The Antrim cueman faces John Higgins in a high-profile second-round clash at the Crucible.
Title-holders Al Ahly of Egypt and long-time rivals Esperance of Tunisia will meet in the two-leg CAF Champions League final during May. It will be the third time Ahly and Esperance face each other in the final of the Champions League with the Egyptians winning in 2012 and the Tunisians succeeding in 2018.
Most of the headlines in Formula One motor racing are generated by the drivers – winning races, swapping teams or sounding off about their rivals or their latest hobby or girlfriend.