Calling extremely early birds: Beckett tickets go on sale 11 years before performances
In Krapp’s Last Tape, Richard Dormer and Samuel West will use recordings they made 30 years earlier, in line with Beckett’s vision
Alex Higgins
Things that were big in my childhood but mean nothing to my children
Mary Minihan: So many things that dominated my childhood are meaningless to them
Ken Doherty hoping to scratch his seven-year Crucible itch
1997 world champion would love one more appearance before he retires
My sporting disappointment: Jimmy White and the elusive World Championship
The Whirlwind was alluring and made it all feel possible but never tasted Crucible glory
Jimmy White: ‘I’d such fun, even though I can’t remember much’
After overcoming cancer and losing six world championship finals he is still grinding away
The Ghost Factory review: A first novel that haunts for the wrong reasons
Jenny McCartney’s debut about a friendship in Northern Ireland is let down by the writing
How Hurricane Higgins won snooker’s most turbulent final
Higgins pulled off greatest escape act in 1983. It was the beginning of the end
Rare George Best memorabilia to go on display in new Belfast hotel
The hotel will be also named in honour of the late footballer
Trials of the enigmatic Danny Cipriani: What will happen next?
Gloucester’s mercurial outhalf is a more complex individual than litany of off-field issues show
‘Embarrassment, anger, sadness’: the decline of the great Stephen Hendry
Snooker’s seven-time world champion on White, Ronnie and falling from his pedestal
Mark Selby joins snooker greats after astonishing title defence
Wins third world title after fighting back from six frames down against John Higgins
Mark Selby rallies after early John Higgins domination
World number one heads into Monday’s play trailing by three frames at the Crucible
Ilie Nastase – the kind of ‘character’ sport doesn’t need
The oafish behaviour of Higgins and Nastase was once celebrated. Those days are gone
TV View: New ball game as Chinese rock cosy Crucible consensus
Rise of the world’s newest superpower increasingly apparent in snooker
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
The GlossOpens in new window
Read the digital edition of The Gloss magazine now
Family NoticesOpens in new window
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices