导出博客文章Ronnie OSullivans fightback was all in vain in a thrilling 13-12 second-round
defeat, as The Rocket was dumped out of the World Championship by Barry Hawkins.
Hawkins had started Mondays evening session nervelessly, producing a pair of
solid clearances to move one frame from victory at 12-9.In typical fashion,
OSullivan responded with his fourth century of the match, a clearance to pink of
124, to reduce the deficit to 12-10. And he raised hopes of a maximum in the
next, as a run of 11 reds and 11 blacks earned him a break of 88 and took him to
within one frame of levelling the match.He duly did so when he capitalised on a
Hawkins error to roll in a break of 63 and force the final frame in front of a
captivated audience at the Crucible. Trump dumped out Ding Junhui makes quarters
after beating Judd Trump After a long period of safety play which left reds
scattered across the table, Hawkins fashioned a superb break of 56 to take
control in the decider.With reds strewn everywhere, OSullivan trailed 57-1 and
set out on what would have been a stunning rescue mission before going in-off to
hand Hawkins the chance to confirm victory.Hawkins - who lost to OSullivan in
the 2013 final - kept his cool and rattled in the next few decisive balls with
the dejected five-time world champion barely able to look on. Barry Hawkins (l)
will play Marco Fu in the quarter-finals OSullivan said: I fancied my chances
but when a frame goes like that its a bit of a toss of a coin and if there was a
weakness in my game it was definitely on the tactical side.I was second best in
90 or even 100 per cent of every frame that went like that, and if it wasnt won
in one visit I probably lost all of them. I feel like a golfer birdying 15 holes
but taking triple-triple bogeys on three holes.Quarter-final line-up
ing Junhui
v Mark WilliamsKyren Wilson v Mark SelbyAlan McManus v John HigginsMarco Fu v
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long-term deal. The designation was released Monday after the deadline passed
for NFL teams to use franchise or transition tags on players becoming free
agents. The New England Patriots have released veteran defensive lineman
Terrance Knighton.Knighton tweeted about the cut Monday morning:Knighton, an
eight-year veteran, did not play a single defensive snap in New Englands
preseason 19-17 win over the Carolina Panthers on Friday. He acknowledged after
the game that he was uncertain about his place with the team.Youre always
concerned when youre not playing, he said. I prepared myself to play, the
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