Former snooker star Silvino Francisco – who won the 1985 British Open – has died aged 78. The South African was a widely ...

FORMER snooker star Silvino Francisco has died aged 78. The South African reached world No10 and won the British Open in 1985. He remains the only African player to have ever won a ranking event.

Former snooker star Silvino Francisco – who won the 1985 British Open – has died aged 78. The South African reached a career-high rank of No 10 and is the only player born in Africa to win a ...

Dennis Taylor won his first and only world championship - wearing the iconic "upside down" glasses - watched by 19 million people on TV "The greatest snooker ... Ball Final" of 1985 in Sheffield ...

Silvino Francisco, a colourful snooker star of the 1980s, has passed away aged 78. Francisco won the British Open in 1985 and reached a career-high rank of No.10 in the world during his peak.

British Open Champion 1985. Sadly he took a few wrong turns in life, but eventually found redemption. God rest him." While a second posted: "Another loss to the snooker world in 2024. R.I.P ...

Silvino Francisco, a South African snooker player who was prominent in the 1980s and was later jailed for three years for smuggling cannabis, has passed away aged 78 ...