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Seven-time world champion O’Sullivan has responded to scathing criticism from world no.13 Shaun Murphy after he was accused of being a bad ambassador for snooker Ronnie O’Sullivan claims Shaun Murphy’s scathing criticism is ‘water off his back’ – after he was blasted as a bad ambassador World No.1 O’Sullivan brushed off Murphy’s blistering rant after whitewashing Zhou Yuelong 6-0 in York to remain on course for his eighth UK Championship crown. Murphy had described O’Sullivan’s apparent ambivalent attitude towards the sport that has made him a multi-millionaire as ‘extremely irritating.’ O’Sullivan is still considered the man to beat as he approaches his…
Snooker legend and former Masters champion Pierre ‘Perrie’ Mans has died at the age of 82 according to reports – with tributes pouring in from the sporting community The South African was adored by fans for his powerful potting ability and trademark waistcoats, having reached as high as No.2 in the world rankings. His passing comes 44 years after he reached the World Snooker Championship final at the Crucible, losing out to Ray Reardon, the year before he lifted the trophy at The Masters. Mans was professional between 1961 and 1987 and won tournaments around the world as well as…
After admitting that he wanted to join a big club suspected to be Liverpool in the summer transfer window, Fluminense midfielder Andre Trindade has reportedly “verbally agreed personal terms” with the Reds. The Brazilian has been at the centre of Andre Trindade’s hunt for a new defensive midfielder since the summer but now, the 22-year-old seems to be closer to a move to Anfield than ever. Fabinho, who left to join Al-Ittihad in the summer, is yet to be replaced with Alexis Mac Allister serving as the club’s stop-gap solution to the lack of a specialist operator in the no.6 role. Many names have been linked…
Lionesses hero Beth Mead is one of six nominees for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award. Arsenal and England forward Mead was the standout player at this year’s European Championships, which Sarina Wiegman’s Lionesses won, as she was named Player of the Tournament for her six goals and five assists. Those six goals meant she finished the tournament as its top scorer, while she has also scored three goals and four assists in seven Women’s Super League matches in the 2022/23 season so far – to go with the 11 strikes and eight assists last term. Mead has…
Andre Trindade, a midfielder for Fluminense, has reportedly “verbally agreed personal terms” with the Reds after confessing that he wanted to join a major club, presumably Liverpool, during the summer transfer window. The Brazilian has been at the center of Jurgen Klopp’s search for a new defensive midfield player since the summer, but it appears that the 22-year-old is getting closer to joining Anfield than ever. Fabinho left to join Al-Ittihad in the summer, and Alexis Mac Allister is the team’s stand-in for a specialist operator in the no. 6 role. Although many names have been linked to Liverpool, Andre…
South Africa’s best ever player Pierre ‘Perrie’ Mans, who won the Masters in 1979 and reached the World Championship final in 1978, has died at the age of 82. Snooker and Billiards South Africa’s Facebook page announced on Wednesday that Mans, from Lichtenburg, had passed away. Born in 1940, Mans became the best player in his country during his 20s and won the South African national title for the first time in 1965. The left-hander first played in the World Championship in 1970, and four years later he scored a surprise victory over John Spencer in the last 16 before losing to…
After just 25 minutes at the weekend, Nottingham Forest academy graduate Arvin Appiah became enamored with the game. The winger’s team, Rotherham United, suffered a defeat to Sheffield Wednesday over the weekend. When Forest chose to accept an offer of £8 million from Almeria for the gifted young player, eyebrows were raised. In his meager eight senior league games, he had managed just one goal. Since leaving the Forest, Appiah has had difficulty realizing his full potential. He is currently 22 years old and, following loan stints with Lugo, Malaga, and Tenerife, he is with Rotherham in South Yorkshire. Appiah…
Now is the ideal time for Nottingham Forest to secure Chris Cohen’s emotional return to the team. In 2021, the coach departed to join Nathan Jones at Luton Town. Chris Hughton didn’t make nearly enough of an effort to retain Cohen at Forest at the time. The man who made 303 appearances for the team ought to have been given a role from the minute he made the decision that he wanted to try out men’s coaching. Rather, Forest let Cohen go into the sunset and started a career that has significantly improved Cohen’s coaching standing. Forest now has the…
Emmanuel Agbaeze, the Creative Director and organiser of the 2023 Snooker Fest, has said the event would showcase the talents of the billiard community in Nigeria to the world. Agbaeze told The Guardian that the festival would explore untapped potentials in the billiard community as well as attract investors. He pointed out that the festival would serve as a platform for the billiard community to strengthen the sports and the tourism sectors in the country. “There are different ideas behind this festival but the main one is to showcase the enormous talents of the billiard community in the country to the global…
After suffering an injury on the ice, ice hockey player Adam Johnson tragically passed away. This has sparked new discussions about the dangers of the sport and how players can be better protected. Johnson, a player for the Nottingham Panthers, passed away on Saturday in Sheffield, UK, following a skate blade cut to his neck. The event was dubbed a “freak accident” by the team. After playing for two seasons with the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL), the 29-year-old Minnesota native was in his first season with the Panthers. Although it is uncommon, there have been fatal…