Snooker: Fu has respect for Allen  Marco Fu has promised to send
Mark Allen a Christmas card at the end of a year that has seen
the Northern Irishman accuse him of cheating.  Marco Fu  The
genteel Hong Kong player was first picked out by Allen in April,
during the World Championship, when he was pinpointed by the man
from Antrim as a player he believes to have broken the rules and
got away with it. Allen also suggested it might be a trait among
Chinese players.  Fu, 34, refutes that and has handled the
controversy particularly well, refusing to engage in any war of
words.  Allen last week stressed he was not backing down from
the comments which cost him a £10,000 fine and a suspended
three-month ban.  He risked that ban being imposed when he made
pointed comments regarding Fu last Wednesday, the day before his
six-month probationary period ran out, as he looked ahead to
their first-round match at the UK Championship.  But Allen said
after losing 6-3 to Fu that he expected to face no charges after
holding talk