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.

Details of the cause of death of snooker legend Alex Higgins will not be known for another two weeks.

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.

Alex Higgins smoker, drinker, brawler, gambler, womanizer and two-time world snooker champion was an exemplar of the type. Snooker?

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 ...

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 starved to death after losing his teeth in cancer fight, says pal Jimmy White SNOOKER ace Jimmy White last night revealed that Alex Higgins starved to death.

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

In the lead up to his death there were fundraising auctions to try help Higgins cover the cost of his treatment, to which even long-time sporting enemies contributed to, but the battle was a ...

Alex Higgins began and ended his snooker career in back street bars playing all-comers for money.

IT was a moment that shook the snooker world, but was "blown out of proportion", according to Dennis Taylor. Joe 90 has recalled the time Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins threatened to have him shot in a ...