Sport in Short: Snooker

STEVE DAVIS lost in the Regal Welsh Open yesterday, surrendering a 3-0 lead over Belfast's Joe Swail to lose 5-3.

REGAL WELSH OPEN (Newport) Fifth round: J Swail (Irl) bt S Davis (Eng) 5-3; J Parrott (Eng) bt W Thorne (Eng) 5-2; J Wattana (Thai) bt A Robidoux (Can) 5-1; A McManus (Sco) bt N Foulds (Eng) 5-2; N Bond (Eng) bt S Hendry (Sco) 5-3; J White (Eng) bt T Knowles (Eng) 5-1; M Hallett (Eng) bt T Drago (Mal) 5-2.