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World champion cueist and India chief coach Manoj Kothari dies at 67Former world billiards champion Manoj Kothari passed away at 67 following a cardiac arrest in Tamil Nadu. A towering figure in Indian cue s...
E-sports, break-dancing made eligible but sports ministry ends cash prizes for junior athletesThe sports ministry has expanded cash rewards to medal winners in several non-Olympic sports including mallakhamb, e-sports, and break-danc...
Asian Billiards Championship: Dhruv Sitwala defeats Pankaj Advani to clinch titleIn the final of the 2024 Asian Billiards Championship, Pankaj Advani faced Dhruv Sitwala, ultimately losing 2-5. Despite Advani's initial s...
Pankaj Advani bags Asian Billiards title for 8th timeAgainst Sitwala, a two-time Asian Billiards champion, Advani won the first frame before following it up with a smooth century break to exte...
Once bitten, twice shy! Why Pankaj Advani won’t ‘ask for awards’After being bypassed for the Padma Bhushan last year, Advani says, it’s up to the authorities to recognise his achievements.
Pankaj Advani-led India beat Pakistan to win Asian Snooker ChampionshipIndia's fate was going to be determined by Pankaj Advani's partner Laxman Rawat's form and he did not disappoint.
Baseline Ventures signs up billiards champion Pankaj AdvaniWith the deal in place, Baseline Ventures, which also manages PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth & Ravindra Jadeja, will look after the commercial...
Rio Olympics: How a bunch of entrepreneurs are trying to improve India's abysmal record in sportsIn an Olympic year, a bunch of entrepreneurs, some of them past champions themselves, are doing their bit to transform India into a nation ...
Politics and sports should not be mixed: Pankaj AdvaniAmid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, ace cueist Pankaj Advani believes politics should not be mixed with games.
- IPL-style league for Cuesport in 2015
"There will be six teams across the country and we are trying our best to make the format very attractive and popular."
Pankaj Advani proposes a professional snooker tour for AsiaPankaj Advani along with billiards champion Sourav Kothari said snooker could become more popular if an IPL-like franchise league was intro...
Snooker: Pankaj Advani makes the cue his 'magic wand' in 2014The past 12 months clearly belonged to Pankaj Advani after he took one title after another post his two-year snooker stint in the United Ki...
Cueists peak at 25-35 years of age: Indian ace Pankaj AdvaniCalling UK and China as the two powerhouses of snooker, Advani insists that India needs a more structured format to produce more world beat...
Pankaj Advani wants Ranbir Kapoor to star in a biopic on him"Someone like Ranbir Kapoor can actually pull off a great job playing me on screen. He is very intense also as we have seen him in Rockstar...
Indian Badminton League a game changer in badminton: Sanjay SharmaThe launch of the IPL-style league in badminton last year was a huge boost to lift the profile of the shuttle sport , says Sanjay Sharma.
Khel Ratna for ace shooter Ronjan Sodhi, Virat Kohli gets Arjuna AwardIn 2011, Sodhi became first Indian to successfully defend a World Cup title. He is currently ranked No. 1 in International Shooting Sport F...
Bijli’s Big Bet: India’s leading multiplex chain betting big on bowlingPVR will benefit by having another large-scale footfall driver like BluO next to the cinemas.