Solid Selby stays in control to knock out Carter

MARK Selby’s hopes of winning the World Championship for the first time are still very much intact after he moved into the quarter-finals with victory over Ali Carter. The Jester from Leicester ensured a place in the last eight at the Crucible after beating Carter 13-9. Selby will next play either Alan McManus or Ken…

O’Sullivan in danger as Perry maintains lead

RONNIE O’Sullivan’s two-year defence of the World Championship title lies under threat after Joe Perry continued to defy the odds in their second round battle. Perry, who led 5-3 following Thursday’s opening session, will go into Saturday morning’s final session just needing four more frames to knock out the five-times world champion after maintaining his…