Serious crash causes closure on Snake Pass
Drivers are facing disruption this Bank Holiday Sunday after a crash on a major road into Manchester.
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World Seniors Snooker Championship: Jimmy White sizzles to set up Tony Drago semi-final clash, Stephen Hendry loses
Jimmy 'Whirlwind' White treated the Crucible Theatre to some vintage play in the World Seniors Championship quarter-finals with a 4-0 whitewash of Adrian Ridley on Saturday night. The three-time seniors winner looks in good shape for a fourth title in Sheffield on Sunday evening after running in breaks of 76, 102, 80 and 84 in a dominant display that saw him clock an average shot time of only 21.65 seconds. Ad He will meet fellow speed merchant Tony Drago on Sunday (12pm) after 'The Tornado' ended Mark Davis' hopes with a 4-3 victory earlier in the day.
World Seniors Snooker Championship: Jimmy White sizzles to set up Tony Drago semi-final clash, but Stephen Hendry loses
Jimmy 'Whirlwind' White treated the Crucible Theatre to some vintage play in the World Seniors Championship quarter-finals with a 4-0 whitewash of Adrian Riley on Saturday night. The three-time seniors winner looks in good shape for a fourth title in Sheffield on Sunday evening after running in breaks of 76, 102, 80 and 84 in a dominant display that saw him clock an average shot time of only 21.65 seconds. Ad He will meet fellow speed merchant Tony Drago on Sunday (12pm) after 'The Tornado' ended Mark Davis' hopes with a 4-3 victory earlier in the day.
World Seniors Snooker Championship: Alfie Burden whitewashes Ken Doherty to reach quarter-finals
Alfie Burden produced a high-quality display of potting to claim a 3-0 win over Ken Doherty at the World Seniors Snooker Championship. The culmination of the World Championship, won in spectacular fashion by Luca Brecel on Monday, left the Crucible stage clear for the seniors to take the spotlight. Ad Both Burden and Doherty are still performing to a decent standard on the main tour, and it was the former who looked razor sharp in front of a good crowd in Sheffield.
Defending champion Lee Walker crashes out on opening day of World Seniors Snooker Championship
Lee Walker saw his title defence ended on the first day of the World Seniors Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. The Welsh professional lifted the trophy with a 5-4 final victory over Jimmy White a year ago, but departed the 2023 event at the last-16 stage in a 3-1 defeat to evergreen Northern Irishman Gerard Greene on Wednesday.
Snooker salutes its new entertainer after Luca Brecel fulfils his destiny
A s the ticker tape began to stream down over Luca Brecel’s head on Monday evening in Sheffield, it was difficult not to see it as symbolising the changing of the guard for snooker. The new world champion certainly navigated his road to victory at the Crucible his own way, with a brand of attacking snooker usually only restricted to one man: Brecel’s hero, Ronnie O’Sullivan.
Luca Brecel holds off late Mark Selby fightback to win first world snooker title
It may have taken him nine years more than he originally planned, but Luca Brecel’s childhood prophecy has finally been fulfilled. Before he had even stepped through the doors of a Crucible Theatre as a highly-rated 17-year-old, becoming the youngest player in the tournament’s history, the Belgian had already predicted he would become world champion by the age of 19.
Young mum told cancer was 'pregnancy constipation' - she diagnosed herself with £39 test
A young mum who was told she was experiencing ‘pregnancy constipation’ before later being diagnosed with cancer said a cheap screening test kit saved her life.