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The Sheriff of Scotland Ousts The Comeback Kid.

Like a scene from the old west, the stage was set for the final showdown. The crowd held their collective breath as the old sheriff and the new kid in town entered the arena. But this was no smokey wild west whiskey house, this was the Crucible Theatre Sheffield, the home of Snooker and the ultimate destination for every aspiring cue master.

The stage for the World Snooker Championship Final 2007 was set.

John Higgins, the wily old Sheriff, had been here before and knew of the pressure wrought on the players by the bright lights and the millions of spectators worldwide. His experience showed as he made a remarkable start to the final and would head into the final day at a seemingly unassailable 12-4 frame lead.

But the match was far from over. Mark Selby, who had already established his reputation as 'the comeback kid' in the earlier rounds of the tournament, knew that Higgins only needed 6 more frames to clinch victory. He was determined not to let that happen, winning an incredible six frames in a row to force a final session later on in the evening.

Selby showed superb class as he narrowed Higgins' lead to one solitary frame. The score was 14-13 and the crowd moved to the edge of their seats.

That was to be the last frame Selby would win however, the old sheriff had had enough of this young punk and finished him off for good by winning the next four frames on the trot.

The Match was over and John Higgins was the World Champion once again. But the crowd knew,as I did, that we haven't heard the last from Mark Selby. He is 'The Comeback Kid' afterall...

Global Update: Stoner Wins in Shanghai!

This is a terrible thing to say but Motorcycle racing's entertainment value is solely based in it's ridiculous high speed crashes. Go on admit it, last time you were watching Moto GP you were just waiting, hoping even, for that one alimghty bodge up that sends the bike and the dude sailing through the air!

However, this weekend the whole sport got a massive boost in the entertainment stakes when a guy called Casey Stoner won some big race out in China. From now on the possibilities are endless; imagine the headlines: "Stoner Is The Champion!", "Stoner Breaks Speed Records!" and maybe even "Stoner Impregnates Multiple Girlfirends!" I'm keeping my eye on this one, for sure.

The final of the World Snooker Championship starts today with John Higgins going up against Mark Selby. Carrying on with the Stoner theme to this post, have you seen Mark Selby?! (that's him on the left). The dude looks like the living dead...

I was a little disappointed when The Thrill (Stephen Maguire) lost to John Higgins, but at least the unseeded Selby won through against Mr. Potato Head to keep me interested in the final. Well... kind of interested. Alright, not really interested but, you know, 'Go Selby!' and all that.

In more interesting (?) news, Floyd Mayweather Jr. won his Big Fight against Oscar De La Hoya after a 12 round split decision. I know there's a safety aspect and all, but 12 round split decisions are not all that exciting to me. Sorry, they're just not.

A Horse called Street Sense has won the Kentucky Derby. He is apparently the first horse of a certain type to win the race since another horse of his certain type won it. The real story here is, how comes every win in horse racing now has to be some sort of record? Can't it just be a big deal that you won one of the most prestigious events on the sporting calender?

Anything else.... let's see...

Oh yeah, Army Played Navy yesterday in their traditional annual Rugby Union match that has taken place since 1878. It was the usual aggressive affair with more and more fights breaking out as the game wore on. Army eventually took the victory with a 37-25 score line, but they did have a resnefulous amount of help from the referee who allowed two Army trys that simply were not lawful in the slightest. But there you go.

Back in the real world of Rugby, Gloucester and Leicester both won their respective semi-final playoff games and will meet each other to decide who takes the title later this month.

That's it, you're all updated. Get the hell outta here biatch.

[BBC Sport]

[SI.com]

Snooker World Champs: Final Four

The Semi-final match-ups are as follows:

John Higgins (Sco) vs The Thrill (Sco)

Shaun Murphy (Eng) vs Mark Selby (Eng)

So it looks like it's going to be an England-Scotland final which is not as interesting as it sounds. It's good to see three seeded players make the Final Four (Selby is the only unseeded guy) especially after last years fiasco/borefest of a tournament.

