Wed, 06 Apr, 2005 - 17:53
Snooker star Paul Hunter has been diagnosed with cancer.
The 26-year-old Yorkshireman, who still intends to compete at the Embassy World Championship starting in Sheffield on April 16, almost withdrew from last month’s Irish Masters in Dublin because of stomach pains.
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