My one regret is that my Dad never got to see me play. He died very young, when I was only 13 in 1983," says Dubliner Doherty as World Championship kicks off at the Crucible ...

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Dennis Taylor was a huge underdog against the defending champion (PA Archive) A post-midnight finale seemed a distant dream as Davis raced into an 8-0 lead, only missing the chance to further ...

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Manchester United legend Denis Law's death was announced aged ... of Scotland tune and there was a chorus of applause as Sir ...

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