Former world champion Luca Brecel fought back from 5-1 down to beat Ryan Day 10-7 and move into the last 16 of the 2025 World Championship at the Crucible in Sheffield. Belgium’s Brecel had won the last three frames of Wednesday’s first session to trail 5-4, only for Welshman Day, ranked 36th in the world,...
The tournament kicks off just three days before the Women’s Champions League final is held in Lisbon on 24 May. It is also just six weeks before the Women’s European Championship begins in Switzerland on 2 July. The American National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) does not finish until 22 November, meaning any clubs wishing to...
In Tuesday’s first session against two-time Crucible finalist Carter, neither player was at their best, with it seemingly finely balanced at 5-4 to O’Sullivan. But on Wednesday, ‘The Rocket’ was in sensational form, winning all five frames and not letting Carter score a point in four of them. O’Sullivan made breaks of 59, 117, 74,...
Channel 5 will show 23 Fifa Club World Cup matches this summer after agreeing a UK sublicensing deal with global rights holder DAZN. The free-to-air broadcaster will show 15 group games, four last-16 ties, two quarter-finals, one semi-final and the final. The remaining 40 matches at the expanded 32-team tournament, which takes place in the...
Reigning Masters champion Shaun Murphy also moved into the last 16 with a 10-4 victory in a high-quality match with Crucible debutant Daniel Wells. Murphy, 42, is aiming to win a second world title 20 years after his first success but could face world number one Judd Trump in the next round. Against Welsh qualifier...
As Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn prepare for their fight on Saturday, BBC Sport looks back to 1990 when Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank Sr fought for the WBO middleweight title. READ MORE: Inside 934 days of Eubank v Benn carnage Pictures courtesy of DAZN. Available to UK users only. Read full article at...
Oooh, wasn’t I glad to see Ed’s earlier piece on what Marco Rubio announced over at the State Department this morning. Today is the day. Under @POTUS’ leadership and at my direction, we are reversing decades of bloat and bureaucracy at the State Department. These sweeping changes will empower our talented diplomats to put America and...
Ronnie O’Sullivan made his return to snooker and secured a one-frame lead over Ali Carter after the opening session of their World Championship first-round match. O’Sullivan, 49, had not played competitively since January when he snapped his cue and threw it in the bin following four losses in five matches at the Championship League event....
Booth then turned his attention to the biennial WTC, suggesting the tournament should run across four years rather than two. The WTC cycle runs for two years, with teams playing six series during that period – three at home and three away – 12 points are awarded for winning a match, six for a tie...
An emotional John Higgins says he “was in tears” on the morning of his first round match at the World Snooker Championship. Higgins’ father-in-law suffered a heart attack last week and BBC Snooker presenter Seema Jaswal consoled the player after his 10-7 win against Joe O’Connor. READ MORE: Emotionally ‘drained’ Higgins defeats O’Connor to advance...
Trump, 35, has won 30 ranking titles during his decorated career but his 2019 victory at the Crucible is his sole World Championship triumph. He defeated fellow Englishman Hawkins to win a second UK Championship title in December, a success that helped him to break the record for the most prize money won in a...
People across the world have responded to the death of Pope Francis, who has died aged 88. The Pope’s death came less than 24 hours after he made an appearance at the Vatican’s St Peter’s Square on Easter Sunday. Mourners, from Jerusalem to Buenos Aires, have been paying their respects throughout Easter Monday. More on...
Zhao’s first-round display was one of the most impressive of any player during the tournament so far. The 28-year-old led 7-2 overnight and, after Jones took the first two frames of the morning, Zhao won the next three with breaks of 70, 55 and 87 to defeat the 16th seed from Wales. Zhao is competing...
Getty Images Services have been held in the Philippines to make the Pope’s death From the Vatican to the Philippines, Catholics around the world are spending Easter Monday mourning the death of Pope Francis. Less than 24 hours before the Vatican’s announcement, he had appeared at St Peter’s Square to greet worshippers on Easter Sunday...
Jelena Ostapenko beat world number one Aryna Sabalenka to win the Stuttgart Open in stunning fashion. Ostapenko, who had failed to win in three previous meetings against Sabalenka, took the match 6-4 6-1. The Latvian set the tone with a break of serve in the opening game and kept the pressure on throughout. Sabalenka was...