Indian-American wins Spelling Bee contest
World | June 01, 2018 11:26 ISTThursday night emerged the top speller from a record-shattering 515 contestants at 2018 Scripps National Spelling Bee
Thursday night emerged the top speller from a record-shattering 515 contestants at 2018 Scripps National Spelling Bee
Advani, who won the World 6-Red Snooker Championship in 2014 and 2015 but lost in the knock out rounds last year, said the team championship is something that he would definitely love to get his hands on.
"Vijender will be surprised when I throw punches at him, he thinks I am a kid, but he has no idea who I am", says Maimaittiali.
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