THE British Open returns next week with some of snooker’s biggest stars in action.

The iconic tournament uses a flat draw which sees all players, regardless of their world ranking, begin in the opening round.

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Mark Williams will defend his British Open title this month[/caption]

It also applies an ‘FA Cup-style’ draw for each stage, meaning there is no ranking protection – and anyone can draw anyone.

Many round one matches of this year’s British Open have already taken place in Leicester – but all the top 16 seeds and others – have had their openers saved for the main venue in Cheltenham and the TV cameras.

Defending champion Mark Williams will be looking to retain the Clive Everton Trophy after his epic 10-7 triumph over Mark Selby last year.

Snooker icon Ronnie O’Sullivan also features in Cheltenham as he hopes to improve on his shock early elimination from the English Open last time out.

When is the British Open 2024?

The British Open began on July 31st – with some players playing their round one matches in Leicester (results below).

First-round ties involving the top 16 in the world and others will begin on Monday, September 23, at the Centaur Arena in Cheltenham.

The tournament will conclude on Sunday, September 29.

How to watch the British Open 2024

The British Open will be broadcast live on ITV4 in the UK.

You can live stream the event via the ITVX app/website.

Alternatively, you can keep up to date with all the action by following SunSport’s live blog.

What is the British Open 2024 format?

• Rounds 1 to 4: All matches are the best of 7 frames
• Quarter-finals: Best of 9 frames (with mid-session interval)
• Semi-finals: Best of 11 frames (with mid-session interval)
• Final: Best of 19 frames – two sessions with scheduled mid-session intervals

What first-round matches have already been played in the British Open 2024?

Below are all the first-round matches that took place in Leicester and the results:

• Ryan Day v Louis Heathcote – held over to main venue
• Graeme Dott 4-1 Matthew Stevens
• Si Jiahui 4-2 David Lilley
• Mink Nutcharut 1-4 Liam Graham
• Ricky Walden 4-3 Liu Hongyu
• Zak Surety 1-4 Ben Mertens
• Andrew Pagett 1-4 Neil Robertson
• Xiao Guodong 4-2 Huang Jiahao
• Jimmy White 0-4 Chris Totten
• Noppon Saengkham 4-3 Joe Perry
• Alfie Burden 4-3 Andrew Higginson
• Dean Young 3-4 Haris Tahir
• Matthew Selt 3-4 Ben Woollaston
• Ishpreet Singh Chadha 1-4 Jamie Clarke
• Oliver Lines 4-3 Lei Peifan
• Sunny Akani 4-0 Daniel Womersley
• Martin O’Donnell 4-1 Mitchell Mann
• Mostafa Dorgham 1-4 Hossein Vafaei
• Kok Leong Lim 4-1 Anthony Hamilton
• Xu Si 4-2 Ken Doherty
• Duane Jones 4-2 Dominic Dale
• David Grace 4-2 Jack Lisowski
• Artemijs Zizins 3-4 Allan Taylor
• Iulian Boiko 4-2 Farakh Ajaib
• Joshua Cooper 1-4 Elliot Slessor
• Fan Zhengyi 2-4 Zhou Yuelong
• Xing Zihao 3-4 Mark Joyce
• Stuart Bingham 4-3 He Guoqiang
• Michael Holt 4-0 Reanne Evans
• Ka Wai Cheung 4-0 Kreishh Gurbaxani
• Ma Hailong 4-2 Jimmy Robertson
• Simon Blackwell 4-2 Bai Yulu
• Joe O’Connor 2-4 Stan Moody
• Jamie Jones 2-4 Yuan Sijun
• Joshua Thomond 1-4 Marco Fu
• Alexander Ursenbacher 1-4 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
• Wang Yuchen 2-4 Hammad Miah
• Chris Wakelin 4-0 Haydon Pinhey
• Baipat Siripaporn 1-4 Wu Yize
• David Gilbert 4-0 Dylan Emery
• Amir Sarkhosh 3-4 Ashley Carty
• Robbie McGuigan 0-4 Mark Davis
• Jackson Page 1-4 Robbie Williams
• Ahmed Elsayed 2-4 Anton Kazakov
• Scott Donaldson 2-4 Tian Pengfei
• Antoni Kowalski 4-1 Daniel Wells
• Lyu Haotian 4-0 Anthony McGill
• Jiang Jun 1-4 Stephen Maguire
• Liam Pullen 0-4 Long Zehuang

