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Media Boycott By Snooker Stars

Friday, April 14th, 2006

On the eve of the World Championship many of snooker’s leading stars are in open revolt against their own governing body.
A row with tournament sponsors, the online casino 888.com, which has cost some players personal sponsorship deals has led to many boycotting the media.
“There will be a players’ uprising,” Ian Doyle, chairman of management […]

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Crucible Warms Up

Wednesday, April 12th, 2006

This year’s World Snooker Championship begins at the Crucible on Saturday with last year’s surprise winner, Shaun Murphy, taking on Thai star James Wattana in the first round.
Former champion Ronnie O’Sullivan faces 39-year-old Dave Harold while seven-times winner Stephen Hendry opens up his bid against Nigel Bond.
The 1998 champion John Higgins faces world […]

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Snooker A Shambles Says Stevens

Thursday, April 6th, 2006

Welsh star Matthew Stevens has hit out at the state of world snooker just over a week before the start of the World Championship, which begins on 15 April.
“You can’t really call playing snooker a job at the moment,” he said.
“People talk about the world rankings but how can you judge people on […]

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Williams End Title Drought

Monday, March 27th, 2006

Wales’ Mark Williams beat Scotland’s John Higgins 9-8 in a dramatic China Open final to secure his first ranking title since 2003.
It was Williams’ 16th ranking title, but the first since he beat Higgins to win the LG Cup almost three years ago.
The victory will also secure Williams’ place in the elite top 16.
“That probably […]

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Big Names Fall At Welsh Open

Wednesday, March 1st, 2006

Ronnie O’Sullivan crashed out of the Welsh Open on Tuesday, beaten 5-1 by fellow Englishman Ian McCulloch.
There were also defeats for Stephen Hendry, Steve Davis, Peter Ebdon and Paul Hunter, though world champion Shaun Murphy survived to take his place in the last 16.
O’Sullivan seemed to be struggling with an injury to his right wrist […]

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Saturday, February 18th, 2006

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Eight Year Ban For Hann

Saturday, February 18th, 2006

Australian snooker player Quinten Hann has been found guilty of breaking rules governing match-fixing and handed an eight-year ban.
The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association acted after Hann met undercover jouralists in 2005.
A disciplinary panel decided that he had ‘knowingly entered in an agreement to join in an unlawful enterprise to fix results for financial […]

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Controversial Hann Quits Snooker

Thursday, February 16th, 2006

Quinten Hann effectively called time on his snooker career on Tuesday when he resigned from the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association.
The controversial Australian has not played this season after newspaper allegations last May that he agreed to accept £50,000 to lose a match in the China Open.
A hearing into the claims is set for […]

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Higgins Wins Masters Classic

Monday, January 23rd, 2006

John Higgins beat Ronnie O’Sullivan 10-9 and won his second Masters title at Wembley last night.
It was revenge for a crushing defeat to O’Sullivan in last year’s final and left Higgins ecstatic.
“This Masters win will stay with me for the rest of my days,” said Higgins. “I can’t believe I’ve won.”
After a spell in the […]

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O’Sullivan Powers Into The Semis

Friday, January 20th, 2006

Odds on favourite Ronnie O’Sullivan powered past Peter Ebdon 6-2 to reach the Semi Final of the Masters at Wembley.
O’Sullivan got of to a flying start winning the first four fames but Ebdon fought back to 4-2 before O’Sullivan upped his game taking the next two for a fairly comfortable victory.
Some had billed it […]

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