Two-time world champion Ronnie O’Sullivan and qualifier Gerard Greene today became the first players to secure their place in the quarter-finals of the Royal London Watches Grand Prix.

Former world champion Peter Ebdon is a big fan of players having to battle it out in groups at this year’s Royal London Watches Grand Prix.

Snooker wonder kid Michael White has been told he is too young to take up his professional tour card.

JOHN HIGGINS dug deep to book his place in the Kilkenny Irish Masters quarter-finals at the Ormonde Hotel last night.

Neil Robertson made a winning return to the table today with victory in his opening match at the Kilkenny Irish Masters.

Ken Doherty does not want his career to end with him being labelled a one-hit wonder in snooker’s top three events.

Ken Doherty has gone 7-1 up against Mike Dunne at the midway point of the second round of the UK championship.

Former world champion Shaun Murphy faces an uphill task to avoid an early exit from the Maplin UK Championship in York.

Alan McManus maintained his encouraging start to the season when he began his Maplin UK Championship campaign in York today.

Defending champion John Higgins called on all of his battling qualities to book his place in the quarter-finals of the Royal London Watches Grand Prix.

RONNIE O’SULLIVAN blazed his way into the quarter-finals of the Royal London Watches Grand Prix — and then declared he wanted to be like Billy the Kid.

Ronnie O’Sullivan blazed his way into the quarter-finals of the Royal London Watches Grand Prix – and then declared he wanted to be like Billy the Kid.

World champion Graeme Dott could not hide his frustration after failing to qualify for the last 16 of the Royal London Watches Grand Prix.

Stephen Hendry insists he still has the hunger to win more silverware, despite not having won a ranking-event title since 2005.

Ronnie O’Sullivan became the first player to book his place in the last-16 stage of the Royal London Watches Grand Prix.