Hearn happy to meet with Allen

Mark Allen was offered an olive branch by World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn today as his hopes of winning the williamhill.com UK Championship took a blow.

Northern Irishman Allen has had to reach the final, in which he trails Judd Trump by 5-3 after the opening session, to ensure his performance at York’s Barbican Centre has garnered similar attention to his criticism of Hearn.