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Mark Selby made history by making the first 147 maximum break in a World Championship final against Luca Brecel at the Crucible Theatre on Sunday night. Selby is the second player to make a 147 at this year’s tournament at the Crucible after Kyren Wilson made one in the first round. The pair will share the £40,000 prize for a maximum break.
Luca Brecel had a big slice of misfortune in the 10th frame of the World Championship final when a red to the middle deviated from its line against Mark Selby. Brecel took on a tricky red to the right middle when the object ball rolled off the nap, which refers to the direction the cloths on the tables are brushed. Ad It used to be a common theme decades ago when cloths were thicker but is a rare sight on modern tables and initially proved costly for Brecel, who was on a break of 27.
Mark Selby has told Eurosport that speaking about having suicidal thoughts and getting help for his depression was his «biggest achievement» — more than anything else in his illustrious career. The 39-year-old, who is playing in the final of the World Championship against Luca Brecel, admitted that his victory at the English Open «meant everything» but that speaking out about his mental health was bigger than anything he has achieved in snooker. Ad Selby revealed last year that he had been “suffering for a few years” with depression and “bottling everything up” – but felt at the time as though “half the battle is won” after having spoken out about what he was going through.
Simon Middleton believes that his departure from the Red Roses is not the end of their meteoric rise, in fact, it is just the beginning. The England head coach bowed out with one final victory as the Red Roses claimed a fifth Grand Slam under his tenure following a 38-33 win over France at Twickenham. Ad Middleton waved goodbye in front of 58,498 fans alongside departing backs coach Scott Bemand, with recently retired captain Sarah Hunter delivering the TikTok Women's Six Nations trophy.
Andrey Rublev eased into the last-16 of the Madrid Open with a straight-sets victory over Yoshihito Nishioka of Japan. Rublev made light work of Nishioka after winning the match in one hour and 27 minutes, breaking the world No. 34 twice to claim the first set 6-2.
Luca Brecel powered into a 6-2 lead over Mark Selby in the World Championship final as he laid a marker on his opponent to play the match on his own terms. The biggest match on the snooker calendar was built up as a battle between the fast, flowing style of Brecel and the tactical, slower Selby, who is playing in his sixth Crucible final.
Paris Saint-Germain suffered an embarrassing 3-1 defeat to Lorient in Ligue 1 as Achraf Hakimi saw red. PSG were looking to extend their lead at the top of the table over second-placed Marseille, while Lorient wanted to arrest the poor form that saw them in mid-table.
Trek-Segafredo team leader Giulio Ciccone is out of the 2023 Giro d'Italia due to persistent Covid-19 symptoms and a recent positive test. The Italian has won three stages on the Giro in previous years and briefly wore the Tour de France yellow jersey after a climb to La Planche des Belles Filles. Ad A mountain specialist, Ciccone was also the Giro's top climber in 2019 and recently beat Primoz Roglic and Remco Evenepoel to a summit finish in Catalonia.