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(Photo: AP / Mahesh Kumar A)Tough challenge awaits Advani
India's Pankaj Arjan Advani plays a shot in the men's preliminary round of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited-International Billiards and Snooker Federation World Snooker Championship 2009, in Hyderabad, India, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009. The Championship runs from Nov. 15-25....Full Story

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Khan 1/5 To Beat 'magic Man'
| Amir Khan will make his American debut against Paulie Malignaggi and Sky Bet make the Bolton fighter 1/5 favourite for the bout, which is set to take place on May 15 at Madison Square Garden. | Sky Bet go 6/1 for Khan, who will be defending his WBA light-welterweight ...Full Story
Send in your questions to snooker chief Barry Hearn
| Three months ago, Barry Hearn was appointed chairman of snooker's world governing body and immediately revealed plans to put the spark back into the game. | He aims to conquer Europe and bring in more "razzmatazz" like entrance music and player nicknames and...Full Story
Rafath Habib makes it to the main draw
| BANGALORE: Rafath Habib of Railways, a former Asian Games Gold medallist, came through the qualifying rounds in the inaugural 6 Red National snooker championship with an authoritative 43-8, 52-1, 34-0, 32-10 win over Maharashtra's Salil Deshpande to make the tournamen...Full Story
Sport in brief: David Millar third in Paris-Nice
| Cycling Team Sky continued their good run of form streak with victory in the first road stage of Paris-Nice yesterday when Greg Henderson, of New Zealand, won a sprint finish in Contres. Henderson, 33, withstood high winds and crashes to lead home a 15-strong peleton ...Full Story
Ken secures Crucible chance
| Ken Doherty rolled back the years as he thrashed Joe Swail to secure his place in the Betfred.com World Championship. | The 1997 champion produced a superb display to see off close friend Swail 10-1 and revealed afterwards he was using Steve Davis as his inspiration. ...Full Story
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  | According to Professor Henry Higgins: 'In Hertford, Hereford and Hampshire, hurricanes hardly ever happen.' | But then, in 1912, when George Bernard Shaw wrote Pygmalion, 'global warming' hadn't been invented. | The greatest threat to civilisation at the beginn...Full Story
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Mon 8 Mar 2010
Ken Doherty books place at World Championships
BBC News | Former champion Ken Doherty thrashed Joe Swail 10-1 in the final qualifying round to book his place at next month's World Championships at the Crucible. | The Dubliner, 40, who failed to qualify last year, romped into an 8-1 first-session lead befo...
Tough challenge awaits Advani
Deccan Herald By Sidney Kiran, Bangalore, DH News Service: | In a field devoid of Geet Sethi and Yasin Merchant, few would have discounted Pankaj Advani’s prospects of going all the way had it been the traditional 15-red version of the National snooker championshi...
Corporate snooker comp all set to go
Papua New Guinea Post | By EPHATA SAMUEL | Leading motor vehicle company Ela Motors has sponsored two media teams taking part in the 2010 Pacific MMI Port Moresby corporate snooker competition. | National marketing manager Peter Abott wished both teams success when presen...
Sunny Choudhary begins well
The Hindu | BANGALORE: Sunny Choudhary of Delhi started off well on the opening day of the first-ever 6 Red Snooker National championships. In the qualifying round at the KSBA hall on Sunday, Sunny cleared the table with a maximum possible 75 break in the seco...
Sun 7 Mar 2010
Veteran Steve Davis wins 30th place at snooker's Crucible world showdown
The Daily Mail | Steve Davis still has the thirst for creating history. The six-time world snooker champion will take part at the Crucible for a record 30th time next month after beating Adrian Gunnell 10-4 in Sheffield. | World No 23 Davis admits his primary long-...
Davis books Crucible date
Sky Sports | Steve Davis secured a record 30th appearance at the Crucible with victory in the final round of qualifying for the betfred.com World Championship. | The 52-year-old snooker great beat Adrian Gunnell 10-4 at Sheffield's English Institute of Sport to...
Chowdhary kick starts event with a magic 75
Deccan Herald Bangalore, Mar 7, DHNS: | Delhi’s Sunny Chowdhary fired the maximum break of 75 en route to his thumping 4-0 win over Karnataka’s Nehul in the opening qualifying round of inaugural National 6-red snooker championship here on Sunday. |   | Chowdhary r...
Alphonso, Kanan march ahead in qualifiers
Deccan Herald Bangalore, Mar 7, DHNS: | Karnataka’s Karl Alphonso, Kanan Das and T Srinivas scored contrasting victories over their respective opponents to march into the second qualifying round of the inaugural National 6-red snooker championship here on Sunday. ...
Snooker: 'They will have to take me away kicking and screaming,' says Davis
The Independent | The vexatious question of when a competitor and champion should call it a day reared its head at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield this week. Snooker's qualifying treadmill, played out against a backdrop of mind-numbing tension, claimed a...
'A level playing platform'
The Hindu | Special Correspondent | BANGALORE: "It's a level playing platform. Reputations don't matter... and the games finish faster," was how S. Balasubramaniam, vice-president of the Billiards and Snooker Federation of India (BSFI) put it on the eve of the...
Sat 6 Mar 2010
Six-time world champion Steve Davis can seal 30th Crucible appearance with victory
The Daily Mail | A win away: Davis | Steve Davis is one match away from reaching his 30th snooker World Championship. | Six-time winner Davis, 52, who is now 23rd in the rankings, faces No 42 Adrian Gunnell today, when Matthew Stevens also plays Marcus Campbell, fo...
DANIEL KING - ON THE LINE: Banner ban leaves the United faithful furious
The Daily Mail | Manchester United supporters remain furious about the removal by Wembley stewards of two Green and Gold protest banners at last weekend's Carling Cup Final. | United insist they made no formal request for action to be taken against supporters demon...
Natl 6-red snooker qualifiers
Deccan Herald Bangalore, Mar 6, DHNS: | The qualifying rounds of the inaugural National 6-red snooker championship will kick off at the recently-renovated Karnataka State Billiards Association Hall on Sunday. | While reigning National snooker and billiards champio...
Ken Doherty desperate to qualify for World Championship
BBC News | Three former champions and a two-time finalist aim to come through the final round of World Championship qualifying and reach the Crucible next month. | Six-time winner Steve Davis, 52, faces Adrian Gunnell on Sunday, when Matthew Stevens also play...
6 Reds snooker Nationals from March 7
The Hindu | BANGALORE: The inaugural 6 Reds snooker National championship for men and women will be hosted by the Karnataka State Billiards Association (KSBA) from March 7. The final is slated for March 15. | The rolling trophy for the national will be in the ...
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