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Thousands of fans looked pleased to be back as they returned to Wembley Stadium for the first in more than a year for tonights FA Cup semi-final between Leicester City and Southampton.

Hibbing, MN, USA / 93.9 WTBX Apr 17, 2021 6:39 PM SHEFFIELD, England (Reuters) - Ronnie OSullivan started his World Championship defence with a 10-4 win over Mark Joyce on Saturday as fans were allowed back into sporting events in England for the first time this year. More than 600 tickets were sold for the three sessions at the Crucible as part of the governments pilot scheme to help sport out of lockdown after an easing of COVID-19 restrictions. Six-time world champion OSullivan, 45, was ...

Ronnie OSullivans Covid fears after being harassed by a fan Otherwise, a sport where clearing ones throat is frowned upon proves the perfect place to trial the return of crowds OSullivan had expressed his fears about Coronavirus before the tournament began Credit: GETTY Ronnie O’Sullivan fears that his defence of the World Snooker Championship could be derailed by catching Covid-19 after he was “harassed” by a “boozed up” snooker fan before his first round win on Saturday. The defendi...

April 17, 2021, 4:32 am Spectators will be back inside the Crucible for the first day of the 2021 World Snooker Championships (Richard Sellers/PA) Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Spectators will return to sport on Saturday when the World Snooker Championship gets under way with the Crucible to open its doors to fans o...

Fans have returned to live sport in the UK at World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre in Sheffield was one-third full for Saturdays opening session Capacity at the venue will be ramped up as the 17-day tournament progresses  Organisers hope Crucible will be full to its 980-spectator capacity for the final  All in attendance had to provide evidence of a negative Covid-19 test They wore masks while watching the action and were spaced out in the seats 

A sport where clearing one's throat is frowned upon proves the perfect place to trial the return of crowds — Covid passports and all

World Snooker Championship: Ronnie OSullivan leads as fans return to Crucible By Owen PhillipsBBC Sport at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield Last updated on 1 hour ago1 hour ago.From the section Snooker The Crucible Theatre is able to hold up to 33% of its 980-seat capacity for first-round matches Betfred World Snooker Championship Dates: 17 April-3 May Coverage: Watch live on BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Four and Red Button, with uninterrupted coverage on BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and BBC Sport a...

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Another world title would be anticlimax for OSullivan Issued on: 16/04/2021 - 19:44 Unconcerned by future snooker success - six-time world champion Ronnie OSullivan DALE DE LA REY AFP 2 min London (AFP) Ronnie OSullivan insisted Friday he had no interest in equalling Stephen Hendrys modern-day record of seven titles on the eve of defending his world snooker championship crown. The 45-year-old OSullivan is widely regarded as the most naturally gifted ...

Ronnie O’Sullivan to face debutant Mark Joyce in World Championship opener Ronnie O’Sullivan is the defending champion (Nigel French/PA) Ronnie O’Sullivan will open the defence of his Betfred World Snooker Championship title against debutant Mark Joyce at the Crucible. Veteran Joyce, 37, turned professional in 2006, but had never previously made it through to the showpiece tournament, securing his place with victory over Brazil’s Igor Figueiredo in the last qualifying round. Elsewhere i...