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Pyari Xaxa netted an eight-minute hat-trick during the first half of India’s international friendly against Maldives at the Padukone - Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence in Bengaluru on Monday. Having made her senior team debut in 2015, just after turning 18, the girl from Kuarmunda – a small town in Odisha – was one of the most promising youngsters when …

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Rajmata Jijabai Trophy 2024-25: Manipur beats Odisha to wins 23rd Senior Women’s National Championship title

Manipur’s dominance in the Senior Women’s National Football Championship continued after it defeated Odisha 1-0 in the final of the Rajmata Jijabai Trophy at the Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama Ground on Monday. After a barren first half, defending champion Manipur made sure of taking home the trophy for the 23rd time out of the 29 editions played so far when striker …

Indian football at has been embroiled in confusion surrounding the men’s team selection for the Asian Games over the last few weeks. Away from controversies, at the Odisha Football Academy in Bhubaneswar, another Indian football team – the Blue Tigresses – has been training for the Asian Games since the beginning of last month. Xaxa has been the face of …

Xaxa helps Sports Odisha salvage point, Gokulam thumps Kickstart

SSB Women was held to a 1-1 draw by Sports Odisha in their Indian Women's League match at the 7th Battalion Ground here on Saturday. Eventually, the Sports Odisha defence paved the way and SSB Women took a much-needed lead in the 41st minute. Sandhya Kachhap came in from the right flank and bundled the Sports Odisha goalkeeper to find …

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