Snooker: White hoping to put past defeats behind him

Jimmy White knows exactly how he wants to spend the evening of his 40th birthday on May 2 by playing in the semi-finals of the Embassy World Championship.

The Whirlwind, who has long been renowned for his hectic social life, would rather be sipping water in the hushed surroundings of the Crucible Theatre than out partying at any of his usual haunts.