MARK Allen has accused Cao Yupeng of dishonesty following his surprising first round defeat to the young Chinese sensation. Allen, who won the World Open earlier this season, was sent crashing out of this year’s World Championship against the qualifier ranked 81 in the world in a 10-6 loss. Yupeng looked in tremendous form throughout and showed no signs of…

DEFENDING champion John Higgins recovered from a mighty scare to avoid a shock first round exit on the opening day of the World Snooker Championship. The Scot looked set for an early Crucible exit against China’s Liang Wenbo when he trailed 6-8 during what was possibly one of the best opening days to a World Championship the…