Ronnie O'Sullivan edges past Ben Mertens to reach English Open second round
Ronnie O’Sullivan is through to the second round of the BetVictor English Open after seeing off 18-year-old Belgian Ben Mertens 4-3 in Brentwood.
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Canada's Mikaël Kingsbury wins dual moguls gold in Sweden
Canada's Mikaël Kingsbury won the dual moguls final at a World Cup event in Idre Fjäll, Sweden, on Sunday.
Wales must give everything to beat England after 'heartbreak': Bale
Wales forward Gareth Bale said his team need to give everything they have to beat England in the World Cup on Tuesday, having been "devastated and heartbroken" after their defeat by Iran.
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‘We should be finished!’ – John Higgins unsure why younger snooker players are struggling to make breakthrough
John Higgins believes himself, Ronnie O’Sullivan and Mark Williams “should be finished” and is unsure why younger players have been unable to breakthrough the ranks. The Class of '92 have been consistently among snooker’s elite for three decades, with 14 world titles between them. Ad Higgins, O’Sullivan and Williams made up three of the four semi-finalists at this year’s World Championship in Sheffield.
Northern Ireland Open 2022: Luca Brecel takes dominant victory after Jimmy White has spat with referee
Luca Brecel cruised to a 4-0 victory against Jimmy White, who was given a warning by the referee, in the second round of the Northern Ireland Open. In the fourth and final frame of the match, White called that he was going for the brown ball when playing a safety shot. Ad However, referee Ben Williams wrongly called “blue ball” then corrected himself by saying “brown ball” and started laughing.
'What's funny about that?' - Jimmy White in spat with referee, warned over finger incident at Northern Ireland Open
Jimmy White received a warning from referee Ben Williams after not seeing the funny side of an officiating error in his match against Luca Brecel at the Northern Ireland Open. The Whirlwind had just potted a long red in the fourth frame and was sizing up the brown but the referee mistakenly called the blue ball. Ad White got up from his shot and corrected the referee.
Manchester Dogs Home ‘longest stayer’ finds family after more than a year in kennels
We love a happy ending here at the Manchester Evening News, particularly if we’ve had a small part to play. And instead of bringing you our usual ‘dog of the week’ in need of a home, we’ve got a lovely story that sees one of Manchester Dogs Home’s longest residents finally find a home.