Swagatika Rath

In an anti-climactic end to a noteworthy campaign, Karnataka surrendered to the might of Railways in the final of the BCCI women’s One-Day Trophy at the M Chinnaswamy stadium here on Saturday. Railways cruised to an eight-wicket victory to annex their 13 title in the competition.

In a repeat of last year’s title clash, Karnataka again failed to overcome Railways in the Senior Women’s One-Day Trophy. In Ranchi on Tuesday, Railways registered a four-wicket victory to annex their 14th title and third on the trot.

Skipper Shafali Verma smashed 50 off 23 balls to lead Haryana to a three-wicket win over Harmanpreet Kaur-led Punjab in the Senior Women's T20 Trophy here on Monday. Harmanpreet hammered an unbeaten 64 off 38 balls to take Punjab to 155 for three in 20 overs. Haryana overcame the target with four balls to spare.

Maharashtra skipper Smriti Mandhana's 84 went in vain as Railways defeated Maharashtra by seven wickets to win the senior women's T20 tournament on Wednesday.

Continuing their disappointing run in the senior women’s T20 trophy, the Chandigarh team lost to the Railways by six wickets in Rajkot on Friday.

Mumbai teenager Jemima Rodrigues, who recently hit a double hundred in BCCI U-19 women's meet has been drafted into India A team's limited overs home series against Bangladesh.

Facing women's outfit of the Railways in T20s has turned out to be a learning experience for all their opponents in the last couple of seasons. The reason they dominate the format is their vast experience, achieved by fielding maximum India players. This season, they are playing with eight India players and dictating terms to their rivals.

Defending champions Railways notched up a comfortable 35-run win over Odisha in the second semi-final to set up a summit clash with Maharashtra in the Senior Women's T20 Trophy on Monday.

The South African women's cricket team will go into next week's one-off Test match against India at the Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar Stadium in Mysuru from November 16-19 with no preparation as their arrival has been delayed.

Students of Utkal University on Monday gheraoed the offices of registrar and PG Council chairman, protesting the increase in hostel fees.

Another great show from Deepti Sharma went in vain as Bengal lost to Railways by six wickets in the second semifinal of the Women’s Senior One-day meet at the Saurashtra Cricket Stadium in Rajkot on Thursday.

Despite incessant rain, most colleges across the state witnessed heavy rush on Wednesday, the last day of submission of application forms for admission in Plus II courses for 2013-14 academic year.

Dhanteras 2017: A day before Dhanteras jewellery shops across the state have witnessed heavy rush on Monday and they expected a surge in business this year. Jewellery shops have offered attractive discounts on gold and silver jewellery.

Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur and teen sensation Shafali Verma will be the most sought after Indian players and are expected to trigger bidding wars when they go under the hammer during the inaugural Women's Premier League (WPL) auction in Mumbai on Monday.

The formidable Indian Railways once again annexed the National One Day Championships title with a crushing seven-wicket victory over Jharkhand in the final here on Sunday.

Odisha has immense potential to produce more national and international women athletes and sportspersons, several reputed sportswomen from the state said.

The second Women’s Premier League Player Auction will take place on December 9 in Mumbai with a total of 165 cricketers set to go under the gavel. Out of 165 players, 104 are Indians while 61 are overseas players. 15 players are from associate nations with a total 56 capped and 109 uncapped players.