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From abject farce to mesmerising beauty – snooker shows its contrasting faces

A truly bizarre longest frame in World Snooker Championship history was labelled an ‘embarrassment’ by pundits before the Crucible’s other semi-final showed what makes the sport so captivating

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‘Pretty evil’ Ronnie O’Sullivan opens up lead against old foe John Higgins

O’Sullivan will take a 6-2 lead into Sunday night’s session

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Steve Davis pays emotional tribute to John Virgo at memorial service for snooker great

Snooker greats attended the service at Sheffield Cathedral on Thursday

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John Virgo remembered as ‘great mate’ who ‘transcended the sport’ of snooker

Ronnie O’Sullivan, John Parrott and Sir Stephen Fry led tributes to Virgo following his death aged 79.

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John Higgins Fires Dig at Ronnie O’Sullivan and Luca Brecel After Near-Disaster at World Snooker Championship

John Higgins didn't hold back after coming through a nerve-shredding decider to beat Xiao Guodong 13-12 and book his place in the World Snooker Championship quarter-finals.

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Welsh snooker star Mark Williams has spectators in stitches as he dances to avoid wasp

The crowd were in bits at Alexandra Palace during Williams' Masters match

Wales Online

Jimmy White, 60, qualifies for UK Championship on 30th anniversary of famous win

White turned back the clock as he beat Dominic Dale to qualify for the UK Championship, 30 years after he beat John Parrott in the 1992 final

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Ronnie O'Sullivan accused of lying by John Parrott over practice claim - 'Don't listen'

John Parrott was working for BBC coverage as Ronnie O'Sullivan put in a virtuoso display to beat Judd Trump to claim his seventh World Championship title

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