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            <title><![CDATA[Former world champion Doherty announces retirement]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Former world champion Ken Doherty announces his retirement from professional snooker to end his 36-year career.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA['Shocking' World semi-final miss still hurts Allen]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Evans beaten by Thai teenager in World Snooker final]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Thai teenager Panchaya Channoi claims the Women's World Snooker Championship title with a 6-2 victory over Reanne Evans in the final.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[O'Sullivan beats Brecel to win Snooker 900 title]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[O'Sullivan beats Perry in final on World Seniors debut]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[The family sacrifices that helped Wu become world champion]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Wu Yize discusses the sacrifices made by his family on his journey to becoming China's second world snooker champion.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Crowds cheer China's new snooker star on return from championship win]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Results and key moments as Wu wins 2026 World Championship]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Quiz: Can you name all World Championship finalists since 2000?]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA['He'll need to tell us his secret' - analysing Murphy's new break-off]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[World Championship finalist Shaun Murphy has adopted a new style of break-off - what is it and why is it working so well?]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Spectator ejected after jumping Crucible barrier in final]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A female spectator is ejected from the Crucible Theatre after jumping over the barrier during the World Snooker Championship final in Sheffield.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA['I completely blew it' - Wu into final as Allen misses simple black to win]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Heartbroken Allen loses semi-final after fluffing winning pot]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Watch as Mark Allen misses a simple match-winning pot on the black during his semi-final loss against Wu Yize in the World Snooker Championship.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[A golden period for snooker - but are UK clubs returning from doldrums?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Snooker is booming at the elite level, but how is that translating to previously struggling grassroots clubs across the UK?]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA['Embarrassment to snooker' - Wu and Allen play longest Crucible frame]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Mark Allen and Wu Yize play out the longest frame in Crucible history during the second session of their World Championship semi-final.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Robertson sinks shot of the tournament contender]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Sheffield's Crucible Theatre was a regional arts centre with a polarising reputation before snooker came along, by chance, to make it a globally famous venue. What makes it so special?]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA['You think of the ones that got away' - Higgins on 1996 thriller v O'Sullivan]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Thirty years after their first match at the Crucible, 50-year-olds Ronnie O'Sullivan and John Higgins again go head-to-head on the biggest stage.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Who has the most World Snooker Championship wins?]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Snooker needs new faces and personalities - teenager Moody]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA['We're talking about history' - the Crucible set for £45m revamp]]></title>
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