Selby was 4-0 down at the interval before staging a comeback which made the score 4-2. But Xiao recovered his composure to put the reigning UK Champion to the sword. The 36-year-old scored heavily to punish Selby. It was a superb peformance from the Chinese player. Xiao told the BBC:Continue Reading
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Shaun Murphy’s defence of the Masters has been ended straight away by Wu Yize. Murphy, 43, beat Kyren Wilson in the final last year and would have been confident going into Alexandra Palace. However, the Brit endured an arduous performance against the Chinese star and lost 6-2. His match wasContinue Reading
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Manchester United icon Roy Keane is gaining significant backing to step in as interim manager following Ruben Amorim’s dismissal. Caretaker Darren Fletcher is currently at the helm, but United are actively searching for a new boss, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Michael Carrick both understood to be leading contenders forContinue Reading
