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The talk of Sky Sports
Read what Sky Sports' experts and bloggers have been talking about over the last seven days in sport...
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World Championship final
Pictures from the World Snooker Championship final between John Higgins and Shaun Murphy.
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Snookered by darts?
Can snooker learn anything from the success of darts? Sid Waddell kicks off the debate...
Opinion
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United's net profit
Paul Merson is adamant: Michael Owen will score goals for fun now he's joned Manchester United.
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Heads held high
Miles Harrison says the Lions want to show their style of rugby can lead to victory and not just gallant defeats.
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Quartet seam in frame
Mike Atherton expects Australia to play a fourth seamer ahead of Nathan Hauritz in the opening Ashes Test.
Latest Headlines 
- Premier bow for Trump
- Higgins pushes for rest day
- Selby hits maximum in defeat
- Murphy no match for Higgins
- Higgins eyes two more titles
- Higgins seizes the advantage
- Second final for Murphy
- Higgins earns final spot
- Murphy retains control of semi
- Higgins a bag of nerves
- Higgins still on the brink
- Murphy opens the door
- Hot Higgins off to a flyer
- Murphy level with Robertson
- Good day for Allen
- Murphy edges out Hendry
- Centuries aplenty for Selby
- Crucible maximum for Hendry
- Sheffield wins new contract
- Higgins hails youngsters
- Robertson doing it for Aus
- Maguire, Selby earn wins
- Carter crashes out
- Higgins five frames away
- Murphy, Day reach quarters
- Allen sends Rocket crashing
- Red-hot Hendry sees off Ding
- Maguire sees off Burnett
- 'Wizard' works his magic
- Maguire establishes control
| Top 10 as of May 5 | |||
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| Prov | Off. | Name | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 53575 |
| 2 | 2 | Stephen Maguire | 48050 |
| 3 | 3 | Shaun Murphy | 47175 |
| 4 | 5 | John Higgins | 45825 |
| 5 | 7 | Allister Carter | 42525 |
| 6 | 8 | Ryan Day | 40675 |
| 7 | 4 | Mark Selby | 37975 |
| 8 | 14 | Marco Fu | 37350 |
| 9 | 10 | Neil Robertson | 35225 |
| 10 | 6 | Stephen Hendry | 33125 |
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World Championship final
Pictures from the World Snooker Championship final between John Higgins and Shaun Murphy.
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World Championship final
Images from the 888.com World Snooker Championship final between Ronnie O'Sullivan and Ali Carter.
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World Snooker Semis
The best of the pictures from the Snooker World Championship semi-finals in Sheffield
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Welsh Open - Last 16
Pictures from the last 16 of the Welsh Open
World Championship final
Pictures from the World Snooker Championship final between John Higgins and Shaun Murphy.
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Rob Hayeson the day the better man one, Murray and no one else can have no complaints. everyone talking about how well he was playing at sw19 and how he was going to win. today he played his first opponent of any real quailty in the tournament ...
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