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Noppon Saengkham beats Luca Brecel to book place in second round

Thailand’s Noppon Saengkham sunk 11th seed Luca Brecel to book his place in the second round of the World Snooker Championships in Sheffield for the second time. The world number 38 turned a 6-3 overnight advantage into a 10-5 victory over the ...

21 Apr 2022 at 16:25

Sport

Judd Trump feeling short of his best despite cruising through Crucible opener

Judd Trump vowed his best is yet to come despite cruising into the second round of the World Snooker Championship with a 10-4 win over Iranian qualifier Hossein Vafaei. The emphatic nature of the scoreline belied a patchy performance by the ...

21 Apr 2022 at 23:25

Snooker

Ronnie O’Sullivan vows to ‘keep coming for more’ as he progresses in Masters

Ronnie O’Sullivan revealed his hunger for a record eighth Masters title after sweeping aside Luca Brecel 6-1 to reach the last eight at Alexandra Palace. The 47-year-old summoned back-to-back centuries as he pounced on his opponent’s ...

09 Jan 2023 at 22:37

Sport

World Championship: The main talking points as snooker returns to the Crucible

The World Snooker Championship gets under way at the Crucible next Saturday with defending champion Mark Selby and six-time champion Ronnie O’Sullivan both scheduled to be in action on the opening day. Here, the PA news agency picks ...

11 Apr 2022 at 07:25

Sport

A look at the greatest comebacks in sporting history

Sheffield Wednesday’s miraculous comeback in the Sky Bet League One play-off semi-final against Peterborough, where they overturned a 4-0 first-leg deficit, was a reminder that anything can happen in sport. Here, the PA news agency ...

19 May 2023 at 11:46

Snooker

Luca Brecel falls to Crucible curse after stunning comeback from David Gilbert

Luca Brecel fell victim to the so-called ‘Crucible curse’ as qualifier David Gilbert reeled off the final four frames to claim a stunning 10-9 win over the defending champion on the opening day of the World Snooker Championship in ...

20 Apr 2024 at 23:24

Snooker

Ronnie O’Sullivan closes in on a place in World Championship semi-finals

Ronnie O’Sullivan repelled a fightback from Luca Brecel to move three frames away from a place in the semi-finals of the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield. Despite looking far from his best over the majority of the opening ...

25 Apr 2023 at 22:48

Snooker

I was drunk as hell – Luca Brecel parties before stunning Ronnie O’Sullivan

Ronnie O’Sullivan crashed out of the World Championship as conqueror Luca Brecel revealed his unorthodox partying preparation to beating the seven-time world champion in their Sheffield quarter-final. Belgian world number 10 ...

26 Apr 2023 at 22:37

Snooker

Luca Brecel insists he is ‘not going to go wild’ as he celebrates Crucible win

Luca Brecel withstood a stirring fightback from Mark Selby to clinch a dramatic 18-15 victory and become the first player from mainland Europe to win the World Snooker Championship at the Crucible. Having clawed back ...

01 May 2023 at 23:37

Snooker

Luca Brecel battling illness as he plots World Snooker Championship defence

Defending champion Luca Brecel has been battling a mystery illness in the build-up to his return to the World Snooker Championship on Saturday. A nosedive in form and the so-called ‘Crucible curse’ – in which no ...

19 Apr 2024 at 16:31

Snooker

Luca Brecel makes winning start in York after spending spree renews title hunger

World champion Luca Brecel insists splashing the cash has helped restore his hunger for more snooker success after he kicked off his UK Championship campaign with a gruelling 6-4 victory over Yuan Sijun in York....

27 Nov 2023 at 00:05

Snooker

It was not pretty – Mark Selby and Mark Allen semi-final in Sheffield criticised

Stephen Hendry criticised Mark Selby and Mark Allen for casting a “dark cloud” over the Crucible after the second session of their World Championship semi-final was halted three frames earlier than scheduled ...

28 Apr 2023 at 21:56

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