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14-04-13: It has begun! The first match of the 28th Ramu Memorial Tournament 2013 tipped-off between Chattisgarh and Maharashtra women at 5 pm. The opening minutes saw both teams trading baskets at a near 100% field goal percentage. It was only a matter of time though, before Chattisgarh’s superior fitness and defensive pressing turned the game in […]

In a battle of supposed equals, Western Railway clashed with Indian Air Force in the last match of the day. This pool B match up was significant as both teams had previously beaten Maharashtra, and were unlikely to overcome the formidable Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) team (IAF, in fact, had already lost to IOB on […]

Date: 14-04-13: The match of the day by far! The clash of the Pool B Titans! A mouth-watering clash and no better way to sign off the opening day’s action. Both teams with highly-skilled, experienced and physically imposing players. IOB’s star-studded line up included current and former internationals like Hareesh Koroth (7), Vineeth Ravi Mathew (5), Rikin Pethani (4) and Mihir Pandey (9). Rounding […]

16-04-13: A heartbreaking win! Ironic as it may sound, that is the only way to sum up Maharashtra’s 10-point victory over Chattisgarh in game 2 of their back to back encounter. This year’s RMBT has only 3 women’s teams. The dynamics of a round robin between 3 teams necessarily involves each team playing the other twice. With […]

15-04-13: Finally the team we have all been waiting for! ONGC took to the court in their opening campaign in the 28th Ramu Memorial as clear tournament favourites. Boasting of an All Staresque line-up that included three players who have been India captains, in the form of Vishesh Bhriguvanshi, Trideep Rai and Riyazzudin, apart from internationals, forward Yadwinder […]