Mark Williams is the Welsh sporting legend who is defying the march of time.

It was not to be for Mark Williams, but the oldest finalist in history won plenty of new admirers, even if he couldn’t win the title.

It was not to be for Mark Williams, but the oldest finalist in history won plenty of new admirers, even if he couldn’t win the title.

He started poorly, but Mark Williams has given himself hope of a Monday miracle as the World Snooker Championship final comes to climax.

Locked in a real battle in his clash with Judd Trump, Mark Williams doesn’t know whether to stick or twist as he contemplates eye surgery.

Mark Williams let Judd Trump get slightly away from him at the end of their opening session in the semi-final of the World Championships in Sheffield.

He’s at it again . . . Mark Williams is into the semi-finals of snooker’s World Championship and is chasing a fourth title.

Mark Williams has won the world title three times - 2000, 2003 and 2018 - but the old passions are burning brightly again at The Crucible.

He’s now over 50, he’s grey, and his eyesight is going . . . but only a fool bets against Mark Williams when the World Championship comes around.

Ray Reardon has been hailed as the inspiration behind Mark Williams’ career following the death of one of snooker’s greatest champions. Welsh three-time world champion Williams hailed Reardon – who died at the weekend at the age of 91 – for paving the way for future generations of snooker players.

Wales Wheelchair head coach Alan Caron has named a nine-player squad to travel to the University of Galway to take on Scotland and Ireland in the Celtic Cup on Saturday 8 June.

Mark Williams admitted he does not know whether he has played his last World Snooker Championship match after he suffered a dramatic 10-9 defeat to Si Jiahui in the first round. The Welsh three-times champion was knocked out at the opening stage in an epic clash as Si continued his love affair with the Crucible by following up last year’s surprise run to the semi-finals. While Si will face Jak Jones in the second round, Williams confessed he did not know whether a return to the Crucible is on the cards but appeared to rule out immediate retirement.