Former world snooker champion Alex Higgins has died aged 61 after a long battle against throat cancer. The 1972 and 1982 world champion, a heavy smoker, was found dead in his flat in Belfast on ...

Snooker legend Alex Higgins starved to death after refusing to eat, his close pal Jimmy White revealed last night. He said the desperately weak former world champion snubbed pleas from friends and ...

Alex Higgins, the Bombastic ‘People’s Champion’ of Pro Snooker, Dies at 61. Share full article. ... After his death, The Daily Mail of London said of his personality: ...

Alex "Hurricane" Higgins, who has died at the age of 61 from throat cancer, was snooker's first television superstar. At the age of 23, he became world champion at his first attempt. But his violent ...

Anguished Jimmy White last night revealed he cried for hours after hearing his close friend Alex "Hurricane" Higgins had died. He said he had watched in agony as the emaciated snooker legend had ...

Alex Higgins 'The Hurricane' played snooker with a style and verve never before seen and won the World Championship in 1972, beating John Spencer in the final and again in 1982.

Alex “Hurricane” Higgins, transformer of snooker, died on July 24th, aged 61 | Obituary ...

The iconic two-time world champion Alex Higgins died at the age of 61 on this day in 2010. A long battle with throat cancer contributed towards the death of a man widely regarded as the ‘People ...

Alex Higgins starved to death after refusing to eat and ignoring pleas from his family and friends, according to his long-term pal and fellow player Jimmy White. The frail former world champion ...

Double world snooker champion Alex Higgins has died at the age of 61 after losing his battle against throat cancer. For the last 10 years he has had to endured the long battle with cancer.

Snooker legend Alex Higgins dies aged 61. Northern Irish snooker legend Alex Higgins has died at the age of 61 after a long battle with throat cancer.

Alex Higgins threatened to have Taylor shot during a World Cup game Credit: Getty. Five years earlier, Taylor was the cream of the crop - winning at the Crucible against reigning champion Steve ...