Chess World Cup winner Divya Deshmukh, decathlete Tejaswin Shankar and badminton player Gayatri Gopichand are among 17 sportspersons named for the Arjuna Award. The Sports Ministry did not nominate anyone for the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award this year
The Sports Ministry has opened applications for the 2025 National Sports Awards, with the deadline set for October 28. Awards include the Khel Ratna and Arjuna, recognising performances from 2021–2024. Doping-penalised athletes are eligible only if bans are completed
President Droupadi Murmu flagged off the Durand Cup trophies marking the start of the 134th IndianOil Durand Cup. The prestigious tournament begins on July 23, with trophies touring five states
Geethu, an Arjuna Awardee, made history as India’s first professional player in the Australian League, while Anita, a Padma Shri awardee, is celebrated for her exceptional skills and leadership.
Hyderabad: Hyderabad table tennis player Akula Sreeja could not have asked for a better finish to the year. Having become the first from the Telugu speaking States to clinch the maiden women’s national title and then becoming the first Indian mixed team (with Achanta Sharath Kamal) to win gold at the Commonwealth Games recently, the […]
Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has expressed happiness over the union government announcing the prestigious ‘Arjuna Award’ to world women’s boxing champion Nikhat Zareen. He congratulated her on the occasion. In a statement, the Chief Minister said Nikhat Zareen, who brought laurels to the country by recording consecutive victories in women’s boxing, was well […]
