Former snooker world champion Alex Higgins dies

Former world snooker champion Alex "Hurricane" Higgins has died at the age of 61, the BBC reported on Saturday. Higgins, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, had been suffering from throat cancer.......

Williams stuns Trump, becomes oldest player to reach World snooker final

IMAGE: Wales's Mark Williams celebrates victory over England's Judd Trump in the semi-finals of the World Snooker Championship, at The Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, Britain, on Saturday.......

"Hurricane" Wiggins blew winds of change

Alex "Hurricane" Higgins, the twice world snooker champion who died Saturday aged 61, dragged a staid and stuffy sport into the modern era with his outrageous talent and scandalous behaviour.......

Sports Shorts: Cueist O'Sullivan blasts new snooker record

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday IMAGE: Englishman Ronnie O'Sullivan became the first player to compile 1,000 career century breaks. Photograph: Alex Pantling/Getty......