British Open 2024 schedule

*Subject to change

Monday, September 23 (Round one)

From 1pm

• Mark Williams v Rory Thor
• Gong Chenzhi v Tom Ford
• Gary Wilson v Mark Allen
• Ding Junhui v Aaron Hill

From 2pm

• Luca Brecel v Mohamed Shebab
• Ryan Day v Louis Heathcote
• Robert Milkins v Judd Trump
• Ross Muir v John Higgins

From 7pm

• Barry Hawkins v Liam Davies
• Ronnie O’Sullivan v Manasawin Phetmalaikul
• Bulcsu Revesz v Ali Carter
• Shaun Murphy v Ian Burns

From 8pm

• Pang Junxu v Mark Selby
• Jordan Brown v Zhang Anda
• Sanderson Lam v Jak Jones
• Kyren Wilson v Julien Leclercq

Tuesday, September 24

From 10am

Schedule TBC

Wednesday, September 25

From 10am

Schedule TBC

Thursday, September 26

From 1pm

Schedule TBC

Friday, September 27

From 1pm

Schedule TBC

Saturday, September 28

From 1pm

Schedule TBC

Sunday, September 29

From 1pm

Schedule TBC

Who has won the British Open?

Here is a list of all the previous British Open winners:

2023 Mark Williams
2022 Ryan Day
2021 Mark Williams
2004 John Higgins
2003 Stephen Hendry
2002 Paul Hunter
2001 John Higgins
2000 Peter Ebdon
1999 Stephen Hendry
1999 Fergal O’Brien
1998 John Higgins
1997 Mark Williams
1996 Nigel Bond
1995 John Higgins
1994 Ronnie O’Sullivan
1993 Steve Davis
1992 Jimmy White
1991 Stephen Hendry
1990 Bob Chaperon
1989 Tony Meo
1988 Stephen Hendry
1987 Jimmy White
1986 Steve Davis
1985 Silvino Francisco

ANTHONY JOSHUA was once floored in sparring by a 6ft 9in giant in sparring, his former training partner claimed.

AJ returns on Saturday in what is expected to be a British-record 96,000 sellout at Wembley Stadium.

He challenges for sparring partner Daniel Dubois for the IBF heavyweight world champion.

It comes years after Dubois was rumoured to have flatten AJ in a now-infamous spar at Team GB’s Sheffield HQ.

Joshua has been forced to deny being dropped but conceded he was at least stunned by a left hook.

Anthony Fowler – a 2016 Olympian who trained alongside the both – spoke out to say he was there and saw AJ’s legs turn to jelly.

Fowler – who has since retired – further claimed that Kazakh Ivan Dychko also had Joshua in a world of trouble in sparring.

He told talkSPORT: “I remember Ivan Dychko dropped Joshua. And David Price knocked Joshua down really heavily, he really hurt Joshua.

“That Kazakh lad dropped him once, but it was more of a flash knockdown. And Dubois hurt him as well.

“So I’ve seen him hurt three times but it is heavyweight boxing so it doesn’t matter who you are, if you get hit flush on the chin you could go over.”

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Joshua admitted to being decked by 6ft 8in Price, 41, but denied ever hitting the canvas with Dubois.

Interestingly, AJ beat Dychko in the semi-finals of the 2012 Olympics on his route to winning a heroic gold in the capital.

Meaning he was supposedly floored by the European just before beating him in the Games.

Fowler, 33, said: “That was in the amateurs, we were all sparring with the Kazakhstanis, and they were all wearing smaller gloves.

“They were all wearing competition gloves, and we were all wearing big gloves.

“I sparred that Serik Sapiyev, and he done me in mate. He had a pair of 10oz gloves on and I had pillows on my hands.

“It was sparring before the Olympics. Joshua was loading up and I think he got caught with a one-two and it was a flash knockdown.

“Not many people were there, it was just a spar but I remember it.”

Joshua, 34, awkwardly brought up the sparring session with Dubois, 27, at the press conference.

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Daniel Dubois and Joshua had an awkward press conference exchange[/caption]

THE future of smash-hit motoring show World’s Most Dangerous Roads has been laid out.

Famous faces joining the line-up for series six have now been unveiled.

