Summer McIntosh, 17, of Canada, defeated Katie Ledecky in the 800m freestyle at the Southern Zone…
Category: Boxing
Strandja Memorial: Amit Panghal and Sachin enter to the semifinals
Amit Panghal, who won the Commonwealth Games gold medal, and Sachin, the national champion, have advanced…
Hockey India picks 24-member Indian Men’s Hockey Team for the FIH Pro League 2023-24
Hockey India has announced the 24-member Indian Men’s Hockey Team for the FIH Pro League 2023-24…
Mandeep Jangra has won the United States’ intercontinental title
Mandeep Jangra of India won the intercontinental super featherweight championship of the National Boxing Association (NBA)…
Verstappen caps off a magnificent season with a record-breaking victory
Max Verstappen finished a spectacular and record-breaking season in familiar fashion, cruising to Red Bull’s 19th…
Vidya Pillai, a seasoned cueist, reached a watershed moment in her remarkable career when she won the IBSF 6-Red Snooker World Championship title in Doha, Qatar, only days before her 46th birthday. The Bengalurean put up a great performance, overwhelming her opponents throughout the competition, culminating in a 4-1 victory against compatriot Anupama Ramachandran in the final match. Vidya demonstrated her ability in the semifinal match against Bai Yulu, with a significant run of 33 in the second frame and an amazing clearance of 63 in the fourth. She swept Group ‘A’ with an unblemished all-win record before defeating compatriot Varshaa Sanjeev 3-0 in the pre-quarters. Vidya’s tremendous skill was on display in the quarterfinal round against On Yee, when she secured a clean 4-0 victory, leaving her opponent with only 15 points in the entire match. Vidya Viswanathan Pillai is an Indian professional snooker player who was born on November 26, 1977 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Vidya Pillai has won several international medals for India, including a gold medal in the 2013 IBSF World Team Snooker Championship. In 2016, she won another gold medal at the IBSF Australian Women’s Ranking Snooker Championship. Notably, she became the first Indian woman to reach the finals of the WLBSA World Women’s Snooker Championship in 2017. Her achievements include winning a silver medal at the Asian Billiard Sport Championship in Doha in 2016. Vidya finished second in the WLBSA World Women’s Snooker Championship in 2017, barely losing the title to Ng On-yee. In recognition of her amazing achievements, the Government of Karnataka bestowed the Ekalavya award on her in 2016, recognising her outstanding performance in sports.
Max Verstappen finished a spectacular and record-breaking season in familiar fashion, cruising to Red Bull’s 19th…
Vidya Pillai clinches the 6-Red World Snooker Championship
Vidya Pillai, a seasoned cueist, reached a watershed moment in her remarkable career when she won…
Jaipal Singh of Punjab surprises Sagar Ahlawat by winning the +92 kg title
At the SAI Indoor Hall in Shillong, young Jaipal Singh defeated silver medallist Sagar Ahlawat to…
Jyothi wins silver in the 100-meter hurdles
In a dramatic finish, India’s Jyothi Yarraji took home the silver medal in the women’s 100-meter…
Nikhat Zareen qualifies for the Paris Olympics
The ‘ticket to Paris 2024 Olympics!’ placard that was given to her along with a photograph…