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Top Pakistani snooker player Majid Ali commits suicide | More sports News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Pakistan's renowned snooker player Majid Ali, a recipient of the Asian Under-21 silver medal, committed suicide in his hometown Samundri near Faisalabad in Punjab on Thursday. He was 28. Majid had been battling depression since his playing days and reportedly used a wood-cutting machine to end his life, as confirmed by the police.Majid had proudly represented Pakistan in numerous international events and achieved a high ranking within the national snooker circuit. His untimely passing marks the second loss of a snooker player in the span of a month, following the demise of Muhammad Bilal, another esteemed international snooker player, due to a cardiac arrest.Majid's brother, Umar, revealed that he had been grappling with depression since his teenage years, and recently experi...
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Rayaan Razmi wins bronze in Asian U-21 snooker | More sports News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Indian snooker player Rayaan Razmi concluded his campaign at the Asian Under-21 Snooker Championship in Tehran, Iran, with a bronze medal. In the semi-finals, he faced a tough challenge against Milad Pourali Darehchi from Iran and unfortunately suffered a heart-wrenching 3-4 defeat.Despite the loss, the 21-year-old cueist from Mumbai showcased remarkable skills throughout the tournament. He topped Group-D and emerged as the highest-ranked player in the knockout phase, displaying great consistency and talent.However, in the gripping semi-final match held on Wednesday, Darehchi managed to secure the victory with frame scores of 23-86, 80-50, 71-11, 1-81, 24-59, 47-33, and 70-32 in his favor.Pakistan's Ahsan Ramzan emerged champion after recording an authoritative 5-2 win.The Pa...
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Snooker world’s latest match-fixing investigation sees ten Chinese players being suspended

With the snooker world seeing a match-fixing investigation regarding ten Chinese snooker players involving former world number 11 Liang Wenbo, the world body WPBSA chairman Jason Feruson has said the world body’s a week or two away from deciding whether charges will be framed against the Chinese players or not. The latest match-fixing scandal, which was first investigated in October last year, has led to the suspensions of ten Chinese players and the snooker world has called for life-time bans for the players. “The investigation is at a very mature stage. Nigel Mawer – our head of integrity – is leading the investigation. He is a very experienced person – and we are probably only a week or two away from understanding whether charges will be pressed or not. Mawer is ruthlessly just going...