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Stan Moody pays Shaun Murphy tribute after first World Championship snooker victory – 'It's like father and son'

Teenage potting prodigy Stan Moody has paid tribute to his mentor Shaun Murphy's influence after winning his first World Championship match in Sheffield. 16-year-old Moody illuminated his 10-7 win over Andres Petrov in the opening round of qualifying at the English Institute of Sport with breaks of 110, 90, 86, 72, 59 and 54 as he led the Estonian player from start to finish. Ad The 26-year-old Petrov contributed 101, 78, 65 and 52 in a high-quality joust, but was never better than two frames adrift throughout the contest after falling 4-1 behind early on.

ITF announces Tour to return to China this year

The ITF announced, yesterday, that its Tours would include events in China for the first time since 2019.After three years away because of COVID-19 restrictions, the ITF said China and Chinese Taipei would host events. “The ITF anticipates a resumption of tournament activity within China for each of the ITF tours later this year,” it said, in a statement.

England Women to wear blue shorts at Finalissima and World Cup after players voice period concerns

The England women's football team have switched from white shorts to blue as players were concerned about playing in white while on their period. Last year Beth Mead and Ellen White said the team spoke to England's official kit manufacturer Nike about making the change because white shorts were “not practical when it’s the time of the month”. Ad «It’s something we’ve fed back to Nike,» Mead said.