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snooker

s noo ker

  • n  a form of pool played with 15 red balls and six balls of other colors and a cue ball
  • v  fool or dupe
    He was snookered by the con-man's smooth talk
  • v  leave one's opponent unable to take a direct shot

  • Hurwitz defenders acknowledge that he may have practiced overly aggressive medicine and allowed addicts to snooker him, but insist he never profited from drug sales and was not a .
  • More recently, some games spread by electronic means, with TV taking basketball, snooker, poker and video games into cultures that recently barely knew them.
  • Fire up Adrenaline Pool, log into a server, and you can play anything from eight-ball to snooker, against other anonymous iPhone pool sharks.
News & Articles

  • Combing the blogs: Warriors clear cap space to sign Iguodala
    The Warriors pulled a great big snooker job today, focusing everyone's attention on their pursuit of Dwight Howard, then quietly agreeing to a four-year, $48M deal with small forward Andre Iguodala, long one of their favorite players.
    July 6, 2013 - Marin Independent Journal
  • Snooker player Ali Carter diagnosed with cancer
    SHEFFIELD, England (AP) — Snooker's world governing body says two-time world championship finalist Ali Carter has been diagnosed with testicular cancer.
    July 1, 2013 - KGW NewsChannel 8 Portland
Quotes

  • John Higgins in Sky News
    In a statement, Higgins said: "Those who know me are aware of my love for snooker and that I would never do anything to damage the integrity of the sport I love."
  • Neil Robertson in ABC Online
    It's definitely something I was aware of before this final,Robertson said. "I think it's the case not just in snooker. You've got Roger Federer in tennis and people like that, and before he was the champion he became he was pretty...
  • Ali Carter in ic Wales
    It's not the money, doing it here is extra special,Carter said. "It's what you dream of as a kid. I've played snooker since I was six years old and seen Jimmy White do it, seen Stephen Hendry do it."

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