TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, SEPT 9, 2021  Odisha FC is thrilled to announce the signing of experienced Brazilian centre-forward Jonathas Cristian de Jesus ahead of the upcoming Hero Indian Super League 2021-22 (Hero ISL 2021-22) scheduled to be played in Goa. 32-year-old Jonathas has played in various top-notch football leagues in many countries including Brazil, Netherlands, Spain, Italy and Germany. He ...

TBB BUREAU ANGUL, AUG 30, 2021 JSPL Foundation, the CSR arm of Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. (JSPL), celebrated National Sports Day-2021 at various youth clubs in the local areas on Sunday. To mark the occasion, the Foundation organised different sensitisation sessions for the youths and provided Indoor gym equipment to three youth clubs, namely Kalinga Club of Jarada, Baba ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, AUG 29, 2021 On the occasion of National Sports Day on Sunday, Odisha Stevedores Limited (OSL) lauded Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik as well as the Odisha Government for the judicious decision to further extend the official sponsorship of both the Indian men’s and women’s hockey teams for 10 more years till 2033.  Odisha, as the prime sponsor, ...

PRIYABRAT BISWAL BHUBANESWAR, AUG 17, 2021 Direct selling company Amway India on Tuesday said it has appointed in Olympian Saikhom Mirabai Chanu as its brand ambassador. The association with Chanu is in line with Amway’s focus on consolidating its health and nutrition category, especially targeting women and youth in the country, it added. L-R:_Anshu Budhraja, CEO Amway India; Olympian Saikhom ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, AUG 11, 2021 Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik felicitated the hockey players from the State who were part of the Indian Men’s and Women’s Hockey Teams in the recently concluded Tokyo Olympics, at a function in Kalinga Stadium here on Wednesday. Deep Grace Ekka, Namita Toppo, Birendra Lakra and Amit Rohidas were part of the Indian Hockey ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, AUG 11, 2021 Odisha FC on Wednesday announced the signing of Spanish centre-back Hector Rodas ahead of the eighth season of the Hero Indian Super League (Hero ISL). The 33-year-old from Valencia started his youth career with Levante before making his senior debut for their reserve team and eventually played for the first team in 2009. He ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, AUG 9, 2021 After an impressive performance at the recently held Junior Federation Cup at Sangrur in Punjab earlier this month, 110m hurdler Graceson Jeeva, who trains at the Reliance Foundation Odisha Athletics High Performance Centre (HPC) in Bhubaneswar, is in contention for a spot in the Indian team for the World Athletics U-20 championships in Kenya ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, AUG 8, 2021            Go First on Sunday offered free travel to all six Indian athletes and the men’s hockey team who won medals at the Tokyo Olympics.            Go First, previously known as GoAir, stated it would give free tickets to them for the next five years. Regional carrier Star Air, which connects 13 cities ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, AUG 5, 2021 Odisha FC has reached an agreement with Kickstart FC over a loan deal of young Indian midfielder Nikhil Raj who will now play for the Bhubaneswar-based side during the upcoming eighth edition of the Hero Indian Super League (Hero ISL). The 20-year-old has been a part of the Karnataka team in two editions of ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI/ MUMBAI, AUGUST 5, 2021 Dismissing a special leave petition (SLP), the Supreme Court has upheld that the online fantasy sports format offered by Dream11 is game of skill. The SLP had alleged that the online fantasy sports (OFS) format offered by Dream11 amounted to gambling, wagering and betting and is not a game of skill.  The ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, AUGUST 03, 2021 Odisha FC is delighted to announce the new partnership with Danish sportswear brand hummel ahead of eighth season of the Hero Indian Super League. The Danish brand has a proud sports history and is one of the most recognised team sports brands in the world, with roots in football & handball, has previously been ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JULY 24, 2021 Odisha FC and Cole Alexander have decided to mutually part ways. Both parties reached an agreement over an undisclosed release fee, enabling Cole and the Club to trigger a mutual termination of the contract. The 32-year-old South African had signed for the Bhubaneswar-based side ahead of the previous season of the Hero Indian Super ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JULY 20, 2021 Odisha FC on Tuesday announced the signing of its new Head Coach Francisco “Kiko” Ramírez González ahead of the upcoming eighth season of the Hero Indian Super League (Hero ISL). The 51-year-old Spaniard has signed for the Bhubaneswar-based franchise for one year with an option to extend after the season. After his retirement from ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JULY 12, 2021 Odisha FC and FC Bengaluru United have agreed to a loan deal which will see George D’Souza representing Bengaluru United in the upcoming I-League qualifiers. George D’Souza started his professional career in 2016 with Goan club Sporting Clube de Goa. Being a native of Goa, this helped thrust George into the limelight as he ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JULY 7, 2021 Odisha FC has reached an agreement with 24-year-old Isaac Vanmalsawma ahead of the eighth season of the Hero Indian Super League (Hero ISL). The Indian winger has signed a two-year deal with the Bhubaneswar-based club with an option to extend for a third. After representing India Under-19 in 2013 and graduating from the AIFF ...

