The Asian Para Games opening ceremony takes place in Aichi-Nagoya on October 18, 2026. Indian sports fans have a busy day as the Archery Premier League continues in Hyderabad. Meanwhile, the ISL features two matches today, and the Indian Open U23 Athletics Competition is currently underway for many young athletes.

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2026 is a big year, and with the Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games done, there's still a lot of sporting action to come, including two Chess World Championships. You can go through the schedule in ESPN's sports calendar.

Here are all the updates from Indian sports on October 18, 2026.

What's on today?

* ISL: Churchill Brothers vs East Bengal [5 PM] and NorthEast United vs Kerala Blasters [7:30 PM] in a double-header today.

* Archery: The Archery Premier League in Hyderabad continues.

* Asian Para Games: The opening ceremony of the Games takes place in Aichi-Nagoya.

* Athletics: The 2026 Indian Open U23 Athletics Competition is underway.

What happened yesterday?

* Asian Para Games: Simran Sharma replaces Bhavina Patel as India's flag bearer

* Asian Para Games: Manasi-Thulasimathi make semis, assure India of para badminton medal

* Asian Para Games: Bhavina Patel continues winning run

* Asian Para Games: India go down 1-6 to hosts Japan in blind football

* Wrestling: Amruta wins silver as Indian women end U23 Worlds with two medals

* Archery: Kakatiya Knights cap off round-robin campaign as APL table-toppers

* Tennis: Haryana's Khushi Kadian completes hat-trick of titles at Nationals

* Tennis: Bopanna misses out on AITA's SOM roster, falls short of one-year retirement rule

* Football: Bengaluru FC strolled past Chennaiyin FC 2-0; Inter Kashi rescued a 1-1 draw against Odisha FC.

* Athletics: U23 Athletics Competition 2026 - Bharatpreet, Nitika shine in U-23 meet