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Metro
11-08-2025
- Sport
- Metro
Top 16 learn Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters opponents and hopefully bring crowds
The top players in the world will join the action at the Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters on Tuesday and hopefully they will bring some fans with them. By the end of Monday's play there will be 32 players left in the draw in Jeddah, with the top 16 in the rankings beginning their campaigns against opponents who have come through the earlier rounds of the tiered draw. The event started on Friday, with the fourth round coming to a close on Monday as 144 players are whittled down to 32, so there has been a huge amount of snooker played already, and some brilliant stuff in there. Thepchaiya Un-Nooh knocked in a maximum in a win over Jordan Brown and followed it up with a brilliant 5-1 demolition of former Crucible finalist Jak Jones. There have been multiple wins for some of the youngest players on tour, including the youngest, 14-year-old Michal Szubarczyk, and 16-year-old Lan Yuhao. Reanne Evans has flown the flag for the women on the professional tour with back-to-back victories and there have been wins for players from countries as diverse as Canada, Ukraine, Brazil and Egypt. Very few people have watched any of that at Green Halls, Jeddah, with most matches played in front of a handful of people or literally no one. The tournament has been dubbed 'the fourth major' by World Snooker Tour and boasts a fantastic top prize of £500,000, but building support in Saudi Arabia is a process and we are very early on that journey. Clearly with a relatively small fanbase in the area, people are more likely to wait for the big names to arrive on Tuesday before they turn up to watch and tournament organisers will be hoping that the arrival of the sport's stars starts to fill some seats. It has been an odd watch on television as players pull off brilliant shots and pot winning balls to complete silence in a pretty vast arena. These are the rounds that would be seen as qualifiers in other events, so would never be likely to attract vast crowds, but an entirely empty arena is jarring viewing and one solitary person clapping a shot sounds daft. It is also the case that the event boasts total prize money of over £2m, second only to the World Championship, so fans or not, the players are delighted that it is on the calendar and providing life-changing opportunity. In Riyadh last year the crowds did start to build from the last 32 onwards, with Ronnie O'Sullivan's games attracting healthy audiences and by the semi-final and final there were plenty of people in. It will likely still be a slow burn outside of those games, but there is plenty to look forward to for the fans who do arrive at Green Halls. Tuesday August 11 11am Neil Robertson vs Ben Woollaston Zhang Anda vs Stuart Bingham Mark Selby vs Long Zehuang Judd Trump vs Oliver Lines Mark Williams vs Yuan Sijun Ali Carter vs Gary Wilson John Higgins vs Elliot Slessor Shaun Murphy vs Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5.30pm Ding Junhui vs Maguire/McGill Mark Allen vs Chang/Gilbert Zhao Xintong vs Hallworth/Zhou Kyren Wilson vs Heathcote/Boiko Chris Wakelin vs Jamie Jones/Ajaib Ronnie O'Sullivan vs Lam/O'Connor Si Jiahui vs Wu/Stevens Barry Hawkins vs Vafaei/O'Donnell Eight of the games in the last 32 have already been set, with defending champion Judd Trump set to take on his good friend Oliver Lines after impressive wins over Liam Pullen, Matt Selt and Noppon Saengkham for the Yorkshireman. More Trending The in-form Un-Nooh has an eye-catching clash with Masters champion Shaun Murphy and last year's runner-up Mark Williams meets rising Chinese star Yuan Sijun. Ronnie O'Sullivan will take on either Sanderson Lam or Joe O'Connor, while newly crowned Shanghai Masters champion Kyren Wilson faces either Louis Heathcote or Iulian Boiko. The final round four fixtures begin at 5.30pm UK time on Monday, as eight more players book their places in the last 32. Winner: £500,000 Runner-up: £200,000 Semi-final: £100,000 Quarter-final: £50,000 Last 16: £30,000 Last 32: £20,000 Last 48: £11,000 Last 80: £7,000 Last 112: £4,000 Last 144: £2,000 MORE: Luca Brecel speaks out on health problems after Saudi Arabia Masters withdrawal MORE: Ronnie O'Sullivan Saudi Arabia Masters draw opens up after shock late withdrawal MORE: Joe O'Connor makes silverware prediction after best ever start to season
RNZ News
08-08-2025
- RNZ News
Waterslide cracks open on world's largest cruise ship
