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Matthew Cooper

John Higgins reacts to BBC putting an English flag next to his name - "Am I allowed to swear?"

Scottish snooker star John Higgins has reacted to the BBC mistakenly labelling him English at the World Snooker Championship.

In a graphic displayed by the broadcaster ahead of Higgins' first-round clash with Thailand's Thepchaiya Un-Nooh, an English flag was shown next to his name instead of a Scottish one. And when the error was put to him after the match, Higgins replied: "England?!

"Am I allowed to swear? God, they better get that changed pronto. That's poor isn't it? That's really poor from the BBC, very poor."

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