More News18 Aug 2026 | 5:17 PMBengaluru, Aug 18 (UNI) Indian para athlete Sachin Chamaria clinched a silver medal in the BC3 Pairs event and a bronze in the BC3 Individual event at the Cairo 2026 World Boccia Challenger, strengthening his position ahead of the World Boccia Championships in Seoul later this month.
see more.. 18 Aug 2026 | 5:13 PMTridib Baparnash
New Delhi, Aug18 (UNI) The Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna will have no recipient this year, with the Sports Ministry choosing not to confer India’s highest sporting honour for 2025. The decision, the first of its kind since 2014, came alongside the selection of 17 athletes for the Arjuna Award, including two-time Olympian race-walker Priyanka Goswami, Commonwealth Games medallist Tejaswin Shankar, women’s badminton duo Treesa Jolly and Pullela Gayatri Gopichand, and World Cup-winning chess player Divya Deshmukh.
see more.. 18 Aug 2026 | 5:06 PMNew Delhi, Aug 18 (UNI) Hockey India on Tuesday congratulated Indian Women's Hockey Team forward Lalremsiami and Indian Men's Hockey Team midfielder Rajkumar Pal on being named recipients of the prestigious Arjuna Award for the year 2025, as announced by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
see more.. 18 Aug 2026 | 4:53 PMDubai, Aug 18 (UNI) All-rounder Justin Greaves has won the ICC Player of the Month award for July following his outstanding performances in Test cricket, while captain Hayley Matthews has claimed the women’s award for her exceptional efforts in ODIs, giving the West Indies a rare double.
see more.. 18 Aug 2026 | 4:37 PMGalle, Aug 18 (UNI) Experienced Sri Lankan batter Dinesh Chandimal has been taken to hospital for a precautionary scan after sustaining a shoulder injury while fielding against India on Day 4 of the first Test here on Tuesday.
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