Hossein Vafaei talks up last-16 World Championship showdown with Ronnie O'Sullivan
Hossein Vafaei says that he is targeting "revenge" against Ronnie O'Sullivan after a previous war of words with the seven-time world champion.
2 years ago
Ronnie O'Sullivan withstands Pang Junxu comeback to reach World Championship last 16
Defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan reaches the second round of the World Snooker Championship with a 10-7 victory over Pang Junxu.
2 years ago
Ronnie O'Sullivan to begin world title defence versus Pang Junxu
Ronnie O'Sullivan will begin his bid for an eighth world title with a first-round tie against China's Pang Junxu.
2 years ago
Ronnie O'Sullivan loses out to Noppon Saengkham in World Grand Prix
Ronnie O'Sullivan is out of the World Grand Prix after succumbing to a 4-2 defeat at the hands of Thailand's Noppon Saengkham in the last 16 on Wednesday night.
2 years ago
Ronnie O'Sullivan powers into World Grand Prix last 16
Ronnie O'Sullivan books his place in the last 16 of the World Grand Prix with an emphatic 4-0 victory over Barry Hawkins in Cheltenham.
2 years ago
Mark Allen fights back to win UK Championship against Ding Junhui
Mark Allen produces a stunning fightback to beat Ding Junhui in the UK Championship final, winning the biggest televised ranking tournament of his career.
2 years ago
Ding Junhui whitewashes Ronnie O'Sullivan at UK Championship
Ronnie O'Sullivan suffers a rare whitewash defeat, losing 6-0 to Ding Junhui in the UK Championship quarter-finals.
2 years ago
Mark Allen pays tribute to Barry Hearn after Crucible victory
Barry Hearn is stepping down as World Snooker Tour chairman.
4 years ago
Ronnie O'Sullivan scrapes through to last eight in Milton Keynes
Ding Junhui was edged out 6-5 in the Players' Championship.
4 years ago
John Higgins to face Yan Bingtao in Masters final
The 20-year-old Chinese player has his sights set on a maiden major title after beating the defending champion in the last four in Milton Keynes.
4 years ago
Snooker roundup: Ronnie O'Sullivan overcomes Ding Junhui at Masters
Ronnie O'Sullivan looked to be heading out of the tournament when he trailed 5-3.
4 years ago
Ronnie O'Sullivan fights back to overcome Ding Junhui at Masters
Ronnie O'Sullivan looked to be heading out of the tournament when he trailed 5-3.
4 years ago
Judd Trump and Jack Lisowski withdraw from Masters due to coronavirus
Judd Trump beat Jack Lisowski in the final of the last tournament of 2020, the World Grand Prix, shortly before Christmas.
4 years ago
Ding Junhui criticises "unplayable" table as title defence ends
David Grace hit back to claim a 6-5 victory in the second round of the UK Championships.
4 years ago
Five talking points as the UK Championship begins in Milton Keynes
Snooker's second-biggest tournament is the latest to take place in the behind-closed-doors bubble of the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes.
4 years ago
Ronnie O'Sullivan beats Ding Junhui to make quarter-finals
O'Sullivan will take on Mark Williams for a place in the last four.
5 years ago
Six former finalists in action as Crucible qualifiers set to get underway
Nigel Bond, Jimmy White and Iulian Boiko amongst the names.
5 years ago
Reigning world champion Judd Trump out to end 43-year Crucible curse
No first-time champion has successfully defended his crown since the tournament moved to its current location in Sheffield in 1977.
5 years ago
Zhou Yuelong and Marco Fu among 16 players to reject World Championships place
Former finalist Ding Junhui has confirmed he will play in the tournament.
5 years ago
"Several players" withdraw from World Snooker Championship
None of the players concerned are understood to be members of the current world top 16.
5 years ago
Ding Junhui to take part in World Snooker Championships
The world number 11 withdrew from the Coral Tour Championship over travel and quarantine concerns.
5 years ago
Stephen Maguire defeats Mark Allen in Coral Tour Championship final
The Scot was only called up to the event after Ding Junhui withdrew due to travel restrictions and pocketed over £250,000.
5 years ago
Ronnie O'Sullivan cruises through to last 16 in Glasgow
The Rocket will face Joe Perry in the fourth round.
5 years ago
Ding Junhui claims third UK Championship with victory over Stephen Maguire
The Chinese cueman has won in each of the three finals he has played in the tournament.
5 years ago
Stephen Maguire books UK Championship final with Ding Junhui
Mark Allen was runner-up last year.
5 years ago
Ronnie O'Sullivan concerned over foot injury at UK Championship
The seven-time champion has reached the fourth round.
5 years ago
Ronnie O'Sullivan sets up Ding Junhui showdown in UK Championship
O'Sullivan eased into the fourth round at York Barbican.
5 years ago
Judd Trump not satisfied despite 6-0 win in UK Championship opener
There were also wins for Neil Robertson, Ding Junhui and Kyren Wilson on day one in York.
6 years ago
Mark Selby wins World Snooker Championship
Leicester-born Mark Selby wins the World Snooker Championship on the same night that the city's football team clinched the Premier League title.
9 years ago
Angry Ding Junhui facing disciplinary action
World number nine Ding Junhui produces an expletive rant following his early exit from the UK Championship in York.
9 years ago
Amateur player John Sutton banned for six years
Amateur player John Sutton is banned for six years after being found guilty of match-fixing and passing on inside information.
10 years ago
Judd Trump eases past Ding Junhui to reach World Championship semi-finals
Judd Trump confirms his place in the last four of the World Championship with a 13-4 victory over third seed Ding Junhui.
10 years ago
Ding Junhui blows chance to make 147 after Crucible gaffe
A loss of concentration at The Crucible proves costly for Ding Junhui, as he misses out on the chance to make a 147 in a comical fashion.
10 years ago
Ding Junhui becomes world number one
China's Ding Junhui moves to the top of the world snooker rankings, despite his early exit from the UK Championship last week.
10 years ago
James Cahill relieved after beating Ding Junhui
World number 100 James Cahill admits that he "went through the emotions" during his see-saw victory over Ding Junhui at the UK Championship.
10 years ago
Ronnie O'Sullivan admits to frustrations
Ronnie O'Sullivan says that he is happy to advance through to the last 16 of the UK Championship following a "tough" encounter with Ben Woollaston.
10 years ago
Ding Junhui "looking forward" to Jimmy White challenge
World number three Ding Junhui insists that he is "looking forward" to taking on Jimmy White at the UK Snooker Championship.
10 years ago
Another patron quits Sheffield United Community Foundation
Businesswoman Lindsay Graham resigns from her role as a patron of the Sheffield United Community Foundation following Ched Evans's return to training at the club.
10 years ago
Roundup: World number three Ding Junhui shock first-round casualty at Crucible
World number three Ding Junhui suffers a shock first-round defeat to Crucible debutant Michael Wasley at the 2014 World Championships, but Mark Selby is safely through.
11 years ago
Ding Junhui equals long-standing Stephen Hendry record
Stephen Hendry's record of five ranking title victories in one season has been equalled by Ding Junhui following his triumph over Neil Robertson.
11 years ago
