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Crumbs! Judges sample 500 entrants at Scotch pie championship

Judges have delivered their verdict on nearly 500 entrants at the world Scotch pie championship. The pies were judged by 60 professionals at the Carnegie Conference Centre in Dunfermline, Fife, who selected category winners as well as the ultimate ...

16 Nov 2022 at 15:38

Snooker

Former champion Neil Robertson reaches round two at Crucible by beating Wu Yize

Neil Robertson delivered an impressive display to cruise into the second round of the World Championship in Sheffield with victory against Wu Yize. The Australian fashioned an overnight 6-3 lead over the Chinese debutant before rattling off a ...

16 Apr 2023 at 18:52

Athletics

World 1500m champion Jake Wightman to miss title defence due to injury

Jake Wightman will not defend his 1500 metres title at the World Championships in Budapest next month due to injury. The 28-year-old became the first Briton in 39 years to win the world 1500m title with a shock victory over Olympic champion ...

05 Jul 2023 at 10:56

Athletics

Matt Hudson-Smith almost quit athletics to join army

Matt Hudson-Smith revealed he almost quit athletics to join the army. The European 400m champion is back in Eugene for the World Championships almost two months after breaking the British record. He broke Iwan Thomas’ 25-year 400m record ...

16 Jul 2022 at 16:00

Snooker

Ronnie O’Sullivan has a hug for Hossein Vafaei after crushing ‘grudge match’ win

Ronnie O’Sullivan turned his so-called grudge match against Hossein Vafaei into a demolition job as he won their second round match at the World Snooker Championship 13-2 with a session to spare. O’Sullivan reeled off seven consecutive ...

22 Apr 2023 at 16:43

Local News

Derry dancers off to compete in Irish Dancing World Championships

Eleven children from the Ferry Academy of Irish Dance have qualified to compete in the Irish Dancing World Championships which will be held in Montreal, Canada from 2nd-9th April. Those skilled dancers taking place are Mia Carlin, ...

28 Feb 2023 at 10:33

Darts

Brendan Dolan shocks Gerwyn Price at Ally Pally

Fifth seed and former champion Gerwyn Price was dumped out of the PDC World Darts Championship after a 4-2 defeat to Enniskillen’s Brendan Dolan. Dolan held his nerve to close out the match with his first shot at tops after Price ...

28 Dec 2023 at 23:51

Athletics

Brave Matt Hudson-Smith struggles to hide frustration despite silver in Budapest

Matt Hudson-Smith revealed an injury battle after his 400 metres silver – but insisted the world title slipped through his fingers. Just as gold seemed to be his at the World Championships in Budapest, the 28-year-old was caught ...

25 Aug 2023 at 07:17

Pikachus hit London hot spots for Europe’s first Pokemon World Championships

A group of giant Pikachus have been spotted enjoying London’s most popular tourist spots for the 2022 Pokemon World Championships as the competition is held in Europe for the first time. Pikachu and some friends were pictured ...

17 Aug 2022 at 17:35

Other Sport

Ronnie O’Sullivan wraps up record-equallling seventh World Championship title

Emotional Ronnie O’Sullivan shrugged off a stirring fightback from Judd Trump to claim a record-equalling seventh World Snooker title at the Crucible. O’Sullivan had seen a seven-frame overnight lead reduced to just three by ...

03 May 2022 at 08:33

Darts

Scott Williams sparks controversy with insensitive remarks after third-round win

Scott Williams courted controversy after joking about England winning “two World Wars and one World Cup” following his World Championship third-round win over German Martin Schindler. Williams won a final-set decider to ...

27 Dec 2023 at 17:47

Darts

Dave Chisnall flushes Cameron Menzies’ World Championship hopes down the drain

Dave Chisnall sent Cameron Menzies back to the day job after knocking him out of the World Championship on day two at Alexandra Palace. Menzies had booked his place in the second round on Friday night after working a ...

16 Dec 2023 at 16:44

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