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Irish snooker starting on long road back to glory days Updated / Saturday, 17 Apr 2021 09:10 The World Snooker Championships begins today. Judd Trump is the favourite after a stellar season which has seen him win five tournaments, while Ronnie OSullivan is the defending champion and can match Stephen Hendrys modern record of seven titles with a victory in two weeks time. Or might this be the year when we finally see a winner from outside of a current or former British Commonwealth country? The...

After claiming his first ranking title earlier this season in Wales, Jordan Brown tells RTÉ Sport that he wants to cap off his season with a second trip to the Crucible.

RTÉ Sport journalist Six of those players, including 2020 EBSA European Under-21 champion Aaron Hill and 1997 World Champion Ken Doherty, are starting off in round one, meaning that they need to win four matches before Wednesday week to get through to the Crucible Theatre. There is a guarantee of at least one Irish winner in the first round on Wednesday when the two Fergals - OBrien from Dublin and Quinn from Tyrone - meet one another. Its fair to say that the pair are at opposite ends of t...

Judd Trump whitewashes Jack Lisowski to win Gibraltar Open in Milton Keynes Judd Trump won his fifth ranking title of the season (Nigel French/PA) Judd Trump whitewashed Jack Lisowski to claim his fifth ranking title of the season at the Gibraltar Open in Milton Keynes. Trump’s 4-0 win extended the agony for world number 10 Lisowski, who had also fallen to Trump in the World Grand Prix and German Masters finals. And it moved Trump to within one of equalling last season’s record of six ranki...

Let’s see how closely you’ve been paying attention to the headlines this week. By The42 Team Friday 26 Feb 2021, 5:24 PM Feb 26th 2021, 5:24 PM 25,578 Views 7 Comments Which Irish AFL Womens player hit the headlines on Sunday morning as she scored four goals for her club? Sinéad Goldrick (Melbourne FC/Dubli...

Ding Junhui was edged out 6-5 in the Players’ Championship.

Monday briefing: Johnson to map way out of lockdown © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Maureen McLean/Rex/Shutterstock Top story: Timetable rests on four key tests © Photograph: Maureen McLean/Rex/Shutterstock Boris Johnson is expected to announce the reopening of schools in England from 8 March. Morning everyone. My name is Martin Farrer and these are the top stories this morning. Boris Johnson will unveil the government’s roadmap to easing the coronavirus lockdown in England later...

Ronnie O'Sullivan may have lost but he could not contain his joy at seeing Northern Ireland's Jordan Brown win the Welsh Open on Sunday night.

Updated / Monday, 22 Feb 2021 12:06 Jordan Brown with the Ray Reardon trophy (Image via Rob Walker) Northern Irelands Jordan Brown created one of the biggest shocks in snooker history last weekend by winning the Welsh Open, becoming the lowest ranked player to win a title in 28 years. Born in Antrim, the 33-year-old enjoyed limited success in the early years of his career. He is a three-time Northern Irish amateur champion, as well as finishing runner-up on four occasions. Brown initially turn...

O'Sullivan shocked as 750-1 shot Brown wins Welsh Open