Snooker-Six-times world champion Reardon dies at 91

Six-times world snooker champion Ray Reardon has died at the age of 91 after being diagnosed with cancer, World Snooker Tour reported on Saturday.

Welshman Reardon, who died late on Friday, dominated snooker in the 1970s, winning his first world title in 1970 and five more during the rest of the decade.

Nicknamed ‘Dracula’ due to his widow’s peak hairstyle, Reardon was one of the most popular and charismatic figures in the sport. He continued to play snooker in his spare time after retiring in 1991 at the age of 58.

“Ray is one of the best sports people ever from Wales and the best snooker player," Reardon's compatriot and three-times world champion Mark Williams said in a statement.

"He’s one of the reasons why a lot of us started playing. He put snooker on the map, alongside Alex Higgins, Jimmy White and Steve Davis. Anyone playing now owes them a lot because they brought popularity to the game. He is a real inspiration.”