Snooker

Oh, Higgins, how we've missed you. He just beat Mark Williams to win the UK Title and the last of 2010 10-9 in an epic comeback. He trailed Mark throughout the match, losing 6-2 and 9-5, and looked dead and buried when Williams went within a frame of victory. He admitted afterwards that he thought he'd get 'a frame or two back' after Mark reached 9 but thought he was out of it. Not so much, Higgins my dear, not so much. He went on to win five fine frames in a row and consequently a third UK Championship title.

It was a great match. Free, flowing, and very fast. Anyone who thinks Snooker is a boring sport should watch that game. A tearful Higgins dedicated his win to his ill father. I can't remember seeing Higgins that tearful before. I think that victory meant a lot to him. He's had a tough year - he was banned from playing for six months after failing to report a match-fixing approach. I don't really get how The News of the World got away with that; surely that's entrapment? Why wasn't it illegal? That's probably a dumb thing to say but I honestly think it's completely unfair. I cannot imagine Higgins doing anything like match fixing. I, for one, am pleased as punch that he's back and has so far made three out of three finals and won two of those.

I'll keep you blogged...