Anthony Hamilton will play Ali Carter in the final of the German Masters following a surprise win over world number two Stuart Bingham.

Martin Gould continued his bid for back-to-back titles in Berlin with a 5-2 quarter-final victory over Ryan Day.

Mark Selby will take on home favourite Ding Junhui in the final of the International Championship after beating Stuart Bingham in their semi-final.

GALWAY-based poet, Rita Ann Higgins, has written a poetry collection (her tenth) that never bores. 

Liam Brady once said the best two keepers he played with were also the quietest — Dino Zoff and Pat Jennings. The latter knows the uphill battle facing Northern Ireland this month, but is living proof of what can be achieved punching above their weight.

Felix Healy is the only Irishman, north or south, to make the leap from domestic leagues to a major international tournament. Brendan O’Brien spoke to him about 1982, the World Cup, balancing his days playing football with nights as a gigging musician and a life less ordinary.

Louth 3-12 Antrim 1-14: Louth manager Colin Kelly admitted he wasn’t surprised that the big man with the big reputation delivered for the Wee County in spectacular fashion.

Powerful full-forward Conor Grimes struck a decisive 71st minute goal at Croke Park as Louth came from behind to secure a dramatic Allianz football league Division 4 title success.

Peter Ebdon tumbled out of the Betfred World Championship and last year's winner Stuart Bingham was in danger of joining him as the famous Crucible curse looked set to strike again.

Ronnie O’Sullivan has told heir apparent Judd Trump he must win the Betfred World Championship in the next three years or he may never get his hands on the trophy.

A national survey of student drug use has found approximately 30% have used medications prescribed by their GP to “get high” while 18% have used non-prescription drugs to do so.

Nearly half of third-level students have recently smoked cannabis and almost a third have recently taken ecstasy, research indicates.

A man sentenced for stalking actress Mila Kunis is still on the run after escaping from a mental health facility.

Stuart Bingham wants to scale new heights after his fairytale Betfred World Championship triumph.

Stuart Bingham has revealed how a casual jibe from Irish cueman Mark Allen spurred him to become world champion.

Stuart Bingham was last night crowned world champion, beating Shaun Murphy 18-15 in the final at the Crucible Theatre.

Retail recovering on Irish high streets, Cork's oldest gay bar closes, Bingham wins World snooker championship and Bressie writes about marriage equality. These are some of the latest and most read news stories on irishexaminer.com this morning.

Stuart Bingham was tearing up the script as he stayed on course to topple crowd favourite Judd Trump in their semi-final at the Betfred World Championship.

Ronnie O'Sullivan shrugged off a shock Crucible defeat as his exit from the Betfred World Championship threw the title race open.

Judd Trump wasted no time in powering through to the Betfred World Championship semi-finals for a third time.

Kate Hudson and Matt Bellamy sought split advice from Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow.

Kate Hudson says Heath Ledger was her best ever on-screen kiss.

Kate Hudson wouldn't say no to Botox.

Kate Hudson doesn't feel sorry for her ex-boyfriends Lance Armstrong and Alex Rodriguez.

Ken Doherty returned to vintage form and struck a blow for snooker’s senior citizens as he enjoyed a first Crucible win in eight years on Sunday.

Ronnie O’Sullivan was straight into an ominous groove as he opened a commanding lead over Robin Hull in their Dafabet World Championship first-round clash.

Ronnie O’Sullivan will launch the defence of his Dafabet World Championship title against Finland’s Robin Hull on Saturday morning.

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Ronnie O'Sullivan marks his 38th birthday today with a UK Championship quarter-final appearance - but any celebrations will be reserved for if he beats Stuart Bingham.

Lea Michele credits Kate Hudson for helping her get through the weeks after Cory Monteith's death.

Kate Hudson favours activewear to designer clothes.

Ronnie O’Sullivan looked invincible as he produced one of snooker’s great sessions in building a 7-1 lead over Stuart Bingham at the Betfair World Championship.

Ronnie O'Sullivan's verdict after inflicting another defeat on Ali Carter was that he was already feeling the strain of the Betfair World Championship.

Ronnie O’Sullivan powered through to the quarter-finals of the Betfair World Championship tonight, but admitted he already feels worn out.

Kate Hudson was "shocked" to find out she was pregnant two months after she started dating Matt Bellamy.

Ken Doherty, who had shown some good form this week in beating John Higgins and Tom Ford, bowed out of the Welsh Open yesterday after losing 5-3 to England’s Stuart Bingham in the quarter-final.

Record quantities of former head shop drugs were stopped entering the country last year, with the seizure of several new substances.

The Killers would love to team up with Muse for a track.

Irish suppliers of synthetic drugs are buying the substances through a sophisticated encrypted online system, according to a drugs researcher.

Lord Lucan’s son has spoken about the mysterious disappearance of his father and admitted he hoped the missing aristocrat was involved in the death of family nanny Sandra Rivett.