My pick for the final is The Thrill vs. Mark Selby, but whoever wins (unless it's Mr Potato Head Sean Murphy) they will be a thoroughly deserving World Champion.

Road to the Semi-Finals: Snooker World Championships 2007

Yesterday I said that Stephen Maguire is

"sometimes the best thing to set foot around a snooker table and sometimes the worst thing"

Well, today he was the former. In fact he was better then that winning four frames in a row in a shut-out session this morning to claim his place in the final four. I don't think I've ever seen a better performance at a snooker table, Hamilton just never stood a chance.

Unfortunately, it's unlikely that Maguire will carry that form into the next round. And that's precisely the problem. I would never ever (ever) put money on Maguire to win anything because of his consistency issues. That's why I've decided to dub him 'The Thrill'; because his brilliance is unparalleled but it comes in short, unexpected bursts.

Hey, I was going to call him 'The Premature Thrill', but I figured that would be a bit harsh.

[BBC Sport]

Uber Update: Snooker World Champs 2007

We've reached the Quarter-Final stage of the  Snooker World Championship  2007 -  wha'd'ya mean you haven't been following it? Can you honestly tell me you have better things to do then watch a load of pasty dudes pacing round an oversized pool table?

Ok, ok maybe you do but no fear, your buddy Sanchez will take you through all of the matchups in the final eight.

Anthony Hamilton (Eng) v Stephen Maguire (Sco) - Maguire is sometimes the best thing to set foot around a snooker table and sometimes the worst thing, so it's always hard to predict his games. He has taken a marginal 5-3 lead (first to 13) so far and the longer he allows Hamilton to stay in touch, the harder it will be to beat him.

John Higgins (Sco) v Ronnie O'Sullivan (Eng) - Ronnie 'The Rocket' O'Sullivan is back to his incredible self again and has pretty much wiped the floor with his last two opponents, both of who only won frames when Ronnie's concentration lapsed and he made mistakes. If he can maintain concentration then no one in the entire universe can stop him from winning this tournament.

Matthew Stevens (Wal) v Shaun Murphy (Eng) - Frankly, this match is being played by two guys who got threw the first two rounds by default. If that sounds a little bit harsh, then good, it was supposed to.

Mark Selby (Eng) v Ali Carter (Eng) - Mark Selby is my new best friend after knocking out Peter Ebdon, the slowest snooker player on Earth. Well known for boring opponents to death, Ebdon was one of the reasons I didn't watch the final last year. Hopefully, he can go on to beat Carter and keep this tournament interesting. Well, in an average kind of way at-least.

Screwing the Pink

Yeah, that got you're attention didn't it?

But we're talking about snooker here and in particular we're talking about the World Snooker Championships which kicked off this weekend in Sheffield. Sheffield is apparently 'Snooker City'. Fair enough, that city had to be known for something and snooker is about as good as it's going to get quite frankly...

Before we get to the results so far allow me to point out that the far from enticing image your see to your right, is of a streaker at last years World Champs. And yes, that streaker was the highlight of the entire two weeks. That's how great snooker is man, a fat naked dude makes it more watchable.

Anyways, here are the first round results so far:

John Parrott (Eng) bt Steve Davis (Eng) 10-9

Matthew Stevens (Wal) bt Joe Delaney (Irl) 10-2

Peter Ebdon (Eng) bt Nigel Bond (Eng) 10-7

Anthony Hamilton (Eng) bt Marco Fu (Hkg) 10-3

Ian McCulloch (Eng) bt Graeme Dott (Sco) 10-7

Ronnie O'Sullivan (Eng) 10-2 Ding Junhui (Chn)

Barry Hawkins (Eng) 9-10 Fergal O'Brien (Ire)

Notables so far: There have been no upsets so far, Last years Champ (Dott) is out and Ronnie O'Sullivan is up for it big time.