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- England reeling at 24-3 after gritty Shakeel century
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- Gritty Shakeel century gives Pakistan lead over England in third Test
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Wilson survives Jones fightback to win World Snooker final
Kyren Wilson just about held his nerve on Monday as he overcame an impressive fightback from qualifier Zak Jones to win snooker's World Championship title for the first time.
A clearly emotional Wilson eventually triumphed 18-14 in the final at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre in northern England but only after Jones, who lost the first seven frames of the best of 35 contest, had won three frames in a row from 17-11 down to give himself hope of a remarkable rally.
But in the end the 12th-ranked Englishman regained his composure sufficiently to see off his Welsh opponent.
"Can you imagine how embarrassing it would have been if I'd lost and Bailey is dressed like that?" Wilson, pointing to his son, dressed in classic waistcoat and bow tie snooker attire, told the BBC.
"I'd like to say sorry to Jak for that outburst (shouting 'come on' on match ball) but it does just mean so much to all of us.
"My mum and dad have remortgaged and sacrificed their whole lives to get me here. My brother and wife too. The list goes on and on, it's a massive team effort."
T.Ward--AMWN