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Snooker-Sweet taste of success for first Iranian to qualify for Crucible

LONDON : Hossein Vafaei chewed on chocolate to try and calm his nerves and steady his hand as he became the first Iranian to qualify for the world snooker championship at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre.

Celtic must launch bid for "standout" 42-goal machine who's a "Jota-type trickster" - opinion

Celtic manager Ange Postecolou has demonstrated a number of outstanding traits and philosophies since walking through the doors of Parkhead.

Hossein Vafaei urges 'disrespectful' Ronnie O'Sullivan to quit after 'numpties' rant ahead of World Snooker Championship

Hossein Vafaei became the first Iranian player to qualify for the World Championship, but opted to use the platform to slam six-time winnerRonnie O'Sullivan for being «disrespectful» to snooker and urged the Rocket to «retire» after his tongue-in-cheek «numpties» rant on Eurosport's digital channels. World No. 18 Vafaei completed a 10-9 win over Lei Peifan on the final black of the final qualifier at the English Institute of Sport on Wednesday to secure his spot in the draw for the last 32 for the sport's blue-chip event.

David Gilbert sees off Anthony Hamilton to book Crucible spot

Anthony Hamilton's absence from the Crucible will continue after he was comfortably beaten in the final round of World Championship qualifying.

Ronnie O’Sullivan is not good for snooker and should retire, says Hossein Vafaei

Hossein Vafaei says it is time for Ronnie O’Sullivan to retire and let the younger generation grow snooker, believing the six-time world champion is disrespectful and talks down the sport too much.