Wu Yize cements China’s status as premier snooker force as younger generation takes over
The new world champion is the fourth consecutive first-time winner and the UK game faces a challenge to keep up with investment in Asia
Snooker
Wu Yize beats Shaun Murphy in Crucible classic to become world snooker champion
The 22-year-old produced a match-winning break of 85 to win 18-17
Advantage Wu Yize after fractious first day of World Snooker Championship final
Chinese player leads 10-7 and needs eight more frames to land the title and become second youngest to win at The Crucible
Wu Yize into Crucible final as Mark Allen pays for missed black in dramatic semi -final
Northern Ireland’s Allen admits he didn’t deserve to make final after missing black off his spot in 32nd frame
Shaun Murphy overcomes John Higgins to reach fifth World Championship final
Titanic tussle looked nailed-on to go to a deciding frame until Higgins fluffed a black on a break of 50
Mark Allen and Wu Yize quicken the pace to put ’embarrassment’ behind them at Crucible
Match level on 11 frames each after riveting third session at World Snooker Championship
Mark Allen all square with Wu Yize after longest ever Crucible frame
A gruelling frame was completed in one hour and 40 minutes to leave it 7-7
‘One table, all eyes on you’: Tension heightens at the Crucible for world semi-finals
Mark Allen is aiming to become the first world champion from the island of Ireland since Ken Doherty in 1997
World Snooker Championship: Mark Allen falls behind in opening session of semi-final
Yu Wize excels against Northern Irishman, as Higgins and Murphy are level
Ronnie O’Sullivan was tipped to burn out. Yet here he is at 50, chasing record eighth world title
His earlier years were both thrilling and dark, but O’Sullivan won his battle with himself and reaped the benefits at the snooker table
Shaun Murphy hits back after audience member says ‘s**t shot’ at World Snooker Championship
English player said he lost concentration after spectator in front row taunted him
Ronnie O’Sullivan makes snooker history with 153 break at World Open
O’Sullivan snookered Ryan Day at start of first frame to create record-breaking opportunity
John Virgo obituary: The snooker star who was player, broadcaster and entertainer
The Englishman became one of the sport’s best-loved commentators, best known for his trademark cry of ‘Where’s the cue ball going?’
Snooker player and commentator John Virgo dies aged 79
Virgo went on to have a very successful career on the BBC when his playing days finished
Two forehands are better than one for ambidextrous teenage tennis prodigy
Teo Davidov can swap his racquet from one hand to the other midrally, giving him edge over rivals
Zhao Xintong wins World Snooker Championship with steely defeat of Mark Williams at Crucible
China’s first World Snooker Championship winner withstands stirring comeback from Williams to complete 18-12 victory
Mark Allen celebrates 147 at World Championship but trails 12-4 against Chris Wakelin
English qualifier Wakelin just one frame away from securing a quarter-final slot
Ronnie O’Sullivan back with a bang to beat Ali Carter in World Snooker Championship
Seven-time champion rockets to 10-4 victory at Crucible
From Steve Davis to Rory McIlroy, sport strips the souls of even the best
Steve Davis was the world’s greatest snooker player but his biggest victories - and an epic defeat by Dennis Taylor - were about much more than talent
Crucible Curse continues as champion Kyren Wilson is knocked out of world championship
Englishman became the 20th first-time winner to fail to defend his title
Kyren Wilson keeps his cool to win German Masters in last-frame decider
Young Irish player Aaron Hill reached the quarter-finals in Germany
Shaun Murphy makes 147 break as he beats Mark Allen in Masters semi-final
Murphy completed the sixth 147 break in the history of the Masters
Shaun Murphy on a roll at the right time as he targets Masters glory
Dublin-based Englishman missed a glorious chance of a maximum 147 in his quarter-final win over Neal Robertson but is keeping his eye on the main prize
Ronnie O’Sullivan abandons Masters snooker title defence on health grounds
Neil Robertson replaces 2024 winner at Alexandra Palace, who was supposed to face John Higgins in opening match on Sunday
Judd Trump shrugs off Ronnie O’Sullivan comparisons after UK Championship win
Englishman clinched his second crown in York on Sunday
Former world snooker champion Terry Griffiths dies aged 77
Griffiths won 1979 Crucible title, and also won Masters and UK Championship to complete sport’s illustrious triple crown
Mark King banned for five years in snooker match-fixing case
Independent disciplinary panel found the English player guilty of one count of match-fixing and sharing inside information about the same match
‘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
Snooker mourns Ray Reardon after his death at the age of 91
The popular Welshman died on Friday night from cancer
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
Mark Allen makes brilliant 147 in Masters win over Mark Selby
Former champion and Antrim native will face Ali Carter in semi-final
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
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
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
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