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Wei Yi Grabs 2024 Tata Steel Chess Tournament
Grand Master Wei Yi triumphed in the much-anticipated 2024 Tata Steel Chess Tournament, demonstrating his remarkable…
Aryna Sabalenka wins her’revenge’ over Coco Gauff at the Australian Open 2024
Aryna Sabalenka is unique. The Belarusian, as aggressive and shameless as her game, stated that she…
Rohan Bopanna sets new record and enters the Australian Open final
Rohan Bopanna advanced to the Australian Open final for the first time, a day after sealing…
The Indian women’s hockey team defeated Namibia 7-2 to advance to the Hockey5 World Cup quarterfinals against New Zealand
The Indian women’s team won its final Pool C match of the FIH Hockey5s Women’s World…
Tata Steel Chess 2024: Gukesh wins again and remains in joint lead.
Gukesh leads another teen star Nodirbek Abdusattorov by 6.5 points after 10 rounds of the Tata…
Rohan Bopanna records 500th career win at Australian Open
The grand old man of Indian tennis, Rohan Bopanna, achieved a significant milestone on a turbulent…
R Praggnanandhaa defeats world champion Ding Liren to take up India no.1
Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, the chess prodigy, broke records and rose to the top of the Indian player…
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…