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Alex Higgins in 1983
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As sporting press conferences go, it ranks with Eric Cantona and his seagulls, or Muhammad Ali “making medicine sick”: Alex Higgins, uncharacteristically sober in dress if not in manner, publicly and petulantly retiring from snooker in 1990.
The Hurricane’s tally of championships may be dwarfed by that of Steve Davis, Stephen Hendry and many others, yet it’s wholly understandable that three-part documentary
Gods of Snooker (BBC Two) would open with the man perhaps most responsible for dragging snooker out of a British Legion Club on the outskirts of Birmingham (where he beat John Spencer in the 1972 World Championship final) to Sheffield’s Crucible and primetime BBC Two. Barry Hearn referred to the two decades that followed Higgins’s win as resembling “Dallas with balls”, but even Pam Ewing couldn’t have dreamt up a story this outlandish.
AFTER a dearth of drama during the pandemic viewers can feel spoiled this week with at least two offerings sure to be in the running for awards and acclaim when the time comes. Fargo (Channel 4, Sunday, 10pm) returns to the badlands of Kansas City for a 1950-set series. Noah Hawley’s whip-smart and delightfully cynical crime drama, now on its fourth outing, has distinguished itself down the years with big name, sometimes surprising, casting. This time, it is Chris Rock adding his name to a list that includes Billy Bob Thornton, Martin Freeman, Ted Danson and Ewan McGregor. The stand-up superstar plays Loy Cannon, part of a band of African-American gangsters who want to take the Italian-American mob on at their own game. Wonder how that works out. As added treats, also showing up are Jessie Buckley (Wild Rose), Jason Schwartzman (Rushmore), Ben Whishaw (voice of Paddington) and Timothy Olyphant (Justified).
World Snooker Championship final: Mark Selby wins fourth world title
By Steve SutcliffeBBC Sport at the Crucible
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Mark Selby claimed his fourth World Championship title with an 18-15 victory over Shaun Murphy at a sold-out Crucible Theatre.
Selby, who led 14-11 prior to the final session, is now three Crucible crowns off Stephen Hendry s record of seven.
Runs of 66, 68 and a superb 120 helped him break Murphy s resistance in a high-quality encounter.
Selby, 37, collects £500,000 in prize money and moves up to second in the world behind Judd Trump.
New era of Selby dominance?
Having been perched at the top of the world rankings during the period in which he claimed three world titles in four years, Selby s dominance once looked unquestionable.
Top 10 snooker world champions of all time - where does four-time winner Mark Selby feature?
Selby s triumph sees him join John Higgins on four world titles, but where does he rank in the all-time top 10 - and who comes out on top?
4 May 2021 • 9:48am
Mark Selby, Ronnie O Sullivan and Judd Trump all feature
Mark Selby claimed his fourth World Snooker Championship with a gripping 18-15 victory over Shaun Murphy on Monday night. The triumph means Selby joins John Higgins on four titles - and only four players in the modern era have won more.
But where does Selby stand in the pantheon of all-time greats - and who comes out on top? Telegraph Sport runs the rule over the top 10.