beaten an irish province since 2017. and good news for scarlets fans, as their side held on forjust their third win of the urc season as they beat cardiff in a thrilling welsh derby. jonathan davies scored the third try as won 28 22. the masters snooker gets underway at alexandra palace this afternoon, with the sport under a cloud due to an ongoing match fixing investigation. former masters champion yan bingtao and 2021 uk championship winner zhao xintong remain two of 10 chinese players suspended while the governing body investigates, with a decision on whether charges will be brought expected in the next few weeks. in terms fo the action, australia s neil robertson is the defending champion. he kicks off proceedings against another former champion, shaun murphy.