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Vandewinkel ends Adkar's historic run to clinch ITF W100 Bengaluru title
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Adkar, the 21-year-old from Pune, ranked World No. 690, was playing the biggest match of her career after becoming the first Indian woman since Sania Mirza to reach an ITF W100 Final, but Vandewinkel's experience and consistency proved decisive from the outset, as per a press release from IT
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"A tournament I've always enjoyed": Koneru Humpy confirms return to Norway
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A former challenger for the Women's World Championship title, Koneru is widely regarded as one of the most accomplished female players of her generation. She made history in 2002 when, at just 15 years old, she became the first Indian woman to earn the Grandmaster title and, at the time, the
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"Way of honouring India's cultural legacy": Menka Soni creates history in
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Menka Soni created history by becoming the first Indian woman in the United States to take oath with the Bhagavad Gita, after being elected to the Redmond City Council.
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Pranavi's win against men at IGPL Mumbai wows Indian golf fraternity
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
Pranavi Urs's sensational final round of 8-under in the final round of the IGPL Invitational Mumbai at the Bombay President Golf Club has elevated her to super star status in Indian golf as she became the first Indian woman golfer ever to win a title whole playing against men in a mixed fiel
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CJI BR Gavai felicitates Divya Deshmukh on winning FIDE Women's Chess Worl
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Divya became the first Indian woman to clinch the Chess World Cup after overwhelming Koneru on Monday evening in the final via tiebreaks.
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"This tournament has been the biggest test of resilience": Divya Deshmukh
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Divya, a 19-year-old rising sensation in the world of chess, became the first Indian woman to clinch the Chess World Cup after overwhelming Koneru on Monday evening in the final via tiebreaks. She became just the fourth Indian woman grandmaster and overall the 88th in the nation to clinch
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Parliament lauds Divya Deshmukh, Koneru Humpy triumphs in Chess World Cup
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"I would like to inform you that India's Divya Deshmukh has won the FIDE Women's World Cup Final in Batumi, Georgia. She is the first Indian woman to win this competition. Along with this, she has also become India's fourth women's chess grandmaster. Deshmukh has won the FIDE Women's Worl
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Nitin Gadkari lauds Divya Deshmukh for her sensational victory in Women's
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Divya, a 19-year-old rising sensation in the world of chess, became the first Indian woman to clinch the Chess World Cup after overwhelming Koneru on Monday evening in the final via tiebreaks
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Divya's family members express delight on her memorable win at FIDE Women'
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Family members of young sensation and the latest grandmaster, Divya Deshmukh, have expressed their delight after she became the first Indian woman to clinch the Chess World Cup in Georgia.
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Para shooter Avani Lekhara reflects on her journey, says she learnt from s
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
At the age of 10, Avani was paralyzed waist below after a car accident. Not letting the challenges hold her back, she took up the sport of shooting in 2015 and since then, went on to win multiple national and international-level tournaments. In 2020, Avani also created history by becoming th
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Bala Devi becomes first Indian woman to score 50 international goals
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Bala Devi, often referred to as the "goal machine" of Indian women's football, reached an exceptional milestone by becoming the first Indian woman to score her 50th international goal during the 2024 SAFF Women's Championship in Nepal, in a match against Pakistan.
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India leave Pakistan flustered with a 5-2 win in SAFF Women's Championship
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
While India grabbed three points with consummate ease in the opening encounter of the three-team group that also have Bangladesh, the match featured skipper Loitongbam Ashalata Devi's 100th appearance for the Blue Tigresses and the 50th international goal of prolific striker Ngangom Bala De
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