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Barry Hearn wants protesters who disrupt sporting events to face jail time

The World Snooker Tour president said sport is 'an easy target’ after disruption to the World Snooker Championship and Grand National by Just Stop Oil and Animal Rising

The Guardian - UK

‘We’re a soft touch’: Former snooker chief wants tougher punishments for protesters

A ‘Just Stop Oil’ protester jumped onto one of the tables at the Crucible on Monday evening and tipped orange powder over the cloth

The Independent UK

We’re a soft touch – Barry Hearn wants tougher punishments for protesters

A ‘Just Stop Oil’ protester jumped onto one of the tables at the Crucible on Monday evening and tipped orange powder over the cloth.

The Independent UK

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John Parris: ‘I learned to make snooker cues by making mistakes’

‘What we do here is unique,’ the master cue maker – who has worked with Ronnie O’Sullivan, Steve Davis and Jimmy White – tells Luke McLaughlin

The Guardian - UK

Anthony Joshua given two-fight instruction for Tyson Fury showdown

Anthony Joshua defeated Jermaine Franklin on his comeback fight and called out long-term heavyweight rival Tyson Fury afterwards with a potential all-British blockbuster on the cards for 2023.

Manchester Evening News

Barry Hearn credits “zero personality” Steve Davis and snooker for making him exist

Acclaimed sports promoter Barry Hearn helped transform a fresh-faced Steve Davis into a snooker legend after spotting the young talent at one of his snooker clubs in Essex

Daily Mirror

Barry Hearn names his biggest failure as he opens up on being let down by ‘wrong uns’

Barry Hearn is one of the most pivotal sporting promoters in Britain, the founder of Matchroom who has also served in football as a chairman of Leyton Orient FC

Daily Mirror

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Prince Harry and friends necked "60 pints" while on "bender" at World Darts Championship

The Duke of Sussex joined thousands of darts fans at Ally Pally back in 2011 and made sure he kept up with the heavy drinking as Barry and Eddie Hearn joined them

Daily Mirror

Barry Hearn defends taking events to Saudi Arabia after signing £2.5m snooker deal

Matchroom promoter Barry Hearn has defended taking major sporting events to Saudi Arabia after a snooker tournament had been planned to take place in the Gulf State

Daily Mirror

On this day in 2012: Ronnie O’Sullivan announces break from snooker

World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn revealed O’Sullivan, then 36, had “personal issues which he needs to resolve”

The Independent UK

Barry Hearn gives update on Katie Taylor Croke Park fight

Hearn says he hopes Taylor will get to fight in Croke Park.

Irish Mirror

An inherited rivalry shouldn’t overshadow a British boxing classic as Conor Benn faces Chris Eubank Jr

Their fathers warred in and outside the ring but the modern-day pair are forging their own paths to success

The Independent UK

Sports promoter Barry Hearn names fish after Chris Eubank and Ronnie O'Sullivan

Fish Eubank, Jimmy Whitebait and Ronnie Roach O’Sullivan have been dumped in a private fishing lake by angling-mad Barry Hearn and his son Eddie. All the fish have been tagged and recorded

Daily Mirror

8 Neil Doncaster controversies as Rangers armageddon prediction, bonkers Betfred Cup and Dundee email spark fury

The SPFL chief executive is again under scrutiny after the Ibrox side won their season-long argument over displaying cinch branding.

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Daily Mirror

Eddie Hearn could retire in just five years due to "cauldron of pressure"

Matchroom Boxing boss Hearn insists that he is the best promoter in the world, but his dad feels that the pressure of running a global boxing brand could see him finished within the next few yeras

Daily Mirror

Ronnie O'Sullivan's two reasons for World Championship venue switch from iconic Crucible

Seven-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan has suggested two reasons why snooker's most prestigious tournament might be moved from the iconic Crucible in Sheffield

The Guardian - UK

Easygoing Canelo Álvarez gets serious to climb another weight division

Mexican fighter, who stands just 5ft 8in, prepares to take on Dmitry Bivol for his WBA light-heavyweight title in Las Vegas

Daily Mirror

Jimmy White at 60: Whirlwind has no plans to retire - but booze and drugs chaos is behind him

One of snooker's most recognisable characters turns 60 today - but insists he is still enjoying the sport as much as he ever did - albeit with less of the carnage

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Tottenham news: Antonio Conte shares 'ambition' amid PSG links as Spurs face top four battle

Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte has been linked with replacing Mauricio Pochettino at Paris Saint-Germain as Spurs battle for a place in the Premier League's top four

Daily Mirror

Snooker legend Terry Griffiths lost after unknowingly given spliff by Jimmy White

Terry Griffiths, now 74, became World Champion when he won the 1979 World Snooker Championship - reaching at least the quarter-finals of the World Championship for nine consecutive years from 1984 to 1992

Daily Mirror

Jake Paul vs Eddie Hearn tale of the tape including fight careers and net worth

Paul and Hearn are in opposite corners promoting a fight this weekend, and have come together in a mock face-to-face while also teasing a potential boxing meeting

The Guardian - UK

Barry and Eddie Hearn look back: ‘When I turned 16 he took took me to a boxing ring and we sparred. It was pretty violent!’

The father-and-son sports promoters look back at a rivalry that became a partnership

Daily Mirror

Barry Hearn waited 40 years for Spurs legend's autograph after he told him "f*** off!"

As a master salesman who could flog sandcastles in the Sahara and ice cubes at the South Pole, legendary promoter Hearn can usually close a deal faster than most of us can shut a door - but his pursuit of Mackay's signature turned into a lifelong chase

The Guardian - UK

‘I’m so glad this day has come’: women’s boxing’s journey to headlining Madison Square Garden

On Saturday night, Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano will earn $1m apiece at Madison Square Garden. The pioneering Jane Couch and the promoter Eddie Hearn reflect on the rise of female fighters

Daily Mirror

Barry Hearn wants 'new Crucible' and admits snooker may leave Sheffield if project fails

Legendary promoter Barry Hearn provided an update on a potential new venue for the Snooker World Championship amid complaints from players regarding the size of the Crucible

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