Donald Clarke: The greatest sporting event of the calendar is about to begin

Rocket beats Shaun Murphy 10-5 to move level with Hendry on 18 triple-crown titles

Wins third world title after fighting back from six frames down against John Higgins

World number one dominates on Monday afternoon to move into a two frame lead

Promoter believes British heavyweight can have same effect on boxing Tiger Woods had on golf

World number one heads into Monday’s play trailing by three frames at the Crucible

The Rocket joined in World Championship last eight by John Higgins and Ding Junhui

Rise of the world’s newest superpower increasingly apparent in snooker

Junior and intermediate finals are as good a day as you can have following Gaelic games

Patriots turned around a 25 point deficit, here’s five other great sporting comebacks

Ronnie O’Sullivan powered back to trail just 8-7 but world number one fends late charge

Eden Hazard and Diego Costa both score for Antonio Conte’s side at Southampton

Reviews from the second night at Castlepalooza, featuring Overhead, the Albatross, Little Scream, Hare Squead, Sea Pinks and Jurassic 5 and one Steve Davis

Colm Dunphy bid $23,000 bid for notorious gangster’s claddagh ring

Six-time world champion beaten by Fergal O’Brien in first round Crucible qualifier

Ali Carter claims 10-9 victory in classic opening day encounter

Jockey Jack Kennedy a man for the future – unless Ted Walsh is Moby Dick

Stunning run of frames almost included a maximum as fortunes shift in World Championship final

Chinese player shows form at Crucible with 13-9 win over four-time champion