He is so waif-like he could hide behind his cue. But with hands as sensitive as a pickpocket's and as clinical as a surgeon's, Judd Trump walked in on Ronnie O'Sullivan's manor and beat him at his own game on. The Masters, that most raucous of snooker st

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Keith Deller won the 1983 BDO title with a scarcely believable checkout in one of the greatest finals ever. Photograph: Don McPhee for the Guardian The sport of darts – don't bother arguing the point, we're simply not interested – has been played in Brit

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The veteran Nugget takes on tournament favourite OSullivan at the williamhill.com UK Championship in York this afternoon. Davis, now 54, will be a huge underdog against the 35-year-old Rocket, who is back firing on almost all cylinders. And even though D

Keighley’s Chris Melling will be dining at Europe’s top pool table next month when he takes part in the Mosconi Cup. The event is known as the Ryder Cup of pool, pitting the best from Europe and America against each other in a team tournament. Melling