Advani prevails, Mehta loses
June 14th, 2012 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
Sheffield (England), June 14 (IANS) Pankaj Advani, holder of seven World titles, defeated China's Li Yan 5-1 in the second round of the Australian Goldfields Open snooker qualifiers here late ... Read more...
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Aditya Mehta pots second win at Wuxi Classic Snooker
June 6th, 2012 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
Sheffield (England), June 6 (IANS) India's Aditya Mehta registered his second win at the Wuxi Classic snooker qualifiers, defeating World No.63 James Wattana of Thailand 5-1.Though James was a challenging ... Read more...
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O’Sullivan beats Carter to win fourth world snooker crown
May 8th, 2012 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
Sheffield (England), May 8 (IANS) Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated Ali Carter 18-11 to win the World Snooker Championship here.
O'Sullivan, who has slipped to 13th in the world rankings, led the ... Read more...
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Carter, O’Sullivan set up second final encounter at snooker
May 6th, 2012 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
Sheffield (England), May 6 (IANS) Ronnie O'Sullivan and Ali Carter will meet each other in the World Snooker Championship final for the second time, after they both survived the last-four ... Read more...
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O’Sullivan puts one foot in snooker final
May 5th, 2012 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
Sheffield (England), May 5 (IANS) Ronnie O'Sullivan moved closer to the World Snooker Championship final Friday after his six-frame burst helped him take a 11-5 lead over Matthew Stevens.In the ... Read more...
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Pankaj, Aditya for world pro snooker tour
May 3rd, 2012 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 3 (IANS) India will have two snooker players in the world professional tour with Aditya Mehta automatically qualifying after winning the Asian championship and Pankaj Advani being ... Read more...
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O’Sullivan reaches World snooker semis
May 3rd, 2012 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
Sheffield (England), May 3 (IANS) Three-time Crucible winner Ronnie O'Sullivan is a hot favourite to claim a fourth World Snooker Championship title after he rallied to beat Australia's Neil Robertson ... Read more...
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Snooker king Hendry ends 27-year career
May 2nd, 2012 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS
Sheffield (England), May 2 (IANS) Stephen Hendry, widely recognised as the greatest ever snooker player, has announced his retirement from his glittering professional career.The seven-time world champion made the announcement ... Read more...
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World snooker: Cao Yupeng loses, Hendry thrashes holder
April 29th, 2012 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Sheffield (England), April 29 (IANS) China's Cao Yupeng lost 7-13 to Ryan Day of Wales in the last 16 clash while Stephen Hendry shut out the defending champion John Higgins ... Read more...
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China to host World Snooker later this year
April 28th, 2012 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
Sheffield (England), April 28 (IANS) The newly-launched World Snooker International Championship will be staged for the first time later this year in China, with the tournament offering the highest top ... Read more...
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Cao trails Ryan 2-6 after first session at world snooker (Lead)
April 28th, 2012 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
Sheffield (England), April 28 (IANS) Welshman Ryan Day took a comfortable 6-2 lead over China's Cao Yupeng in the first session of their last-16 match at the world snooker championship ... Read more...
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Cao trails Ryan 6-2 after first session at world snooker
April 28th, 2012 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
Sheffield (England), April 28 (IANS) Ryan Day of Wales took a comfortable 6-2 lead over China's Cao Yupeng in the first session of their last-16 match at the world snooker ... Read more...
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Mark Williams in last 16 of snooker worlds
April 27th, 2012 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
Sheffield (England), April 27 (IANS) China's Liu Chuang suffered a first-round exit from the World Snooker Championship after a 6-10 loss to Welsh veteran Mark Williams here.The 22-year-old Liu, who ... Read more...
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Seeded players keep failing at world snooker
April 26th, 2012 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
Sheffield (England), April 26 (IANS) China's snooker star Ding Junhui became the seventh top-16 player to fall in the first round of the World Championship after he suffered a 9-10 ... Read more...
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Ryan Day takes slender lead against Ding in world snooker
April 25th, 2012 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
Sheffield (England), April 25 (IANS) China's top snooker player Ding Junhui delivered a break of 100, but still trailed Ryan Day 5-4 at the end of the first session in ... Read more...
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Allen apologises to Cao Yupeng after accusing him of cheating
April 25th, 2012 - 2:18 pm ICT by IANS
Sheffield (England), April 25 (IANS) Mark Allen has apologised to Cao Yupeng for his comments after losing to the Chinese in the first round of the World Snooker Championship."Following my ... Read more...
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Angry at Allen remark, WPBSA moots action
April 24th, 2012 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
Sheffield (England), April 24 (IANS) World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) said in a statement here that Mark Allen will face disciplinary proceedings for comments he made after ... Read more...
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Jones shocks Murphy on world snooker championship debut
April 24th, 2012 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
Sheffield (England), April 24 (IANS) Jamie Jones became the fourth qualifier to reach the second round of the World Snooker Championship, pulling off a shock victory over World No.5 Shaun ... Read more...
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Anaka in quarterfinals of British Open junior squash
January 4th, 2012 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Sheffield (England), Jan 4 (IANS) India's Anaka Alankamony reached the quarter-finals of the British Open junior squash championship here Tuesday defeating Victoria Temple-Murray of England 12-10, 11-9, 11-8.The Chennai teenager ... Read more...
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Amy Winehouse to marry ex-husband in Caribbean island
January 11th, 2010 - 1:08 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 11 (IANS) British singer Amy Winehouse will return to St Lucia to marry her ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil.
Winehouse escaped to the Caribbean paradise early last year in a bid to ... Read more...
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Elton John cancels another show
October 26th, 2009 - 6:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 26 (ANI): Sir Elton John is upset after scrapping a second concert in Britain as his influenza is still keeping him away from the stage.Last week, the Candle in the ... Read more...
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Fielder-Civil wants DNA test from ‘pregnant lover’
April 22nd, 2009 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 22 (ANI): Amy Winehouse's estranged husband Blake Fielder-Civil has demanded a paternity test from his alleged rehab lover following claims that she's pregnant with his child.Gilleen Morris recently said ... Read more...
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Pak team awaits clearance for Asian squash in Chennai
December 12th, 2008 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Dec 12 (IANS) Pakistan's squash chiefs are unsure whether the government will allow them to send a four-member national youth team to defend its team and individual titles in the 2009 ... Read more...
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For female red squirrels the more the merrier when it comes to sex
June 21st, 2008 - 12:37 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 21 (ANI): When it comes to female red squirrels, it seems any male will do. According to a new research, the kinky species show high levels of multimale mating ... Read more...
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