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Snooker

Greene through to Crucible

Gerard Greene doubled Northern Ireland’s Crucible representation when he beat Rory McLeod 10-9 in a World Championship final qualifying round thriller last night.
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Inside Snooker

Ken Doherty

Swail’s World Championship dream ends at the hands of Doherty

Tuesday, 9 March 2010

Former winner Ken Doherty blazed his way through to the first round of the Betfred.com World Championship and revealed Steve Davis was inspiring him to turn his career around.
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Joe Swail

Swail’s World Championship bid resting on Doherty clash

Monday, 8 March 2010

Joe Swail is about to play the most important match of his life.
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Snooker star Joe Swail (right) has been inspired by his pal, boxing champion Brian Magee

Swail boxing clever for crack at Crucible

Wednesday, 17 February 2010

Joe Swail is banking on a good run at the World Championship — and he hasn’t had to look far for inspiration.
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Allen eyes O'Sullivan scalp

Friday, 29 January 2010

Mark Allen knows how it feels to beat Ronnie O’Sullivan on the big occasion — and it’s a feeling he wants to experience again tonight.
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Hearn can hit the right notes for snooker: Allen

Monday, 25 January 2010

Mark Allen enters the arena to Robbie Williams’ Let Me Entertain You in snooker’s brave new world.
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Mark Allen

Allen battling to be Master

Friday, 15 January 2010

Mark Allen tonight embarks on what could be the biggest weekend of his life.
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Allen floors World Champion Higgins

Thursday, 14 January 2010

Ulsterman Mark Allen picked up one of the best wins of his snooker career yesterday and then dedicated the success to a close friend.
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Higgins up next for cue ace Allen

Wednesday, 13 January 2010

Mark Allen takes on John Higgins this afternoon aiming for a different outcome than when the pair clashed in the semi-finals of last season’s World Championship.
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Shaun Murphy defeated Stephen Hendry 6-3

Hendry left blue by Murphy

Tuesday, 12 January 2010

Shaun Murphy saw off six-time champion Stephen Hendry in a high-class second-round clash in the Masters at Wembley.
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King blows away Whirlwind Jimmy White at Wembley

Monday, 11 January 2010

Jimmy White bowed out of the Masters last night in front of a partisan home crowd at Wembley.
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O’Sullivan’s emotional journey

Saturday, 9 January 2010

Ronnie O'Sullivan has taken inspiration from Usain Bolt as he enters the new decade with a fresh approach to his snooker.
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Wildcard entry Jimmy White

Jimmy White will generate jungle fever at the Masters

Thursday, 7 January 2010

Mark Allen is about to play one of the biggest matches of his career — but he knows it won’t be his clash with World champion John Higgins at the Masters that most people want to see.
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O'Sullivan tests purple cue

Wednesday, 6 January 2010

Ronnie O'Sullivan is road testing a bizarre new purple cue ahead of the defence of his Masters title at Wembley.
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China's Ding Junhui celebrates with his mother Chen XiJuan as he lifts the Trophy after beating Scotland's John Higgins 10-8 during the Pukka Pies UK Championship Final at Telford International Centre

Viewers in China lap up Ding win

Tuesday, 15 December 2009

The most watched snooker match in history came at this year’s World Championship — and it illustrated where the game’s future lies.
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China's Ding Junhui celebrates as he lifts The Pukka-Pies UK Championship Trophy beating Scotland's John Higgins 10-8 at Telford International Centre

Ding sees off Higgins to become UK snooker champion

Monday, 14 December 2009

Ding Junhui won the Pukka Pies UK Championship final after a late-night thriller with world champion John Higgins last night.
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Higgins aims to snuff out Rocket

Friday, 11 December 2009

Ronnie O'Sullivan and John Higgins set up a stellar semi-final encounter at the UK Championship tomorrow by posting crushing victories in their respective last-eight matches in Telford last night.
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Maguire into last four in UK Championship

Thursday, 10 December 2009

Stephen Maguire booked his place in the semi-finals of the UK Championship with a 9-5 victory over plucky qualifier Peter Lines in Telford.
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Ronnie O'Sullivan

O'Sullivan races into quarter-finals

Wednesday, 9 December 2009

Ronnie O’Sullivan last night booked his place in the quarter-finals of the UK Championship with a comfortable 9-3 win over Peter Ebdon at the Telford International Centre.
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O'Sullivan back in the groove

Tuesday, 8 December 2009

Ronnie O’Sullivan came back after losing the first two frames to Matthew Stevens to easily book his place in the second round of the UK Snooker Championship, winning 9-3.
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Deciding frame drama sparks early Allen exit

Monday, 7 December 2009

The Christmas holidays have come early for Mark Allen, the 23-year-old going out of the UK Championship last night after suffering the heartbreak of a deciding frame defeat to Stephen Lee.
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David Healy: Beckham will play for England again

I was gutted for David Beckham when he suffered that shocking achilles tendon injury last weekend ruling him out of the World Cup finals.

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james_lawton

It’s the final chapter in a gripping rivalry

It may be that finally we are nursing an illusion today in this Gloucestershire valley where epic performance for so long have been routine.

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The Trick is to avoid big two

Anyone fancy 5-2 about Kauto Star for the Gold Cup?

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niall_crozier

Triple Crown still an achievement Ollie cherishes

On the eve of Ireland’s bid to clinch a fifth Triple Crown in seven seasons, Ollie Campbell disagrees vehemently with anyone who views that as being a consolation prize for failure to complete back to back Grand Slams.

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joe_kernan

We must keep ‘mark’ for sake of the game

The art of high fielding in gaelic football had been verging on extinction until the advent of the ‘mark’ as part of the overall experimental rules package.

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tyrone_howe

Best has once again shown worth to Irish

It must have been the easiest selection decision of his legendary coaching career, as Declan Kidney prepares for Ireland’s final game against Scotland and a crack at another Triple Crown.

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steven_beacom

This time Gerrard and Torres must take some of the blame

I thought it would be a long time before I watched a more pitiful performance than that served up by Northern Ireland last week.

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alan_green

Forget petty local rivalries, England is team to support

I think it was the allegation/rumour that Sir Alex Ferguson is offering advice to the United States camp that brought it to mind. ‘Scots’ generally seem to have a major problem ‘supporting’ England in tournaments and it’s even more difficult, it seems, when they’re not there themselves.

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chris_holt

Chris Holt: 'Nice guy' McDonald's Glentoran exit

Alan McDonald's decision to step down as manager of Glentoran ended the reign of possibly the most unpopular boss in the history of the club.

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