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Selectors never win - only this time they were not forgotten (Calcutta News)It was time to celebrate. At least for one evening at New Delhi's Taj Palace Hotel where the Board of Control for Cricket in India was felicitating Kapil Dev's team for winning the World Cup 25 years ago it was improper to talk of anything else. The board had opened its heart in honour of Kapil's champion cricketers. And, in rewarding each one of them Rs. 25 lakhs, also its now swollen coffers.

Recreation/Miscellaneous Results (New London Day) BILLIARDS 9-ball tournament Groton - Results Tuesday from a 9-ball tournament at American Billiards: 1. Steve Dmucchowski, 2. Indigo Montoya, 3. Shorty Nhem, 4. Thom Messore, 5. Gil

Pagulayan, Alcano reach Qatar Open's main draw (GMA News)MANILA, Philippines - Philippines' Alex Pagulayan and Ronnie Alcano dominated their brackets in the qualifying round to enter the main draw of the Qatar Open 9-ball tournament at the Qatar Billiards and Snooker Federation, Al Muntazah Road in Doha, Qatar.

No longer behind the eight ball (Colorado Springs Gazette)Four years ago, Andrew Walker was living on a pig farm in Ontario, Canada. Now, he's the 26-year-old president and CEO of a multimillion-dollar company based in Monument.

Brothers for Life (New York Times)Josh Peck, the actor from the television series, ?Drake & Josh,? discussed old habits with friends over dinner and pool in Manhattan.

Straight shooter (Greeley Tribune)It took 48 years and included several interruptions, but Greeley's Warren Woodson received his game's top honor.

Fox & Hound offers billiards, darts, ale (The Courier News)It may not be modeled after any specific pub on the British Isle, but the Fox & Hound Pub and Grille in Aurora offers a distinctive English feel with warm, wood-paneled walls, a deep mahogany, full-service bar and 36 different draft beers on tap.

Anh Vu shoots to 3-cushion victory (Vietnam Net)VietNamNet Bridge ? Duong Anh Vu made history as the first Vietnamese player to win the Asian Billiards 3-Cushion Championship on Wednesday in Seoul. Vu, ranked 31 in the world, met little difficulty in the final against Arai Tatsuo, ranked 79, winning 3-0.

HEIR TURBULENCE FOR RON'S LIL' GIRL (New York Post)Her father had a stroke, sued his ex-wife, saw his best friend die and brought home a new live-in girlfriend - all in the past year. And if that weren't enough for 13-year-old Caleigh Perelman to handle, there was also the death of her beloved...

Marcon was a `natural athlete' (The Kalamazoo Gazette)KALAMAZOO -- Vic Marcon never hit a dramatic, game-winning home run like Robert Redford did in the film, ``The Natural.'' But Marcon was a true natural athlete in every sport he tried -- from basketball, football, baseball, softball, billiards, tennis to, later in life, golf and bowling.



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