Bay Ledger News Zonebill@blnz.comtag:www.blnz.com,2009:people/john_higginstag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/15/Chinas_Ding_eases_into_Welsh_14b5

Defending champion Ding Junhui made light work of reaching the last four of the Wales Open with a 5-1 quarter-final win over England's Robert Milkins on Friday.

2013-02-15T23:28:57ZAFP Asian EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/05/France_stokes_debate_rise_euro_478b

French President Francois Hollande said on Tuesday that the value of the euro cannot be left to market forces, adding his voice to concerns over the recent sharp rise in the currency.

2013-02-05T17:02:03ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/17/Robertson_makes_semis_with_magical_9d63

Australia's Neil Robertson produced a moment of magic as the defending Masters champion beat Mark Allen 6-5 to reach the semi-finals on Thursday.

2013-01-17T23:01:25ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/15/Shoes_Masters_comeback_Trump_25d9

World number two Judd Trump survived a major scare -- and an ill-advised choice of shoes -- to beat fellow Englishman Barry Hawkins 6-5 in the first round of the Masters tournament in London on Tuesday.

2013-01-15T23:03:32ZAFP European EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/11/07/Re-elected_Obama_faces_countdown_fiscal_6458

Barack Obama's re-election as US president set the stage Wednesday for a fresh political battle over the year-end "fiscal cliff" budget crunch which threatens to force the economy back to recession.

2012-11-07T17:12:17ZAFP American Editionby Paul Handleytag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/10/03/takes_breather_after_firing_bazooka_e3ad

The European Central Bank is expected to hold fire on interest rates and other policy moves on Thursday as it takes stock of the market impact of its latest anti-crisis plans, analysts say.

2012-10-04T02:07:03ZAFP Global Editionby by Simon Morgantag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/09/20/Boeing_sells_planes_Irelands_Avolon_cf19

US aerospace giant Boeing said Thursday that Irish leasing company Avolon had ordered 25 aircraft, including 15 of its new fuel-efficient 737 MAX planes.

2012-09-20T14:05:18ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/05/23/Euro_stocks_dive_before_eurozone_a8c9

European shares dived and the euro hit a 22-month low on Wednesday before an informal EU summit and after the former Greek prime minister warned that Greece might leave the eurozone.

2012-05-23T16:56:04ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/04/28/Hendry_eyeing_title_triumph_after_737b

Stephen Hendry believes he can be king of the world once more after completing a 13-4 rout of defending champion John Higgins at the Crucible on Saturday.

2012-04-28T17:47:31ZAFP European EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/04/25/Beaten_Ding_slams_fans_worlds_cf29

Ding Junhui criticised fans for shouting during his first round loss to Ryan Day in the World Championships here Wednesday in the latest British-Chinese controversy to hit the tournament.

2012-04-25T20:41:47ZAFP Asian EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/04/25/Beaten_Ding_slams_fans_world_2bc0

Ding Junhui criticised fans for shouting during his first round loss to Ryan Day in the World Championships here Wednesday in the latest British-Chinese controversy to hit the tournament.

2012-04-25T15:54:18ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/04/25/Ding_world_snooker_championship_749d

China's Ding Junhui suffered a shock first round loss in the World Championships when on the brink of victory as Ryan Day staged a remarkable recovery at the Crucible Theatre on Wednesday.

2012-04-25T13:34:12ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/04/23/Allen_facing_over_China_comments_c381

Mark Allen has been warned he could be banned after making "unacceptable" comments regarding the integrity of Chinese snooker players.

2012-04-23T19:23:50ZAFP European EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/04/22/Disgusted_Allen_slams_Cao_China_5c69

Mark Allen accused China's Cao Yupeng of a "blatant push" in a first round defeat at the World Championships on Sunday, saying his opponent should have called a foul on himself.

2012-04-22T20:37:15ZAFP European EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/04/21/Hendry_hits_maximum_worlds_39d6

Stephen Hendry rolled back the years to make the 10th maximum break in the history of the World Championships on the opening day of this year's tournament in Sheffield.

2012-04-21T18:05:19ZAFP European EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/02/15/Ding_does_enough_beat_world_d481

China's Ding Junhui beat reigning world champion John Higgins 4-3 in the second round of the Welsh Open here Wednesday.

2012-02-15T22:44:03ZAFP European EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/01/21/Robertson_face_Murphy_snooker_Masters_7df0

Australia's Neil Robertson defeated England's Judd Trump 6-3 on Saturday to set up a Masters final showdown with Shaun Murphy who saw off world champion John Higgins 6-4.

2012-01-22T03:19:35ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/12/11/Trump_repels_Allen_revival_title_a97b

Judd Trump ended a breakthrough 2011 by winning the UK Championship -- snooker's second most important tournament -- with a 10-8 win over Mark Allen in an absorbing final on Sunday.

2011-12-11T23:29:47ZAFP European EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/12/08/Elated_Robertson_into_semi-finals_62ae

Australia's Neil Robertson advanced into the semi-finals of the UK Championships after the former world champion beat China's Ding Junhui 6-2 here on Thursday.

2011-12-09T00:28:03ZAFP European EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/12/06/OSullivan_talks_quitting_snooker_after_db1f

Ronnie O'Sullivan has once more threatened to quit snooker, saying he wants to enjoy life.

2011-12-07T03:22:34ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reporter