3 d. ago Welsh snooker star won £147,000 at World Snooker Championship without qualifying for event

Jackson Page failed to make it past Joe O'Connor in the qualifiers for the World Snooker Championship last month, but he still walked away with more than semi-finalist Ronnie O'Sullivan

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2 w. ago Mark Allen hits 147 then loses as Barry Hearn warns Crucible ‘not fit for purpose’

Allen makes history but loses 13-6 to Chris WakelinHearn: ‘We love the Crucible but it has to love us’Mark Allen wrote his name into Crucible history with a maximum 147 break at the World Snooker Championship – but fell to a 13-6 defeat in his second-round match against Chris Wakelin.Resuming 6-2 behind, Allen endured a nightmare first half of the morning session, losing all four frames to fall 10-2 down and at risk of going out with a session to spare. Wakelin hit breaks of 119, 71 and 75 as his opponent failed to pot a ball for three frames, immediately heading to the practice table at the interval. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Mark Allen bags lucky snooker fan £25,000 with 'unbelievable' 147 break at the Crucible

No.8 seed Mark Allen made the 15th maximum 147-break in World Championship history in his match against Chris Wakelin - and his effort banked a lucky spectator a prize

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2 w. ago Mark Allen hits Crucible 147 as Barry Hearn warns venue ‘not fit for purpose’

Allen makes history but trails Chris Wakelin 10-3Hearn: ‘We love the Crucible but it has to love us’Mark Allen has made a maximum 147 break at the World Snooker Championship, writing his name into Crucible history – but still faces an uphill battle to avoid elimination in his second-round match with Chris Wakelin.Resuming 6-2 behind, Allen endured a nightmare first half of the morning session, losing all four frames to fall 10-2 down, at risk of losing with a session to spare. Wakelin hit breaks of 119, 71 and 75 as Northern Ireland’s Allen failed to pot a ball for three frames, immediately heading to the practice table at the interval. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Mark Allen hits 'unbelievable' 147 at World Snooker Championships

Mark Allen hit a maximum 147 break in the Snooker World Championship against Chris Wakelin to land a £40,000 bonus and one lucky fan £25,000

Events

3 w. ago World Snooker Championship qualifier makes history and wins big prize after two 147s

Snooker player Jackson Page made history in Sheffield with two 147 maximum breaks in the same match during his World Championship qualifier

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3 w. ago Two maximum breaks in World Championship qualifier earn Jackson Page £147,000

The 23-year-old Welshman is closing in on a place at the Crucible.

Economics

3 w. ago Regulators order corrective action as Keystone Pipeline operators aim to restore service

Federal regulators have ordered the operator of the Keystone Pipeline to take several corrective actions after a rupture caused 147,000 gallons of oil to spill onto farmland in North Dakota

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