Billiards
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MS Dhoni enjoys game of billiards at JSCA stadium
Cricket | Sep 29, 2019, 02:29 PM ISTDhoni was seen in a relaxed mood as he spent time at the indoor campus of JSCA stadium.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulates Pankaj Advani for winning 22nd world title
Other Sports | Sep 16, 2019, 11:04 AM ISTPankaj Advani won his 22nd world title by winning a fourth straight final in the 150-up format at the IBSF World Billiards Championship.
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Results are difficult to predict when playing at the highest level: Pankaj Advani
Other Sports | Jul 27, 2017, 05:56 PM ISTAdvani, 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.
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Pankaj Advani-led India beat Pakistan to win Asian Team Snooker Championship
Other Sports | Jul 05, 2017, 04:58 PM ISTAdvani remained the only player to not lose a single individual match in the team event.
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Pankaj Advani wins IBSF World Billiards Championship, his 14th world title
Other Sports | Sep 27, 2015, 05:34 PM ISTAdelaide: India's most successful cueist Pankaj Advani added another feather to his cap by winning the IBSF World Billiards Championship by outplaying his opponent in the final to take his world title count to 14
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Big brother's 'gyaan' helps Pankaj Advani, says mother
Other Sports | Oct 31, 2014, 02:47 PM ISTBangalore: Pankaj Advani might have become the toast of India after winning the World Billiards title (time format), but the ace cueist's mother Kajal says it is elder brother and sports psychologist Shree's 'gyaan' that
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Billiards - Advani, Kothari enter semis
Other Sports | Oct 24, 2014, 10:51 AM ISTLeeds: Pankaj Advani and Sourav Kothari entered the final of the World Billiards championship (150-up points format) with 4-0 victories over Alok Kumar and England's Ian Williamson, respectively, here Thursday. While Advani takes on Kothari in
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Billiards Premier League to be launched on Monday
Other Sports | Aug 03, 2014, 11:37 AM ISTMumbai:Team owners and players comprising the cream of Indian cueists, who would take part in the inaugural Videocon Billiards Premier League, would be unveiled here on August 4 at the launch of the IPL-style league.The
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Ronnie O'Sullivan wins fifth Masters snooker title
Other Sports | Jan 20, 2014, 02:53 PM ISTLondon: Ronnie O'Sullivan beat fellow Englishman and defending champion Mark Selby 10-4 to win his fifth Masters snooker title at London's Alexandra Palace Sunday.The 38-year-old, also a five-time world champion, took a commanding 7-1 lead
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Know the hottest player in pool and billiards Shanelle Loraine
Other Sports | Feb 25, 2014, 07:38 AM ISTNew Delhi: Billiards and pool is seen as a gentleman's game but some female players have set the billiards table on fire when they hold the cue and compete on national and international table. One of
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Tennis great Roger Federer inspires Pankaj Advani
Other Sports | Dec 16, 2013, 09:49 PM ISTKolkata: A self confessed Tennis fan, cueist Pankaj Advani Monday said modern day great Roger Federer and his poise has always inspired him.“It's Roger Federer who has always inspired me. His style, grace, poise... the
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World Snooker: Chitra enter semis, men ousted
Other Sports | Dec 07, 2013, 06:38 PM ISTLatvia: India's Chitra Magimairajan stormed into the semi-finals of the women's event at the IBSF World Snooker Championships, defeating compatriot Varsha Sanjeev even as the men's challenge ended in the last-16 round in Daugapils.Seasoned Chitra,
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World Snooker: Fourth win for Indian Arantxa Sanchis
Other Sports | Dec 02, 2013, 08:22 PM ISTDaugavpils (Latvia): India's Arantxa Sanchis continued on her winning streak in the preliminary league of the IBSF World snooker championship here Sunday when she defeated Polish player Dalia Alska 3-0 for her fourth win.So far,
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Billiards: Alok Kumar, Shandilya lose
Other Sports | Oct 30, 2013, 06:36 PM ISTLeeds: Indian challenge in the points format World professional billiards championship ended as both national champion Alok Kumar and Ashok Shandilya lost their respective semi-final matches here.Alok Kumar, finalist in the 150-up format last week,
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Snooker: India receive six wild card entries
Other Sports | Aug 08, 2013, 11:55 AM ISTBangalore, Aug 7: India has received six wild card entries who will join the top 64 in the World Ranking snooker tournament to be held in New Delhi from Oct 14 to 18, offering a
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Advani Opens Gold Account, Alok Creates History
Other Sports | Nov 14, 2010, 09:31 PM ISTGuangzhou, Nov 14 (PTI) Star cueist Pankaj Advani provided the first gold for India in the 16th Asian Games by clinching the title in billiards singles while Alok Kumar claimed a bronze in 8-ball pool