony held here on Tuesday. AM/NS India-backed Odisha Juggernauts team clinched the Ultimate Kho Kho Champions trophy defeating Telugu Yoddhas in the final match held at Pune on Sunday, thus winning ...

TBB BUREAU JODA/BARBIL, SEPT 07, 2022  Bringing glory to the mineral-rich land of Joda-Barbil, four youths from Barbil, with all-round support of JSP Foundation, bagged two gold, one silver and one bronze medals while representing Odisha in the 21st National Junior Wushu Championship held at Kozhikode in Kerala from 1st to 6th September.  The team performed remarkably well in the ...