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[ad_1] Luca Brecel had not won a match at the Crucible until this yearVenue: Crucible Theatre, Sheffield Dates: 15 April-1 MayCoverage: Watch live on BBC TV and Red Button with uninterrupted coverage on BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website and the BBC Sport appLuca Brecel says he is stepping into “unknown territory” in a clash of contrasting styles against four-time champion Mark Selby in the World Championship final. Brecel, 28, is the first player from mainland Europe to feature in a Crucible final – and had not won a match at the famous venue until this year.And while ‘the Belgian…

[ad_1] Mark Selby has won 22 ranking titlesVenue: Crucible Theatre, Sheffield Dates: 15 April-1 MayCoverage: Watch live on BBC TV and Red Button with uninterrupted coverage on BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website and the BBC Sport appMark Selby withstood a dramatic Mark Allen fightback to win a late-night finish 17-15 as he reached his sixth World Championship final.Selby, 39, aiming to win his fifth Crucible crown, held a slender 11-10 lead going into the final session.He then pulled clear with three half centuries and a wonderful 103 to reel off five frames on the trot. But Allen remarkably then…

[ad_1] Luca Brecel had never won a match at the Crucible until this yearVenue: Crucible Theatre, Sheffield Dates: 15 April-1 MayCoverage: Watch live on BBC TV and Red Button with uninterrupted coverage on BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website and the BBC Sport appLuca Brecel won 11 frames in a row during the greatest-ever Crucible comeback as he beat Si Jiahui 17-15 to reach the World Championship final.It was an astonishing display from Belgium’s Brecel, who trailed 14-5 at one point on Friday. Having resumed 14-10 down on Saturday he compiled breaks of 70, 81 and 73 as he completed…

[ad_1] Luca Brecel had never won a match at the Crucible until this yearVenue: Crucible Theatre, Sheffield Dates: 15 April-1 MayCoverage: Watch live on BBC TV and Red Button with uninterrupted coverage on BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website and the BBC Sport appLuca Brecel won 11 frames in a row during the greatest-ever Crucible comeback as he beat Si Jiahui 17-15 to reach the World Championship final.It was an astonishing display from Belgium’s Brecel, who trailed 14-5 at one point on Friday. Having resumed 14-10 down on Saturday he compiled breaks of 70, 81 and 73 as he completed…

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[ad_1] Mark Selby and Mark Allen have won five ranking tournaments between them this seasonVenue: Crucible Theatre, Sheffield Dates: 15 April-1 MayCoverage: Watch live on BBC TV and Red Button with uninterrupted coverage on BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website and the BBC Sport appFour-time world champion Mark Selby fought back to claim a 7-6 lead against Mark Allen in a gruelling World Championship semi-final.Northern Ireland’s Allen claimed a tactical opener to extend his overnight lead to 6-3. England’s Selby took the next four in a session that was remarkably cut short by three frames because of the protracted nature…

[ad_1] Si Jiahui is aiming to become the youngest Crucible finalist everVenue: Crucible Theatre, Sheffield Dates: 15 April-1 MayCoverage: Watch live on BBC TV and Red Button with uninterrupted coverage on BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website and the BBC Sport appSi Jiahui produced a dominant display to extend his lead over Luca Brecel to 11-5 in the World Championship semi-final in Sheffield.Leading 5-3 overnight, the Chinese qualifier took control with breaks of 52, 89, 58 and a wonderful 122 as he won four of the first five frames.A stunned Brecel made just one half-century break as he struggled.And Si,…

[ad_1] Dicaire pushed me beyond my best – JonasNatasha Jonas will defend her WBO, WBC, IBF and Ring magazine light-middleweight titles on 17 June in Manchester.Jonas, 38, will fight on the undercard of Liam Smith’s rematch with Chris Eubank Jr at the AO Arena.Jonas, whose opponent is yet to be announced, was one of the standout British fighters in 2022, winning three world titles in just nine months.She is undefeated since moving up in weight, with four wins in a row.She stopped Chris Namus in February last year to claim her first world title and then defeated rival champions Patricia…

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[ad_1] For the first time since Gallup began tracking opinion of world leaders, a majority of the world (57%) disapprove of Russian leadership. Two people are dead and another ten wounded in a Russian attack on a Ukrainian museum. Russia claims to be “saving” children, not kidnapping them, despite overwhelming evidence. Ukraine hopes to create an international coalition to return its deported children. More than 30 children have been returned to Ukraine following deportation to Russia. The Russian military may have committed more than 9,000 war crimes in the Bucha district. Putin has been charged with war crimes in an…