Ali Carter: 'I had to beat lung cancer for my son'

Snooker player Ali Carter has said that seeing his four-year-old son after being diagnosed with lung cancer motivated him to beat the disease.

The two-time World Championship finalist, who previously battled testicular cancer, found out that he had a tumour on one of his lungs in May, but has just one procedure left to complete his treatment for the illness.

The 35-year-old told BBC Sport: "I thought it was game over for me when they said there was a shadow on my lung. I had a gut feeling inside that it was cancer and it was just a waiting game until I had all the scans and the doctor told me it was cancer. Fortunately, he said it was one he could cure.

"When I came home after I saw the consultant and he diagnosed me, Max was sitting on my sofa. I came through the door and he looked at me and said 'daddy you are my best friend'.

"I had to go upstairs and I burst into tears. I had been told I had a type of cancer in my lung and it was too much. But I knew my son needed me, and that was my driving force to get myself better."

Carter is due to play his first tournament since being diagnosed next month.