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The Sun
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Snooker legend's grandson gets England cricket call-up and receives first cap from icon Graeme Swann
CRICKET icon Graeme Swann handed a debut England Test cap to young cricketer Ralphie Albert on Sunday - the grandson of Snooker legend Jimmy White. White took to X to celebrate the moment with an image of the cap's exchange taking place. 5 5 He was delighted for his grandson, who received the cap following his appearance for England U19s on Sunday. The six-time world championship runner-up captioned the post: "Proud day as my grandson Ralphie gets his first England cap for the under 21's from Graeme Swann." Albert took 3/95 on the first day of his squad's first Test against India U19s in Beckenham. Just 17 years old, Albert plays his county cricket as part of Surrey's academy. The left-arm spinner received his cap from Swann, an England cricket icon with 255 wickets to his name in 60 Test appearances. Swann bowled a right-arm off-break for England, Nottinghamshire and his native Northamptonshire between 1998-2013 A big character, Swann was more recently seen on the national stage on Strictly Come Dancing, where he finished seventh. 5 5 Snooker star White is also branching out from his day job. The much-loved potter still plays and has been given a tour card for another year by snooker supremo Barry Hearn JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUS But the Londoner is also set to go up against old rival Steve Davis in a completely different field. The pair are set to go head to head in a DJ clash next month at a music festival where an England football legend will also be on the bill. 5 The 63-year-old, nicknamed 'the whirlwind,' still plays professional snooker, but was relegated from the World Snooker Tour earlier this year due to his results.
The Sun
13-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Snooker legends Steve Davis and Jimmy White set for DJ BATTLE at UK festival with England football legend also on bill
STEVE DAVIS and Jimmy White are set to renew their decades-old rivalry - in a DJ battle. The pair's rivalry, which graced the eighties, is still to this day one of the greatest in snooker history. 4 4 4 But the duo, 67 and 63 respectively, will now go head-to-head in a DJ Battle at the Rock N Roll Circus festival in Sheffield on Saturday 30th August. It's unclear what the battle, which is currently the talk of snooker fans worldwide, will look like. But it'll be interesting to see the pair spin the decks several years after they called time on spinning balls into pockets for a living. Davis and White won't be the only former sportsmen performing at Rock N Roll Circus. Former England international turned pundit CHRIS WADDLE is also on the bill. Waddle's slated appearance is equally as surprising as the DJ battle booking of Davis vs White. White, who got the better of Davis in their last meeting at the 2010 World Seniors Championships, has good memories of the "healthy" rivalry. But he recently likened their battles to going to "war". JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUS 4 White said: "Neal will tell you, anybody playing in the 80's, Steve Davis was the hardest player I have ever played against. "He had such a great cue action, such great temperament and his scoring ability, he was so consistent, made so few mistakes. Mark Williams attempts new way of potting yellow as snooker referee struggles to contain his laughter "I had a style similar to [John] Higgins, probably even more attacking then Higgins. "I went for my shots, so then the newspapers set up this new rivalry, because Steve Davis kept on winning. "I quite liked it, me and Steve Davis, I was sort of wasting me time partying and he was practicing. "So I never had any problems with Steve Davis, but you knew, if you were playing Steve Davis, you were going to be in a war. "I had a rivalry with him that lasted for five or six years, and I think it was quite healthy for the game."