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Johnny Vegas is appearing in the new series of World’s Most Dangerous Roads[/caption]

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He will be joined by Lucy Beaumont as they drive through Montenegro[/caption]

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The show has aired for five seasons to date – with previous participants including Rhod Gilbert and Angela Barnes[/caption]

Its format sees two celebrities filmed as they tackle journeys down roads considered notably hazardous.

In the new episodes, one pairing will be comedians and friends, Johnny Vegas and Lucy Beaumont.

The journey taken by the Taskmaster alums sees them driving through Montenegro.

Johnny shared: “I can’t believe I’ve such fond memories of being so b****y terrified at times.

“I can only put it down to Lucy Beaumont‘s inexhaustible quirky humour under pressure and Montenegro’s stunning variation of landscapes.

“Both tears of fear and laughter made it an unforgettable adventure of a lifetime.”

Meanwhile, Lucy added: “I still can’t believe I made in one piece; I must admit I didn’t want to be on a dangerous road with Johnny driving, but I didn’t want to leave either.

“What started out as a white-knuckle ride turned out to be a spiritual experience which cemented that me and Johnny will be lifelong friends.”

Another confirmed duo is I’m a Celeb alum Babatunde Aléshé and fellow comedian Kae Kurd – who travelled to Zambia.

Reflecting on his experience, Babatunde shared: “I absolutely loved taking part in World’s Most Dangerous Roads.

“As someone of African heritage, this journey meant so much to me, especially to experience it with my good friend Kae.” 

As Kae remarked: “One of the best experiences of my life. Challenging, fun and eye opening, and with a great companion too.” 

 In addition, Rhod Gilbert – who has appeared in previous episodes – will be narrating a compilation of memorable show moments so far.

This is titled World’s Most Dangerous Roads: Rhod Gilbert’s Extra Mile.

Initially beginning in 2011, World’s Most Dangerous Roads aired for three series on BBC Two, up to 2013.

Comedians including Hugh Dennis, Sue Perkins, Ed Byrne and David Baddiel all took on dangerous journeys in the original run.

Dave later revived the format and aired the show from series four onwards.

World’s Most Dangerous Roads returns to U&Dave in November.

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Comedian Babatunde Aléshé travelled to Zambia[/caption]

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He was joined on the journey by friend and fellow comic, Kae Kurd[/caption]

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A MUM-of-one has showcased how she looks better aged 40 than she did in her Twenties. 

Adriana Krzesniak is a lifestyle content creator who strongly believes that skincare starts on the inside.

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She believes maintaining a youthful glow is all about lifestyle[/caption]

Rather than promoting various lotions and potions, she instead shares diet and lifestyle tricks that can improve skin from the inside-out. 

And there’s two foods she swears by to stop ageing in its tracks.

In a recent TikTok post, Adriana shared how her life “really started after 40”.

She even said that she believes she looks better now than she did aged 20, thanks to her improved lifestyle.

“Better make-up, better clothes, better money, more confidence, calmer lifestyle,” she wrote. 

Adriana is also a big consumer of wild-caught salmon and turmeric – and says these are her key anti-ageing foods.

Neuroscientist Robert Love, who specialises in helping people fight Alzheimer’s disease, recently claimed that both salmon and turmeric are the ultimate anti-ageing foods for your skin AND brain.

Taking to TikTok in March this year, Adriana revealed that she strongly agrees.

As a regular consumer of both, she believes they are the secret to her youthful glow. 

Wild-caught salmon is beneficial for both skin and brain health as it is rich in nutrients, especially omega-3 fatty acids.

The fatty acids present in salmon help maintain the skin’s moisture barrier, as well as reduce dryness and inflammation.

Furthermore, the omega-3s and proteins in salmon are believed to promote collagen production, which is essential for maintaining firm and youthful skin.

It’s also a good source of vitamin D, which supports skin cell growth and repair. 

On the other hand, turmeric is beneficial for skin health thanks to its active compound curcumin.

Curcumin has powerful anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antimicrobial and wound-healing properties.

And as it’s a strong antioxidant, it neutralises any external nasties that manage to seep into your skin and damage it, such as pollution. 

These antioxidant properties can also slow down the ageing process by protecting skin cells from damage that leads to wrinkles and loss of skin elasticity.