On a day of college hoops that featured massive SEC clashes, the second Saint Mary’s-Gonzaga matchup of the season, and a non-conference showdown at MSG between Duke and Illinois, the game of the day was without question a late-night tip-off between Arizona and BYU. The Wildcats and Cougars combined for 191 points and neither team […]
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JIMMY WHITE has opened up on the medical diagnosis that changed his life – and wishes he’d known sooner.
The charismatic snooker legend, 62, was diagnosed with ADHD two years ago.
White – known affectionately as The Whirlwind – found fame in the 1980s and became a firm fan favourite on the baize.
A two-time Major winner, the Tooting native has revealed he is now being medically treated for the condition.
White told Stephen Hendry’s Cue Tips podcast: “I’m gonna give you an exclusive.
“I got diagnosed with ADHD about two years ago.
“I’ve had to work. With ADHD you think about fifteen things at once.
“So I’m now down to sort of like normal.
“I have to be medicated and all that and it’s completely changed my life.”
White was known for his rapid breaks and no-nonsense style at the table.
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But he admits he wishes he’d known about his ADHD sooner.
The condition – attention deficit hyperactivity disorder – causes sufferers to be impulsive and have a short attention span, according to the NHS.
White continued: “When you’re under pressure, looking back all these things were going through my mind and all of a sudden I’m starting to miss everything.
“The pockets are closing up as I’m hitting them and the balls are getting like footballs.
“That for me now, looking back, if I’d known what I had I’d have been able to refocus better. That was a big thing.”
White has also been open about his battles with drink and drugs.
The Whirlwind struggled with an addiction to crack when he was a young star.
And he admits the habit “drained” his bank account of over £35,000.
BELOW is a list of snooker World Champions by year.
The record is for the modern era, widely considered as dating from the 1968-69 season, when the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) took control of the sport.
The first World Championships ran from 1927 – with a break from 1941-45 because of World War II and 1958-63 because of a dispute in the sport.
Joe Davis (15), Fred Davis and John Pulman (both 8) were the most successful players during that period.
Stephen Hendry and Ronnie O’Sullivan share the record for the most titles in the modern era, with seven each.
Most World Titles (modern era)
White told Louis Theroux‘s documentary Gods of Snooker: “Cocaine was absolutely everywhere.
“It was like the devil’s dandruff, but crack – it’s evil. I tried smoking it and got completely addicted.
“I remember I had £35,000 in an account and I drained that on crack.”
Jimmy added to The Sun on Sunday: “It’s impossible to say how much I used to drink in my wild days.
“It was drink after drink and line after line and I’d go missing for days.
“It took 15 years to get sober and I don’t miss that life at all.”
A MAJOR fashion chain will shut a popular high street store with hundreds more at risk of closing.
A retail park has confirmed it will be saying goodbye to this site favourite at the end of next month.
New Look in Preston will close on March 20, leaving shoppers having to look elsewhere for the latest fashion.
The brand will close its doors at St George’s Shopping Centre after multiple site closures across the country.
In the store window, the retailer popped up a sign reading: “Preston St George, thanks for having us. But it’s time to say goodbye.
“This store will be closing on Thursday 20th March.”
Customers were then offered a QR code taking them to the New Look website to scour the shop online.
Shoppers were told this was the alternative if you want a “feel-good fashion fix, 24/7.”
At the beggining of the year New Look revealed they would “accelerate future store closures” as each branches lease expires, according to The Times.
This was primarily due to tax spikes looming ahead after Rachel Reeves released the Autumn budget.
There are warnings that a quarter of all the chain stores could be scrapped – which is around 91 branches.
New Look fans in Ireland were gutted to hear that 26 stores would be shutting in the region with far more remaining at risk of vanishing.
Other stores that have got the axe include one in Porth branch in Rhondda Cynon Taf and two in Gateshead.
New Look confirmed the latter with a Facebook post reading: “CLOSING DOWN SALE ALERT!
“It’s time for BIG savings at New Look Team Valley! We’re saying goodbye on March 9th, and everything must go! Tops for just £3! Dresses for only £5! Bottoms for £7! And SO MUCH MORE!
“Hurry in before it’s all gone! Don’t miss out on the biggest bargains of the year! Sale ends March 9th! See you there!”
The St Austell branch in Cornwall is set to shut on March 4, putting up farewell signs reading: “It’s time to say goodbye.”
Other branches that have already disappeared include the Carillon Court Shopping Centre site, the Wickford branch, and the Bracknell store.
The popular fashion brand is implementing a programme before April’s National Insurance increase.
This new plan will put a quarter of New Looks branches are closing for good after their lease expires.
Approximately 91 sites will be impacted which will have a knock-on effect to the staff, plunging 8,000 employees into potential job insecurity.
This isn’t the first time New Look shaken up its portfolio of UK stores, with 600 being scrapped in 2018.
The company has restructured its store estate twice in the past six years, reducing its portfolio from around 600 UK stores in 2018.