The Sun
30-06-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
Championship League 2025: Schedule, TV channel, FREE live stream as new snooker season starts in Leicester
CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE snooker has RETURNED for another year of scintillating action from Leicester. All eyes turn to the Mattioli Arena as the snooker tournament takes place between 30 June and 23 July. 1 Ali Carter returns to Leicester, defending the crown he won in 2024. Ronnie O'Sullivan, Judd Trump and Kyren Wilson are among some of the big names who will be absent from the season opener in Leicester. Wu Yize, Chris Wakelin and Shaun Murphy will all be in action, with Jimmy White also set to feature in Leicester. SunSport has everything you need to know ahead of the tournament! How to watch Championship League 2025 and is there a live stream? Championship League 2025 will be available for FREE in the UK. Fans can catch every second of the action LIVE on the Matchroom Multi Sport YouTube channel. They will show Table 1 and Table 2 action LIVE. SunSport will blog the latter stages and the final. Championship League 2025 prize money Players will get different prize money, depending on where they finish in each stage. Stage 1 Winner: £3,000 Runner-up: £2,000 3rd place: £1,000 Stage 2 Winner: £4,000 Runner-up: £3,000 3rd place: £2,000 4th place: £1,000 Stage 3 Winner: £6,000 Runner-up: £4,000 3rd place: £2,000 4th place: £1,000 Final Winner: £20,000 Runner-up: £10,000 Championship League 2025 format The tournament will begin on June 30, and conclude on July 23. Stage 1: 32 groups of four, two groups played each day on two tables. Whoever wins the group will progress to stage 2 Stage 2: 32 group winners split into eight groups of four, with two groups played each day on two tables. Stage 3: Eight group winners split into two groups of four. Final: two group winners play a best-of-five final. Championship League 2025 schedule and results Stage 1 of the competition takes place from June 30 to July 17. Stage 2 takes place from July 18-22 and Stage 3 and the final will all be played on Wednesday, July 23. Here's the full schedule: Monday, June 30 Group 15 Stephen Maguire 3-1 James Cahill Michael Holt 2-2 Liam Graham Michael Holt 3-0 James Cahill Stephen Maguire 3-0 Liam Graham Liam Graham 2-2 James Cahill Stephen Maguire vs Michael Holt Group 26 Lyu Haotian 2-2 Yao Pengcheng Jamie Jones 2-2 Zhao Hanyang Jamie Jones 1-3 Yao Pengcheng Lyu Haotian 3-1 Zhao Hanyang Zhao Hanyang vs Yao Pengcheng Lyu Haotian vs Jamie Jones Tuesday, July 1 Group 03 Shaun Murphy vs Alfie Burden Bulscu Revesz vs Robbie McGuigan Bulscu Revesz vs Alfie Burden Shaun Murphy vs Robbie McGuigan Robbie McGuigan vs Alfie Burden Shaun Murphy vs Bulscu Revesz Group 22 Matthew Selt vs Umut Dikme Scott Donaldson vs Fergal Quinn Scott Donaldson vs Umut Dikme Matthew Selt vs Fergal Quinn Fergal Quinn vs Umut Dikme Matthew Selt vs Scott Donaldson Wednesday, July 2 Group 18 Yuan Sijun vs Stuart Carrington Sanderson Lam vs Alexander Ursenbacher Sanderson Lam vs Stuart Carrington Yuan Sijun vs Alexander Ursenbacher Alexander Ursenbacher vs Stuart Carrington Yuan Sijun vs Sanderson Lam Group 25 Ryan Day vs Lan Yuhao Matthew Stevens vs Xu Yichen Matthew Stevens vs Lan Yuhao Ryan Day vs Xu Yichen Xu Yichen vs Lan Yuhao Ryan Day vs Matthew Stevens Thursday, July 3 Group 09 Wu Yize vs Craig Steadman Wang Yuchen vs Kreishh Gurbaxani Wang Yuchen vs Craig Steadman Wu Yize vs Kreishh Gurbaxani Kreishh Gurbaxani vs Craig Steadman Wu Yize vs Wang Yuchen Group 28 Ricky Walden vs Chang Bingyu Robert Milkins vs Steven Hallworth Robert Milkins vs Chang Bingyu Ricky Walden vs Steven Hallworth Steven Hallworth vs Chang Bingyu Ricky Walden vs Robert Milkins Friday, July 4 Group 02 Zhang Anda vs George Pragnell Cheung Ka Wai vs Chris Totten Cheung Ka Wai vs George Pragnell Zhang Anda vs Chris Totten Chris Totten vs George Pragnell Zhang Anda vs Cheung Ka Wai Group 32 Daniel Wells vs Ng On Yee He Guoqiang vs Leone