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New Club defeated Fateh Maidan Club 3-0 in the Inter-Club Snooker Championship final at Secunderabad Club. Strong performances from Vibhas, Praveen Kumar and Murali Krishna ensured a comprehensive victory in the team event held in Hyderabad.

After potting the red to the centre pocket in the fourth frame to signal victory, Sourav looked heavenwards and seemed to gesture ‘this one was for you dad’

India A, led by Pankaj Advani, Aditya Mehta and Brijesh Damani, defeated Oman A 3-0 in the World Cup of snooker in Muscat. India B, featuring Dhvaj Haria and Hussain Khan, lost 1-3 to France after a bright start

Pankaj Advani and Brijesh Damani advanced to the knockout rounds of the World Cup of Snooker in Muscat with strong wins in their groups. Other Indians had mixed results, while Dhvaj Haria exited after two close defeats

India’s Anupama Ramachandran clinched the IBSF World Snooker (15-red) title in Doha, becoming the first Indian woman to achieve the feat. The 23-year-old defeated Hong Kong China’s Ng On Yee in a tense final, sealing victory with the last black

Hussain Khan stunned former professional Brendon O'Donoghue with a 4-2 win in his opening match at the IBSF World Snooker Championships in Qatar. Pankaj Advani and Amee Kamani also recorded wins in their respective categories

Pankaj Advani began his IBSF World Snooker Championship campaign with a 4-1 win over Canada’s Sahil Nayyar in the Group H match. Advani next faces Malaysia’s Thor Chuan Leong. Brijesh Damani and Hussain Khan also feature in the tournament

Five Indian cueists, including Pankaj Advani and Paras Gupta, advanced to the knockouts at the IBSF 6-Red Snooker Championships in Bahrain, with twin wins each in group matches

The organiser was spoiling careers of youngsters by running an illegal snooker centre at Vinay Garden in the town.

Nichani too had a great start, winning 4-1 against Subrat Das (Odhisa) in the pre-quarterfinal before beating IH Manudev (Karnataka) 4-2 in the next round.

Hyderabad: Hyderabad’s Himanshu Jain scripted history by becoming the first Indian to qualify to the Pro Circuit World Snooker after winning through Asia Oceania – Q School tournament on Sunday. The 30-year-old termed it as a dream come true and a life-changing moment. Saying that it was his dream to play in the Pro Circuit, […]

Hyderabad: Indian Railways’ Pandurangaiah defeated Himanshu Jain 5-3 (65-42, 50-71, 71-22, 52-65, 91(40)-25, 15-77, 66(52)-13), 76-53) to clinch the F1 Telangana State Open Snooker Championship title, organised by F1 Snooker Academy and Telangana Cue Sports Association. In a closely-fought final, both players were locked at 2-all after four frames. In the fifth frame, Pandurangaiah took […]

Meanwhile, Himanshu Jain set up a summit clash with Mushtaq Hussain in the senior snooker event. Jain beat Brandon Marcel while Hussain edged past Syed Ahmed in the other semifinal

Hyderabad: Nazeeruddin was in full flow as he outclassed Clinton on his way to the snooker quarterfinals of the Sreemitra Telangana State Ranking Snooker & Billiards Championship. Results: Senior Snooker pre-quarters: Himanshu bt John Bosco 4-1(23-76,80-8,69-0,52-26,64-46); Nazeeruddin bt Clinton 4-0(88-12,59-20,59-47,87-1); Ajay Bhushan bt Faizan Khan 4-1(50-26,69-31,50-60,59-48,81-7); Brandon bt D Aravind 4-1(74-68,62-35,42-65,59-14,65-60); Mushtaq bt Nabil 4-1(49-25,60-49,54-35,30-64,55-48); […]