The Sunrisers Hyderabad scored a record-breaking 277-3 before earning an often-tense 31-run victory over the Mumbai…
Category: Snooker
Daniil Medvedev, Carlos Alcaraz, and Jannik Sinner advance at Miami Open
Daniil Medvedev, the defending Miami Open winner, and top seed Carlos Alcaraz advanced to the tournament’s…
World Champion Pankaj Advani shoots in with a top-305 break
World champion Pankaj Advani of India oozed class with a 305-point triple century break as he…
Army wins Khelo India Winter Games 2024 title on last day.
. The Khelo India Winter Games 2024 ended in Gulmarg, with the Army winning following an…
PGA Tour rookie Knapp wins Mexico Open
Jake Knapp didn’t have his best game. However, after three days of birdie binges, an even-par…
Salt Lake City submits candidature to host the 2034 Winter Olympics.
Salt Lake City formally submitted its candidature to host the 2034 Winter Olympics, with officials celebrating…
CCI Snooker Classic 2024: Pankaj Advani sets up semifinal matchup with Laxman Rawat.
Multiple world champion Pankaj Advani of Bengaluru defeated Mumbai’s Nitesh Madaan 6-4 in a best-of-11-frame quarterfinal…
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…