Ronnie O’Sullivan clinches sixth title after defeating Kyren Wilson in the World Championship final

Ronnie O’Sullivan finally clinches his sixth World Snooker Championship title after defeating Kyren Wilson 18-8 at the Crucible Ronnie O’Sullivan beat Kyren Wilson to win his sixth World Championship title  The 44-year-old gained the trophy in style after reeling off eight straight frames  Both players suffered from a bruising first day but O’Sullivan has eased … Read more

The Crown: Elizabeth Debicki to play Princess Diana for final two series of hit Netflix show

The Crown: Elizabeth Debicki to take over from Emma Corrin and play Princess Diana for final two series of hit Netflix show By Joanna Crawley For Mailonline Published: 18:46 BST, 16 August 2020 | Updated: 18:48 BST, 16 August 2020 The Night Manager star Elizabeth Debicki has been cast as Princess Diana for the final … Read more

Traveller dubbed the ‘King of Sheffield’ is taken to final resting place

The former bare-knuckle boxer’s funeral cortege brought the city’s traffic to a standstill as hundreds of people gathered to say goodbye to him.   Willy Collins, dubbed ‘the King of Sheffield’ was carried from outside the Old Ball pub in Darnall, past Pitsmoor, where he grew up, and through Sheffield’s streets in a gold coffin before a … Read more

Crowds return to the Crucible for World Snooker Championship final in Sheffield

Crowds return to the Crucible for World Snooker Championship final between Ronnie O’Sullivan and Kyren Wilson as 300 lucky ticket holders enjoy opening session following government u-turn on pilot events 300 lucky ticket holders watched opening session of Crucible final in Sheffield Ronnie O’Sullivan is taking on Kyren Wilson for World Snooker Championship Government u-turn … Read more

SARAH VINE says the chaos and incompetence over this week’s A-level results is the final betrayal

When my son sat GCSE mocks a few weeks into the spring term, I didn’t pay much attention — nor, I rather fear, did he. He was doing two of them early, in strong subjects for him: history and PE. His plan — like that of so many teenagers — was to treat the mocks … Read more

Supernova explosion: The final stellar fireworks will occur 10 to the 32,000th years in the future

The universe will gradually become a dark and quiet place as stars slowly fizzle out, but in trillions of years a few will let off one last spark of energy, a new study found. Physicist Matt Caplan from Illinois State University calculated that the last ‘white dwarf’ stars will become black dwarfs and will explode … Read more

Spectators will be allowed to attend World Snooker Championship final

Spectators will be allowed to attend World Snooker Championship final as Government confirm pilot events for safe return of crowds to start at the Crucible Spectators will be allowed to attend the World Snooker Championship final Government confirmed pilot events for safe return of crowds to sport An October 1 return for fans in other … Read more

Hotels.com giving away experience of watching Uefa Champions League Final 2020 with Eric Cantona

Lucky football fan can score the best seat in the house for the Uefa Champions League Final 2020 – and watch it with ex-Man Utd star Eric Cantona at a luxury house in Provence The lucky winner will watch the game on Sunday, August 23, with Cantona at ‘Casa de Cantona’ The agenda includes a … Read more

School chiefs express alarm at plan to allow pupils to use their mock A-level results as final marks

Teachers are alarmed by the decision to allow A-level pupils to use their mock results as their final grade. Mock results were described as the ‘most singularly inconsistent bit of information that could possibly be used’ and there were warnings the new system could actually increase unfairness. Many pupils are expected to demand schools submit … Read more

Jonathan Pryce, 73, ‘will play Prince Philip in the final two seasons of Netflix’s The Crown’

The Two Popes actor Jonathan Pryce is reportedly set to play Prince Philip in the final two seasons of The Crown. The star, 73, is lined up to join the star-studded cast of the hit Netflix show and will portray the royal through the 1990s and 2000s, reports The Sun. Jonathan will appear alongside Imelda … Read more