The World Championship has thrown up some extraordinary shocks in the four decades it has taken up residence at the Crucible. Think Tony Knowles thrashing champion Steve Davis 10-1 in 1982. Or Davis ...

TODAY marks the anniversary of one of the greatest achievements ever accomplished by a sportsperson from the city. It is 34 years to the day since a Bradfordian lifted the trophy every snooker player ...

Although Dennis Taylor's victory the previous year had been an extraordinary story, Joe Johnson's 1986 triumph was, in many ways, even more remarkable. Johnson, the world no.16 when the championship ...

Football Focus turns 40 this year and, as part of the celebrations, BBC Sport is going back through the archives to find highlights from the last four decades. This week the focus falls on 1986 and ...

Alex Higgins, the former world snooker champion from Northern Ireland, has died after a long battle with throat cancer. The 61-year-old former world champion was known as 'the Hurricane' by his many ...

GARY LINEKER and Piers Morgan have led the tributes to snooker legend Willie Thorne after he passed away aged 66 following respiratory failure. The popular former Strictly contestant died peacefully ...