Protesters halt England team bus ahead of Ireland Test at Lord's
England's Test summer failed to get off to the best start after the team bus was held up on its way to Lord's by Just Stop Oil protesters.
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Ronnie O'Sullivan reflects on 'tough' situation for fellow pros after World Snooker Championship protest
Ronnie O’Sullivan sympathised with Robert Milkins and Joe Perry after their match at the World Championship was delayed, and then rescheduled, after two protestors invaded the Crucible on Monday. A man climbed onto the table and covered it in orange powder, while a woman was prevented from damaging the neighbouring table during the clash between Mark Allen and Fan Zhengyi after a quick intervention from referee Olivier Marteel. Ad With the baize covered in orange residue, organisers were forced to pull the match from the evening programme and hastily find a gap in the schedule for the second session.
World Snooker Championship 2023: Si Jiahui beats Shaun Murphy in final-frame thriller in first round
Si Jiahui won a thrilling final-frame decider against Shaun Murphy to reach the second round of the World Championship. The momentum looked to be with Murphy as he roared back from 9-6 down to force a deciding frame. Ad But Crucible debutant Si, 20, showed composure beyond his years as he held his nerve and booked his place in the next round against Robert Milkins, who came back from 7-2 down to beat Joe Perry.
World Snooker Championship 2023: Mark Selby edges past Matthew Selt as he starts quest for fifth Crucible title
Mark Selby held off a spirited fightback from Matthew Selt to reach the second round of the World Championship. The four-time champion led 6-3 overnight after a strong start where he produced breaks of 94, 83, 110 and 131. Ad He wasn’t cueing as impressively in a scrappy and tight deciding session but produced a fine 112 break to finally end Selt's hopes and win 10-8.
Robert Milkins holds nerve to beat Joe Perry in final-frame decider
Robert Milkins produced a memorable comeback to beat Joe Perry 10-9 in their delayed first-round clash at the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield.
World Snooker Championship: 'Unfortunate' - Joe Perry left stunned as he's wrongly introduced in comical gaffe
There were confusing and amusing scenes at the World Snooker Championship on Thursday morning as Joe Perry was wrongly introduced as his opponent, Robert Milkins, by emcee Rob Walker. The early match, which was not originally supposed to be played on this day, saw Perry lead the Welsh Open champion Milkins 7-2 following the first session of the encounter as the pair target a place in the second round.
World Snooker Championship 2023 LIVE: Joe Perry v Robert Milkins before Mark Selby and Mark Williams in action
Aaaaaand away we go! Ad This is the earliest a world championship match has ever started World ChampionshipWorld Championship as it happened — Wilson beats Day, Murphy trails JiahuiA DAY AGO And it's all too much for Rob Walker, who announces the seed, Rob, when the qualifier, Joe walks out. Oh what larks.
Open organisers confident protest disruption will be prevented
Open organisers admit it will be "challenging" to prevent protesters disrupting this year's championship at Royal Liverpool but have expressed confidence in their "robust" security arrangements.