John Virgo passed away at the age of 79 in Spain after an illustrious career as a snooker player and commentator For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Email * SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice John Virgo , the much-loved snooker player and commentator , has died at the