BBC responds in snooker scheduling row

Barry Hearn found nothing to laugh at in 'Some Mothers Do ’Ave ’Em' as the BBC interrupted the closing stages of defending world champion Ronnie O’Sullivan’s first match back to show the 40-year-old sitcom.

World Snooker chairman Hearn formally complained to the tournament’s host broadcaster after BBC2 decided against staying with the snooker, when O’Sullivan was leading Marcus Campbell 9-3 last night.