TWO CHINESE snooker players have been banned for life – with eight others suspended for up to a total of 27 YEARS – in the biggest match-fixing scandal in British sport. Today the independent World…

Barry Hearn and Ronnie O’Sullivan haven’t always seen eye-to-eye with the latter often speaking his mind but the snooker supremo hopes one day the Rocket will appreciate the chances he’s had

Ronnie O’Sullivan has never been far from controversy throughout his snooker career – but he wasn’t at fault when the police wrongly thought he was the suspect in a kidnapping case

NEW world snooker champ Luca Brecel has pulled out of the Vienna Open due to exhaustion. The Belgian, 28, claimed a first world title at the Crucible last Monday with an 18-15 victory over Mark Sel…

Snooker ace Mark Selby sent a message of support to his wife following the Snooker World Championship final – before champion Luca Brecel offered kind words of his own

Belgium’s Luca Brecel becomes the first player from mainland Europe to win snooker’s World Championship, beating Mark Selby 18-15 in Sheffield.

SMILING Mark Selby achieved the first 147 ever seen in the final of the World Snooker Championship. In the 16th frame, the Leicester Jester enjoyed a moment of snooker perfection by clearing all th…

Mark Selby said abuse from social media trolls was like water off a duck’s back after reaching the World Snooker Championship final by edging past Mark Allen at the Crucible

Mark Selby withstands a dramatic Mark Allen fightback to win a late-night finish 17-15 as he reaches his sixth World Championship final.

Luca Brecel incredibly recovered from 14-5 down to beat Chinese youngster Si Jiahui 17-15, becoming the first player ever to overcome a nine-frame deficit at the Crucible

Selby battled back from a three-frame deficit to establish a 7-6 overnight advantage against his opponent after a gruelling session in which safety play prevailed.

Chinese debutant Si Jiahui, 20, leads Luca Brecel 14-10 in a thrilling World Championship semi-final in Sheffield.

The World Snooker Championship has been held at the Crucible Theatre since 1977 and is a popular venue amongst fans.

The Belgian fought back from 4-1 down before the 20-year-old took the last frame

John Higgins reflected on a ‘poor season’ and hinted at retirement from the sport following his exit from the World Snooker Championship at the hands of Mark Selby

Luca Brecel handed Ronnie O’Sullivan a shock defeat in their quarter-final at the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield.

Ronnie O’Sullivan is embarking on a record-breaking eighth World Snooker Championship title but if it’s anything like number seven, the snooker legend is in for a rough time

John Higgins pulled no punches when discussing schedule issues at this year’s World Snooker Championship.

Mark Allen claims a tense 13-10 win over Jak Jones to reach the World Championship semi-finals for the first time since 2009.

Seven-time World Snooker Championship winner Ronnie O’Sullivan didn’t look best pleased as he exited the arena after winning a dicey seventh frame against Luca Brecel

Alan McManus has described the clash between Mark Selby and John Higgins as the best match of the World Championship so far.

Ten Chinese players face match-fixing charges as an independent panel considers the evidence against them at a hearing that begins on Monday.

Ronnie O’Sullivan has been slammed after advancing in the World Snooker Championship.

Qualifier Anthony McGill needs two frames for a World Championship quarter-final place after leading Jack Lisowski 11-5.

‘All of a sudden, it just went a bit funny.’

Ronnie O’Sullivan remains on course for a record-breaking eighth World Championship after swatting aside Hossein Vafaei in double quick time following a tumultuous build-up

As part of a Government system test, a message will be sent at 3pm to all 4G and 5G-capable phones in the country.

There were incredible scenes at the start of the second frame between Ronnie O’Sullivan and Hossein Vafaei when the Iranian broke off by smashing into the pack and virtually gifting the frame to his opponent

Iran’s Hossein Vafaei is branded “disrespectful” after smashing the pack of reds from a break during his match with defending champion Ronnie O’Sullivan.

Jimmy White and Alan McManus feel Hossein Vafaei still has hope against Ronnie O’Sullivan, but feel he needs to leave the nonsense behind the scenes.

Barry Hearn is planning to sue the Just Stop Oil protester that covered a table in orange powder at the World Snooker Championship this week – and wants fans to join him

The Rocket and the Prince of Persia settle their beef at the Crucible.

The Crucible crowd were treated to a true exhibition of snooker as Shaun Murphy just failed to overcome Si Jiahui in a World Snooker Championship belter on Thursday night

The match had been interrupted by the Just Stop Oil protest earlier in the week

Four-time world champion Mark Selby beats qualifier Matthew Selt 10-8, but former champion Shaun Murphy loses 10-9 to Chinese debutant Si Jiahui.

Qualifier Anthony McGill says “I can win the World Championship” after beating former champion Judd Trump 10-6 to reach the second round.

Kyren Wilson completed the first 147 break of the 2023 World Snooker Championship on Wednesday, taking out the maximum in his first-round clash against Ryan Day

Gary Wilson holds off a fightback from practice partner Elliot Slessor to win 10-8 and move into the second round of the World Championship.

Hossein Vafaei has thrown some serious shade at Ronnie O’Sullivan ahead of their second round clash at the Crucible on Friday, which looks set to be a tense one

The incident at the Crucible happened during Robert Milkins’ clash with Joe Perry in the evening session

RONNIE O’SULLIVAN produced an “answer nobody was expecting” as he named the most famous person in his phone contacts. Last year’s winner is preparing to defend his title and make history with…

Iranian player Hossein Vafaei, who could play the reigning champion in the second round at the Crucible if he overcomes China’s Ding Junhui, made the comments last year.

Neil Robertson produces a sublime display to defeat Chinese debutant Wu Yize 10-3 in the first round of the World Championship in Sheffield.

The 47-year-old revealed he would head straight home to bed after beating Chinese qualifier Pang Junxu in Sheffield.

Ronnie O’Sullivan holds off qualifier Pang Junxu to seal a 10-7 win as his hunt for a record eighth World Championship title in the modern era got under way.

Ronnie O’Sullivan was fined at last year’s World Championship but has a plan in place to avoid further punishments this year.

Shaun Murphy says “snooker is in the best state it has ever been in” with the World Championship set to start on Saturday in Sheffield.

‘I’ll give it my best, try my hardest, but so will 31 other players.’

Ronnie O’Sullivan says he will “not put a number on” how many world titles he can win as his bid for an eighth Crucible crown gets under way against Pang Junxu on Saturday.

A snooker great is targeting world title number eight.