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.

World champion Judd Trump saw his 13-match winning streak come to an end as he was thrashed by Mark Allen in the quarter-finals of the Shanghai Masters.

Judd Trump has won the Betfred World Championship, beating John Higgins 18-9 in the final in Sheffield.

Snooker showman Judd Trump believes a self-imposed social media ban can help him land a long-awaited first world title.

The 26-year-old Englishman will be chasing the biggest title of his career on Sunday after setting up a clash with John Higgins or Mark Allen

Judd Trump has booked his place in the Dafabet Masters semi-finals.

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.

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

Judd Trump fended off a determined challenge from Stuart Bingham as he made a successful defence of his 888sport European Masters title.

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

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.

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.

Marco Fu won a final-frame decider as he came from 3-0 down to defeat Judd Trump in the first round of the Dafabet Masters at Alexandra Palace.

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

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

Judd Trump produced a great escape to keep alive his hopes of a first World Championship snooker title.

Ronnie O’Sullivan has told heir apparent Judd Trump he must win the Betfred World Championship in the next three years or he may never get his hands on the trophy.

Stephen Maguire sealed automatic qualification for the World Championship at the Crucible later this month by advancing to the semi-finals of the China Open in Beijing.

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

Stuart Bingham was last night crowned world champion, beating Shaun Murphy 18-15 in the final at the Crucible Theatre.

Shaun Murphy powered through to the Betfred World Championship final and will vie for a second title after seeing off Barry Hawkins.

Stuart Bingham was tearing up the script as he stayed on course to topple crowd favourite Judd Trump in their semi-final 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.

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.

Judd Trump wasted no time in powering through to the Betfred World Championship semi-finals for a third time.

Ronnie O’Sullivan admitted his motivations have changed when it comes to winning the World Snooker Championship after easing into the quarter-finals with a 13-5 victory over Matthew Stevens.

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

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.

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

John Higgins recorded an impressive break of 122 as he saw off fellow Scot Anthony McGill 5-3 to reach the second round of the Wuxi Classic in China.

Ronnie O’Sullivan admitted he was surprised with the “easy” nature of his victory as he demolished Shaun Murphy to reach the semi-finals of the Dafabet World Snooker Championship on Wednesday.

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.

Neil Robertson twice narrowly missed out on claiming his 100th century break of the season on his way to booking his place in the quarter-finals of the Dafabet World Snooker Championships.

Judd Trump set up a mouthwatering quarter-final against world number one Neil Robertson after beating Ryan Day in the last 16 of the Dafabet World Snooker Championship in Sheffield.

Neil Robertson twice narrowly missed out on claiming his 100th century break of the season on his way to booking his place in the quarter-finals of the Dafabet World Snooker Championships.

John Higgins labelled himself nothing more than “a journeyman” after a second successive first-round exit at the Dafabet World Championship.

Ronnie O’Sullivan will launch the defence of his Dafabet World Championship title against Finland’s Robin Hull on Saturday morning.

SNOOKER: Mark Williams will attempt to upset world number one Neil Robertson again after booking a second-round meeting with the Australian at the China Open.

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 Professional Billiards and Snooker Association chairman Jason Ferguson has defended the new UK Championship format after criticism from some of the world's leading players.

“Hang on, what’s he played there?”