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.

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

Snooker

Shaun Murphy made a determined move towards completing a career triple crown as he took a 6-2 lead after the first session of his Masters final against Neil Robertson.

Neil Robertson continued his scintillating form at the Dafabet Masters by sweeping aside defending champion Ronnie O’Sullivan in emphatic fashion in today’s opening semi-final at Alexandra Palace.

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

Ronnie O’Sullivan moved a first step nearer the sixth world title that would give him equal footing with Steve Davis and Ray Reardon after a no-frills opening win against Robin Hull at the Crucible.

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

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

Ronnie O’Sullivan was in relaxed mood after a straightforward first-round outing at the UK Championship against Scottish amateur Rhys Clark.

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.

Ali Carter has revealed he is “not out of the woods yet” after being told his testicular cancer scare requires further investigation.

Two-time World Championship finalist Ali Carter is ready for the fight ahead after being diagnosed with testicular cancer.

Ronnie O’Sullivan lifted the Betfair World Championship trophy for a fifth and perhaps last time tonight as he capped his comeback with Crucible glory.

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.

Ronnie O’Sullivan admits he has come close to cracking up over the last fortnight but the four-time winner is through to another Betfair World Championship final after seeing off Judd Trump.

Ronnie O’Sullivan looked invincible as he produced one of snooker’s great sessions in building a 7-1 lead over Stuart Bingham at the Betfair World Championship.

Ronnie O'Sullivan's verdict after inflicting another defeat on Ali Carter was that he was already feeling the strain of the Betfair World Championship.

Ronnie O’Sullivan powered through to the quarter-finals of the Betfair World Championship tonight, but admitted he already feels worn out.

Ronnie O’Sullivan was today bidding to maintain his impeccable record against Ali Carter as last year’s finalists reached the climax of their second-round clash at the Betfair World Championship.

Ronnie O’Sullivan turned on the style just when he looked to be wobbling to stay ahead of Ali Carter in their Betfair World Championship second-round showdown.

Weary world number one Mark Selby staggered to a dismal Crucible defeat as his dream of completing snooker’s ’triple crown’ was dashed by a stunning Barry Hawkins comeback.

Judd Trump stayed ahead of Marco Fu but rode his luck to carry a two-frame lead into the final session of their second-round tussle at the Betfair World Championship.

Ronnie O’Sullivan returns to the Crucible today after a week in which many pretenders to his crown have fallen at the first hurdle.

Judd Trump looked the part as he reached the second round of the Betfair World Championship this morning.

Stephen Maguire admitted he could not cope with the bizarre antics of Dechawat Poomjaeng as the world number 70 and 500-1 title long shot caused a stunning upset on his debut at the Betfair World Championship.

Judd Trump, Ding Junhui and world number one Mark Selby were today beginning their challenges at the Betfair World Championship as the seeds continued to fall.

John Higgins is today facing an uphill struggle to stay in the Betfair World Championship as the prospect of a major first-round upset loomed.

Stiffer tests lie ahead but Ronnie O’Sullivan returned to snooker today with a victory and a performance that suggests he will take some stopping in the Betfair World Championship.

Ronnie O’Sullivan showed a little rust but it was largely superficial as he set about the defence of his Betfair World Championship title in impressive style today.

Neil Robertson swept into the quarter-finals of the Players Tour Championship Finals with a 4-1 win over Barry Hawkins in Galway last night.

Shaun Murphy was left stunned after being asked whether he deliberately lost his opening match at the BetVictor Welsh Open in Newport last night.

World number three John Higgins came from 2-0 down to beat Ali Carter 6-3 and book his place in the quarter-finals of the Betfair Masters.

It was a case of better late than never for Mark Selby tonight as he beat Shaun Murphy in the williamhill.com UK Championship final.

John Higgins made a maximum break but still bowed out of the williamhill.com UK Championship to Mark Davis.

Ali Carter saw off Judd Trump’s conqueror Mark Joyce in a convincing performance to become the first man through to the quarter-finals of the williamhill.com UK Championship.

John Higgins suffered a shock 6-3 defeat against home favourite Cao Yupeng in the first round of the International Championship in Chengdu, China today.

Ronnie O’Sullivan celebrated a fourth Crucible title with his young son in his arms and said: “It was the best feeling I’ve ever had.”

Ronnie O’Sullivan assured snooker fans “I haven’t gone yet” after winning his fourth World Championship title at the Crucible last night.

Ronnie O’Sullivan tonight put the seal on his glorious tournament – and perhaps one of snooker’s great careers too – by carrying off the Betfred.com World Championship title for a fourth time.

Ronnie O’Sullivan today moved seven frames clear of Ali Carter and set up the possibility of a finish with a session to spare in the Betfred.com World Championship final.

Ronnie O’Sullivan claims he has never known a Crucible campaign so gruelling but a fourth world title should be his reward tomorrow for lasting the pace.