UK snooker damages suit risked by telephone call recording, UK judge told
By Simon Zekaria ( July 15, 2026, 15:30 GMT | Insight) -- A UK competition-law claim against the main professional snooker tour over the freedom of players to compete has been threatened by the leaking of a recorded telephone call between sports promoters, a UK judge has been told. Private events and promoter company NST Worldwide is seeking damages from the sport’s main governing entities including World Snooker. A UK competition law claim against the main professional snooker tour over the freedom of players to compete elsewhere has been threatened by the leaking of a recorded telephone call between sports promoters involved in the litigation, a UK judge was told Wednesday....
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