Snooker: Ken Doherty relinquished a three-frame lead against Matthew Stevens after a tense battle at the World Championship in Sheffield. The match is currently tied at 8-8.
Doherty, the 1997 champion, came out firing and led 7-4 before the Welshman recovered to make it 7-7, the highest break a mere 63 as both players struggled to produce their best form.
Frame 15 went to Doherty, who looked like holding an overnight lead when 24 points clear with one red left in the last of the session.
But Stevens matched his points tally by potting the pink and after a safety exchange on the black, Doherty missed completely when attempting a fine snick and handed the frame to his opponent.
Graeme Dott, the only Scottish player left in the tournament, kept the Saltire flying tonight as he closed in on a quarter-final place.
The 28-year-old Glaswegian, runner-up two years ago, resumed 5-3 ahead in his second-round match against Nigel Bond and extended his advantage to 10-6 ahead of tomorrow afternoon's conclusion.
Bond had edged out Stephen Hendry in a dramatic encounter on Wednesday but while he compiled breaks of 96 and 51, his frequent mistakes let in Dott to make some decisive clearances.
It was anything but a scintillating display from the 14th seed, but he made the most of his opportunities to win three consecutive frames from being 7-6 up to leave himself needing just three more.
Ronnie O'Sullivan eclipsed the highest break of this year's championship but it was not enough to help him to a first-session lead against Ryan Day.
'The Rocket' beat the 139 he made in his 10-4 victory over Dave Harold by knocking in a 140 total clearance in frame six, which levelled the match at 3-3 with Day far from overawed by his task.
A 10-3 thrashing of Joe Perry in the opening round suggested the Welshman had the credentials to test O'Sullivan and that looks like being borne out as the session ended 4-4.