‘Proud’ Ukrainian Iulian Boiko motivated to impress in Turkey
Ukraine teenager Iulian Boiko secured a place in the last 64 of the inaugural Nirvana Turkish Masters and hopes to continue flying the flag for his homeland on the World Snooker Tour.
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Ukraine teenager Iulian Boiko secured a place in the last 64 of the inaugural Nirvana Turkish Masters and hopes to continue flying the flag for his homeland on the World Snooker Tour.
Ding Junhui won four frames in a row as he rallied to beat Robert Milkins 5-4 and reach the last 32 of the Turkish Masters in Antalya. Ding looked to be heading for defeat after falling 4-1 behind against Milkins. Ad/> However, he made back-to-back centuries, a 131 total clearance and a 105 break, to get back into the contest and managed to secure his place in the next round.
Sania Mirza and singles players Ankita Raina and Karman Kaur Thandi were on Tuesday named in the five-member Indian Billie Jean King Cup team for the Asia/Oceania Group I competition, beginning April 12 in Antalya, Turkey. Rutuja Bhosale also kept her place in the side while Riya Bhatia replaced Zeel Desai in the squad. India had lost 1-3 to Latvia in the play-offs in April last year to get back to the zonal competition.
These are your morning headlines on Tuesday, March 8.
Hello there Welcome back to the second day of the inaugural Turkish Masters in Antalya. Ad/> John Higgins and Kyren Wilson were among the winners on Monday and Ding Junhui and Yan Bingtao get things started today.
John Higgins breezed into the last-32 of the inaugural Nirvana Turkish Masters with a 5-2 victory over top amateur star Dylan Emery.
John Higgins benefitted from a huge slice of luck to take the lead against Dylan Emery in their opening-round match at the Turkish Masters. Emery is the European U21 snooker champion and as a result earned a two-year tour card starting from next season.
Arsenal and Chelsea have reportedly joined Tottenham and two continental clubs in monitoring the progress of Fenerbahce defender Kim Min-jae.