Allen is a previous winner of both the Masters and the UK Championship, the two other tournaments which make up the feted Triple Crown, but the biggest prize in the sport has so far eluded him.

“Josh!” Manning exclaimed. Josh Allen, the reigning league MVP, was on hand for the opening round of the 89th Masters Tournament. Manning and Allen made small talk, while the Bills' signal ...

Northern Ireland's Mark Allen says he is taking inspiration from compatriot Rory McIlroy's dramatic Masters win as he targets a first World Snooker Championship success at the Crucible Theatre in ...