Sridevi to flaunt Sabyasachi sari at Toronto fest
July 30th, 2012 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Sridevi's Bollywood comeback "English Vinglish" will be premiered at the 37th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and the actress has decided to wear a sari, ... Read more...
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Billiards: Advani heads Indian challenge
July 16th, 2012 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 16 (IANS) Asian champion Pankaj Advani will lead a strong Indian contingent in the World billiards championship to be held later this year.The squad also includes World women's ... Read more...
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Kothari, Chawla enter final of ASCA Snooker (Lead)
June 23rd, 2012 - 12:39 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 22 (IANS) Sourav Kothari from Kolkata set up a title clash with Kamal Chawla as he pulled off a merited 5-1 win over Noppon Saengkham of Thailand in ... Read more...
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Snooker: Sourav Kothari waltzes into final
June 23rd, 2012 - 12:20 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 22 (IANS) Sourav Kothari from Kolkata pulled off a merited 5-1 win over Noppon Saengkham of Thailand to make a grand entry into the Kences Constructions-ASCA International Snooker ... Read more...
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Saengkham sizzles en route to last 16
June 20th, 2012 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 20 (IANS) Thailand's Noppon Saengkham warmed up for the knock-out phase with a brilliant break of 122 clearance as he outclassed Himanshu Jain 3-0 to qualify for the ... Read more...
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Mehta survives a scare in snooker tournament
June 19th, 2012 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 19 (IANS) National and Asian champion Aditya Mehta survived a close call before winning 3-2 against top Indian junior Laxman Rawat in a Group B league match of ... Read more...
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Chawla cracks 122 for easy win in snooker event
June 18th, 2012 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 18 (IANS) World No.3 Kamal Chawla constructed a brilliant break of 122 en route to a 3-1 win over Rupesh Shah in a Group C match of the ... Read more...
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India to host 2013 world professional snooker meet
May 4th, 2012 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 4 (IANS) India will host the world professional snooker championship next year, Billiard and Snooker Federation of India president P.V.K. Mohan said here Friday.However, the venue was yet ... Read more...
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Geet Sethi, Pankaj Advani for inaugural Kolkata Open snooker
April 26th, 2012 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 26 (IANS) City cueists will vie with the likes of former multiple world champions Geet Sethi and Pankaj Advani in the inaugural Kolkata Open National Invitation Snooker Championship ... Read more...
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Mehta retains national snooker crown
February 4th, 2012 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Feb 4 (IANS) Showing that he has matured into a class player, Mumbai-based cueist Aditya Mehta won his second National snooker title in a space of six months beating ... Read more...
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Mehta eases into semis of National Snooker Championship
February 3rd, 2012 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Feb 3 (IANS) Defending champion Aditya Mehta, along with Kamal Chawla, Brijesh Damani and Shahbaaz Khan entered the semi-finals of the 78th Manisha-National snooker championship, here Friday.Mehta, who opened ... Read more...
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Advani leads way into pre-quarters of National Snooker
February 2nd, 2012 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Feb 2 (IANS) Four-time champion Pankaj Advani swept past veteran Devendra Joshi 4-0 enroute to the pre-quarterfinals of the Manisha-National snooker championship here Thursday.A break of 75 in the ... Read more...
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Mehta sparkles with 134 break at National snooker
January 31st, 2012 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Jan 31 (IANS) Defending champion Aditya Mehta (PSPB) recorded a break of 134 on the second day of the 78th National Snooker Championship here Tuesday as he lined ... Read more...
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Advani retains billiards crown
January 27th, 2012 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Jan 27 (IANS) Pankaj Advani of PSPB scored a 5-0 win over Balachandra Bhaskar of Karnataka to retain the men's billiards title in the Manisha National Billiards and Snooker ... Read more...
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Meenal, Arantxa in National Billiards Final
January 25th, 2012 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Jan 25 (IANS) Mumbai's Meenal Thakur and Pune cueist Arantxa Sanchis will face-off in the final of the ladies billiards event at the Manisha-National Billiards and Snooker Championship after ... Read more...
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Anna Snooker: Damani cracks 116 break
December 17th, 2011 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 17 (IANS) Brijesh Damani (ONGC) shrugged off a first frame loss to beat local challenger Peter Paul 3-1 and post a century break in the preliminary league of ... Read more...
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Eight Indians advance to knockout stage of World Snooker
November 30th, 2011 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 30 (IANS) While century-breaks continued to rain in the IBSF World snooker championship, and eight Indians qualified for the knock-out stage, 26-year old Omar Alkojah provided a lot ... Read more...
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Yasin, Pankaj romp to last 16 of Senior National Snooker
August 7th, 2011 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 7 (IANS) Mumbai's Yasin Merchant rolled back the years while drubbing Devendra Joshi 4-0 en route to the pre-quarterfinals of the 78th Senior National Snooker championship here Sunday.Merchant, ... Read more...
