Snooker: Dispute is tearing snooker apart - Virgo

Snooker pundit John Virgo claims the sport's civil war between governing body the World Snooker Association and 110 Sport has wrecked the sport's backstage camaraderie.

Snooker: Dispute is tearing snooker apart - Virgo
Thu, 19 Apr, 2001 - 16:03

Snooker pundit John Virgo claims the sport's civil war between governing body the World Snooker Association and 110 Sport has wrecked the sport's backstage camaraderie.

Virgo stepped in for Mark Williams at a press conference at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre today after the defending champion and world number one failed to show up.

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