Nottingham Post published Shaun Murphy takes World Championship semi-final lead

It was first blood to Shaun Murphy in his World Snooker Championship semi-final as he took full advantage of a jaded Barry Hawkins to build a 6-2 lead on Thursday afternoon.Following his quarter-final victory over Anthony McGill, Murphy said he had no preference as to whether he played Neil Robertson or Barry Hawkins in the semi-final, just as long as their last eight clash became a 25-frame epic.He got his wish and Hawkins, back on the table after his late night 13-12 win, was way off the...