Irish & International Sports News, Fixtures & Results

Mark Allen faces World No 1 Mark Selby in the final

Allen stops local hotshot Yan to reach final

Antrim's Mark Allen stopped the Yan Bingtao juggernaut with a 9-2 victory to reach the final of the International Championship.

Snooker • 04 Nov 17

Mark Allen congratulates Kyren Wilson after 6-5 defeat in China

Mark Allen edged out in World Open semi-final

Mark Allen has missed out on the Yushan World Open final after being pipped 6-5 by Kyren Wilson in Saturday's semi-final.

Snooker • 23 Sep 17

Mark Allen is making good progress in China

Mark Allen qualifies for World Open semi-final

Mark Allen is through to the semi-finals of the World Open in China after a 5-1 win over David Gilbert.

Snooker • 22 Sep 17

Allen reels in Robertson to make World Open quarters

Mark Allen produced a storming comeback to make the quarter-finals of the Yushan World Open in China.

Snooker • 21 Sep 17

Ken Doherty and Mark Allen beaten at Indian Open

Ken Doherty and Mark Allen have both bowed out at the Indian Open after losing in the third round today.

Snooker • 15 Sep 17

Mark Allen survives the first hurdle in Sheffield

Mark Allen held his nerve when it mattered most to seal a 10-8 win over qualifier Jimmy Robertson in his first round match at the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield.

Snooker • 18 Apr 17

Mark Allen: 'I noticed John shaking quite a bit'

Mark Allen knocks Higgins out of Masters

Two-time winner John Higgins was knocked out of the Dafabet Masters in the first round following a thrilling 6-5 defeat to Northern Ireland's Mark Allen at Alexandra Palace.

Snooker • 17 Jan 17

Allen to face O'Sullivan for place in quarters

Ronnie O'Sullivan will play Northern Ireland's Mark Allen in the last 16 of the Scottish Open tonight after beating close friend Jimmy White 4-2 in Glasgow.

Snooker • 15 Dec 16

Mark Allen cruises into Scottish Open last 32

Northern Irishman Mark Allen eased into the last 32 of the Scottish Opern with a 4-0 dismissal of Xiongman Fang on Wednesday afternoon.

Snooker • 14 Dec 16

First round upset for Bingham at Scottish Open

World number two Stuart Bingham was the big casualty on the opening day of the Scottish Open that also saw Ken Doherty bow out of the competition.

Snooker • 12 Dec 16

Allen knocked out of UK Championship by Higgins

Antrim's Mark Allen is out of the UK Championship after a 6-3 fourth-round loss to John Higgins.

Snooker • 01 Dec 16

Allen 'buzzing' after first tournament 147 break

Mark Allen said he knew his 147 break was on from an early stage and has described how he held his nerve to make his first tournament maximum at the UK Championship in York.

Snooker • 27 Nov 16

Ronnie O'Sulllivan won his opening match in less than an hour

Rocket simply divine but Doherty bows out in York

Ronnie O'Sullivan cruised into the second round at the UK Championship but Ken Doherty is out after a 6-0 defeat to Thailand's Noppon Saengkham in York.

Snooker • 23 Nov 16

Mark Allen knocked out of Northern Ireland Open

Kyren Wilson followed up his victory over Ronnie O'Sullivan by winning a final-frame decider against Mark Williams to reach the semi-finals of the Northern Ireland Open, while Mark Allen is out.

Snooker • 19 Nov 16

Pistol shot down by young gun at English Open

Antrim's Mark Allen suffered a surprise 4-3 defeat by 16-year-old Yan Bingtao in the third round of the English Open, while Joe Swail and Fergal O'Brien also bowed out.

Snooker • 13 Oct 16

Fergal O'Brien progressed at the English Open

O'Brien, Swail and Allen progress at English Open

It was a successful afternoon at the inaugural English Open for the Irish snooker contingent with second-round wins for Mark Allen, Joe Swail and Fergal O’Brien.

Snooker • 12 Oct 16

Ronnie O'Sullivan will face either Mark Davis or Liang Wenbo in the quarter-finals.

O'Sullivan sends Allen packing at European Masters

Ronnie O'Sullivan continued his march in Bucharest by beating Northern Irishman Mark Allen in the last 16 of the European Masters.

Snooker • 05 Oct 16

Judd Trump trails Dung Junhui after the first session

Trump caught in Twitter spat as Ding takes control

Judd Trump became embroiled in a Twitter row as his hopes of Betfred World Championship glory took a major nosedive on Sunday.

Snooker • 24 Apr 16

Mark Allen wasted no time in sealing his passage to round two

Mark Allen eases into round of 16 in Sheffield

Mark Allen rattled off four frames to ease into the second round of the Betfred World Championship with a 10-3 victory over Mitchell Mann.

Snooker • 20 Apr 16

Mark Allen faces Mitchell Mann in the first round on Tuesday

Mark Allen inspired by Danny Willett's Masters win

Mark Allen has vowed to put himself into Crucible contention by taking inspiration from golf's Masters champion Danny Willett.

Snooker • 16 Apr 16

Antrim's Mark Allen wins Players Championship

Antrim’s Mark Allen has won the Players Championship final, beating Ricky Walden 10-6 in Manchester.

Snooker • 27 Mar 16

Mark Allen was 2-0 up when he made a crucial foul

Allen rues pivotal foul as he exits Welsh Open

Neil Robertson stayed on course for his third title in four months by beating Mark Allen 6-4 in the Welsh Open semi-finals - as a foul in the third frame turned the match on its head.

Snooker • 20 Feb 16