snooker

Irvine, who is known for fronting BBC coverage of the olympics and snooker championships, will receive the award for Outstanding Contribution to Broadcasting.

He also lost to Pang Junxu in the last 32 of the inaugural Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters and went out in the third round of the British Open.

It has not been the most conventional week of snooker for former world champion Luca Brecel as he shifts his focus from the table to Ironman.

Other items commonly used as weapons include snooker balls placed in socks, and boiling water and oil.

Renowned snooker commentator Clive Everton has died at the age of 87.