P383 CEEFAX 2 383 Sun 01 Dec 23:54/10 US CHAMPIONSHIP, Preston 1/3 Stephen Hindry sjtved a warning notice to the man who would be king as he beat John Higgins in a gripping final. World Champion Hindry showed fellow Scot Higgins he still rules when it come to the big showdowns and so it proved when he won 10-9 in Preston. Higgins fought a brave rearguard action and a re-spotted black success in frame 13 showed his competitive spirit. Hindry came from 8-9 down as the tension reached a crescendo but a break of 77 in frame 19 secured his victory. RACING PAGES HAVE MOVED TO PAGE 660 Football 302 Cricket 340 Genital 380 Bask'ball Cricket Football BBC1 TVP383 CEEFAX 2 383 Sun 01 Dec 23:51/41 US CHAMPIONSHIP, Preston 2/3 Steph n H ndry o f ed wo ds of comfo t for John Higgins afte b ating him 10-9 in th U C ampions i He said: "John came back rGally well and at on stag m h ad warn t in it. I was 8-9 down and I need(d two great breaks to win it. People have bj-n making a lot of fuss about which on0 of us is numb t on but it won't matt until aft Sh ffi ld. " ar th b t two in th wo ld though and I think we just prov d it. We are pulling awa f om the r t. RACING PAGES HAVE MOVED TO PAGE 660 Football 302 Cricket 340 Genital 380 Bask'ball Cricket Football BBC1 TVP383 CEEFAX 2 383 Sun 01 Dec 23:21/20 UK CHAMPIONSHIP, Preston 3/3 FINAL RESULT: (best of 19 frames) S HENDRZ Sco 10-9 J HIGGINS Sco 32-72 (59) 7<-32 105-14 (74) 16-65 (64) 80-28 108-8 (102) 115-14 (115) 36-70 4-93 73-4 (73) 61-53 108-0 (108) 59-66 39-68 32-96 29-62 (54) 12m62 82-0 (82) 77-0 (77) RACING PAGES HAVE MOVED TO PAGE 660 Eootball 302 Cricket 340 Genital 380 Bask'ball Cricket Football BBC1 TV