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John Higgins faces ‘special’ Ronnie O’Sullivan semi-final as Judd Trump joins Class of ’92 in World Championship line-up

John Higgins completed a star-studded World Championship semi-final on Wednesday night, and he is looking forward to a “special” meeting with fellow Class of ’92 graduate Ronnie O’Sullivan at the Crucible. Four-time champion Higgins edged out Jack Lisowski 13-12 and will face O’Sullivan in the first session of their best-of-33 semi-final on Thursday evening. Ad/> The other semi-final sees Mark Williams, another Class of ’92 star and three-time world champion, take on 2019 winner Judd Trump, who has endured a poor campaign by his own standards but has dazzled in Sheffield so far.

‘He’s the greatest’ – John Higgins ready for Ronnie O’Sullivan’s ‘magic stardust’ in World Championship semi-final

John Higgins has hailed Ronnie O’Sullivan as the greatest and said he is proud to be playing in the same era as the Rocket ahead of their huge World Snooker Championship semi-final, starting on Thursday.

Blackburn v AFC Bournemouth: Latest team news, score prediction, Is there a live stream? Is it on TV? What time is kick-off?

Blackburn Rovers host Bournemouth on Saturday afternoon, with both teams having lots to play for as the Championship season edges closer to its conclusion.

World Snooker Championship 2022 schedule today, latest scores and results

The World Snooker Championship 2022 continues today after the action kicked off on Saturday April 16 at the iconic Crucible Theatre in Sheffield with Leicester's top seed and defending champion Mark Selby seeking a fifth title. But Selby is out after losing to Yan Bingtao on Sunday night.

“When he plays well, the whole team do” – Sheffield Utd fan pundit debates Blades’ unsung hero this season

This article is part of Football League World’s ‘Terrace Talk‘ series, which provides personal opinions from our FLW Fan Pundits regarding the latest breaking news, teams, players, managers, potential signings and more…

‘It's making him lose focus’ - Jimmy White fires warning to Ronnie O’Sullivan at World Snooker Championship

Eurosport expert Jimmy White has sent a warning to Ronnie O’Sullivan over potentially losing his focus over an issue with his cue at the World Championship. O’Sullivan claimed his cue has been “unplayable” at times at the Crucible and again brought it into focus during his quarter-final with Stephen Maguire – but also insisted he has “played with worse and won”. Ad/> Despite looking out of sorts for much of the second session, the 46-year-old closed on the semi-finals in Sheffield after stretching his lead over Maguire to six frames.

Olympic medallists sign deals with GB Boxing

Tokyo Olympic medallists Lauren Price and Karriss Artingstall have become the first professional boxers to sign training and management contracts with GB Boxing, which runs the domestic sport’s World Class Performance Programme.

Fleetwood Town's game against Sheffield Wednesday could have an impact on Gillingham's League 1 relegation scrap

It’s a big night for Gillingham even though they won’t be kicking a ball.

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John Higgins faces ‘special’ Ronnie O’Sullivan semi-final as Judd Trump joins Class of ’92 in World Championship line-up

‘He’s the greatest’ – John Higgins ready for Ronnie O’Sullivan’s ‘magic stardust’ in World Championship semi-final

Blackburn v AFC Bournemouth: Latest team news, score prediction, Is there a live stream? Is it on TV? What time is kick-off?

World Snooker Championship 2022 schedule today, latest scores and results

“When he plays well, the whole team do” – Sheffield Utd fan pundit debates Blades’ unsung hero this season

‘It's making him lose focus’ - Jimmy White fires warning to Ronnie O’Sullivan at World Snooker Championship

Olympic medallists sign deals with GB Boxing

Fleetwood Town's game against Sheffield Wednesday could have an impact on Gillingham's League 1 relegation scrap