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National Snooker: All qualifiers make knock-out stage (Lead)
August 6th, 2011 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 6 (IANS) All the five qualifiers made it to the knock-out stage of the 78th Senior National Snooker championship here Saturday as defending champion Pankaj Advani led the ... Read more...
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Vidya Pillai extends reign as national snooker champion
July 25th, 2011 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 25 (IANS) Tamil Nadu's Vidya Pillai extended her reign as the ladies National snooker champion with a comfortable 3-1 win against the inexperienced Arantxa Sanchis of Maharashtra in ... Read more...
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Pillai, Sanchis in women’s snooker final (Lead)
July 24th, 2011 - 11:44 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 24 (IANS) Defending champion Vidya Pillai of Tamil Nadu along with Maharashtra's Arantxa Sanchis entered the final of the ladies snooker National Championship here Sunday with straightforward victories.Pillai ... Read more...
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Umadevi regains National ladies billiards crown
July 21st, 2011 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 21 (IANS) Karnataka's Umadevi Nagaraj regained her National ladies billiards title after a three-year lapse when she defeated defending champion Meenal Thakur of Maharashtra 77-45, 76-61, 75-34 in ... Read more...
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Flops immaterial, Akshay Kumar on film signing spree
January 28th, 2011 - 12:26 pm ICT by IANS
By Robin Bansal
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Action. Comedy. Multi-starrers. Flops, flops and more flops. Akshay Kumar might be yearning to roll out a decent hit since "Singh Is Kinng", but ... Read more...
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Aditya wraps up India’s Asiad snooker campaign with singles bronze (Lead)
November 20th, 2010 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 20 (IANS) Aditya Mehta potted an unexpected bronze in the men's snooker singles after losing in the semi-finals as India finished with four medals at the 16th Asian Games here ... Read more...
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Asian Games: Men’s snooker team claims silver, 7-0 victory in hockey (Evening Lead)
November 15th, 2010 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 15 (IANS) The Indian men's snooker team lost 1-3 to China and had to be content with a silver at the Asian Games here Monday, while the men's hockey team ... Read more...
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Asian Games snooker: India men’s team win silver (Lead)
November 15th, 2010 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 15 (IANS) India lost 1-3 to China and had to be content with a silver in the men's snooker team event at the Asian Games here Monday.The trio of Yasin ... Read more...
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Asian Games: Men’s snooker team in final, shooters disappoint (Afternoon Lead)
November 15th, 2010 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 15 (IANS) The Indian men's snooker team cruised into the final with a 3-0 demolition of Pakistan while the shooters disappointed at the Asian Games here Monday.However, there was good ... Read more...
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Asian Games billiards: Indian men in snooker final
November 15th, 2010 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 15 (IANS) The Indian men's snooker team cruised into the final with a 3-0 demolition of Pakistan at the Asian Games here Monday.Veteran Yasin Merchant, Aditya Mehta and Brijesh Damani ... Read more...
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Asian Games: Gagan Narang shoots a silver double on opening day (Intro Round Up)
November 13th, 2010 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 13 (IANS) Shooter Gagan Narang opened India's medal count on the opening day of the Asian Games with two silver medals in the 10-metre air rifle individual and team ... Read more...
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Alok through to pre-quarters of All India Snooker
January 20th, 2010 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 20 (IANS) Former national champion Alok Kumar won all his three league matches and led the field into the pre-quarter-finals of the Alumni Club All-India Invitational Snooker tournament, here Wednesday. ... Read more...
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World snooker: Rock concert leads reshuffling of schedule
November 20th, 2009 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
By Anand Philar
Hyderabad, Nov 20 (IANS) A rock concert in the neighbouring hall at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre caused the rescheduling of the ONGC-IBSF World Snooker championship as it would have ... Read more...
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Indian women gear up for tougher test in World Snooker
November 16th, 2009 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
By Anand Philar
Hyderabad, Nov 16 (IANS) Vidya Pillai, Chitra Magimairajan and Neena Praveen of India warmed up nicely for the stiffer competition ahead by recording their second win in the women's preliminary ... Read more...
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World Snooker: Advani, Sethi clear first hurdle
November 15th, 2009 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
By Anand Philar
Hyderabad, Nov 15 (IANS) Title favourites Pankaj Advani and Geet Sethi of India led a field of home players past the first hurdle in the league stage of the 35th ... Read more...
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Manan leads way into semis of All-India invitational snooker
July 16th, 2009 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 16 (IANS) Top seed Manan Chandra of Petroleum Sports led a field of fancied players into the semi-finals of the Madras Gymkhana Club's All-India invitational snooker tournament, here Thursday with ... Read more...
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Alok Kumar pots 131 in All-India invitational snooker
July 14th, 2009 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 14 (IANS) Former national champion Alok Kumar of ONGC potted a brilliant 131 on way to a comfortable 3-1 win against Anuj Uppal of Delhi in the preliminary league of ... Read more...
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