in front SNOOKER: Accrington-based snooker star Ian McCulloch led Peter Lines 5-4 in the penultimate qualifying round of the World Championships going into today's final session at Telford.

The winner of the best-of-19 contest will meet Gary Wilkinson, ranked 29th in the World, tomorrow for a place in the televised stages at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre.

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