10 h. ago Snooker icon Steve Davis' unlikely new career and affair with 19

Steve Davis gained a reputation as 'Mr Boring' of snooker during his playing career but the six-time world champion has had a very different life away from the table

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11 h. ago Snooker legend Steve Davis leaves fans stunned with new career after affair with 19

The snooker legend was once dubbed the 'Mr Boring' of his sport, but his life away from the table has been anything but dull

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63 h. ago ‘When I told him I’d secretly seen his films, his eyes filled with tears’: Isabella Rossellini remembers her father Roberto

The Italian director’s career was briefly derailed when his ‘scandalous’ affair with the Hollywood star Ingrid Bergman hit the headlines in the 1950s. Their daughter Isabella remembers a devoted parent and a brilliant film-makerIn June 1977, Roberto Rossellini died suddenly of a heart attack, home in Rome, less than a week after serving as jury president of the Cannes film festival. The director’s daughter Isabella – the fourth of his seven children – was then in her mid 20s. She remembers her mother, Ingrid Bergman, saying: “Dad left us quickly, just as quickly as he drove his Ferrari.”The story of Roberto’s last two decades is told in Living Without a Script, a new archive-based documentary, which premieres this week in Rome. While the film serves as a reminder of its subject’s status as one of the greats of world cinema – the key figure in postwar Italian neorealism – it also shows his life beyond movies. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Snooker star who moved to Dubai like Ronnie O'Sullivan dismisses claims about quitting UK

Judd Trump has made a series of claims regarding his life in the UAE, following his move to Dubai earlier this year which was copied by fellow snooker icon Ronnie O'Sullivan

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1 week ago Margaret Thatcher had two affairs outside marriage, book claims

Margaret Thatcher, who was married to her husband Denis for more than 50 years, is said to have had an affair early in her career as an MP and another with a separate politician

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3 w. ago Ronnie O'Sullivan makes snooker retirement vow – 'it's hard for some people'

EXCLUSIVE Snooker icon Ronnie O'Sullivan has addressed his future in the sport and admitted it's "kind of hard" as he looks to life after his playing days

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3 w. ago Legendary coach debunks snooker myths as he reveals how he transformed former world No1 in 2 months with bizarre tactic

HAVE you ever wondered what it must be like coaching the greatest players who have ever played? How can you improve someone who's already head and shoulders above the rest? Well, legendary snooker coach Chris Henry was tasked with exactly that when Scottish icon Stephen Hendry called for his services in 2007. Henry has worked...

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4 w. ago Mark Williams' comments after £100,000 British Open win say it all about snooker legend

Snooker icon Mark Williams, who won the British Open in 2023, is still going strong and previously admitted to being surprised by his longevity in the sport

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