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Judd Trump continued his early-season success as he completed a 6-4 comeback win over Barry Hawkins to reach the Northern Ireland Open final. Trump has been in excellent form of late and has the Huangguoshu Open, English Open and Wuhan Open, as well as the Masters earlier this year, to his name. Hawkins won the 2023 European Masters where he trailed Trump 7-6 before racing back to a 9-6 victory for his only title win of the season so far. Hawkins took the first three frames, with a half-century break of 58 in the second, before Trump struck 90 to get onto the scoreboards. Another half…
A man has been hospitalised after suffering stab wounds in an assault in Southampton. Police investigating the serious assault of a man in his 20s are now appealing to the public for information. Officers were called at 6pm on Thursday (October 26) to reports that a man had sustained stab wounds during an assault in Laburnum Road. Emergency services attended and he was taken to hospital, where he remains in a stable condition. As part of the ongoing investigation, two men who were previously arrested have been released with no further action, two teens have been released on conditional bail and…
Stewart’s return isn’t too far away, which is a major boost for the south-coast side. The Saints are currently doing well following a mixed start to the season – and this is a further boost for them as they look to retain their place in the promotion mix and potentially push for the top two. They are still 10 points behind Ipswich Town who are in second place, with the Tractor Boys also having a game in hand over them. But the Saints can be happy with how things have gone in recent times, going unbeaten in the past six league games…
Workington Golf Club A, the current Division One winners of the L&L Property Contractors Snooker League, put on their most convincing display of the year. They delivered Division Two’s Rack Shack a 5-0 drubbing. The Golf Club A team led 1-0 after a strong performance from Bryan Walker in the opening frame of the match, but Phil Sorfleet overcame his teammate for a 2-0 lead with a break of 41 in the next.After being put to the test in the third, Ryan Ismay emerged victorious, and with Lewis Tilley winning the fourth, the lead for the golfers was now 4-0.…
Judd Trump continued his early-season success as he completed a 6-4 comeback win over Barry Hawkins to reach the Northern Ireland Open final. Trump has been in excellent form of late and has the Huangguoshu Open, English Openand Wuhan Open, as well as the Masters earlier this year, to his name. Hawkins won the 2023 European Masters where he trailed Trump 7-6 before racing back to a 9-6 victory for his only title win of the season so far. Hawkins took the first three frames, with a half-century break of 58 in the second, before Trump struck 90 to get onto the scoreboards. Another half…
It’s one of my favourite places to come and it always spurs me on when I come here,” Trump told Eurosport. “I didn’t start off flying but the last couple of matches and the last six or seven frames I felt very good out there. I can’t think of what to say when I win it’s happening too often! “This tournament five years ago was the start of the improvement I’ve had. Every time I come here I play in front of this crowd which is so special and it spurs me on for the rest of the season. To…
Judd Trump admits it is a “bit of a dream” to rank alongside some of snooker’s all-time greats, after winning his third ranking title in a row at the Northern Ireland Open. Trump powered his way past Chris Wakelin with a 9-3 victory in Belfast to move fifth in the all-time list of ranking title wins – two behind Steve Davis and one ahead of Mark Williams. It capped off a superb week for Trump, who came into the final after a stunning semi-final comeback against Barry Hawkins, showcasing the confidence gained from that result with a fine display on Sunday. The…
Report and free video highlights as Liverpool defeats Nottingham Forest 3-0 thanks to goals from Diogo Jota, Darwin Nunez, and Mohamed Salah; Jota honored Luis Diaz after learning of his parents’ abduction in Colombia. Liverpool defeated Nottingham Forest 3-0 at Anfield thanks to goals from Diogo Jota, Darwin Nunez, and Mohamed Salah. This reduced the margin to three points with leaders Tottenham. Following the news of his parents’ abduction in Colombia, Jota celebrated by holding aloft the shirt of the absent winger, Luis Diaz, as he converted the game’s opening goal from close range in the first half. Nunez scored…
The latest Nottingham Forest news from Nottinghamshire Live as the Reds face a crucial Premier League game against Aston Villa this weekend Nottingham Forest legend Garry Birtles has urged Steve Cooper to start Taiwo Awoniyi against Aston Villa if he is available. Awoniyi missed two games through injury before returning ahead of schedule when he was on the bench against Liverpool, coming on for the final 21 minutes. After the match, head coach Cooper admitted he had fielded Awoniyi for slightly longer than advised, but with Chris Wood and Divock Origi injured Forest were without a recognised striker to start at Anfield. With three goals and…
Ronnie O’Sullivan snooker documentary The Edge of Everything is coming to cinemas and Amazon Prime Snooker legend Ronnie O’Sullivan brought up Rafael Nadal after claiming victory over Yuan SiJun at the Wuhan Open. Ronnie O’Sullivan has maintained that he plays his best snooker in Asia – a strong warning to his rivals who are tasked with the job of ousting the Rocket at the Wuhan Open. The seven-time World Snooker Championship winner compared himself to tennis legend Rafael Nadal in terms of their dominance on certain surfaces, after overcoming China star Yuan SiJun to reach the quarter-finals. O’Sullivan breezed through to claim a 5-1 win…