Maguire on fire in title defence

Defending champion Stephen Maguire made an impressive start to the defence of his Travis Perkins UK Championship in York.

The Glaswegian potter won the opening frame of his best-of-17 clash with Belfast’s Joe Swail at York’s Barbican Centre and reeled off five more frames to lead 6-2 after the first session of the pair’s televised last-32 clash.