Former world champion Ken Doherty says Ronnie O’Sullivan "thinks he’s bigger than the game", after the Rocket’s decision to pull out of the UK Masters, starting on Sunday.

So that’s Tuesday nearly wrapped up. Here’s some of the stories we published on irishexaminer.com today which we hope will help you make sense of it all this evening.

World number one Ronnie O'Sullivan has been knocked out of snooker's world championship in the first round by amateur James Cahill.

Amateur James Cahill has beaten five-time champion Ronnie O’Sullivan 10-8 in the first round of the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield.

Ronnie O'Sullivan was "glad" his bid for an eighth Masters title was over after struggling with illness in his 6-1 quarter-final loss to Mark Allen.

Ronnie O'Sullivan reawoke his fighting spirit to reach the quarter-finals of the Scottish Open in Glasgow on Thursday.

Ronnie O'Sullivan grabbed a share of two of snooker's great records as he landed his sixth Betway UK Championship title in stunning fashion.

Ronnie O'Sullivan was pegged back by Shaun Murphy as the final of the Betway UK Championship got under way in York.

Judd Trump became the latest big-name casualty at this year's Betway UK Championship after he was dumped out at the third-round stage by veteran Graeme Dott.

Mark King was left to rue a costly miss as a 147-break slipped from his grasp with just two shots left to play at the Betway UK Championship.

Ronnie O'Sullivan survived a scare to book his place in the second round of the Northern Ireland Open in Belfast.

Shaun Murphy will take on Ronnie O'Sullivan in the Champion of Champions final after coming through a rollercoaster semi-final with Luca Brecel.

Ronnie O'Sullivan had to deal with a stage invader after booking his place in the fourth round of the English Open.

World Snooker has allowed Ronnie O'Sullivan to wear trainers during his second round match at the English Open.

When cartoonist Peter Larkin drew a caricature of snooker legend of Ronnie O'Sullivan, we don't think he was expecting this reaction.

Ding Junhui delighted his home fans with a comprehensive 10-3 victory over Kyren Wilson to claim his 13th ranking title in the Yushan World Open.

John Higgins seized on a nervy start from Mark Selby to take early charge of the Betfred World Championship final today.

Ronnie O’Sullivan denied he snubbed the chance of a maximum break as he crashed out of the Betfred World Championship to Ding Junhui.

Mark Selby showed why he remains the man to beat at the Crucible but John Higgins has his own sights on glory after powering through to the semi-finals.

Ding Junhui produced a sparkling display at the Crucible to lead Ronnie O'Sullivan 10-6 in their Betfred World Championship quarter-final.

Ronnie O'Sullivan insisted he was "really not that bothered" about winning the Betfred World Championship for a sixth time after he reached the quarter-finals on Saturday with a 13-7 victory over Shaun Murphy.

Defending champion Judd Trump stormed into the second round of the China Open with a comfortable 5-1 victory over Ashley Hugill in Beijing.

World Champion Mark Selby saw off a fightback from Ryan Day to book his place in the quarter-finals of the Ladbrokes Players Championship with a 5-4 win in Llandudno.

A glass security barrier will be built around the Eiffel Tower to protect it from terror attacks.

Ronnie O'Sullivan crashed to a 4-1 defeat to Neil Robertson in the second round of the Ladbrokes World Grand Prix in Preston.

There were two notable casualties in the first round of the Ladbrokes World Grand Prix on Wednesday - Mark Selby and Anthony Hamilton.

Ronnie O'Sullivan recovered from a faulty cue tip to beat Marco Fu 6-4 at Alexandra Palace in London and reach the Masters final for the 12th time in his career.

Ronnie O'Sullivan came close to a shock first-round loss at the Dafabet Masters at Alexandra Palace in London before beating China's Liang Wenbo 6-5.

Ronnie O'Sullivan bowed out of the Scottish Open, losing 5-2 to quarter-final opponent John Higgins in Glasgow.

Mark Selby outwitted Shaun Murphy in York to reach his third Betway UK Championship final.

Ronnie O'Sullivan established a 5-4 lead over John Higgins in the best-of-19 frame Champion of Champions final at Coventry.

Ding Junhui reached his first Betfred World Championship final in record-setting style as he saw off Alan McManus at the Crucible.

Ronnie O'Sullivan escaped with a slap on the wrist after snubbing a mandatory post-match press conference following his first-round with at the Betfred World Championship.

Ronnie O'Sullivan shrugged off a shock Crucible defeat as his exit from the Betfred World Championship threw the title race open.

Ronnie O'Sullivan was in a mischevious mood last night.

Ronnie O'Sullivan came through his first test of the Betfred World Championship today but struggled to put his best foot forward.

Ronnie O’Sullivan completed a stellar year by fending off a dramatic Judd Trump comeback to win the Coral UK Championship.

Mark Williams claimed his first victory over Ronnie O'Sullivan in a ranking event for 12 years at the International Championship in China.

Ronnie O'Sullivan fell behind in the Dafabet World Championship final as the man he calls "the torturer" had him on the rack.

Ronnie O'Sullivan hit the front before facing some overdue resistance as Mark Selby finally entered the battle in the Dafabet World Championship final.

Ronnie O'Sullivan continued his march towards a third successive World Championship title last night while Mark Selby and Neil Robertson's semi-final was squarely in the balance after the first session.

Mark Selby breezed through to the semi-finals of the Dafabet World Championship after claiming the one remaining frame he needed against Alan McManus on Wednesday morning.

Ronnie O'Sullivan marks his 38th birthday today with a UK Championship quarter-final appearance - but any celebrations will be reserved for if he beats Stuart Bingham.

Ronnie O'Sullivan advanced to the last 32 of the UK Championship - then laid out his plans to again take another break from snooker.

World champion Ronnie O'Sullivan returned to the baize for the first time since his title retention in Sheffield and he picked up where he had left off.

Ronnie O'Sullivan hinted he could backtrack on retirement plans after landing his fifth Betfair World Championship title on last night.

Ronnie O'Sullivan leads Barry Hawkins 10-7 after the first day of the World Championship final at the Crucible.

Ronnie O'Sullivan admits he has come "close to cracking" over the last fortnight but he is through to another World Championship final after seeing off Judd Trump.