IT WAS a mixed week for still impressionable thirtysomethings. In front of a Bologna police station and inside a hall in Dundalk, two 90s heroes made a little news.

Despite another stirring comeback, Irish snooker star Ken Doherty bowed out of the Travis Perkins UK Championship quarter-finals, losing to Steve Davis last night.

Steven Hendry is quickly catching up with English O'Sullivan.

In the Irish Masters Snooker Tournament, being held in the Citywest complex in Dublin, the semi-final ties get under way today.