Higgins led 6-3 at the end of the first session, extending his advantage to 9-5 before Thorburn levelled at 9-9. It was at this point that tensions began to rise, with each player accusing the ...

In a touching twist of fate, Doherty was the last World Championship opponent of Higgins in 1994. Despite Doherty's victory, it was the Hurricane who stole the show.

After losing a frame, Higgins wanted to go back to the table and take Taylor’s turn but this would have broken the rules. The Hurricane was left furious and took his anger out on Taylor, saying ...

Higgins led 58-25 while in the reds in frame 24, only to miss a match-ball pink and lose the frame on the black as Xiao took it to a decider. But Higgins made a break of 75 in the final frame to ...

It’s 40 years since the Dubliner was part of an Ireland team with Alex Higgins and Dennis Taylor that won the 1985 snooker World Cup — the start of a remarkable three-in-a-row.