India pip Pakistan to win Snooker Team World Cup
DOHA: The Indian combine of Pankaj Advani and Manan Chandra staged a remarkable recovery to pip Pakistan in the final of the inaugural IBSF Snooker Team World Cup.
After being 0-2 down in the best-of-five final played last on Friday night, India found themselves in a deeper hole at 0-30 down in the third frame.
Thanks to a well-crafted 39 break from Chandra and a classy clearance of the final colours by Advani, the Indian hopes were kept alive. In the fourth frame, even though Advani found himself in a spot of bother when trailing 1-20 against Babar Masih, he took charge of the proceedings and displayed his mastery once again by clearing the table with a 69 break.
This made India draw parity with Pakistan and it all boiled down to the final frame to determine the winners of the inaugural event
. Chandra and Muhammad Asif found themselves in a seesaw frame but it was the Indian who changed gears and did most of the scoring with every given
opportunity.
SHOOTING EVENTS REMOVED FROM ASIAD NEW DELHI: The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) is surprised at the exclusion of many shooting events (individual and team) from the Asian Games, starting from August 18.
Eventssuchas25mcentre-fire, 50m free pistol and 50m rifle prone have been dropped from the schedule. The team events too have been removed from the curriculum. The organisers have added 300m rifle --- a big bore event --- in the schedule.
THE MAHARASHTRA RUNNER SHOT INTO THE LIMELIGHT DURING THE RIO GAMES BY SETTING A NATIONAL RECORD OF 9:19.76 SECS IN THE HEAT