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SPORTS - July 2018

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Nov 06, 2018

Raja Ram Mohan Roy Award

Veteran journalist and The Hindu Publishing Group Chairman N. Ram has been chosen for the prestigious Raja Ram Mohan Roy Award, presented by the Press Council of India (PCI).

The PCI also announced National Awards for Excellence in Journalism for 2018. Ruby Sarkar, chief correspondent of Deshbandhu, Bhopal, and Rajesh Parshuram Joshte of Daily Pudhari , Ratnagiri, have been named joint winners for 'Rural Journalism'.

Nov 04, 2018

First-ever Gymnast to Win 13 World Championships

Simone Biles became the first-ever gymnast to win 13 World Championships gold medals with victory in the individual vault competition.

The 21-year-old American broke the all-time record set by Belarusian male gymnast Vitaly Scherbo in 1996. It was Biles' third gold medal of the week so far in Doha and she is halfway to a possible sweep of six gold medals at these championships. This was also her 17th World Championships medal overall, which means she is just three shy of the all-time record of 20, held by Russia's Svetlana Khorkina.

Federer Three Wins Away from 100th Career Title

Roger Federer defeated Italy's Fabio Fognini to reach the Paris Masters quarterfinals as the Swiss great moved three wins away from his 100th career title.

Federer will face Japan's Kei Nishikori for a place in the semi-finals. Third seed Federer is playing the Paris Masters for the first time since 2015 and is bidding to clinch the tournament for just the second time after winning it in 2011.

Nov 03, 2018

Rahul Dravid Inducted into ICC Hall of Fame

Former Indian captain Rahul Dravid has been inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame.

Dravid became only the fifth player from India to be named in the ICC Hall of Fame.

He joins an elite list that includes Bishan Singh Bedi, Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar and Anil Kumble.

Oct 30, 2018

Asian Champions Trophy

Arch rivals India and Pakistan were declared joint-winners of the fifth Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament after the much-anticipated summit clash was called off due to a heavy downpour.

REC Wins Golden Peacock Award

REC Ltd, the state-owned 'Navratna' financier in the power sector, has bagged the Golden Peacock Award 2018 for Excellence in Corporate Governance. The award, conferred by the Institute of Directors, was received by Dr. Shakil Ahamed, senior executive director, REC, and J. S. Amitabh, company secretary, at the 18th London Global Convention held in London.

Oct 27, 2018

Asma Jahangir Wins UN Human Rights Prize

Pakistan's iconic human rights activist and lawyer Asma Jahangir was posthumously awarded the 2018 UN Human Rights Prize.

She was one of the four winners of the award which was announced by the United Nations.

Jahangir became the fourth Pakistani woman to be awarded the UN Human Rights Prize. Before her, Begum Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan (1978), Benazir Bhutto (2008) and Malala Yousufzai (2013) were accorded the honour.

World Agriculture Prize

M. S. Swaminathan, founder of the M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF), was awarded the first World Agriculture Prize at the 11th Global Agriculture Leadership Summit in New Delhi.

He received the award from Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu at the event hosted by the Indian Council of Food and Agriculture.

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