August 25, 2008
Football :
Forward Club registered first win in the domestic First Division League Football tournament here today. At the Dashrath Dev Stadium, Badharghat, Forward Club beat Nine Bullets Club by 2-1 goals. Winning team took lead 1-0 before lemon break by Negib Houkip. After the break, Nigerian striker Benjamin leveled the score (1-1). But Houkip struck again and Forward Club finished the match 2-1. After this match, Forward opened their account with three points from three matches while Bullets now three points from three matches.
Third fixture of First Division League Football tournament :
August 29 : Tripura Police - Forward Club
August 30 : Birendra Club – Nobodoy Sangha
August 31 : Ageya Cholo Sangha – Nine Bullets Club
September 01 : Birendra Club – Forward Club
September 02 : Lalbahadur Vyamagar – Tripura Police
September 03 : Forward Club – Ageya Cholo Sangha
September 04 : Tripura Police Nobodoy Sangha
September 05 : Nine Bullets – Lalbahadur Vyamagar
September 06 : Rest day
September 07 : Rest day
September 08 to 15 Super League matches.
Cricker :
An Executive meeting of Tripura Cricket Association will be held on August 31 next.
Agenda : Finalization of Accounts for the year 2007-08 and Budget for the year 2008-09.
Kho-Kho :
State Level Sub Junior Kho-Kho championship starts at Kamalnagar of Sonamura Sub-division today. Altogether 13 teams were took part in this two-day tournament. Forest Minuster Jitendra Chowdhury opened the tournament.