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Hossein Vafaei says he wants to 'shut' Ronnie O’Sullivan’s mouth in astonishing attack on former hero

Hossein Vafaei has said he wants to «shut» Ronnie O'Sullivan's mouth in an astonishing broadside after setting up a second-round showdown with The Rocket at the World Snooker Championship. O'Sullivan and Vafaei have a prickly relationship after they had a tense verbal exchange at last year's championship. Ad Vafaei told O'Sullivan to retire for being «disrespectful» and claimed the seven-time world champion was «not good for the game» , questioning «what has he done for the sport?» World ChampionshipFlawless Vafaei beats Ding to set up O'Sullivan showdown3 HOURS AGO O'Sullivan appeared to be relishing the prospect of a showdown with Vafaei after his first-round win at the Crucible as he warned «don't rattle my cage» in an interview on Eurosport.

World Championship: Hossein Vafaei sets up Ronnie O'Sullivan showdown after fine display to beat Ding Junhui

Hossein Vafaei produced the first Crucible victory of his career with a 10-6 win over world No. 16 Ding Junhui to progress to the second round. Vafaei will play defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan next.

Ronnie O'Sullivan told to 'always enjoy it' as Jimmy White reflects on keys of snooker longevity at World Championship

Jimmy White says he can’t give Ronnie O’Sullivan any advice about snooker as he weighed in on what The Rocket needs to do to prolong his career in snooker. O’Sullivan is keen to not put a number on how many titles he will target and suggested to Eurosport he could win the World Championship at the age of 55. Ad The 47-year-old is through to the second round of this year’s event at the Crucible, after battling a bug and a late rally from Pang Junxu in his 10-7 win over the Chinese player.

Mark Allen determined to turn 'best season' into Crucible

Mark Allen has no desire to sift through the detritus of his Crucible career to date as he prepares to embark on his latest quest to shed the unwanted tag of one of the best players never to reach a World Championship final.

Australian rookie Grace Kim seals landmark LPGA Tour win in Hawaii

Grace Kim of Australia birdied the first playoff hole on Saturday to win the Lotte Championship in a three-way sudden death in Ewa Beach, Hawaii.

O’Sullivan defies debilitating virus to reach next round at World Snooker Championship

Defending champion Ronnie O’Sullivan defied a debilitating virus to sink Chinese qualifier Pang Junxu 10-7 and move into the second round of the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield.

'Journey isn't over' - Joe Joyce says he'll be back after Zhilei Zhang inflicts first defeat of Juggernaut's career

Joe Joyce said his ‘journey is not over’ after suffering the first loss of his professional career to China’s Zhilei Zhang by a sixth-round technical knockout. The British heavyweight, a 2016 Olympic silver medallist, surrendered his WBO Interim belt against the 39-year-old in a big blow to his hopes of a shot at the world title. Ad “I'd like to apologise to all my fans and supporters — I'll be back.

Joyce loses interim title after sixth-round stoppage

Joe Joyce suffered a crushing defeat by Zhilei Zhang after a sixth-round stoppage at the Copper Box Arena in London.

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Hossein Vafaei says he wants to 'shut' Ronnie O’Sullivan’s mouth in astonishing attack on former hero

World Championship: Hossein Vafaei sets up Ronnie O'Sullivan showdown after fine display to beat Ding Junhui

Ronnie O'Sullivan told to 'always enjoy it' as Jimmy White reflects on keys of snooker longevity at World Championship

Mark Allen determined to turn 'best season' into Crucible

Australian rookie Grace Kim seals landmark LPGA Tour win in Hawaii

O’Sullivan defies debilitating virus to reach next round at World Snooker Championship

'Journey isn't over' - Joe Joyce says he'll be back after Zhilei Zhang inflicts first defeat of Juggernaut's career

Joyce loses interim title after sixth-round stoppage