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Yahoo
2 hours ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Wilson misses out on history after no-look black
Showboating Kyren Wilson spurned the chance to make history when he attempted a no-look shot on the black in his 6-5 victory over Si Jiahui at the Shanghai Masters. The last-16 tie included six century breaks to tie the record for the most ever in a best-of-11 match - equalling Judd Trump and Neil Robertson's meeting in the 2016 Masters and Robertson's encounter with Mark Selby in 2020. Wilson reached 97 in the deciding frame but opted for a no-look shot and missed the black. The Englishman said he didn't realise he was on the verge of breaking the record but said it wouldn't have changed his approach. "I did the silly no-look thing," Wilson said. "Especially in China, I feel the sport is blowing up out here and a lot of it is about doing things a bit differently. You have to have a bit of fun. The crowd appreciate that sort of thing. "There's no chance I'd have just rolled that black in, even if I knew about the record. It is still about doing things differently. We are stepping into a modern era in snooker." Elsewhere, defending champion Trump advanced with a 6-2 victory against Robertson.
BBC News
2 hours ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Wilson misses out on history after no-look black
Showboating Kyren Wilson spurned the chance to make history when he attempted a no-look shot on the black in his 6-5 victory over Si Jiahui at the Shanghai last-16 tie included six century breaks to tie the record for the most ever in a best-of-11 match - equalling Judd Trump and Neil Robertson's meeting in the 2016 Masters and Robertson's encounter with Mark Selby in reached 97 in the deciding frame but opted for a no-look shot and missed the Englishman said he didn't realise he was on the verge of breaking the record but said it wouldn't have changed his approach."I did the silly no-look thing," Wilson said. "Especially in China, I feel the sport is blowing up out here and a lot of it is about doing things a bit differently. You have to have a bit of fun. The crowd appreciate that sort of thing. "There's no chance I'd have just rolled that black in, even if I knew about the record. It is still about doing things differently. We are stepping into a modern era in snooker."Elsewhere, defending champion Trump advanced with a 6-2 victory against Robertson.
NZ Herald
5 hours ago
- Sport
- NZ Herald
Game by game: Napier City Rovers' National League hopes rest on four key matches
Robertson said his message over the next month was to 'control what we can control', which meant the next game. 'It's very much a next game approach. So, let's win the next game of football and then at 5'o'clock on Sunday we'll see where we are in the league. 'Then we'll do the same the following week. 'We are very much process-driven around just a game at a time. We performed well the last couple of games and Sunday is another opportunity to pick up three points.' Napier City Rovers coach Bill Robertson says his team have to concentrate on the now as they look to keep the dream alive of qualifying for the National League for the fourth successive season. Photo / Neil Reid Napier City Rovers go into Sunday's key match after having a week off having not qualified for the quarter-finals of the Chatham Cup. Prior to the weekend away from the pitch, they had posted back-to-back wins over Upper Hutt City Football (5-0) and Island Bay (4-1). Robertson said he had 'mixed' feelings about having a full week off. 'Off the back of a good win, it would have been nice to have another game to get straight into. 'I think the players would have preferred to have kept playing. 'That being said, it was a good opportunity to have a mental refresh and give a few of the boys with niggles the weekend off. They've come back into training this week with a real focus.' That training group has been minus captain Jim Hoyle and striker Jordan Annear. Hoyle, who has again been consistently one of his side's best in 2025, will miss the next four matches while he is honeymooning in Europe. English striker Jordan Annear signed off his year-long stint at Napier City Rovers with a goal against Island Bay earlier two weeks ago. Photo / Neil Reid Annear ended his 12-month stint with Napier City Rovers in the 4-1 win over Island Bay, with the popular Englishman scoring in his final match before returning to the UK to live. Robertson said while their presence would be missed, the benefit of having a 'competitive squad' meant those who would take their places would do the job. 'It's been difficult for me to select teams every week, which is a good problem to have. 'I'm confident that those players that are coming in will perform well. They've had opportunities at certain times of the season and performed well. and throughout the year they've trained at a good level too.' Mid-season Napier City Rovers recruits Jake Williams (left) Eric Kostandini Ziu (second from left) have looked at home since joining the club. Photo / Neil Reid Two recent recruits will also be keen to continue their impressive form since being signed by Napier City Rovers in June. Italian-born Kiwi striker Eric Kostandini Ziu has been a regular goal scorer since arriving after a stint playing in Australia. Midfielder Jake Williams – a former New Zealand Under-17 international rep – joined the club after four years studying and playing in America. 'They've settled in well, added competition for places and they've got some good attributes,' Robertson said. Napier City Rovers players Sam Lack, centre, and Jake Williams prepare pre-match on Bluewater Stadium's grass. Photo / Neil Reid 'Eric has come in and scored a few goals. 'Jake has added competition for places in the midfield and I thought he had a really good performance against Island Bay. 'They're definitely two players that have come into the squad and added a lot of value.' Neil Reid is a Napier-based senior reporter who covers general news, features and sport. He joined the Herald in 2014 and has 33 years of newsroom experience. Sign up to The Daily H, a free newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
