Tearful four-time world champion John Higgins overcame overwhelming emotions to beat Joe O’Connor 10-7 at the Crucible. The 49-year-old was out of sorts in losing the morning session 5-4 but returned ...

Forest had slipped to sixth in the Premier League after weekend wins for Champions League qualification rivals Manchester City, Chelsea and Aston Villa, yet responded with aplomb in the capital.

A Diary item about a daft pupil’s garbled rendering of a phrase reminds Bob Byiers of his days teaching in Drumchapel.  One day an irate parent stormed into the headmaster’s office to complain that ...