Former snooker star Silvino Francisco – who won the 1985 British Open – has died aged 78. The South African was a widely ...

FORMER snooker star Silvino Francisco has died aged 78. The South African reached world No10 and won the British Open in 1985 ...

Silvino Francisco, a South African snooker player who was prominent in the 1980s and was later jailed for three years for ...

South Africa's 1980s snooker favourite Silvino Francisco has died at the age of 78. He beat Alex Higgins en route to becoming ...

Former snooker star Silvino Francisco – who won the 1985 British Open – has died aged 78. The South African reached a career-high rank of No 10 and is the only player born in Africa to win a ...

A family has paid tributes to a grandfather, father and husband – who was well known among snooker fans. Well known snooker player Silvino Francisco passed away peacefully at the age of 78 in ...

Silvino Francisco, the only African player to win a ranking snooker event, has died at the age of 78, the World Snooker Tour ...

World No 22 Jack Lisowski says after his 5-4 defeat to O’Sullivan at the Macau Masters on Wednesday that he has ‘open mind’ ...

Ali Carter beat Joshua Thomond 5-4, with Antoni Kowalski and Ben Woollaston also winning their afternoon qualifiers. The ...

SNOOKER wonderkid Joe Shannon is set to make his World Tour debut on Wednesday. The 14-year-old has been drawn to take on world No23 Robert Milkins at the Snooker Shoot Out in Leicester. The ...

He was a popular figure in snooker during the 1980s. His British Open final victory over Kirk Stevens, aired on ITV, saw 15.5million fans tune in. Francisco's incredible run included wins over the ...