Crowley He Guoqiang vs Ng On Yee Daniel Wells vs Leone Crowley Leone Crowley vs Ng On Yee Daniel Wells vs He Guoqiang Saturday, July 5 Group 11 Stuart Bingham vs Halim Hussain Antoni Kowalski vs Hatem Yassen Antoni Kowalski vs Halim Hussain Stuart Bingham vs Hatem Yassen Hatem Yassen vs Halim Hussain Stuart Bingham vs Antoni Kowalski Group 17 Elliot Slessor vs Mark Lloyd Stan Moody vs Oliver Brown Stan Moody vs Mark Lloyd Elliot Slessor vs Oliver Brown Oliver Brown vs Mark Lloyd Elliot Slessor vs Stan Moody Monday, July 7 Group 06 Ali Carter vs Jack Bradford Liam Davies vs Huang Jiahao Liam Davies vs Jack Bradford Ali Carter vs Huang Jiahao Huang Jiahao vs Jack Bradford Ali Carter vs Liam Davies Group 07 Chris Wakelin vs Daniel Womersley Julien Leclercq vs Mitchell Mann Julien Leclercq vs Daniel Womersley Chris Wakelin vs Mitchell Mann Mitchell Mann vs Daniel Womersley Chris Wakelin vs Julien Leclercq Tuesday, July 8 Group 13 Jack Lisowski vs Ashley Carty Gong Chenzhi vs Ross Muir Gong Chenzhi vs Ashley Carty Jack Lisowski vs Ross Muir Ross Muir vs Ashley Carty Jack Lisowski vs Gong Chenzhi Group 14 Pang Junxu vs Simon Blackwell Oliver Lines vs Jiang Jun Oliver Lines vs Simon Blackwell Pang Junxu vs Jiang Jun Jiang Jun vs Simon Blackwell Pang Junxu vs Oliver Lines Wednesday, July 9 Group 12 David Gilbert vs Paul Deaville Duane Jones vs Louis Heathcote Duane Jones vs Paul Deaville David Gilbert vs Louis Heathcote Louis Heathcote vs Paul Deaville David Gilbert vs Duane Jones Group 19 Lei Peifan vs Ryan Davies Long Zehuang vs Mateusz Baranowski Long Zehuang vs Ryan Davies Lei Peifan vs Mateusz Baranowski Mateusz Baranowski vs Ryan Davies Lei Peifan vs Long Zehuang Thursday, July 10 Group 10 Jak Jones vs Alfie Davies Ben Mertens vs Jonas Luz Ben Mertens vs Alfie Davies Jak Jones vs Jonas Luz Jonas Luz vs Alfie Davies Jak Jones vs Ben Mertens Group 23 Jimmy Robertson vs Sam Craigie Mark Davies vs Connor Benzey Mark Davies vs Sam Craigie Jimmy Robertson vs Connor Benzey Connor Benzey vs Sam Craigie Jimmy Robertson vs Mark Davis Friday, July 11 Group 08 Tom Ford vs Simon Blackwell Allan Taylor vs Mink Nutcharut Allan Taylor vs Simon Blackwell Tom Ford vs Mink Nutcharut Mink Nutcharut vs Simon Blackwell Tom Ford vs Allan Taylor Group 21 Noppon Saengkham vs Patrick Whelan Liu Honguy vs Ian Burns Liu Hongyu vs Patrick Whelan Noppon Saengkham vs Ian Burns Ian Burns vs Patrick Whelan Noppon Saengkham vs Liu Hongyu Saturday, July 12 Group 04 Si Jiahui vs Kayden Brierley Artemijs Zizins vs Farakh Ajaib Artemijs Zizins vs Kayden Brierley Si Jiahui vs Farakh Ajaib Farakh Ajaib vs Kayden Brierley Si Jiahui vs Artemijs Zizins Group 30 Ben Woollaston vs Iulian Boiko Robbie Williams vs Florian Nüßle Robbie Williams vs Iulian Boiko Ben Woollaston vs Florian Nüßle Florian Nüßle vs Iulian Boiko Ben Woollaston vs Robbie Williams Monday, July 14 Group 01 Barry Hawkins vs John Astley Haydon Pinhey vs Haris Tahir Haydon Pinhey vs John Astley Barry Hawkins vs Haris Tahir Haris Tahir vs John Astley Barry Hawkins vs Haydon Pinhey Group 20 Zhou Yuelong vs Ashley Hugill David Lilley vs David Grace David Lilley vs Ashley Hugill Zhou Yuelong vs David Grace David Grace vs Ashley Hugill Zhou Yuelong vs David Lilley Tuesday, July 15 Group 24 Jackson Page vs Jimmy White Jordan Brown vs Liu Wenwei Jordan Brown vs Jimmy White Jackson Page vs Liu Wenwei Liu Wenwei vs Jimmy White Jackson Page vs Jordan Brown Group 31 Martin O'Donnell vs Reanne Evans Thepchaiya Un-Nooh vs Gao Yang Thepchaiya Un-Nooh vs Reanne Evans Martin O'Donnell vs Gao Yang Gao Yang vs Reanne Evans Martin O'Donnell vs Thepchaiya Un-Nooh Wednesday, July 16 Group 05 Chris Wakelin vs Daniel Womersley Julien Leclercq vs Mitchell Mann Julien Leclercq vs Daniel Womersley Chris Wakelin vs Mitchell Mann Mitchell Mann vs Daniel Womersley Chris Wakelin vs Julien Leclercq Group 16 Joe O'Connor vs Andrew Pagett Zak Surety vs Liam Pullen Zak Surety vs Andrew Pagett Joe O'Connor vs Liam Pullen Liam Pullen vs Andrew Pagett Joe O'Connor vs Zak Surety Thursday, July 17 Group 27 Aaron Hill vs TBC Dylan Emery vs Sahil Nayyar Dylan Emery vs TBC Aaron Hill vs Sahil Nayyar Sahil Nayyar vs TBC Aaron Hill vs Dylan Emery Group 29 Xu Si vs Michal Szubarczyk Fan Zhengyi vs Liam Highfield Fan Zhengyi vs Michal Szubarczyk Xu Si vs Liam Highfield Liam Highfield vs Michal Szubarczyk Xu Si vs Fan Zhengyi Friday, July 18 to Tuesday, July 22 Stage 2 Wednesday, July 23
