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Stevie Middleton and I'm a BBC Commissioner for a load of sport

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journalists, experienced pundits and the biggest

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straight from the player's mouth. But the best thing about doing this at the BBC is

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Hip-hop quote very loosely related to battles. I'm Rick Edwards my favorite weekends of sport.

World Snooker Championships final weekend.

And I know what you're thinking.

What were the four semi-finalists' nicknames?

Relax.

I've got you.

The Warrior took on the farmer and the silent assassin is taking on

bull run. And it is important to have nicknames because all the snooker players are called things like Stuart and Dave.

Right, before we get too much older, let's get our boys and girls on the bays.

I don't see this every week because simply isn't true, But what a panel it is today, a cracker. Not often

we have four such fine sporting specimens, all of whom have reached the absolute top of their professions.

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