National Post
8 hours ago
- National Post
Where to stay near the best golf courses in Scotland and Ireland
If you're the kind of golfer who has a bucket list, then experiencing the sport's first — and probably still most thrilling — courses in Scotland and Ireland, where the game was born, is somewhere near the top. But until recently, a trip like that meant staying in accommodations that didn't always match their spectacular settings. Article content The typical 'cozy' inns you'd find had few, if any, memorable features and little approaching luxury amenities. Most rooms were small and either too drafty or too stuffy. Water vacillated between scalding and suitable for a cold plunge and required an engineer's precision to dial in to the right temperature — that was if you were able to navigate the dual faucet setup. Televisions the size of a cinder block (and offering about as many channels) were tucked high into the corner of the rooms and the en suite bathroom lacked a shower. Food was an afterthought at best. Article content But all this mattered little when you found yourself delighting in a round at Brora in the Scottish Highlands or at Royal County Down in Northern Ireland. In fact, when the late billionaire Julian Robertson set out to build Kauri Cliffs, his oceanside dream course in New Zealand, his own experience traveling to the storied courses in Great Britain and Ireland led him to conclude that great lodging wasn't part of the calculus for a great golf trip. Article content Article content That is until his wife intervened. Article content It may be a common assumption that golf and luxury hotels go hand-in-hand, but on these windswept islands where golf took root, this wasn't always the case. In its ancestral home, the game is more egalitarian and democratic than it is in the US or, say, the Caribbean. But that's started to change as local courses try to capture all the rich Americans traveling abroad. Article content As Robertson's wife Josie wisely observed, golf trips have grown up, and people want hotels that match their budget and expectations. It's not just better sleeping quarters they crave; it's better food and service too. One hotel brand that's positioned itself to take advantage of this sea change is Marine &Lawn, which opened in 2021 with two hotels and now has six locations, including their newest property, Portrush Adelphi. All their hotels have a golf bent and are strategically positioned near some of the game's most coveted outposts. The North Berwick Golf Club, for instance, was until recently known only to the most astute golfers when the Marine & Lawn hotel there opened, and Dornoch Station, their hotel near Royal Dornoch, positions guests near one of the game's most architecturally interesting courses in a breathtaking setting. Article content Article content Adelphi, like other Marine & Lawn properties, leans on the golf heritage of its local course: a clubby atmosphere, with rich, dark hues on the walls, carpets and furniture. The property, as well as its sister hotels, feels less like a hotel and more like a curated home passed down through the generations, despite having opened this Aprilin time for this year's Open Championship, one of professional golf's four major tournaments. Its Red Sail Room Bar & Restaurant features fresh seafood and a Mediterranean-inspired menu along with plenty of red meat and fine whiskey. Rates start at £241 (US$283)/night. Article content But Marine & Lawn isn't the only new kid on the block. If you want to play on some of the world's best golf courses in the game's ancient home, you now have more options than ever that are charming, comfortable and even glamorous. Just don't get so comfortable that you miss your tee time.
Daily Record
11 hours ago
- Sport
- Daily Record
Andy Robertson fires brutal X-rated training rant at Liverpool kid as Scotland skipper shows off his cheeky side
The veteran defender was heard giving 16-year-old academy star Rio Ngumoha a dressing down during a training exercise Scotland captain Andy Robertson appeared to let his competitive streak get the better of him by slating a Liverpool team-mate in an X-rated training ground rant. Arne Slot 's side are gearing up for the defence of their Premier League title with a tour of Asia and will take on J1 League outfit Yokohama Marinos on Wednesday after losing 4-2 to AC Milan last weekend. And ahead of the game, Robertson - who is into the final 12 months of his contract at Anfield - could be heard giving 16-year-old starlet Rio Ngumoha a stern telling off during a training exercise. In footage shared on X by The Redmen TV, the teenager appeared to lose the ball, promoting Robertson, 31, to bellow: "Ah Rio, f****** complacency ya wee d***". The rant was clearly in jest, with the Tartan Army hero recently talking up his younger teammate. Ngumoha became the youngest ever player to start a game for Liverpool when he lined-up in an FA Cup clash against Accrington Stanley back in January and former Dundee United and Queen's Park full-back Robertson has predicted a big future in the game for the England youth international. Speaking about Ngumoha and fellow prospect Trey Nyoni in an interview with The Anfield Wrap, he said: "He's a good kid and he's got a fantastic head on his shoulders, especially when he's got people like Mo [Salah] who can help him so much as well. "We always try to help him and Trey. "They're so young but they're such good kids and they've got a hell of a future ahead of themselves. "You can just see them coming on every time and the more they train and play with us, the more they just get better and better. "Obviously that's the last two games I've played now with Rio in front of me and he just keeps on coming on. "He's got a hell of a future ahead of him but the here-and-now looks pretty good as well." Tune in to Hotline Live every Sunday to Thursday and have your say on the biggest issues in Scottish football and listen to Record Sport's newest podcast, Game On, every Friday for your sporting fix, all in bitesize chunks.
