A text message was sent from the phone of a missing Irish woman who is feared murdered in Wales after she was last seen alive, her employer has revealed.

Mark Allen has called time on his trouble-causing days after admitting he was in danger of falling into the same traps which snared Alex Higgins.

Irish snooker star Ken Doherty has failed to qualify for the China Open after an embarrassing defeat against a rookie opponent today.

Two Welsh police officers were banned from keeping animals for five years today after admitting abusing their two dogs.

Jimmy White missed out on a place in the final stages of the Welsh Open when Andrew Higginson beat him 5-2 in the last round of qualifying at Prestatyn today.

Jimmy White's disappointing season went from bad to worse today when he was beaten 5-0 by Chinese teenager Xiao Guodong in the second qualifying round of the Northern Ireland Trophy at Prestatyn.

Snooker wonder kid Michael White has been told he is too young to take up his professional tour card.

Jimmy White admitted he was “devastated” after missing out on a place in the final stages of the 888.com World Championship for only the second time in his 27-year career in Prestatyn tonight.

Judd Trump is one win away from becoming the youngest person to play at the Crucible in 14 years after beating Jamie Cope 10-7 to reach the final qualifying round of the 888.com World Championship at Prestatyn today.

Andrew Higginson will be in dreamland when he takes on Stephen Maguire in the semi-finals of the Welsh Open in Newport tonight.

Dave Harold expects nothing less than a “battle” with UK champion Peter Ebdon at the Welsh Open today.

JIMMY WHITE faces an uncertain future after failing to qualify for the final stages of the Welsh Open in Prestatyn last night.

Dave Harold has the ideal opportunity to remind snooker fans he is still around when he plays Stephen Hendry in the second round of the Maplin UK Championship on Saturday.

Jamie Cope will lock horns with Neil Robertson in this year’s Royal London Watches Grand Prix final.

Alex Higgins makes another comeback bid when he competes in the Victor Chandler Irish Professional Championship in Dublin next week.

Jimmy White faces an uphill battle to qualify for the final stages of the Royal London Grand Prix after losing his first two group matches in Prestatyn.

DAVID GRAY made it a black day for Jimmy White as he sent the 'Whirlwind' spinning out of the 888.com World Championship - and the all-important top 32.

David Gray made it a black day for Jimmy White as he sent the Whirlwind spinning out of the 888.com World Championship, and the all-important top 32.

Jimmy White will head to Sheffield next month needing to win at least one match in the 88.com World Championship to keep his place in the world’s top 32 after suffering a 5-3 defeat to Joe Swail in the China Open.

Stephen Lee staved off a spirited comeback from Anthony Hamilton and overcame badly timed problems with his cue-tip to remain on course for Welsh Open glory at Newport tonight.

Judd Trump, the youngest ever qualifier for the final stages of a ranking event, was beaten 5-3 by Gloucester’s Robert Milkins in the first round of the Welsh Open at Newport tonight.

Neil Robertson will be aiming to restore pride in Australian snooker when he takes centre stage on the opening day of the Welsh Open in Newport tonight.

Chinese teenager Ding Jun Hui has suffered a shock defeat in Prestatyn, denying the youngster a place in the final stages of the Welsh Open.

Chinese teenager Ding Junhui fired in three centuries to storm into the final qualifying round of the Welsh Open at Prestatyn.

World amateur champion Mark Allen took another step towards securing a place in the final stages of the game’s top professional event by recording a 10-3 victory over Justin Astley in Prestatyn.

Former World Championship semi-finalist Tony Knowles set off on the long road to the Crucible with victory in the first qualifying round in Prestatyn today.

Steve Davis has missed out on a place in the final stages of the China Open because he did not realise he had to play a qualifying match.

Mark Allen won a quickfire shoot-out with Tony Drago to book his place in the final stages of the UK Championship at Pontin’s, Prestatyn today.

Chinese teenagers Ding Jun Hui and Liang Wen Bo were men in a hurry at the Travis Perkins UK Championship qualifiers in Prestatyn today.

Matthew Stevens suffered another attack of Crucible jitters as outsider Shaun Murphy staged a stunning comeback in the Embassy World Championship final.

Local hero Ding Jun Hui faces the ultimate snooker test after clinching his place in the China Open final with a stunning 6-0 victory over Ken Doherty in Beijing today.

Ding Jun Hui will tackle a familiar opponent for a place in the last 16 of the China Open after completing a 5-2 victory over Mark Davis at Beijing’s Haidian Stadium.

Ronnie O’Sullivan has withdrawn from the China Open citing medical reasons.

Adopted Yorkshireman Shaun Murphy is hoping ‘home’ advantage will help him break his duck at the Embassy World Championship next month.

James Wattana, twice a semi-finalist in the Embassy World Championship, suffered an astonishing 10-0 defeat to Ali Carter in Prestatyn tonight to be denied a return to the Crucible.

Stephen Maguire has passed one of the toughest tests of his career to nail down a place in the Embassy World Championship at the Crucible next month.

Peter Ebdon lost his grip on the Irish Masters title in Dublin tonight but will be kicking himself all the way back to his Wellingborough home.

Fergal O’Brien, in the doldrums for the last three years, returned to form to secure a place in the final qualifying round of the Embassy World Snooker Championship at Prestatyn last night.

John Parrott taught teenager Ding Jun Hui a snooker lesson en route to booking his place in the second round of the Welsh Open in Newport today.

Chinese teenager Ding Jun Hui produced another dazzling display in Prestatyn today to move to within two rounds of qualifying for the final stages of the Irish Masters.

Tom Ford became only the second player in the sport’s history to compile four centuries in a best-of-nine-frame match as he reached the second qualifying round of the Welsh Open in Prestatyn last night.

Stephen Lee gained revenge for one of the most disappointing results of his career as he reached the second round of the Irish Masters in Dublin today.

Ronnie O’Sullivan has been handed a tough opening assignment in the first round at next month’s Embassy World Championship.

John Parrott was "exceptionally relieved" after battling through to the Crucible in dramatic fashion at Prestatyn.