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Snooker legend Terry Griffiths dies aged 77

BBC on MSN · 3d

Former world snooker champion Griffiths dies aged 77

Former world snooker champion Terry Griffiths has died aged 77, after a long battle with dementia, his family has confirmed. The Welshman won the 1979 World Championship as a qualifier, beating Dennis Taylor 24-16 in the final. Griffiths also won the Masters in 1980 and the UK Championship in 1982 to complete snooker's 'Triple Crown'.

The Washington Post · 2d

Terry Griffiths, former world snooker champion, dies at 77 after battle with dementia

Terry Griffiths, a Welsh snooker player who won the world championship as a qualifier and later became a coach to top players like Stephen Hendry and Mark Williams, has died. He was 77. World Snooker announced Griffiths’ death early Monday.

Reuters on MSN · 3d

Snooker-Former world champion Griffiths dies at 77

Former world snooker champion Terry Griffiths has died at the age of 77 after battling dementia, his family confirmed on Sunday. Griffiths claimed the world title in 1979 and went on to win the Masters in 1980 and the UK Championship in 1982,

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‘A feeling money can’t buy’ – BBC snooker presenter hits out at controversial talk over moving World Championship

BBC snooker presenter Hazel Irvine has hit out at plans to move the World Championship from the Crucible. The veteran host ...

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Griffiths wins 2014 BBC Wales' Lifetime Achievement Award

At the 2014 BBC Wales Sports Personality Awards snooker player, Terry Griffiths received the Lifetime Achievement Award.

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‘I don’t actually care,’ blasts snooker star Mark Allen as he continues row sparked by BBC commentator Shaun Murphy

MARK ALLEN has emphatically hit back at criticism of his slow play at last weekend’s UK Championship. The Northern Irishman ...

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