Milton Keynes is 'the safest place in the world'

Snooker promoter Barry Hearn has been told the Marshall Arena at Stadium MK is the 'safest place in the world' by one of the Championship League players this week.

Professional sport returned to the agenda last week, with snooker one of the first to get back underway on Monday.

So impressed has Hearn been with the planning and organisation at the Marshall Arena that he announced the Tour Championship would also be heading for Milton Keynes from June 20-26.

With the hotel on-site for the players and personnel, Hearn said the Marshall Arena has received rave reviews.

He said: "The feedback we have had this week from the players at the venue in Milton Keynes has been excellent. Any concerns they may have had about their own welfare have been laid to rest - in fact one player described it as 'probably the safest place on Earth."