Hello and welcome to Express Sport’s coverage of the highly-anticipated World Snooker Championship semi-finals. The battle to be crowned champion is wide open after Judd Trump and Ronnie O’Sullivan suffered surprise early exits this week. Up first, we have Kyren Wilson’s match
Ronnie O’Sullivan showed his class on and off the table in his opening Masters match against Ding Junhui on Monday afternoon at Alexandra Palace. The Rocket had led 4-0 in the best-of-11-frames contest but allowed that lead to slip to 4-3 after
Ahead of his first-round showdown as he bids for a record-extending eighth title at the Masters, Barry Hearn believes Ronnie O’Sullivan can, and should, continue for years to come. There has been plenty of talk around O’Sullivan’s future following numerous admissions from
Emma Raducanu revealed that her lucrative sponsors stuck by her while she was sidelined for eight months last year. The Brit ended her season in spring to have three surgeries and only made her comeback last week in Auckland. A brand ambassador
Emma Raducanu made a last-minute coaching change ahead of the Australian Open as she called in her childhood mentor Nick Cavaday. The pair practised together in London over Christmas and the former LTA academy coach has now joined the 21-year-old in Melbourne
Jack Lisowski amused the Alexandra Palace crowd after attempting to swat away a wasp by swinging his cue like a baseball bat. The bizarre moment came during a 6-2 win over reigning world champion Luca Brecel at the 50th edition of the
Mohammed Ben Sulayem has lost another key member of staff after Tim Goss stepped down from his role as single-seater technical director at the FIA. This news follows two recent resignations amid a turbulent period for F1’s governing body. MORE TO FOLLOW
Craig Tiley is set to meet with Rafael Nadal for a “private catch-up” after the Spaniard was forced to pull out of the Australian Open. Nadal returned from a 12-month layoff last week but suffered a micro muscle tear and announced that
Nikolas Tombazis – head of single seaters for the FIA – has insisted that avoiding a repeat of the Mercedes power unit controversy of 2014 is their priority as preparations ramp up for the 2026 technical regulation changes. The controversy mentioned by
Ronnie O’Sullivan has paid a touching tribute to the late Paul Hunter on the 20-year anniversary of his third and final Masters triumph. Hunter, who sadly died of cancer aged just 27 in 2006, famously won three Masters titles in four years
Chelsea are weighing up whether to trigger the release clause for Roma forward Paulo Dybala in the January transfer window. Despite Sunday’s 4-0 FA Cup win over Preston representing a third straight win in all competitions, and the impressive form of Cole