Carter hits maximum

ALI CARTER admitted he was “shaking like a leaf” after creating snooker history by firing a 147 break at the 888.com World Championship — the first time two maximums have been scored in the same tournament.

Just a day after Ronnie O’Sullivan recorded the seventh 147 in Crucible history, Carter made it number eight in the 15th frame of his quarter-final with Peter Ebdon.

And, even more amazingly, it came in the frame immediately after Ebdon had missed his own chance for a 147, missing the 15th black.