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• Ronnie O’Sullivan predicts how many World Snooker Championships Judd Trump will win Judd Trump has just one world title to his name so far (Picture: Getty Images)Ronnie O’Sullivan is expecting Judd Trump to enjoy a wonderful career, although not quite as good as his, as he backs the world number one to finish with five World Championship titles to his name, one less than the Rocket has managed so far. Trump came into the World Championship in Sheffield this year as the tournament favourite and his odds were shortened still further by…
• Utahns in Congress say Taiwan can teach the world how to handle COVID-19 Then-Taiwan’s President Chen Shui-bian, center, answers questions from Geneva-based journalists during a video conference where he protested the World Health Organization’s rejection of the island’s latest bid for membership, at the Presidential Palace in Taipei, Taiwan, on May 11, 2007. Taiwan has called repeatedly for it to be allowed to participate in WHO, from which it has been barred by China. Utah members of Congress are among a bipartisan group of lawmakers calling for the World Health Organization to allow…
• VOTE: Southern California Girls Athlete of the Week, April 30 Each week, publications from the Southern California News Group’s 11 properties (Orange County Register, L.A. Daily News, Press-Enterprise, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Long Beach Press-Telegram, The Daily Breeze, San Bernardino Sun, Daily Bulletin, Redlands Daily Facts, Whittier Daily News and Pasadena-Star News) select the Athletes of the Week for their respective region. Each athlete is then entered into the overall Southern California Athlete of the Week vote. Click on the newspaper links below the athlete’s name to read about their…
• Ronnie O’Sullivan World Snooker Championship exit is ‘bittersweet’ for Stephen Hendry Ronnie O’Sullivan remains one short of Stephen Hendry in world titles (Picture: Getty Images)Stephen Hendry is pleased that his World Snooker Championship record remains intact for another season, but admits that Ronnie O’Sullivan’s early exit from the Crucible is a blow to the tournament. The defending champion suffered a shock 13-12 defeat to Anthony McGill in round two in Sheffield after an epic tussle came to a conclusion on Friday night. The Rocket remains on six world titles, for now,…
• Anthony McGill catches fire to lead Stuart Bingham in World Snooker Championship quarter-final Anthony McGill surged into a lead over Stuart Bingham (Picture: Getty Images)Anthony McGill found some of the best form he has ever shown in his to surge into a 9-7 lead over Stuart Bingham in their World Snooker Championship quarter-final clash. The Scot was 6-4 behind in the contest before hitting his stride in spectacular fashion, winning five of the next six frames with a string of big breaks. The evening session began with the players locked at 4-4, but…
• Neil Robertson hauled in by Kyren Wilson in World Snooker Championship quarter-final Neil Robertson was not at his best on Tuesday evening (Picture: Getty Images)Neil Robertson’s lead has been erased by Kyren Wilson in their World Snooker Championship quarter-final, with the score level at 8-8 going into the final session on Wednesday morning. The Australian finished the first session 5-3 ahead on Tuesday morning, but Wilson took the second session by the same scoreline to leave the match on a knife edge. After some superb break-building in the opening session, the evening’s…
• COVID economy: California unemployment claims rise slightly, stay below 100,000 Unemployment claims in California rose slightly last week but remained below 100,000 for the second week in a row. Workers across the state filed approximately 72,000 initial jobless claims during the week ending April 17, up about 3,000 from the 69,000 claims filed the previous week, the U.S. Labor Department reported Thursday. The latest unemployment filings in California marked the sixth time during the last 57 weeks that jobless claims ran below 100,000. Government-ordered business shutdowns and restrictions began in…
• Ronnie O’Sullivan enjoying snooker again despite shock Anthony McGill World Championship defeat Ronnie O’Sullivan was stunned by Anthony McGill in a Crucible classic (Picture: Getty Images)Ronnie O’Sullivan may have been beaten 13-12 by Anthony McGill in the second round of the World Snooker Championship on Friday night, but he is happy with how he handled the game mentally and says he is enjoying playing the sport again. In a classic contest the Rocket opened up a 4-1 lead, then found himself 5-10 behind before fighting back to 12-11 ahead in the race…
• Mark Williams ‘dangerous, intimidating and ridiculous’ after beating John Higgins at World Snooker Championship Mark Williams is in fine form at the Crucible this year (Picture: Getty Images)Mark Williams believes his carefree style of play makes him dangerous and intimidating after a comfortable 13-7 win over John Higgins at the World Snooker Championship, in which he was playing some ‘ridiculous’ shots, by his own admission. The three-time world champion is into the quarter-finals after the fine win over his old Class of 92 rival, making three centuries and a further seven half-centuries. The 46-year-old…
• AEW’s Kenny Omega wins IMPACT Wrestling World Championship at Rebellion The belt collector lives up to his name (Photo: IMPACT Wrestling)All Elite Wrestling World Champion Kenny Omega beat Rich Swann for the IMPACT Wrestling World Title in the main event of Rebellion. The so-called belt collector was true to his name as he represented AEW in an historic winner takes all title versus title match and emerged victorious. In a nice twist, there were no real shenanigans as many fans had feared – especially with the mid-show announcement that Aubrey…