A NIGHT of tense drama at the Crucible saw Shaun Murphy and Ryan Day scrape through to the second round after they both battled their way to thrilling final frame victories. Former world champion Murphy battled back from 7-5 behind to defeat Jamie Cope following an epic final frame and qualifier Day thwarted off a…
ALI CARTER is through to the last 16 stage of the World Championship after he held his nerve when it mattered to see off the challenge of China talent Xiao Guodong. The match was right in the balance when Guodong leveled the scores at 8-8 but it was two times finalist Carter who battled his…
FORMER world champion Ken Doherty reached the second round of the World Championship for the first time since 2006 after producing the goods against seeded star Stuart Bingham. The 1997 Crucible winner, who started the session 5-4 behind, won all this morning’s frames to seal a comfortable 10-5 victory despite at one stage trailing 3-0…
RONNIE O’Sullivan has said it would be a ‘crazy’ decision not to give snooker greats such as Steve Davis and Stephen Hendry a wildcard to play on the tour. The five-times world champion spoke out after World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn revealed he was considering giving the likes of six-times world champion Davis and Jimmy…
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