Antrim snooker star Mark Allen admits his 'head's melted' after another first round tournament exit, this time at the Players Championship in Telford where he was defending champion. Just last May ...

Mark Allen picked the brains of Stephen Hendry in ... players and they’re talking about taking weeks off and going on holiday and nights out and all the stuff I believe you shouldn’t be ...

while Mark Allen was compiling his 147 on the other table. With the two tables separated by a partition, Nicholls had to watch on one of the screens inside the arena as Allen finished off his maximum.

Mark Allen hit a maximum 147 break in the Snooker World Championship. Allen is taking on Chris Wakelin in the second round at The Crucible, where, despite trailing 10-2, pulled off a maximum break ...

Mark Allen is determined to seek inspiration from recent Crucible champions as he looks to end a difficult season on a high by claiming the world snooker title for the first time. The Antrim 39 ...

Mark Allen was taken aback as Si Jiahui played what the snooker star called the "shot of the Championships" just three days into the World Snooker Championship. Si, facing off against David ...

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