Lisa O'Rourke in action as Irish impress at Istanbul World Championships
Lisa O'Rourke leads the Irish challenge on day five of the Women's World Championships in Istanbul on Friday.
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World Championship qualifiers to be played over 19 frames, but no change to prize money for first-round losers
World Snooker has confirmed that the qualifying rounds for the World Championship will revert to best of 19 frames, but there has been no move on prize money for first-round losers at tournaments. The first three rounds of qualifying for the World Championship had been trimmed to best of 11 frames for the past couple of seasons, and it did not sit well with a lot of players.
Norman's comments on Khashoggi killing spark backlash
LONDON (AP) — Greg Norman's brushing off of Jamal Khashoggi's killing as a “mistake” has been condemned by the fiancee of the late Washington Post columnist.
Golf great Greg Norman's comments on Khashoggi killing spark backlash
Greg Norman's brushing off of Jamal Khashoggi's killing as a "mistake" has been condemned by the fiancee of the late Washington Post columnist.
Jet2 says Brits can go on holiday abroad for as little as 1p this summer
Major travel company Jet2 says Brits can go on holiday for 1p per person this summer. No you didn't read that wrong, and 1p won't land you in a dodgy B&B in Skegness - it's all legit.
Norman downplays Khashoggi killing, saying 'we've all made mistakes'
Former world number one Greg Norman downplayed the 2018 killing of Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi as he outlined plans for the LIV Golf Invitational series, saying: "We've all made mistakes."
Diksha Dagar claims gold medal at Deaflympics
Diksha Dagar outplayed American Ashlyn Grace in the final to bag gold medal at the Deaflympics, fulfilling her promise of improving upon the silver-winning performance at the 2017 edition. Diksha is now the only golfer with two Deaflympics medals - a silver in Samsun, Turkey in 2017 and gold in 2022, which is actually the 2021 edition of Deaflympics. The 21-year-old left-hander, who is a professional with victories on the Ladies European Tour, completed a dominant performance with a 5 and 4 win in the final of the match play section of the ladies golf competition.
Greater Manchester set for glorious sunshine this weekend
After an assortment of weather this week, Greater Manchester will be warming up in time for a glorious weekend. Sunny spells will break out over Thursday (12 May) and Friday, with the clouds mostly disappearing on Saturday, making way for highs of almost 20C.