Home favourite Mark Allen safely through
Defending champion and home favourite Mark Allen coasted past Chen Zifan into the third round of the Northern Ireland Open.
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'Reminds me of Phil Mickelson' - Ronnie O'Sullivan feels 'amazing' Mark Williams can win another world title
Mark Williams is one of the great left-handed players in sport, and Ronnie O’Sullivan has compared him to another brilliant leftie in golfing superstar Phil Mickelson. Williams is still going strong at the age of 47, having won his third world title in 2018 and continuing to produce results. Ad He won the British Open last season, reached the final of the Shoot Out and progressed to the last-four at the Masters and the World Championship.
Mark Allen races to impressive victory over Chen Zifan in second round of Northern Ireland Open
Mark Allen raced to victory as he whitewashed Chen Zifan 4-0 in the second round of the Northern Ireland Open to continue the defence of his title Immediately, Allen knocked in a superb long red on his way to making a century, before he doubled his lead with a break of 85, after Chen failed to capitalise on a missed red from his opponent. Ad Chen potted a long red of his own in the third, but was forced to play another red from distance which he missed, leaving Allen to make another big break of 92. Northern Ireland Open‘Look at that for a shot!’ – Allen downs ‘fantastic’ potAN HOUR AGO In the next frame, Chen was in first again, but left himself low on the black.
Shannon Sweeney and Caitlin Fryers add further wins for Ireland in Montenegro
Irish pair Shannon Sweeney and Caitlin Fryers have advanced to the quarter-finals at the European Championships in Montenegro.
Highlights: Stanford 16, Notre Dame 14 — Best part of Irish Saturday comes from four-star RB before the loss to the Cardinal
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Notre Dame’s greatest highlight Saturday came long before the Irish (3-3) fell to Stanford, 16-14, in the biggest upset at Notre Dame Stadium since … last month against Marshall.
Mark Selby beats Sam Craigie in cagey second round affair at Northern Ireland Open
Mark Selby beat Sam Craigie 4-2 in a cagey second round match at the Northern Ireland Open. It was a stop-start match as both players made errors and there was plenty of safety play, with Selby ultimately coming out on top. Ad He will play Hammad Miah or Lu Ning in the last 32.
Mark Selby needs six attempts to get out of awkward snooker against Sam Craigie at Northern Ireland Open!
Mark Selby is known for keeping things tight on the snooker table, but he was left in a tricky situation in the second frame against Sam Craigie at the Northern Ireland Open. Selby had a lead of 23 points but was pegged back after Craigie played a brilliant safety shot to get the cue ball in behind the yellow. Ad The four-time world champion could easily get out of the snooker, but he wanted to leave the cue ball safe so tried to flick the red to the left of the black to get back up the table.
Neil Robertson laments 'pretty horrendous' situation at Northern Ireland Open and isn't 'stressing' over ranking
Neil Robertson says the practice situation at the Northern Ireland Open is “pretty horrendous” as he has been unable to hit a ball before his matches. Robertson cruised through his opening two matches in Belfast with a 4-0 win over Fraser Patrick and a 4-2 victory against Fan Zhengyi. Ad With the held-over qualifying matches and the last 64 taking place over the first three days, there is a battle between the players to secure practice time ahead of their games.