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“What did we get for being innovative? We got slaughtered by everyone. That’s what you face for trying something new”: How Saxon made Crusader, the album that marked the end of their early 80s glory years

Biff Byford looks back on Saxon’s divisive 1984 album Crusader

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“We were the biggest of our generation of metal bands. We’d done it through hard graft and killer songs. None of that trendy image rubbish”: How Saxon’s Wheels Of Steel turned them into the NWOBHM’s first stars

No band did more than Saxon to put the NWOBHM on the map

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Former Saxon bassist Steve Dawson sentenced to six years in prison for child sex offences

Founding Saxon member Steve Dawson found guilty of historic child abuse at Sheffield Crown Court, given six year custodial sentence

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Ronnie O'Sullivan and Judd Trump to compete in Riyadh snooker tournament

Ronnie O'Sullivan, Judd Trump, and Luca Brecel are set to compete in the inaugural Riyadh Season World Masters of Snooker, where a special 'Riyadh Season b...

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Snookered by China? Masters tournament owner plots Asia expansion

World Snooker and PDC World Darts owner Matchroom weighs up India and south-east Asia amid feared overreliance on China

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World Snooker chairman Steve Dawson: We will continue to stamp out corruption

Liang Wenbo and Li Hang have been banned from snooker for life

The Independent UK

Late in life, Chicago songwriter Flo Estes delivers a stunning folk debut

Estes plumbed the depths of folk songwriting as a labor organizer. But it was a hobbyist guitar class where she landed an album offer.

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Wuhan to Play Host as World Snooker Returns to China

The World Snooker Tour hailed the "momentous announcement" of three tournaments in China this year, including one in Wuhan, as the return of international sport to the country gathers pace. Almost all international sports events were cancelled in China after Covid emerged in Wuhan in late 2019, and they are…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Snooker needs Ronnie O’Sullivan’s chaotic genius more than ever

Ronnie O’Sullivan can cement his legacy as the game’s greatest player with a record eighth World Championship title over the next two weeks – a story snooker badly needs right now

The Independent UK

World Snooker Championship set to begin under clouds of controversy and unrest

The action begins at the Crucible on Saturday

The Independent UK

Snooker needs Ronnie O’Sullivan’s chaotic genius more than ever

Ronnie O’Sullivan can cement his legacy as the game’s greatest player with a record eighth World Championship title over the next two weeks – a story snooker badly needs right now

The Independent UK

World Snooker Championship set to begin under clouds of controversy and unrest

The action begins at the Crucible on Saturday

The Independent UK

Events off the baize mean World Championship starts under a cloud

The action begins at the Crucible on Saturday.

The Independent UK

Ronnie O’Sullivan went ‘too far’ with ‘damaging’ snooker comments

The seven-time world champion said that snooker was in ‘the worst place it’s ever been’

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World Snooker Tour boss hits back at Ronnie O’Sullivan over “disrespectful” rant

In response to remarks made by seven-time world snooker champion Ronnie O'Sullivan, WST chairman Steve Dawson has fired back by suggesting the sport's biggest star could do more to aid growth

The Independent UK

Ronnie O’Sullivan’s comments ‘disrespectful’ – WST chairman Steve Dawson

Seven-time world champion O’Sullivan claimed this week that the game was in the “worst state ever” with regard to prize money.

Newsroom.co.nz

A Fiord-less National Park

Fiordland National Park is the crowning jewel of our national parks and arguably our greatest tourist magnet. But conservationists warn that marine life has been put at risk because the park’s waters are unprotected. Heidi Bendikson’s investigation shows they are right.

The Independent UK

For a small Chicago church, closing down was an act of faith

For more than a century, Grace Evangelical Covenant Church on Chicago’s North Side proved resilient, ready to adapt to the many changes that came its way

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Mixed doubles snooker event to take place in Milton Keynes in September

The world’s top four men will each be paired by the top four women in a new event.

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Asbestos victim reveals isolating reality of 'destructive' disease amid DIY renovations warning

Steve Dawson, 65, is not sure how long he's "got left" after being diagnosed with mesothelioma, caused by asbestos exposure. He hopes his story will dispel "ridiculous" myths, while his lawyer warns asbestos poisoning remains a "modern disease" due to the boom in DIY renovations.

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