Reigning champion Mark Selby has been knocked out of the China Open.

Robertson became the fifth former champion to crash out in the opening round of the Betfred World Championship.

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.

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.

Michael White won his second ranking title with a 4-2 victory over former world champion Shaun Murphy in the final of the Paul Hunter Classic today.

Former world champions Neil Robertson and Stuart Bingham crashed out of the Evergrande China Championship in the first round.

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.

Miraculously, it has arrived, the watershed to transform our media landscape. Every gaffer in Irish sport is turning into Rafa Benitez, writes Larry Ryan.

Ronnie O’Sullivan has been told to “grow up” by World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn as he prepares to head to the Crucible.

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.

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.

Martin Gould continued his bid for back-to-back titles in Berlin with a 5-2 quarter-final victory over Ryan Day.

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

Mark Selby will take on home favourite Ding Junhui in the final of the International Championship after beating Stuart Bingham in their semi-final.

Ding Junhui defeated world champion Mark Selby 10-6 to win the Shanghai Masters for the second time.

A barmy and bonkers season. There will not be another like it.

Mark Selby swept to Crucible glory and gave Leicester a second trophy of the night to toast as he fended off Ding Junhui in the Betfred World Championship final.

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

Commentator John Virgo has apologised after he was heard swearing on air during a semi-final at the Betfred World Championship.

Marco Fu lost his cue tip but not his nerve as he levelled his World Snooker Championship semi-final against Mark Selby at 8-8.

Furious Ali Carter hit out at what he called the worst conditions of his career after crashing out of the World Snooker Championship in the second round today.

Marco Fu dominated the final session to beat Anthony McGill 13-9 and reach the third round of the World Snooker Championships.

World number one Mark Selby held off a spirited fightback from Robert Milkins to secure his passage through to the second round of the Betfred World Championship.

Stuart Bingham wants to scale new heights after his fairytale Betfred World Championship triumph.

Your guide to tonight's television.

Shaun Murphy joined Judd Trump in the Betfred World Championship semi-final line-up after ending the title hopes of giant-killing Scot Anthony McGill.

Ronnie O’Sullivan’s rookie World Championship opponent fears Crucible humiliation before he even plays his first shot against the five-time winner.

Barry Hearn is the man who had everyone going snooker loopy in the eighties as television coverage of the sport boomed on the back of his stable of star players such as Steve Davis.

Mark Selby knows he has to not only defeat 31 other players vying to cause an upset at the BetFred World Snooker Championship but he must also conquer the ’Curse of the Crucible’.

The former manager of world champion Mark Selby is campaigning to put snooker on the UK curriculum.

Sunday night telly tips for a night on the couch.

Ronnie O’Sullivan fended off a heroic Judd Trump fightback to land the Coral UK Championship title and joked: “I feel like retiring.”

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

Your spoiler free guide to tonight's TV.

Ireland's David Morris has knocked World champion Mark Selby out of the Coral UK Championship in York.

SNOOKER: Defending champion Neil Robertson wasted little time in booking his place in the quarter-finals of the Wuxi Classic in China.

Mark Selby has been backed to win multiple Crucible titles after stunning Ronnie O’Sullivan to land his maiden triumph at the Dafabet World Championship.

Snooker ace Ronnie O’Sullivan escaped unscathed from a car crash as he travelled home from defeat in the world championships final.

Mark Selby has been backed to win multiple Crucible titles after stunning Ronnie O’Sullivan to land his maiden triumph at the Dafabet World Championship.

Mark Selby rocked Ronnie O’Sullivan with one of the great Crucible comebacks as his tenacity and sheer appetite for the task was rewarded with a first World Championship title.