There was sad news yesterday as former player and current BBC commentator Willie Thorne announced that he has recently been diagnosed with prostate cancer.
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Shop: Willie Thorne: Taking A Punt On My Life – Available Now
Following on from my review of Willie Thorne’s new autobiography, Taking a Punt On My Life, I am now pleased to announce that Pro Snooker Blog has teamed up with publishers Vision Sports Publishing to offer readers the opportunity to purchase the book at a very special price of £9.98 (plus postage and packaging), a significant saving on the RRP of £18.99. Click below for details…
PSB Review: Willie Thorne – Taking a Punt On My Life
As readers may be aware, former world number 7 and current incumbent of one of the prized seats in the BBC commentary box Willie Thorne has recently released his autobiography ‘Taking a Punt On My Life’ which looks back at the highs and lows of his at times turbulent life to date. Click below for my take on the book…
Crucible Diary 2010: Davis and Dott march onwards
Pre-tournament I had backed the vast majority of the seeded players to progress but today both Mark Davis and Graeme Dott took the total number of qualifiers to move into the last 16 to four with victories over Ryan Day and Peter Ebdon respectively, the latter now losing his top 16 place as a result…