3+ hour, 31+ min ago   (405+ words) Mark Allen shrugged off a bout of food poisoning to beat Mark Williams 6-2 and book a quarter-final clash with either Judd Trump or Ding Junhui, and then Allen, the 2018 champion, had spent much of the week in bed but recovered…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (431+ words) In the world of professional strength, few names commanded as much respect or affection as the 'Limerick Lion'. But today, the heavyweights of the arena feel secondary to the heavy hearts of a global community. Patrick 'Pa' O'Dwyer, the five-time…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (555+ words) Jimmy White, the snooker whirlwind who tantalised fans with six world final heartbreakers, faces a fresh shot at glory this Boxing Day " but only after gambling away millions and draining a "35,000 bank account on crack in a dark spiral he…...