India had to be content with a silver medal in the men's snooker team event at the ongoing Asian Games after losing their summit clash 1-3 to hosts China at the Town Gymnasium in Guangzhou on Monday.
Veteran cueist Geet Sethi survived a scare against Malta's Simon Zammit, while Pankaj Advani had a field day against Moosa Saleem of Mauritius on the second day of the ONGC-World Snooker Championship in Hyderabad on Monday.
Promising 16-year-old cueist from Pakistan Hunain displayed good skills along with a fine temperament to outwit India's Lalit Dahiya by 4 frames to 3 on day two of the 13th ONGC Asian Under-21 Snooker Championship in Goa.
Continuing his winning streak,Pankaj Advani secured passage into the knockout stage of the Asian 6 Reds Snooker Championship by beating Khaled Alastal 5-0 in his third group match in Abu Dhabi on Friday. Winning 20 frames out of a possible 25 in four group matches and losing only three frames, Advani secured breaks of 75, 74, 57 and 47 in his four group matches.
India's leading cueist Aditya Mehta's dream run in the Indian Open snooker tournament continues. The 28-year-old from Mumbai beat compatriot Pankaj Advani 4-3 to enter the semi-finals, in New Delhi, on Thursday night.
Three Just Stop Oil protesters charged after disrupting play at Lord's
India's poster boy of cue sports Pankaj Advani clinched his 13th world title after winning the World 6-Red Snooker Championship in a convincing manner in Karachi.
The first morning of the second Ashes Test at Lord's was interrupted when two Just Stop Oil protesters ran on to the ground and scattered orange powder on the outfield.
Highly talented Welshman Michael White capped a splendid run by claiming his maiden ranking title when he blanked World No 8 Ricky Walden 5-0 in a one-sided final of the Indian Open Snooker Championship in Mumbai on Saturday.
One lucky punter who believed 14 years ago that Josh Tongue would one day play for England and placed a cheeky bet will win 50,000 pounds ($63,000).
Protesters briefly interrupted play on the third day of Wimbledon, releasing orange ticker-tape mixed with jigsaw puzzle pieces on Court 18.
The Times newspaper reported Yorkshire have hired a team of "sprinter stewards" to prevent protesters from breaching initial perimeter security.
Indian cueist Pankaj Advani rallied to win the IBSF World Billiards Championship title in Doha on Tuesday for a staggering 26th time, beating compatriot Sourav Kothari in the final.
He defeated compatriot Brijesh Damani 5-1 in the final to defend his title.
Four-time world champion John Higgins of Scotland reigned supreme on the green baize as he thrashed England's Joel Walker 4-0 to enter the second round of the Indian Open World Ranking Snooker tournament in New Delhi.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Monday
The 'Wall of Fame' at the house with pictures and mementoes that capture highlights of his glittering cricket career.
If the pitch gets hampered then the match officials will assess the pitch and see whether it is in good condition to play or not if yes they will continue playing on the same and if not then they will look at the other pitch condition and take a call on whether they can play on the other one or not, according to ANI.
'He woke up with fever and uncontrollable shivering in the morning'
Pankaj Advani won his 25th World crown on Saturday after a resounding 4-0 victory over fellow-Indian Sourav Kothari in the 150-up billiards final at the IBSF World Championships in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday.
Security plans 'uplifted' for Wimbledon, organisers say
Accordingly, it has issued notices to the secretary, department of sports in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports; the SAI, the BCCI, the WFI, and 15 other national sports federations.
On his opening batting partner Ruturaj Gaikwad, Conway said that both get along well on the field and off the field and he admires his batting.
Shraddha reads a book... Tara looks hot... Diana in Bhopal...
Multiple-time world billiards and snooker champion Pankaj Advani scored a comfortable 5-2 win over Pakistan's Zulfiqar Qadir to enter the quarter-finals of the IBSF World 6-Red Snooker Championship.
'The buildings all around had caved in or were damaged. The trees were all uprooted. Things were very scary.'
The 75-year-old had been unwell for some time and died due to complications following an operation.
The 33-year-old kept churning out world titles, proving that his game was getting better with age and there was a long way to go before his hunger for trophies could be satiated.
Summary of all that made news on Monday
Advani conquered the ACBS Asian Snooker events - 6-red (short format) and 15-red (long format) - along with the IBSF World Championships in both formats too.
Elite sport in Britain returned without fans last month after being shut down for three months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A decade after taking up the sport because she liked her father's outfit, Hong Kong's Ng On Yee finds herself on the brink of snooker history as she embarks on a mission to reach the main draw of the men's world championships.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday
Welshman Williams reflects on world title win, naked
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Ace cueist Pankaj Advani successfully defended his National Billards title after outclassing PSPB teammate Dhruv Sitwala 5-2 in a best of nine games final in Bhopal on Monday.
Legendary Pankaj Advani, on Sunday, extended his world title to 21 by winning the long and short formats of the IBSF World Billiards Championship titles for a record fourth time in Yangon.
India's leading cueists, Pankaj Advani and Aditya Mehta, bowed out of the third European Players Tour Championship (PTC) of the season -- the Bluebell Wood Open -- after suffering defeats in their respective round matches at the Doncaster Dome in Sheffield.
India's ace cueist Pankaj Advani created history in Abu Dhabi by clinching the Asian 6-Red Snooker title.
The announcement means no fans will be allowed from Saturday at the horse racing in Goodwood as well as the Crucible Theatre for the World Snooker Championships.
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