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BARRY HEARN named the next sport he reckons will take off like darts within five years. The Matchroom founder and president, 76, has been involved in promoting sport for more than 50 years. His com… ...
Barry Hearn has declared the Crucible Theatre “not fit for purpose” and said that the World Snooker Championship will leave the Sheffield venue in 2027 unless changes are made.
BARRY HEARN believes he may have spotted darts’ next Luke Littler – and he is just ten years old. Matchroom founder and president Hearn, 76, spent 20 years as chairman of the Professional Dar… ...
Barry Hearn has indicated the Crucible’s future as the host venue for the World Snooker Championship will come to an end in 2027. The Matchroom Sport president continues to play a key role in ...
Barry Hearn has suggested the World Snooker Championship will move away from the Crucible unless the tournament is treated with more “respect”. The long-time Sheffield home of the sport’s ...
Barry Hearn feels the ‘signs are good’ for the growth and expansion of Matchroom’s World Nineball Tour, while he sees snooker at a point of ‘quantum change’.
BARRY HEARN suffered a heart attack during Leyton Orient’s play-off clash with Stockport last month, his son Eddie has revealed. But amazingly, the veteran promoter was back on his feet in ti… ...
Barry Hearn has talked positively of his talks with Sheffield City Council over the Crucible’s future as the venue for the World Snooker Championship, hoping for an agreement to be reached by ...
THREE times during his 19-year Leyton Orient ownership, Barry Hearn went through the play-off final emotional wringer. Two were at Wembley, one at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium – all thre… ...
Barry Hearn feels the 'signs are good' for the growth and expansion of Matchroom's World Nineball Tour, while he sees snooker at a point of 'quantum change'.