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Snooker

Allen’s bid is shot to bits

Mark Allen’s Grand Prix hopes were crushed in cruel fashion by John Higgins yesterday.
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Inside Snooker

Mark Allen marches into the last eight

Thursday, 8 October 2009

Antrim's Mark Allen is through to the quarter-finals of the Grand Prix in Glasgow.
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O’Sullivan masters Wenbo in Shanghai

Monday, 14 September 2009

World number one Ronnie O'Sullivan eased to a 22nd ranking title victory after a 10-5 victory over Liang Wenbo in the final of the Shanghai Masters.
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Allen aims for more snooker success

Monday, 8 June 2009

Mark Allen is confident landing his first professional title will lead to even more success.
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Snooker star Mark has big plan to put Antrim on the map

Tuesday, 19 May 2009

Mark Allen gave the town of Antrim something to cheer about with his run to the World Championship semi-finals — and now snooker’s rising star aims to put something back.
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Higgins on top of world after third World Championship snooker title

Tuesday, 5 May 2009

John Higgins was speechless after he claimed his third World Championship title with an 18-9 victory over Shaun Murphy.
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Higgins takes overnight lead over Murphy in snooker final

Monday, 4 May 2009

John Higgins edged ahead of Shaun Murphy in the World Snooker Championship final as he looked to develop a handsome overnight lead.
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Allen’s grit but Crucible dream looks over

Saturday, 2 May 2009

John Higgins remained on course for a place in the Betfred.com World Championship final but Mark Allen denied him a day off after a gutsy fightback last night.
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‘Hurricane’ days in the past, says Mark Allen

Friday, 1 May 2009

Mark Allen has called time on his trouble-causing days after admitting he was in danger of falling into the same traps which snared Alex ‘Hurricane’ Higgins.
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Allen into Crucible last four

Thursday, 30 April 2009

Mark Allen was in dreamland last night as he booked his place in the last four of the Betfred.com World Snooker Championships.
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Mark Allen needs to win just four more frames against Ryan Day at the Crucible this afternoon to book his place in the World Championship semi-finals as he bids to become Northern Ireland’s first World Champion since Dennis Taylor in 1985.
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Text puts Higgins in right frame of mind at Crucible

Tuesday, 28 April 2009

John Higgins revealed how messages from wife Denise inspired the dazzling comeback which crushed Jamie Cope's world title hopes.
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Colourful Allen is ready to march on at Crucible

Tuesday, 28 April 2009

Mark Allen has played down reports that his colour blindness affects his ability to survive amongst the game’s elite.
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No quarter is given by Selby at Crucible

Monday, 27 April 2009

Mark Selby reeled off four frames in a row to move 6-2 ahead against Graeme Dott and take a giant stride towards the Betfred.com World Championship quarter-finals.
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Allen is ready for big Day after victory over O'Sullivan

Monday, 27 April 2009

Mark Allen is confident there will be no hangover from his shock Crucible victory over Ronnie O’Sullivan.
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Allen’s quick on the draw against O'Sullivan at Crucible

Friday, 24 April 2009

Mark Allen showed no sign of nerves last night as he took to the green baize against World Champion Ronnie O’Sullivan at the Crucible.
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Allen out to put rocket up champion Ronnie at Crucible

Thursday, 23 April 2009

Mark Allen is living the good life — but it will be so much sweeter if he can topple Ronnie O’Sullivan at the Betfred.com World Championship.
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Swail get right behind Mark

Wednesday, 22 April 2009

Joe Swail put his own disappointment to one side to fly the flag for Mark Allen at the World Championships in Sheffield.
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Bring on the ‘Rocket’, says snooker star Allen

Tuesday, 21 April 2009

“Bring on the Rocket” — that was the defiant message from Mark Allen after his 10-6 first round victory over Martin Gould yesterday.
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Greene exits as Carter flies high at Crucible

Monday, 20 April 2009

Ali Carter made sure of his place in the second round at the Betfred.com World Championship with victory over qualifier Gerard Greene.
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Ronnie O'Sullivan gets a Chinese Rocket

Saturday, 18 April 2009

Ronnie O'Sullivan claimed in January that snooker is ‘dying' but at least one match in the Betfred.com World Championship, which starts today, will pull in a global television audience that will dwarf any other sporting contest over the next fortnight.
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