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The final of the 2026 World Snooker Championship will be played on Sunday, 3 May and Monday, 4 May [Getty Images]Seven-time winner Ronnie O'Sullivan will begin his bid for a record-breaking eighth World Snooker Championship title with a match against China's debutant He Guoqiang at the Crucible.O'Sullivan, 50, will start his first-round tie at the Sheffield theatre on Tuesday and conclude the match on Wednesday.Sixteen players came through qualifying this week at the English Institute of Sport and will join the world's top 16 ranked players at the tournament.He, ranked 47th in the world, qualified for the Crucible for the first time with a win over England's Jack Lisowski on Wednesday.Zhao Xintong became the first Chinese player to clinch the world title when he won the 2025 event and will be involved in the first session of the tournament on Saturday (10:00 BST).He will face England's Liam Highfield, who advanced through four qualifying rounds.The draw was made on BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast on Thursday.Elsewhere, world number one Judd Trump will take on Gary Wilson and Masters champion Kyren Wilson will be up against 19-year-old debutant Stan Moody. Four-time champion John Higgins will take on two-time runner-up Ali Carter, while Mark Selby, also with four Crucible titles, faces 2024 runner-up Jak Jones.O'Sullivan and Stephen Hendry both have the most world titles in the modern era with seven apiece, with O'Sullivan winning his first one 25 years ago, in 2001.The 17-day competition begins on Saturday, with the final starting on Sunday, 3 May and concluding the next day - with full coverage of the tournament live on the BBC.The Crucible has staged the World Championship yearly since 1977 and last month it was announced it would remain there until 2045, with the venue set to be redeveloped to add up to 500 additional seats.Former champion Brecel misses out on Crucible spotNo practice, no problem for Stevens before Crucible returnFrom hospital to Crucible - teenager Moody qualifiesWorld Snooker Championship first-round drawAll first-round matches are best of 19 frames. Seeds are in brackets.Zhao Xintong (China, 1) v Liam Highfield (England)Ding Junhui (China, 16) v David Gilbert (England)Xiao Guodong (China, 9) v Zhou Yuelong (China)Shaun Murphy (England, 8) v Fan Zhengyi (China)John Higgins (Scotland, 5) v Ali Carter (England)Ronnie O'Sullivan (England, 12) v He Guoqiang (China)Chris Wakelin (England, 13) v Liam Pullen (England)Neil Robertson (Australia, 4) v Pang Junxu (China)Kyren Wilson (England, 3) v Stan Moody (England)Mark Allen (Northern Ireland, 14) v Zhang Anda (China)Barry Hawkins (England, 11) v Matthew Stevens (Wales)Mark Williams (Wales, 6) v Antoni Kowalski (Poland)Mark Selby (England, 7) v Jak Jones (Wales)Wu Yize (China, 10) v Lei Peifan (China)Si Jiahui (China, 15) v Hossein Vafaei (Iran)Judd Trump (England, 2) v Gary Wilson (England)The first-round matches will be played between Saturday, 18 April and Thursday, 23 April.

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Jude Bellingham and other Real Madrid players had a complete meltdown at full-time of their Champions League match against Bayern Munich, after being dumped out of the competition 6-4 on aggregate.The Spanish giants exited the tournament after losing 4-3 on the night in a dramatic encounter that spilt over in the closing stages.Real star of the night, Arda Guler, was sent off despite not being on the pitch, with several players, including Bellingham, having to be forced away from the officials.Eduardo Camavinga was shown a red card during the game, for a second bookable offence after delaying a Bayern free kick.TRENDINGStoriesVideosYour SayIn the tunnel after the game, Bellingham could be seen saying: "It's a joke," in reaction to his teammate's red card.Dani Carvajal, who didn't even feature in the game, was also caught shouting at the referee: "It's your f*****g fault."Vinicus Junior joined the protests, being one of several Galaticos voicing their anger towards the officials.Real boss Alvaro Arbeloa also accused the referee of "ruining the game".LATEST DEVELOPMENTSArsenal boss Mikel Arteta hits back at critics over style of play after Sporting winBritish tennis icon Jamie Murray announces retirement after 36 years in heartfelt statementLuke Littler row continues as Gian van Veen makes feelings clear on his rivalHe told the press: "Obviously, you can't send off a player for something like that. The referee didn't even know he had a card, and he ruined a very exciting, very evenly matched tie, a real battle, and that's how the game ended."Discussing Camavinga's dismissal, the Spanish manager said: "With the red card, everything is over... It's unbelievable, this action, I can't believe it."Not possible in a match like this, we feel really upset. All of this is unfair."I'm very sad for my players, but I'm also very proud of them, because they gave it everything. They played very well, left it all out there, but sadly it wasn't meant to be. We'll be back."The Bayern players had a different perspective on referee Slvako Vincic's decision, with former Liverpool winger Luis Diaz telling El Chiringuito TV: "I think the referee was right to send him off. "We wanted to take the free kick quickly, and he didn't release the ball."Real's attention now turns to the league, where they sit second and nine points behind rivals Barcelona, with just seven games to go.Arbeloa, who accepted responsibility for his side's defeat in the Champions League, said he would "understand" any decision the club makes about his future.He said: "I am the one responsible for the defeats, and I will always take the consequences from that"I will understand any decision the club makes. I'm a Real Madrid man through and through. I care about this club, the players and the supporters a lot more than I care about myself."I will respect the club's decision. But I'm not thinking about that. It's a decision of the club. I'm a man of the club and all I want is for Madrid to win, regardless of who their coach is."Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter

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