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"Bata" to face billiards" rising star in Villar Cup (GMA News)MANILA, Philippines - Former world champion Efren "Bata" Reyes aims to keep his legendary status when he faces one of the Philippines" rising billiards star in a challenge match serving as one of the highlights in the Bulacan leg of the First Senate President Manny Villar Cup, which opens Friday at the Events Center of SM City in Marilao, Bulacan.

Billiards champ holds onto her national title (The Morning Call)Briana Miller, the Allentown billiards ace, successfully defended her 14-and-under junior national title last week.

RP 10-ball qualifiers set in August (GMA News)MANILA, Philippines - The Billiards and Snooker Congress of the Philippines (BSCP) will stage the qualifying tournament for the September World 10-Ball Championship.

Schaeffer Manufacturing Co. May Be Oldest Business In St. Louis (FOX 2 News St. Louis)With the buy out of Anheuser-Busch, the folks at A.E. Schmidt Billiards become the oldest family-run business in St. Louis. But FOX 2's John Auble finds out they're both "Johnny-Come-Latelies" compared to the Schaeffer Lubricant family.

Trio get behind the eight ball to pocket national billiards tourney (The Oxford Press)SPRINGFIELD ? Luke Cason never expected to be in the finals of the 18th annual Valley National Eightball Association International Junior Pool minor team championship in Mankato, Minn.

World billiards president urges RP officials to unite (Cebu Daily News)Ian Anderson, the Sydney, Australia-based president of the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA), the world governing billiards body, has urged rival camps of Philippine billiards, to put aside their differences lest their dispute will have a ?detrimental effect? on two upcoming world championships in Manila.

FIDI KEEPS PERKING UP (New York Post)District: With Amy Sacco as its "lifestyle consultant," the 163-unit District could have a pretty sweet scene. There's a 12,000-square-foot rooftop terrace with lighted reflecting pools, chaise lounges and cabanas, an indoor pool, a spa, a...

WPA calls for end to RP billiards dispute (ABS-CBNNEWS.com)The World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA), the international governing billiards body, finally broke its silence over the disputes within the Philippine billiards community, saying that it is time to settle their differences.

Players, fans keep busy during nearly six-hour rain delay at Rogers Cup (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News) TORONTO - What do tennis players do when they can't play tennis? They play other games instead.



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