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'He's turned into a winning machine' - Neil Robertson 'rightly' World Championship favourite says Jimmy White

Neil Robertson has «turned into a winning machine» and is now rightly the favourite to triumph at the World Championship, according to Eurosport's Jimmy White. The Thunder from Down Under overcame Hugill 10-5 in their opener in Sheffield, living up to his tag as the tournament favourite in the process of reaching the second round. Ad/> Robertson roared back from 3-1 down in emphatic fashion as he reeled off the next eight frames to secure his place in the next round much more comfortably than it looked likely to be early on.

'He was floating around in his jeans!' - Neil Robertson on facing debutant at World Snooker Championship

Neil Robertson has reflected on facing a local Crucible debutant in the shape of Ashley Hugill in their first-round encounter at the World Championship. The Thunder from Down Under overcame Hugill 10-5 in their opener in Sheffield, living up to his tag as the tournament favourite in the process. Ad/> Robertson roared back from 3-1 down in emphatic fashion as he reeled off the next eight frames to secure his place in the next round much more comfortably than it looked likely to be early on.

Huddersfield, Luton, Nottingham Forest and Sheffield United’s final fixtures compared

Huddersfield Town, Luton Town and Nottingham Forest took huge strides towards confirming their place in the play-offs over the Easter bank holiday weekend.

'They all seem so lazy' - Brecel slams young UK players

Luca Brecel has branded the latest generation of British snooker stars "lazy" and "impatient" as he prepares to begin his quest to take the world title home to continental Europe for the first time. This year marks the first since the advent of 16 seeds in 1980 that no home nation player under the age of 30 has been seeded for the tournament, and the 27-year-old Belgian believes the shift in the sport's traditional power-base is set to continue.

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'He's turned into a winning machine' - Neil Robertson 'rightly' World Championship favourite says Jimmy White

'He was floating around in his jeans!' - Neil Robertson on facing debutant at World Snooker Championship

Huddersfield, Luton, Nottingham Forest and Sheffield United’s final fixtures compared

'They all seem so lazy' - Brecel slams young UK players

7 key passes, four duels won: This Sheffield United man excelled against Bristol City

‘They all seem so lazy’ – Luca Brecel critical of young British snooker players

‘They all seem so lazy’: Luca Brecel critical of young British snooker players

Luke Amos shares message with QPR supporters after scoring winner in club’s clash with Derby