Sports

Like India, Afghanistan has already made it to Super Four stage with victories over Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

On the event of National Sports Day today, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik bestowed the prestigious Biju Patnaik Sports Award for Outstanding Performance in Sports and Games on Odia athletes Jhili Dalabehera and Shriyanka Sadangi at an award ceremony held at the Convention Centre in Loka Seva Bhawan Bhubaneswar.

Every year on August 29th, National Sports Day is observed to honor hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand. Major Dhyan Chand Singh, who won gold medals for India in the Olympics in 1928, 1932, and 1936, was donpato on this day.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Hardik Pandya played the anchor role. Jadeja and Pandya showed the grit and determination with the bat.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed that Disney Star will be the home of all ICC cricket in India for the next four years.