John Higgins rallies to keep Ronnie O’Sullivan in his sights at Crucible

John Higgins rallied in the final three frames of Sunday evening's session to trail Ronnie O'Sullivan 9-7 in their second round match at the World Snooker Championship at the Crucible. O'Sullivan had twice led by five frames and appeared in control before Higgins drew on his experience to close the gap. Elsewhere, defending champion Zhao Xintong defeated fellow Chinese player Ding Junhui in their second round encounter.