Upping the Ante: Snooker’s dark horse could come in under the radar

Mark Allen, the Northern Irish snooker player, has had a hell of a year, and is in similar form to other contenders on much shorter odds

After a couple of Samcro- related missteps in this column over the past few weeks, it was reassuring to see Liverpool stumble over the line into the last 16 of the Champions League last Tuesday night.

The Reds were tipped here to win the tournament earlier this year at 14/1. Having lost all three away games in their group, they can count themselves lucky to have edged Napoli on goal difference.

The difference ...