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Updated / Thursday, 15 Apr 2021 12:21 Ronnie O'Sullivan has failed to win a ranking event this season, coming up short in five finals 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 in Thursday’s draw, former champion Stuart Bingham, another who came through qualifying, will meet China’...

Ding draws former champion Bingham in world snooker opener Issued on: 15/04/2021 - 13:52 Chinese star Ding Junhui's bid to finally be crowned snooker world champion begins against 2015 winner Stuart Bingham - AFP 2 min London (AFP) China's Ding Junhui's bid to finally land the world snooker title begins against 2015 champion Stuart Bingham after the draw was made on Thursday. Ding, 34, a two-time semi-finalist and who reached the final in 2016 meets an opponent whose best days may well be behind him having had to come through qualifying to gain his...

Updated / Monday, 22 Feb 2021 12:06 Jordan Brown with the Ray Reardon trophy (Image via Rob Walker) Northern Ireland's 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 turned professional in 2009 after the amateur success but lasted just a single season on the main tour....

Criteria for involuntarily committing patients in Maine is about to change The state supreme court ruled last month that a Damariscotta hospital erred in holding a patient without getting a judge's approval and in how it evaluated his petition to be released. Share Maine health officials are revising the process for involuntarily committing mental health patients deemed at risk of harming themselves or others in light of a recent ruling by the state’s highest court. Last month, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court concluded that MaineHealth, the parent company of LincolnHealth Miles Hospital i...

Yan's steely rise forged by sacrifice and setbacks China Daily Global | Updated: 2021-01-25 09:24 Share CLOSE Yan Bingtao poses with his girlfriend, Zhang Yifan, after winning the Masters on Jan 18. XINHUA As Yan Bingtao became snooker's youngest Masters champion since Ronnie O'Sullivan in 1995, British commentators declared: "A star is born!" Having trailed 3-5 and 5-7 in the final, the 20-year-old Chinese showed nerves of steel to battle back and beat Scottish great John Higgins in the Jan 18 final to win the prestigious event, widely considere...