Indian Railways News - Sports

A state-level open-age cash prize cricket tournament, organized by the TNM Trust in Gorakhpur, saw three matches on Tuesday. Northeastern Railway, Ghazipur, and Basti teams emerged victorious. In the match between Northeastern Railway and Gorakhpur, Northeastern Railway won by six wickets. Gorakhpur, batting first, scored 131 runs in 36.4...
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overs. Nishil Rao (37) and Parivesh Tripathi (29) were top scorers. Trisal took four and Prashant three wickets. Northeastern Railway chased down the target of 132 runs in 27.3 overs, losing four wickets. Praveen Singh Yadav (34) and Ankit Yadav (29) were the top scorers for Northeastern Railway. Prashant Avashthi was also mentioned for his all-round performance.

South Western Railway (SWR) cyclists showcased exceptional performance at the 29th National Road Cycling Championship held in Puri, Odisha from December 7th to 10th. A four-member SWR team (Venkappa K, Megha Gugas, Kaveri Muranaal, and Chaitra Bojir) won gold in the 60km mixed team relay cycling event. The team...
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was guided by coach Nijappa Y. The SWR General Manager, Arvind Srivastava, praised the team's dedication and performance, highlighting their achievement as a source of pride for SWR and the nation. One member also received the Best Cyclist award for 2023/24.

Neelam Bhardwaj, an 18-year-old from Ramnagar, Uttarakhand, created history by scoring a double century (202 runs off 137 balls) in a senior women's one-day trophy match against Nagaland at Narendra Modi Stadium. Her innings, including 27 fours and two sixes, led Uttarakhand to a 259-run victory (371/2 vs 112). Bhardwaj's...
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life has been marked by struggles; she grew up in a slum near Ramnagar railway station, and her father's death in a 2020 accident further strained her family's finances. She started playing cricket at age 8, receiving crucial support from Mohammad Israr Ansari. Her talent led to Under-19 trials and eventually national attention, marking a remarkable rise from poverty to cricketing stardom. This double century establishes her as a significant player in Indian women's cricket.

The 51st Senior Open State-level Kabaddi tournament's final match took place on Sunday near a petrol pump in Dhaddha Buzurg, Hata Nagar Palika area, Kushinagar. Northeastern Railway Gorakhpur defeated Amethi Hostel to win the title. The final was preceded by two semi-finals: Northeastern Railway Gorakhpur beat Deoria by 15...
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points, and Amethi Hostel beat Gorakhpur by 4 points to reach the final. Northeastern Railway Gorakhpur then won the final against Amethi Hostel by 12 points. The event was inaugurated by Hata's Nagar Palika Chairperson Ramanand Singh and Sukrauli's Nagar Panchayat Chairperson Rajneeti Kashyap. Hari Narayan Dwivedi and Lokesh Shankar Singh, the organizers, expressed gratitude to the guests. Hare Ram Singh managed the event. The event saw participation from 13 districts and officials from the Uttar Pradesh Kabaddi Association.

In the first semi-final of the Third ARM Cup held at Seresa Stadium, Bokaro, Ilena Energy Ranchi defeated Barood Cricket Club Simdega by 33 runs. Simdega, winning the toss, batted first and scored 143 runs in 27 overs. Ilena Energy Ranchi, in response, scored 176 runs in 29.1 overs....
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Manish Kumar (52), Shreyam Sundaram (43), and captain Divyam Raj (31) were the top scorers for Ranchi. Arun Kumar Mahato (3 wickets) and Abhishek, Balkrishna, and Rit (2 wickets each) were the main wicket-takers for Simdega. Shreyam Sundaram was named the Man of the Match and was awarded by R.K. Sharma of the Seresa Bokaro committee. Ilena Energy Ranchi advanced to the final.