The British Retail Consortium has predicted that the Treasury's hike to employer NICs will cost the retail sector £2.3billion.
Research by the British Chambers of Commerce shows that more than half of companies plan to raise prices by early April.
A survey of more than 4,800 firms found that 55% expect prices to increase in the next three months, up from 39% in a similar poll conducted in the latter half of 2024.
Three-quarters of companies cited the cost of employing people as their primary financial pressure.
The Centre for Retail Research (CRR) has also warned that around 17,350 retail sites are expected to shut down this year.
It comes on the back of a tough 2024 when 13,000 shops closed their doors for good, already a 28% increase on the previous year.
Professor Joshua Bamfield, director of the CRR said: “The results for 2024 show that although the outcomes for store closures overall were not as poor as in either 2020 or 2022, they are still disconcerting, with worse set to come in 2025.”
Professor Bamfield has also warned of a bleak outlook for 2025, predicting that as many as 202,000 jobs could be lost in the sector.
“By increasing both the costs of running stores and the costs on each consumer’s household it is highly likely that we will see retail job losses eclipse the height of the pandemic in 2020.”
FOUNDED in 1969 by Tom Singh with a modest loan of £5,000 from his parents, the first shop opened in Taunton, Somerset.
Singh’s vision was simple but revolutionary: to offer the latest fashion trends at accessible prices.
This focus on “fast fashion” proved a winning formula, propelling the brand’s rapid growth throughout the following decades.
By the 1990s, New Look had expanded significantly, growing from 200 to an impressive 1,000 stores.
This period saw the introduction of new lines, including menswear, teen, and maternity wear, further broadening the brand’s appeal.
Embracing the digital age, New Look launched its online store in 2007, bringing its trendy offerings to an even wider audience.
The brand’s success wasn’t confined to the UK. New Look expanded internationally, establishing a presence in numerous countries across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
At its peak, the company boasted over 900 stores internationally and employed over 18,000 staff.
New Look’s ownership structure has also evolved over the years. In 2004, the company went private, with founder Tom Singh, chief executive Phil Wrigley, and private equity investors taking the reins.
In 2015, South African investment firm Brait SE acquired a 90% stake in New Look for £780 million, with the Singh family and management retaining the remaining 10%.
Tom Singh himself announced his departure from the company in 2019, marking the end of an era for the brand he buil
LIVERPOOL travel to the Etihad to take on Manchester City in a blockbuster clash TODAY.
The Reds can go an incredible 11 points clear at the top of the table after second-placed Arsenal slipped to a 1-0 defeat to West Ham yesterday.
Liverpool face a wounded City side following their Champions League exit to Real Madrid on Wednesday night.
Erling Haaland was an unused substitute in the Spanish capital and is an injury doubt for this afternoon’s clash with the league leaders.
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FULHAM and Crystal Palace’s Premier League clash came to a complete standstill when two players fought for the ball.
Palace defeated the Cottagers 2-0 on Saturday at Craven Cottage thanks to an own-goal by Joachim Andersen and a goal by Daniel Munoz.
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Andersen, 28, though, didn’t go viral for accidentally sending the ball behind his own net against his former club.
But for a bizarre standoff he had with former team-mate Eberechi Eze down the left wing.
Eze, 26, gained possession of the ball and was marked by the Fulham ace.
The England international waited for Andersen to come for the ball but his opponent stood there and looked at him.
The Denmark international then pointed at his wrist like it had a watch on to tell the Palace star to get on with it.
The forward tried to bait Andersen with some tricks but the centre-back wouldn’t leave his position.
The standoff continued for about 10 seconds until Eze finally passed the ball away.
Fans were left absolutely baffled and amazed as they stormed social media.
One fan tweeted: “The only way to defend against Eze.”
Another commented: “Defender’s nightmare.”
A third wrote: “Just hope you’re not the one on the receiving end of that skill!”
This fan said: “Scared of getting skinned alive by Eze.”
And that one stated: “This is a funny game indeed.”
Duke basketball’s freshman phenom Cooper Flagg has turned a lot of heads this year. One of them is Illinois coach Brad Underwood, who saw Flagg up close on Saturday. Duke basketball routed Illinois, 110-67. Flagg erupted for 16 points in the blowout victory for the Blue Devils. It was the freshman’s first performance at Madison […]
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The Anaheim Ducks returned to action on Saturday night and picked up a 3-2 overtime victory over the Boston Bruins. However, they lost goalie John Gibson along the way due to an upper-body injury, making his status with Anaheim worth keeping tabs on over the next few days. Gibson saved 19 of the 20 shots […]
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It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Arizona State Kansas State prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Arizona State Kansas State. The Kansas State Wildcats had a very brief life on the bubble. They were beating good teams left and right, taking down Iowa State, Arizona, and Kansas. They […]
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The Philadelphia 76ers were in a tight game against the Brooklyn Nets down the stretch, but Joel Embiid was not in the game to give them a chance to win. The 76ers ended up losing 105-103, and many fans were frustrated about Embiid and were ready to give up on him for the season. “It’s […]
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