Mark Williams

Small business: ‘It’s so easy for the hidden price increases just to hit you from nowhere’

Warehoused tax debt deadline, supply chain issues and sharply higher labour costs at forefront of business owners’ minds as we enter the new year

Fri Jan 05 2024 - 05:00

O’Sullivan fights back to level with Higgins in world semi-final

Judd Trump dominates Mark Williams in opening session in other semi

Fri Apr 29 2022 - 07:33

Veterans Higgins, O’Sullivan and Williams make Crucible semis

Thirty years on, snooker’s ‘Class of 92’ continue to compete at the top of the sport

Thu Apr 28 2022 - 08:05

Pigeon interrupts World Championship as Mark Williams is in flying form

Bird flies down from Crucible rafters during match between Bingtao and Selby

Fri Apr 22 2022 - 20:22

World Snooker Championship: Saengkham shocks 11th seed Brecel

World number 38 turned 6-3 overnight advantage into 10-5 victory over Belgian

Thu Apr 21 2022 - 20:08

Don’t rush to judgment about what kind of person you are

It’s what you say to yourself about yourself that counts most in building up that idea of who you are

Thu Jan 20 2022 - 06:01

Mark Williams holds his nerve to edge John Higgins in Masters thriller

Wekshman will play Neil Robertson in semis after he wins final frame decider with a 91

Fri Jan 14 2022 - 09:28

Mark Selby stands by Shaun Murphy in row over amateurs

World champion: ‘Because he said it after he lost, people probably think it is sour grapes’

Thu Nov 25 2021 - 12:34

Wales fan who ran on to pitch against South Africa banned for life

Wayne Pivac frustrated at opportunity lost when supporter invaded field during defeat

Mon Nov 08 2021 - 20:46

Ronnie O’Sullivan tells fans to ‘sit down’ during defeat to Yan Bingtao in Belfast

O’Sullivan’s frustration got the better of him during the third frame before losing 4-3

Thu Oct 14 2021 - 20:40

Mark Selby hammers Mark Williams with session to spare to make semi-finals

Kyren Wilson also through to the last four at the Crucible

Wed Apr 28 2021 - 20:56

Anthony McGill moves to within four frames of second successive semi-final

Neil Robertson’s quarter-final clash with Kyren Wilson is tantalisingly poised at 8-8

Wed Apr 28 2021 - 07:13

Scots braced for no deal: ‘We need parity with Northern Ireland’

Fishermen in Clyde port of Greenock face going out of business if Brexit talks fail

Wed Dec 09 2020 - 01:00

How family plays a crucial role in the making of elite athletes

New sports psychology book examines factors behind development of top-level athletes

Thu Dec 03 2020 - 06:00

Ronnie O’Sullivan: Snooker’s next generation are ‘so bad’

Win over Ding puts him in Crucible quarter-final where he will face Mark Williams

Mon Aug 10 2020 - 07:46

Stress is unavoidable, but how can we reduce its impact on us?

Estimates suggest up to 50% of stress is attributable to external factors: work, for example

Thu Jun 27 2019 - 06:01

TV View: Liverpool and Big Ben man both foiled by millimetres

Sunday almost saw a marathon record set for fastest man dressed as a landmark building

Sun Apr 28 2019 - 21:25

Mark Selby suffers shock Crucible loss to Gary Wilson

Meanwhile, Mark Williams is two frames down after trip to A&E with chest pains

Sat Apr 27 2019 - 14:36

Mark Williams says doctors told him chest pains not heart-related

Defending champion made his own way to hospital after opening session against David Gilbert

Fri Apr 26 2019 - 21:54

Postnatal depression can easily go unrecognised in men

The peak time for this type of depression in men is three to six months after the birth

Thu Feb 28 2019 - 06:01

‘Embarrassment, anger, sadness’: the decline of the great Stephen Hendry

Snooker’s seven-time world champion on White, Ronnie and falling from his pedestal

Mon Oct 15 2018 - 13:17

Debenhams rushes out trading update after shares drop

Shares in UK retailer fall by as much as 19% to all-time low amid concerns it might seek financial restructuring

Mon Sept 10 2018 - 18:43

Mark Williams fulfills promise of naked press conference

Welsh Potting Machine had made the promise to strip earlier in the tournament

Tue May 08 2018 - 06:24

Mark Williams denies resurgent John Higgins in Crucible classic

Welshman secures stunning third World Championship title - 15 years after his last

Mon May 07 2018 - 22:41

Hawkins and Wilson book semi-final spots at World Championship

Mark Allen’s Crucible run ends in heavy quarter-final defeat

Wed May 02 2018 - 16:26

The game’s gone to pot: O’Sullivan and Carter brush off confrontation

Tempers flare at Crucible as five-time winner is dumped out of the World Championship

Sat Apr 28 2018 - 18:11

Robert Milkins adds Neil Robertson to defeated former champions

Five former world champions have now exited in the first round

Wed Apr 25 2018 - 18:07

People whose homes destroyed in Ballymun fire facing destitution

Tenants put up in local hotels are told ‘accommodation supports’ end on April 4th

Sat Mar 31 2018 - 01:00

Silicon Valley coins investor craze as cryptocurrencies boom

Regulators begin to respond to manic speculation in digital currencies such as bitcoin

Sat Sept 16 2017 - 06:30

Brexit fails to shift tribal loyalties on the Falls Road

Reluctant Remain votes likely but damage to union by departure ‘could be a positive’

Thu Jun 23 2016 - 09:18

To demand one person embody academic, sexual and social achievement is a dangerous fantasy

It is all too easy to feel isolated even if you’re old enough to know that the feeling is illogical

Mon May 02 2016 - 05:57

Barry Hawkins takes early advantage over Ronnie O’Sullivan

World No 1 Mark Selby sees off brave qualifier Sam Baird to reach last eight

Sun Apr 24 2016 - 01:14

Ronnie O’Sullivan books Masters semi-final spot

Five-time world champion still not happy with form despite beating Mark Selby

Thu Jan 14 2016 - 16:44

Ronnie O’Sullivan counts his luck on Masters return

Five-time champion takes advantage of error by Mark Williams

Tue Jan 12 2016 - 18:45