Snooker isn't the draw it was during its 1980s heyday but eyes have been drawn towards Milton Keynes this week where the inaugural Championship League is providing a rare supply of live sport after weeks of lockdown and inaction.

Ken Doherty believes the Championship League event being played in Milton Keynes will provide a mine of information for future sporting events in the Covid-19 era, not least the World Snooker Championships which are to go ahead in July.