Cliff Thorburn: Everyone thought Alex Higgins and I hated each other but that's not true, I admired him. Almost 40 years after their world final duel, Cliff Thorburn discusses his intense rivalry ...

Cliff Thorburn (left) and Alex Higgins (right) flank referee John Street ahead of the World Snooker Championship final at The Crucible in 1980. (PA) Allan Preston. Wed 5 Jan 2022 at 14:37.

SNOOKER legend Cliff Thorburn revealed he once punched and kicked arch-rival Alex ‘Hurricane’ Higgins in the groin during a match. The iconic stars of the game met at the 1983 Irish Ope… ...

Cliff Thorburn and Alex Higgins. There was no love lost between Australian Thorburn and 'People's Champion' Hurricane Higgins, to put it mildly. Two of the biggest stars of the game in the 1980s, ...

Cliff Thorburn was the instigator, with the Canadian gaining a reputation for his colourful antics. He remains the only player from the Americas to win the World Snooker Championship , achieving ...

Thorburn (left) and Alex Higgins (right) flank referee John Street at the Crucible in 1980 - PA Virgo: “I remember when he beat Eddie Charlton once, he told me he’d found the secret of success ...

SNOOKER icon Cliff Thorburn had a gun drawn on him during a match in the United States and was told to lose or he'd be robbed.The 75-year ... He faced rival Alex Higgins in the 1983 Irish Open ...

Alex Higgins’ face slammed into a cake. The late, great, Alex Higgins had no issue getting into angry spats with his rivals in the 1980s. He was tied 16-16 with Cliff Thorburn in the World ...

Cliff Thorburn Part 1: ... The 1980 world champion discusses how he put Canada on the snooker map, his fierce rivalry with Alex Higgins and that historic first 147 at The Crucible.

"The next time you're in Northern Ireland I'll have you shot....." Dennis, full of emotion, said: "I've known Alex since 1968. When he came over from Belfast to Blackburn I found a flat for him ...