Snooker

KARACHI: Pakistan’s trio of Muhammad Sajjad, Hamza Akbar and Asif Toba are set to represent Pakistan in the IBSF World Snooker Championship, which begins on Tuesday in Bangalore, India. For the first time in the last three years, the Pakistan contingent will be without former world champion Muhammad Asif in ...

KARACHI: Muhammad Sajjad, one of Pakistan’s top cueists, has said that he will be participating with dedication at the NBP 39th National Snooker Championship beginning on Wednesday, despite having already qualified for the upcoming IBSF World Championship in India. Sajjad has been rewarded for his consistent performances by the Pakistan Billiards ...

KARACHI: Pakistan will play host to the International Billiards and Snooker Federation (IBSF) World 6-Red, team event, ladies and Master’s (individual and team) in the city next year, a top official of Pakistan Billiards and Snooker Federation (PBSF) said on Monday. He said the world body has already given the ...

High-profile NBP Ranking Snooker Championship begins tomorrow KARACH: Country’s top 38 cueists are set to vie for honours when the sixth NBP Ranking Snooker Championship – the second ranking event of the calendar – gets into action at their sports complex from Wednesday. Originally, 40 players were supposed to take ...

KARACHI: With the NBP 39th National Snooker Championship just around the corner, cueists from all over Pakistan will vie for the top two spots in order to qualify for the IBSF World Championship at India in November. The Pakistan Billiards and Snooker Association (PBSA) has termed the national championship – ...

KARACHI: Pakistan’s Muhammad Asif has been nominated by the Asian Confederation of Billiard Sports (ACBS) to participate in the 6-Red World Championship, which will be played in Thailand from September 1-6. He was chosen by virtue of being the 2013 6-Red Asian Champion and will depart for Bangkok from Lahore. ...

KARACHI: Pakistan ‘A’, comprising Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Sajjad, will take on Thailand while India ‘A’ will be up against Iran in the semi-finals of the Jubilee Insurance 2nd Asian Team Event being played in Karachi. The last-four round will get underway at 10am local time, followed by the final. ...

KARACHI: Iran’s Amir Sarkosh won the Jubilee Insurance Asian 6-Red Championship, beating Thailand’s Boonyarit Kaettikun 7-6 in the final played at a local hotel in Karachi on Wednesday. Sarkosh won with a scoreline of 46-44, 12-46, 01-52, 33-0, 43-31, 01-54, 12-45, 0-66, 0-49, 46-0, 63-08, 37-32 and 41-28. Earlier, he ...