At the 2012 World Snooker Championship final, Ronnie O'Sullivan, considered the most talented snooker player of all time, completed a remarkable sequence of shots to clear the table. Sam Knight ...

The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) announced on Friday that transgender competitors are now banned from playing snooker worldwide, The Telegraph reported. The decision ...

It’s the penultimate day of the tournament which sees the top 12 players in the world battle it out for the trophy and a big prize pot. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you ...

JIMMY WHITE laid some blame on the crowd during his World Snooker Championship qualifier after he missed a fairly routine red. After the 63-year-old failed to find the middle pocket, he pointed over ...

Iran's Vafaei beats world number one Trump in huge Crucible shock Iran's Hossein Vafaei caused the biggest shock of this year's World Snooker Championship as he beat world number one Judd Trump in a ...

Matthew Stevens goes into the World Snooker Championship ranked 48th in the world Matthew Stevens heads into snooker's biggest event saying he barely practises these days - and his table at home is of ...

Who would have thought the groundhog can also forecast markets? On Feb. 2, "Punxsutawney Phil" saw his shadow, signaling six more weeks of winter. What he should have also told us was to prepare for ...

THE World Snooker Championship starts THIS WEEKEND and players have been competing for their spot at the Crucible in the qualifiers. 128 players entered with 16 places on the line for snooker‘s ...

10:24, Fri, Apr 3, 2026 Updated: 10:24, Fri, Apr 3, 2026 Ronnie O’Sullivan might have to come through a nightmare bracket to secure his eighth World Championship title at the Crucible later this month ...

Zhao Xintong of China competes during the final between Zhao Xintong of China and Judd Trump of England at the 2026 Snooker Tour Championship in Manchester, Britain, on April 5, 2026. (Photo by Zhai ...

Curses have a peculiarly strong hold in sport. In baseball, the “Curse of the Bambino” saw the Boston Red Sox suffer almost nine decades of misfortune for the sin of trading their best player, Babe ...

Luca Brecel is in qualifying despite winning the World Championship in 2023 (Picture: Getty Images) World Snooker Championship qualifying has come down to the final round, with two Judgement Days ...