The Irish Sun
26-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Snooker legend Jimmy White, 63, lands new job as he's lined up for role in TV crime drama
SNOOKER legend Jimmy White has landed a new role in TV. The ten-time major winner works mostly as a pundit but still plays from time to time. Advertisement 1 Jimmy White has landed a new role in TV Credit: Getty But he has now landed a new role completely outside of his comfort zone, in a new TV crime drama. White, 63, is set to perform an acting role in series Write To Kill. He will play the director of an estate agency who sacks the main character in a snooker hall, according to Actress Charlotte Kirk is set to star in the thriller, which follows an aspiring author who is offered money to commit a heinous crime. Advertisement READ MORE IN SNOOKER White still The cult hero is the only one of his generation still playing at a professional standard but he knows that eventually Father Time will dictate for how long he can be competitive. He said: 'This last year my schedule was too busy. I was all over the place doing exhibitions and my preparation wasn't the greatest. 'I have to manage it a bit differently for the next two years but if I don't find some form, this will be my last two years. Advertisement Most read in Snooker Exclusive Latest CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS 'You've got to show the form on the table. My game is in good shape but I've not got any results this year. 'If I didn't think I could win, I wouldn't play. The minute I think I can't win, I won't play. But I don't take any regard of what people say about me playing on. Stephen Hendry hails most underrated rival who 'should have won a lot more' 'Is there a chance I'll play at 70? No. I'm going to see out these two years and if I find some consistency, then I'll make a decision. But if I don't, I'm going to go and play bad golf.' Advertisement
The Sun
26-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Snooker legend Jimmy White, 63, lands new job as he's lined up for role in TV crime drama
SNOOKER legend Jimmy White has landed a new role in TV. The ten-time major winner works mostly as a pundit but still plays from time to time. 1 But he has now landed a new role completely outside of his comfort zone, in a new TV crime drama. White, 63, is set to perform an acting role in series Write To Kill. He will play the director of an estate agency who sacks the main character in a snooker hall, according to Deadline. Actress Charlotte Kirk is set to star in the thriller, which follows an aspiring author who is offered money to commit a heinous crime. White still plans to continue playing snooker until he is at least 65. The cult hero is the only one of his generation still playing at a professional standard but he knows that eventually Father Time will dictate for how long he can be competitive. He said: 'This last year my schedule was too busy. I was all over the place doing exhibitions and my preparation wasn't the greatest. 'I have to manage it a bit differently for the next two years but if I don't find some form, this will be my last two years. 'You've got to show the form on the table. My game is in good shape but I've not got any results this year. 'If I didn't think I could win, I wouldn't play. The minute I think I can't win, I won't play. But I don't take any regard of what people say about me playing on. 'Is there a chance I'll play at 70? No. I'm going to see out these two years and if I find some consistency, then I'll make a decision. But if I don't, I'm going to go and play bad golf.'