TBB BUREAU BARBIL, APRIL 9, 2021 “Whether you win or not, but always strive to give your best in every challenge and let the rest go. Because you are worth your best effort,” said JSPL Foundation Chairperson Shallu Jindal, while interacting with Wushu players belonging to the tribal predominant region, here on Thursday. Encouraging the players to stay focused on ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, APRIL 2, 2021 Indian Metals Public Charitable Trust (IMPaCT), the charitable wing of Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys (IMFA) group of industries, has invited nominations for the prestigious Ekalabya Puraskar-2021, the annual sports award for outstanding young sports person of the State which carries a cash prize of Rs. five lakh. Besides the main award, two citation ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MARCH 30, 2021   The 24th National Federation Cup in Patiala earlier this month has provided the coaching staff at the Reliance Foundation (RF) Odisha Athletics High Performance Center (HPC) in Bhubaneswar further confidence that the meticulously crafted programme for athletes under their wing is on the right track. Two athletes from the HPC – Amlan Borgohain ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MARCH 26, 2021 The Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai and TransStadia in Ahmedabad have been confirmed as host venues for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said on Friday. The tournament will be held in India from January 20 to February 6, 2022. “The Asian Football ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MARCH 25, 2021 KIIT & KISS fraternity felicitated CA Bhavani Devi, a KIIT student, who qualified for Tokyo Olympics 2021 in Fencing. She has earned the distinction of becoming the first-ever Indian to qualify for the Olympics in Fencing. A felicitation ceremony for the ace fencer was organized at KIIT-DU in presence of distinguished personalities including KITT ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MARCH 20, 2021 Following the International Chess Federation (FIDE)’s policy to include chess in school level study curriculum, the same is being executed in different nations across the world. In this context, All India Chess Federation (AICF) has also decided to include chess in school curriculum. Accordingly, AICF and All Odisha Chess Association (AOCA) have chosen Kalinga ...

TBB BUREAU BARBIL/KEONJHAR, MARCH 15, 2021 JSW Steel Limited has organized a selection trial for the young football trainees from Jajang Mines region in Keonjhar district. The selection process was carried out on March 12 in presence of the selection committee members. The committee comprised of Birendra Kumar Mahanta, national level Football Coach, Sukumari Laguri, National level Football player and ...

TBB BUREAU BARBIL, MARCH 15, 2021 Babulu Munda of Sialijoda village under Deojhar Grampanchayat in Keonjhar district has once again brought laurels for Odisha. Supported by JSPL Foundation, the social arm of Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL), the tribal talent has clinched gold medal in the 19th Junior National Wushu Championship-21 held at Fatehabad, Haryana from 10th to 15th ...

TBB BUREAU KONARK, FEB 23, 2021 Tata Steel got the better of the Paradeep Port Trust (PPT) to win the championship title of the Beach Soccer 2021, at Chandrabhaga Sea Beach here on Tuesday. The champion team defeated PPT t2-1 in the penalty shootout in the final today. Sunando Sen of Team Nalco was adjudged the ‘Player of the Tournament’. ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEB 16, 2021 Known as the cradle of hockey, Rourkela in Sundargarh district of Odisha will have the ‘largest’ hockey stadium, the foundation stone of which was laid by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday. The stadium spread over 15 acres of land on the Biju Patnaik University of Technology campus, will have sitting capacity of ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 18, 2021 Herbalife Nutrition, the global leader in nutrition, on Monday announced the renewal of contract with its sponsored athletes for the year 2021. The company is continuing its association with globally celebrated boxing champion Mary Kom, Indian Table Tennis player Manika Batra and Indian Badminton sensation Lakshya Sen. Herbalife Nutrition, a leader in developing scientifically ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 15, 2021 East Coast Railway (ECoR) General Manager Vidya Bhushan inaugurated a series of sports facilities at Railway Indoor Stadium and a Cricket Academy at Railway Cricket Stadium, here today in presence of Additional General Manager Sudhir Kumar and all Principal Heads of the Departments of ECoR, senior officials and sports personnel. Vidya Bhushan inaugurated a ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 3, 2021 Twenty five referees from Odisha have been qualified in the National Level Volleyball Referees Examinations conducted by Volleyball Federation of India (VFI) recently, informed Achyuta Samanta, President, VFI. Presiding over the virtual executive committee meeting, Samanta said, for the first time so many referees from Odisha have qualified in national level which is a ...

ROURKELA, DEC 31            India’s 1975 hockey World Cup-winning and 1972 Olympics bronze winning team member Michael Kondo died at Ispat General Hospital (IGH) here on Thursday due to age-related ailments.            He was 73, and is survived by his wife, a son and two daughters.            “Michael Kindo passed away at the Ispat General Hospital due to age ...

TBB BUREAU GOA, NOV 25 FC Goa on Wednesday announced JK Lakshmi Cement as an Associate Sponsor for the Club for the 2020-21 season of the Indian Super League. As part of the partnership, JK Lakshmi Cement will appear on the right sleeve of the FC Goa shirt for the entirety of the ISL season. The cement brand was the ...