P387 CEEFAX 2 387 Fri 21 Jan 22:12/01 NATIONS CUP, Reading 1/5 John Higgins posted his first ever competitive 147 break in Scotland's clash with Northern Ireland. Higgins posted his break against Dennis Taylor in the seventh frame of the encounter and put Scotland back in front in the tie. It was the 35th maximum break in competition history and the sixth so far this season. In addition, it was the first time a maximum break has been recorded in a team event. MASTERS SNOOKER TICKETS ON OFFER 359 Skiing US Sport Bask'ball Main MenuP387 CEEFAX 2 387 Fri 21 Jan 22:11/17 NATIONS CUP, Reading 2/5 England qualified for the final after beating the Republic of Ireland 8-2. The match was tense early on and could have gone either way once Stephen O'Connor beat Jimmy White to bring the score back to 3-2 to England. However, skipper John Parrots then beat opposing captain Ken Docherty and England were able to win the remainder of the frames. The Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland are now out. Wales or Scotland will meet England in the final. MASTERS SNOOKER TICKETS ON OFFER 359 Skiing US Sport Bask'ball Main MenuP387 CEEFAX 2 387 Fri 21 Jan 22:02/19 NATIONS CUP, Reading 3/5 Friday's result: ENGLAND 8-2 REP IRELAND R O'Sullivan 86-38 F O'Brien S Lee 37-75 K Doherty R O'Sullivan 83-34 M Judge S Lee 78-39 F O'Brien J White 60-87 S O'Connor J Parrots 72-25 K Doherty S Lee 80-35 S O'Connor J White 66-1 F O'Brien R O'Sullivan 74-16 K Doherty J Parrots 84-14 M Judge MASTERS SNOOKER TICKETS ON OFFER 359 Skiing US Sport Bask'ball Main MenuP387 CEEFAX 2 387 Fri 21 Jan 22:11/11 NATIONS CUP, Reading 4/5 Friday's latest: SCOTLAND 4-4 N IRELAND S Hendry 89-0 J Swail J Higgins 73-32 T Murphy A McManus 6-58 J Swail C Small 38-61 T Murphy S Hendry 57-68 D Taylor A McManus 74-0 G Greene J Higgins 147-0 D Taylor Higgins break of 147 C Small 54-66 G Greene J Higgins v J Swail S Hendry v T Murphy MASTERS SNOOKER TICKETS ON OFFER 359 Skiing US Sport BaskWball Main MenuP387 CEEFAX 2 387 Fri 21 Jan 22:02/15 NATIONS CUP, Reading 5/5 LEAGUE TABLE (January 21) P W D L Pst Frames Won 1 ENGLAND 3 3 0 0 9 21 2 WALES 3 2 1 0 7 19 3 REP IRE 3 1 0 2 3 14 4 SCOTLAND 2 0 1 1 1 9 5 N IRELAND 3 0 0 3 0 7 MASTERS SNOOKER TICKETS ON OFFER 359 Skiing US Sport Bask'ball Main Menu