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Jimmy White confident 'jagged' Ronnie O’Sullivan will be ‘up and ready to try to win the UK Championship’
Jimmy White is confident Ronnie O’Sullivan will be ‘up and ready to try and win the UK Championship’ after his shock defeat to David Grace. O’Sullivan was 2-0 up against Grace in the second round of the Northern Ireland Open, but lost the match 4-3 as he played some erratic shots. Ad The seven-time world champion revealed to Eurosport he is writing a new book and that snooker is “not the main priority” of his life at the moment.
Ronnie O’Sullivan was ‘in control’ - Jimmy White and Alan McManus react after David Grace causes big upset
Eurosport pundits Jimmy White and Alan McManus believe Ronnie O’Sullivan was “in control of the match” until David Grace put in a “brilliant performance” to fight back and win at the Northern Ireland Open. O’Sullivan was 2-0 up in the second round match in Belfast, but Grace came back and was soon 3-2 up after taking advantage of a wild fluke. Ad In the sixth frame, Grace missed several opportunities to close out the match as O’Sullivan sent the contest to a decider, only for the world No.
Jimmy White: Whirlwind loses cool with referee during Northern Ireland Open
Jimmy White is one of the biggest names in the snooker world, becoming one of the best players in the sport during the 90s, although that major crown, the World Championships always eluded him.
Opinion: Why Jimmy White is right to demand professionalism from chuckling snooker referees
There are several timeless yarns about Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins and his endless confrontations with officialdom from the sporting vaults which, like his old mucker Jimmy White potting balls for fun on the snooker table, tend to get better with age. One, in particular, remains pure genius amid the hell-raising Hurricane's legendary Guinness guzzling of yesteryear. Ad Ireland's evergreen 1997 world champion Ken Doherty faced Higgins in what turned out to be the Hurricane's final match at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield in 1994, the scene of his totemic second world triumph in 1982 and that swashbuckling do-or-die run of 69 against White in an epic 16-15 semi-final win.
Dana White's Power Slap League gets approval from NSAC
UFC president Dana White's new combat sports venture — slap fighting — will be a licensed athletic competition in Nevada.
Ronnie O’Sullivan says referee Ben Williams' behaviour 'uncalled for' in Jimmy White spat at Northern Ireland Open
Ronnie O’Sullivan believes the behaviour of referee Ben Williams was “uncalled for” after a spat between the official and Jimmy White. In the fourth frame of White’s second round match against Luca Brecel at the Northern Ireland Open, which he lost 4-0, Williams wrongly called which ball The Whirlwind was going for. Ad Williams laughed at the situation which White wasn’t happy with, so he gesticulated at the official — seemingly waving a finger at the referee — and was given a warning for his actions.
Ronnie O’Sullivan and Alan McManus react to Jimmy White clash with referee at Northern Ireland Open
Jimmy White clashed with referee Ben Williams during his second round defeat to Luca Brecel at the Northern Ireland Open, receiving a warning, but Ronnie O’Sullivan and Alan McManus were both sympathetic towards the Whirlwind.