Mark Allen

‘The table needs to be burned’: Mark Allen hits out at British Open conditions

World number three says that conditions are ‘absolutely embarrassing’ ahead of clash with Cork’s Aaron Hill

Tue Sept 24 2024 - 10:29

Mark Allen makes brilliant 147 in Masters win over Mark Selby

Former champion and Antrim native will face Ali Carter in semi-final

Sat Jan 13 2024 - 07:21

How Mark Allen’s revival started with some sage advice from Ronnie O’Sullivan

Belfast snooker star has lost more than six stone and remains in sight of World Championship glory

Fri Apr 28 2023 - 15:18

Veterans Higgins, O’Sullivan and Williams make Crucible semis

Thirty years on, snooker’s ‘Class of 92’ continue to compete at the top of the sport

Thu Apr 28 2022 - 08:05

Pigeon interrupts World Championship as Mark Williams is in flying form

Bird flies down from Crucible rafters during match between Bingtao and Selby

Fri Apr 22 2022 - 20:22

‘Can you sit still?’ Ronnie O’Sullivan and Mark Allen clash during match

Allen went on to beat reigning world champion 6-3 and called O’Sullivan a ‘bully’

Fri Nov 06 2020 - 09:09

Teen snooker ace Aaron ‘The Breeze’ Hill no overnight sensation

Cork 18-year-old beat Ronnie O’Sullivan in just his second game as a professional

Fri Sept 25 2020 - 16:37

‘Several’ players have withdrawn from snooker World Championship

Marco Fu reportedly among players who will not be heading to Sheffield later this month

Thu Jul 02 2020 - 13:48

O’Sullivan vows to keep making history after lifting seventh UK title

Mark Allen beaten 10-6 in York as the Rocket eclipses Steve Davis’s championship record

Mon Dec 10 2018 - 07:29

Steven Gerrard signs four-year deal as new Rangers boss

‘From that first phone call I got a special feeling and I knew that Rangers were for me’

Fri May 04 2018 - 15:44

Hawkins and Wilson book semi-final spots at World Championship

Mark Allen’s Crucible run ends in heavy quarter-final defeat

Wed May 02 2018 - 16:26

What do you mean you won’t be watching the snooker?

Donald Clarke: The greatest sporting event of the calendar is about to begin

Fri Apr 20 2018 - 05:00

Rangers get chance to test Celtic’s Scottish superiority complex

Celtic have not hit the heights of last season, while Rangers remain unconvincing

Fri Dec 29 2017 - 21:00

Shay’s Short Game: Two new caps on Home International team

Edward Rowe clinched the Irish under-14 title at Ballina, as first Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific golf championship announced

Mon Aug 07 2017 - 13:00

Ronnie O’Sullivan ‘really not that bothered’ about a sixth Crucible win

The Rocket joined in World Championship last eight by John Higgins and Ding Junhui

Sun Apr 23 2017 - 12:09

Ronnie lets snooker do the talking but Shaun Murphy trickshot steals the show

O’Sullivan holds 6-2 overnight lead in second round at Betfred World Championship

Fri Apr 21 2017 - 09:34

What’s on, where to watch, where to go – your guide to the weekend’s sport

Champions Cup semi-finals, El Clasico, Old Firm derby, hurling final and much more

Fri Apr 21 2017 - 07:00

Kyren Wilson holds off Mark Allen to reach Crucible quarters

Ding Junhui also through to last eight after beating Judd Trump 13-10 in Sheffield

Mon Apr 25 2016 - 17:47

Judd Trump takes exception to tweet after falling behind Ding Junhui

Dominic Dale had questioned Trump’s cue ball control in second-round match

Sun Apr 24 2016 - 15:07

Mark Allen looks to Danny Willett for Crucible inspiratoin

Antrim player wants to follow in Masters winner’s footsteps at World Championships

Sat Apr 16 2016 - 12:35

Thepchaiya Un-Nooh misses black off spot for a 147

Thai falls at the final hurdle at UK Championships with €62,000 prize beckoning

Wed Dec 02 2015 - 09:39

Mark Allen has easy victory to reach semi-final in Shanghai Masters

Allen is chasing a first ranking title for 2½ years

Fri Sept 18 2015 - 18:04

Stuart Bingham says Mark Allen remark motivated him to be World Champion

‘He got my back up that week in Australia by saying I had no bottle’

Tue May 05 2015 - 14:01

Ronnie O’Sullivan gives it socks at World Championship

Five-time champion played briefly without his shoes; Ding Junhui left blue after missing out on 147

Tue Apr 21 2015 - 21:03

Dublin man jailed for nine years for imprisoning father-of-one

Ciarán Noonan, who was discovered in field, owed Mark Allen money for drugs

Tue Dec 16 2014 - 17:03

Ricky Walden progresses to International Snooker Championship final in China

World number 11 brushes aside fellow Englishman Robert Milkins 9-2

Fri Oct 31 2014 - 15:52

Fergal O’Brien into Shanghai Masters quarter-finals

Irishman to meet Mark Selby after win over 17-year-old Zhao Xintong in China

Thu Sept 11 2014 - 19:47

Mark Allen battles past illness and Holt

Northern Ireland player overcame food poisoning and blurred vision at the Crucible

Thu Apr 24 2014 - 19:53

Ken Doherty to face Stuart Bingham at the Crucible

Ireland’s former champion currently ranked 28th, 22 places behind the Englishman

Thu Apr 17 2014 - 14:40

David Morris into fourth round of snooker’s UK Championship

Irish man beat Sheffield amateur Mitchell Travis 6-1, Mark Allen beat Michael Holt

Tue Dec 03 2013 - 17:49

Judd trumps Dale to advance

Englishman pleased to make it through to the second round at the Crucible

Wed Apr 24 2013 - 12:31