Allen and Wu toil in 100-minute frame ‘embarrassment’, Higgins leads Murphy

At the World Snooker Championship, Wu Yize and Mark Allen's semi-final is level at 7-7 after their afternoon session concluded with a record-breaking frame lasting over 100 minutes, the longest in the tournament's Crucible era. Allen had trailed 6-2 overnight but mounted a comeback, winning five consecutive frames to take a 7-6 lead before the session ended all square. In the other semi-final, John Higgins holds a 13-11 lead over Shaun Murphy after the 14th frame left the match poised at 7-7 at the halfway stage.