By Marnie Hunter and Jordan Brown , CNN A photo taken by a cruise passengers shows a hole in an acrylic waterslide on Icon of the Seas. Photo: Maddie Adams / CNN Newsource An acrylic waterslide on Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas broke open on Thursday, injuring one passenger and leaving a sizable hole in the bottom of the tubular slide. "Our team provided medical care to an adult guest when acrylic glass broke off a water slide as the guest passed through the slide," a Royal Caribbean Group spokesperson said in a statement. "The guest is being treated for his injuries. The water slide is closed for the remainder of the sailing pending an investigation." The guest is in stable condition. Video captured by bystanders after the slide cracked open shows water pouring out of a hole in a section of the colourful slide that passes over the deck. According to Royal Caribbean's website, Icon of the Seas has six waterslides in a waterpark called Category 6, which it says is the "largest waterpark at sea". The park is located on decks 16 and 17 of the behemoth ship, which is currently the world's largest cruise ship in operation. Icon of the Seas embarked on its maiden voyage in January 2024. The ship can carry nearly 10,000 people at full capacity. - CNN
Yahoo
07-08-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Blackpool sign Forest's Taylor on four-year deal
Blackpool have signed forward Dale Taylor from Premier League side Nottingham Forest on a four-year deal with the option of a further year. The 21-year-old has made almost 100 appearances in League One, having had spells on loan with Burton Albion, Wycombe Wanderers and Wigan Athletic, and joins for an undisclosed fee. A Northern Ireland international, Taylor came through Linfield's youth setup before joining Forest in 2020, however, his solitary appearance for the club came in the Carabao Cup against Grimsby Town in August 2022. "I'm absolutely delighted and excited to be here, as it has been a long time in the making. "I have spoken to the manager quite a bit, and where he wants to take this club is very exciting for me and a real inspiration behind the decision to join this massive club." Taylor is the third player Blackpool have paid a fee for so far this summer, in addition to midfielder Jordan Brown and winger Malcolm Ebiowei.
BBC News
09-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Blackpool sign Orient midfielder Brown
Blackpool have signed Leyton Orient midfielder Jordan Brown for an undisclosed 24-year-old has agreed a four-year contract at Bloomfield Road with an option for a further 12 made 154 appearances for Orient, the final one in last season's League One play-off final at Wembley when they lost 1-0 to Charlton Athletic."Jordan has played an important role at Leyton Orient over recent years," said Seasiders boss Steve Bruce. "He possesses real ability in the middle of the pitch and we're looking forward to seeing him in action in tangerine this season and beyond."Blackpool, who start the new season with a home game against Stevenage on 2 August, have now made six summer arrival follows Franco Ravizzoli, George Honeyman, Niall Ennis, Fraser Horsfall and Michael Ihiekwe. "The club speaks for itself in where it has been over the years and I want to be a part of that," he said."To work under the gaffer is also something I'm looking forward to. He's achieved so much in the game and it's clear he wants to get this club promoted and back to where it should be."
Global News
06-06-2025
- Business
- Global News
Fraser Highway revitalization creating headaches for Langley businesses
Work to revitalize an area in the heart of Langley is proving to be a headache for some local businesses. The Fraser Highway One-Way project broke ground earlier this year. The City of Langley says it is working to improve infrastructure and utilities, while landscaping the area and adding new public gathering spaces. But the work has shut down the one-way street just steps away from local storefronts, where some business owners say they're now taking painful hits to their bottom line. 2:06 Businesses near Broadway Subway Project say construction impacting business 'Obviously, we planned that things were going to slow down a little bit, but not to the degree that they have. Our Monday to Thursday sales have basically disappeared,' said Jordan Brown, general manager and chef at Steven's Cocktail Corner Bar. Story continues below advertisement 'Our population we were serving during those days were elderly people, and unfortunately, a lot are in walkers and wheelchairs and with the construction right now, those sidewalks are destroyed and it's not really accessible for them right now.' Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Sign up for breaking National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy Brown estimated that business has fallen between 40 to 50 per cent over the last six months. 'With the noises, with the machines going, our customers don't want to stay for too long because the sound creeps through even when the doors are closed,' added Asher Durkee, who works at nearby cafe Projekt Blend. The City of Langley said it has done its best to mitigate the effects of construction and to keep access to local business open. 'I recognize that there is a disruption to the local community, the people in this area,' said David Pollock, the City of Langley's director of engineering, parks and environment. 'But I do believe the project, when it is open, will provide a really pedestrian-friendly environment that will encourage people to come down.' The city added that the project remains on budget — and on track to wrap up on schedule in early August.
