Snooker

‘The table needs to be burned’: Mark Allen hits out at British Open conditions

World number three says that conditions are ‘absolutely embarrassing’ ahead of clash with Cork’s Aaron Hill

Tue Sept 24 2024 - 10:29

Snooker mourns Ray Reardon after his death at the age of 91

The popular Welshman died on Friday night from cancer

Sat Jul 20 2024 - 13:32

Return to Goffs glory days could be break Irish snooker needs

Ken Doherty, Dennis Taylor and Stephen Hendry return to the scene of past glories in Co Kildare

Fri Mar 01 2024 - 06:00

Mark Allen makes brilliant 147 in Masters win over Mark Selby

Former champion and Antrim native will face Ali Carter in semi-final

Sat Jan 13 2024 - 07:21

Ding Junhui makes 147 maximum break in defeat to Ronnie O’Sullivan at Masters

The 36-year-old recorded only the fourth maximum in the event’s history, repeating feat he achieved in 2007

Mon Jan 08 2024 - 16:10

Luca Brecel defeats Mark Selby to win World Snooker Championship at the Crucible

The 28-year-old Belgian becomes the first winner of the title from mainland Europe

Mon May 01 2023 - 22:49

Mark Selby’s late, late show denies Mark Allen a place in world final

Four-time champion holds off semi-final comeback from Northern Ireland’s Allen

Sun Apr 30 2023 - 11:08

Luca Brecel pulls off finest Crucible comeback to reach World Championship final

Brecel won 11 frames in a row to reach his first final at the Crucible

Sat Apr 29 2023 - 19:31

‘It was not pretty’ - Stephen Hendry criticises semi-final between Allen and Selby

Session was halted three frames earlier than scheduled due to slow pace of play

Fri Apr 28 2023 - 20:39

Luca Brecel stuns defending champion Ronnie O’Sullivan to reach World Snooker semi-finals

Mark Allen reaches last four at The Crucible with hard-fought win over Jak Jones

Wed Apr 26 2023 - 17:21

‘I’ve got nothing to lose’ says Ronnie O’Sullivan after crushing Hossein Vafaei 13-2

O’Sullivan made a point of embracing his vanquished opponent after the second-round win

Sat Apr 22 2023 - 22:49

Mark Allen makes short work of final frame to seal World Championship win over Stuart Bingham

Belfast player makes it through to quarter-finals at the Crucible for the first time since 2018

Sat Apr 22 2023 - 14:28

Kyren Wilson produces 13th 147 in Crucible history to drive Sheffield crowd wild

Wilson’s maximum break was the first of the 2023 World Snooker Championship

Wed Apr 19 2023 - 17:03

Protesters force stoppage at World Snooker Championship in Sheffield

Orange dye thrown on one table at the Crucible by ‘Just Stop Oil’ protester

Mon Apr 17 2023 - 19:58

Hossein Vafaei steps up war of words with Ronnie O’Sullivan at the Crucible

Vafaei produced a brilliant display of scoring to beat Ding Junhui 10-6 in the first round of Cazoo World Championship

Mon Apr 17 2023 - 15:45

Neil Robertson storms into second round at Crucible after beating Wu Yize

The Australian left-hander will face Welshman Jak Jones in the next stage of the Cazoo World Championship

Mon Apr 17 2023 - 12:27

‘Never count me out’: Ronnie O’Sullivan ready and relaxed for Crucible record tilt

Serial winner will attempt to take title for eight time, topping Stephen Hendry’s haul of seven

Fri Apr 14 2023 - 20:02

Ronnie O’Sullivan begins World Snooker Championship defence against Pang Junxu

The first round draw of the World Snooker Championship has been revealed

Thu Apr 13 2023 - 11:02

Stephen Hendry consigned to the foothills of the peaks he once commanded

How could one of the greatest snooker players that ever lived descend from such imperiousness to such fragility?

Mon Apr 10 2023 - 05:00

Ken Doherty to face Reanne Evans in World Snooker Championship qualifying

The Irishman faces the 12-time women’s world champion in the opening qualifying round

Tue Mar 28 2023 - 16:04

Mark King suspended from World Snooker Tour amid betting investigation

Allegations of irregular betting patterns in defeat by Joe Perry in last month’s Six Nations

Sat Mar 18 2023 - 16:02

Former Masters champion Yan Bingtao among six snooker players charged with match-fixing

An independent disciplinary tribunal will now be convened to consider the evidence

Wed Jan 18 2023 - 13:38

Mark Williams and Judd Trump win easily to make Masters final

Williams beats Lisowski 6-0 and in first Masters final since 2003

Sun Jan 15 2023 - 12:01

Mark Williams routs Jack Lisowski to reach first Masters final since 2003

Welshman dominated on safeties and punished errors from his opponent to seize the upper hand

Sat Jan 14 2023 - 19:05

Judd Trump rallies from to beat Barry Hawkins into Masters semi-finals

The 2019 champion trailed 5-4 but finished strongly to secure a sixth semi-final appearance

Fri Jan 13 2023 - 20:37

The many lives of a once troubled Ronnie O’Sullivan

His snooker career at one time looked like it would be short but is now one of the longest and most successful

Fri Jan 13 2023 - 06:00

Mark Williams ends losing run against Ronnie O’Sullivan to reach Masters semi-final

‘I don’t think I’ve beaten him in the UK for 20 years … If I don’t beat him for another 20 years I couldn’t care’

Thu Jan 12 2023 - 19:58

Ronnie O’Sullivan vows to ‘keep coming for more’ as he progresses in Masters

The 47-year-old beat Luca Brecel 6-1 to reach the last eight at Alexandra Palace

Mon Jan 09 2023 - 17:08

Mark Selby knocked out of Masters by Iran’s Hossein Vafaei

Shaun Murphy survives fightback to secure 6-4 win over Neil Robertson

Mon Jan 09 2023 - 08:11

Shaun Murphy dumps defending champion Neil Robertson out of Masters

Australian loses 6-4 and reveals he had been suffering with flu in build-up to tournament

Sun Jan 08 2023 - 19:17

Match-fixing ‘elephant in the room’ could overshadow Masters, warns Joe Perry

Investigation has seen suspension of 10 Chinese players from World Snooker Tour over alleged match-fixing

Fri Jan 06 2023 - 15:13