NEIL ROBERTSON avoided a sticky end to his Betfred.com World Championship campaign but admitted knocking out Ireland’s Fergal O’Brien was as tough as extracting chewing gum from a carpet.

Shaun Murphy set up a second-round showdown with Marco Fu after denying Andrew Higginson a dream debut at the Betfred.com World Championship.

World champion Graeme Dott has revealed the secret heartache behind his decision to possibly take time away from the sport.

Teenager Ding Junhui sunk Stephen Lee in the semi-finals of the Northern Ireland Trophy tonight.

Stephen Maguire suffered a disappointing defeat at the hands of Trowbridge potter Stephen Lee in this second round of the SAGA Insurance Masters at the Wembley Conference Centre.

Stephen Lee gave England a rare sporting victory over Australia at Wembley last night to reach the quarter-finals of the Benson and Hedges Masters.

Stephen Lee thanked the man credited with helping Ronnie O’Sullivan to the world title after landing the LG Cup crown at Preston last night.

Stephen Hendry has hired former world champion Terry Griffiths to help get his game back on the rails.