Billiards

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  Billiards Champion Michael Ferreira Catches Break In Multicrore QNet Scam

  Former Billiards champion Michael Ferreira, arrested in a 400-crore scam involving marketing company QNet, will get a break from the investigations against him. A court in Hyderabad suspended investigations in the case today.

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  Miscreant Sets Billiards Champion's Car Tyre on Fire in Mumbai

  Asian Games gold medalist Ashok Shandilya was forced to miss his matches at the National Billiards and Snooker Championship in Kolkata, after an unidentified miscreant set his car's tyre ablaze in the early hours of Sunday.

• Advani in World Snooker quarters

  Ace Indian cuest Pankaj Advani stormed into the quarterfinals of the IBSF World Snooker Championships after defeating Mohammad Rais Sen Zahi of Afghanistan 5-2 in Damascus, Syria.

• Pankaj Advani says no to Bollywood

  The poster boy of Indian cue sport Pankaj Advani has turned down offers from Bollywood filmmakers, citing time contraints because of his "crazy" schedule.

• Alok ends India's medal drought in Pool events, wins bronze

  National billiards champion Alok Kumar on Sunday became the first Indian to win an Asian Games medal in pool events by clinching bronze in the men's 8-ball category despite losing in the semifinals on Sunday.

• Pankaj Advani wins gold in Billiards singles

  Defending champion Pankaj Advani notched up India's first gold medal in this edition of the Asian Games in men's Billiards singles event after defeating Oo Nay Thway Oo of Myanmar 3-2 here on Sunday.

• Indian cueists confident of good show in Asian Games

  Former World Professional champion Pankaj Advani and legendary Geet Sethi are confident of a good show by the Indian cueists in this month's Asian Games in China and said the contingent will look to double its medal count this year.

• Win over Sethi most satisfying moment: Sitwala

  It was his maiden appearance in World Professional Championship finals but Indian billiards player Dhruv Sitwala reckons defeating legendary cueist and compatriot Geet Sethi in the semifinals as more satisfying than reaching the summit clash.

• Heartbreak for Sitwala, loses to Russell in World Pro final

  Indian billiards player Dhruv Sitwala's hopes of winning his maiden World Professional title came crashing down on Monday after he lost his summit clash to nine-time champion Mike Russell of Qatar at the Northern Snooker Centre.

• Sitwala enters World Pro Billiards C'ship final

  India's Dhruv Sitwala pipped five-time winner Geet Sethi by a point to sail into the finals of the World Professional Billiards Championship for the first time in his career, where he will meet veteran and title favourite Qatar's Mike Russell.

• Advani out of World Pro Billiards C'ship; Geet in semis

  Pankaj Advani's hopes of winning the World Professional Billiards title for the second consecutive time went up in smoke after compatriot Dhruv Sitwala registered a hard fought 723-608 victory over the reigning champion in the quarterfinals of the event here.

• Advani out of World Pro Billiards C'ship; Geet in semis

  Pankaj Advani's hopes of winning the World Professional Billiards title for the second consecutive time went up in smoke after compatriot Dhruv Sitwala registered a hard fought 723-608 victory over the reigning champion in the quarterfinals of the event here.

• Three Indians in quarters of World Pro Billiards Championship

  Three Indians including reigning world champion Pankaj Advani moved into the quarterfinals of the World Professional Billiards championship following clinical victories over their respective opponents on the second day of the event.

• Advani, Sethi off to winning start in World Pro C'ship

  Reigning champion Pankaj Advani remained on course for the second successive World Professional Billiards title after securing contrasting wins over compatriot Sushrat Pandia and England's Martin Goodwill on the opening day of the event here.

• World Professional Billiards Championship starts 27th October

  Reigning champion Pankaj Advani and veteran cueist Geet Sethi will spearhead the Indian challenge in the World Professional Billiards Championships beginning in Leeds, UK on Wednesday.