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Ronnie O'Sullivan hits two 147 breaks, but how do you beat snooker's greatest player? Dominic Dale reveals key secret

Ronnie O'Sullivan was thrilling snooker fans over the weekend by compiling two maximum 147 breaks during sell-out exhibition bouts in Mansfield and Walsall. While young UK champion Zhao Xintong was capturing the German Masters with a staggering 9-0 whitewash of Yan Bingtao in Berlin, O'Sullivan was preparing for next week's £385,000 Players Championship by running in two 147 breaks and narrowly missing out on a rare 155.

After turbulent 2008 relay, torch to begin modest three-day route

BEIJING : The Olympic torch begins its three-day relay on Wednesday, its path abbreviated by COVID-19 and nothing like the 130-day, 137,000 km (85,130 mile) odyssey that proved a magnet for protest ahead of the 2008 Beijing Summer Games.

Sister of imprisoned Uyghur says Beijing Olympics ‘stained with the slave labor of my people'

Human rights activist Rushan Abbas, whose sister is imprisoned in China, discusses the regime's 'genocidal crimes' on 'America Reports.'

Zhao Xintong reveals what he told Yan Bingtao midway through German Masters whitewash

Zhao Xintong dished out an historic 9-0 battering to his good friend Yan Bingtao in the final of the German Masters on Sunday, but the pair are so close that Zhao tried to reassure Yan during the match and they will be going for drinks on their return to the UK.

German Masters: Zhao Xintong wins in Berlin with final whitewash

China's Zhao Xintong dominated compatriot Yan Bingtao to take a 9-0 victory in the final of the German Masters in Berlin.

'A special player' - Mark Williams says only Ronnie O'Sullivan is more watchable than Zhao Xintong

Zhao Xintong secured a statement whitewash over Yan Bingtao to win the German Masters, and Mark Williams has said only Ronnie O’Sullivan is more watchable. The 24-year-old secured his second ranking title of the season, with his 9-0 win at the Tempodrom adding to his impressive victory at the UK Championship in December. Ad/> His play is built on brilliant potting and break building, as Zhao is utterly fearless when faced with a difficult pot.

Xintong whitewashes Bingtao to take German Masters title

China's Zhao Xintong won his second ranking title of the season as he whitewashed Yan Bingtao 9-0 in the final of the German Masters.

Ronnie O'Sullivan and Judd Trump to clash at Players Championship as Mark Selby and Shaun Murphy miss out

Ronnie O'Sullivan and Judd Trump will renew their intense 14-year rivalry in the first round of the Players Championship in Wolverhampton (February 7-13) with the starting line-up confirmed following the conclusion of the German Masters in Berlin. The top 16 players on the one-year list qualify automatically for the elite event at Aldersley Leisure Village in the chase for the £125,000 top prize. Ad/> World Grand Prix winner and world No.

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Ronnie O'Sullivan hits two 147 breaks, but how do you beat snooker's greatest player? Dominic Dale reveals key secret

After turbulent 2008 relay, torch to begin modest three-day route

Sister of imprisoned Uyghur says Beijing Olympics ‘stained with the slave labor of my people'

Zhao Xintong reveals what he told Yan Bingtao midway through German Masters whitewash

German Masters: Zhao Xintong wins in Berlin with final whitewash

'A special player' - Mark Williams says only Ronnie O'Sullivan is more watchable than Zhao Xintong

Xintong whitewashes Bingtao to take German Masters title

Ronnie O'Sullivan and Judd Trump to clash at Players Championship as Mark Selby and Shaun Murphy miss out