Peter Ebdon and Graeme Dott took their gruelling Betfair World Championship first-round first-to-10 match into extra time today.

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.

A horribly out-of-sorts Judd Trump bowed out of the Betfair Masters at the quarter-final stage today, losing 6-1 to Graeme Dott.

Graeme Dott today vowed to find a way out of the snooker doldrums but admitted the worst defeat of his career left him tempted to "chuck it".

Graeme Dott suffered his heaviest defeat at the Betfred.com World Championship this morning as Joe Perry completed a 10-1 demolition of the Scot.

Barry Hawkins lifted the 2012 Snooker Shoot Out trophy after beating Graeme Dott in tonight‘s final in Blackpool.

Ronnie O'Sullivan and John Higgins both crashed out of the williamhill.com UK Championship on a high-class day of action in York.

Judd Trump brought power snooker to the Betfred.com World Championship as he blasted out into an overnight lead in his semi-final against Ding Junhui.

Judd Trump has warned it will take a lot to stop him after powering past another former world champion to reach the Crucible semi-finals thi afternoon.

John Higgins knows the crowd will be on Ronnie O’Sullivan’s side when their Betfred.com World Championship quarter-final resumes today.

John Higgins admits his Crucible clash with Ronnie O'Sullivan has the feeling of a final.

Ronnie O’Sullivan has saluted the sports psychiatrist he turned to at a time of need after rediscovering his passion for snooker and his best form.

Judd Trump marched towards a quarter-final place at the Betfred.com World Championship as he sped into an 11-5 lead against Martin Gould.

John Higgins began what could be an emotional journey to a fourth Crucible title with a hint of early anxiety followed by a masterclass this evening.

Mark Selby powered past Ding Junhui to set up a semi-final this evening against Graeme Dott at the German Masters.

Graeme Dott upset John Higgins in the Ladbrokes Mobile Masters today, knocking out the three-time world champion.

John Higgins made a winning return to competitive action in Britain today with a 9-6 victory over Stephen Lee at the UK Championship in Telford.

Dave Harold stunned Shaun Murphy by beating the former world champion 3-0 to progress to the last 32 of the World Open in Glasgow.

World number four Ali Carter came from 4-1 down to beat Matthew Stevens in a thrilling Shanghai Masters quarter-final today.

Stephen Maguire and Mark Williams both crashed out of the Shanghai Masters to lower-ranked opponents today.

World Championship runner-up Graeme Dott has parted company with Pat Mooney following allegations of match-fixing against his manager.

Neil Robertson has vowed to be a role model for snooker after clinching Crucible glory and striking a fresh blow for Australia in his country’s sporting rivalry with Britain.

Australia was toasting its first Crucible champion tonight after Neil Robertson ground out an 18-13 victory over Graeme Dott.

GRAEME DOTT became just the second man in World Championship history to make a 146 break as the resurgent Scot took charge of his semi-final against Mark Selby.

Graeme Dott became the second player at the Betfred.com World Championship this year to make a near-maximum 146 break as he extended his lead over Mark Selby.

Title favourite Mark Selby was today looking to chase down fast starter Graeme Dott in his semi-final at the Betfred.com World Snooker Championship.

Neil Robertson outplayed a weary Ali Carter in the first session of their marathon last-four showdown as he began his quest to give Australia their first ever Crucible finalist.

Scotland's Graeme Dott won a 13-12 thriller against Irishman Mark Allen to book a place in the Betfred.com World Championship semi-finals.

Mark Selby let Ronnie O’Sullivan off the hook as an intriguing first session between two of snooker’s most potent potters was littered with mistakes and finished all square.

Ireland's Mark Allen leads 5-3 against 2006 champion Graeme Dott after the first session of his Crucible quarter-final in Sheffield today.

Mark Allen made sure of his place in the Betfred.com World Championship quarter-finals as the seeds looked set to be scattered in Sheffield.

MARK ALLEN last night backed Crucible legend Steve Davis to join him in the quarter-finals of the Betfred.com World Championship as the veteran’s gripping clash with John Higgins headed for a tense finish.

Neil Robertson avoided a sticky end to his Betfred.com World Championship campaign but admitted knocking out Fergal O'Brien was as tough as extracting chewing gum from a carpet.

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.

Stephen Maguire fashioned a 10-6 lead over Mark King after a one-sided second session of their last-16 match at the Betfred.com World Championship.

Graeme Dott won three of the first four frames against Mark Selby this morning to battle his way back into their second-round match at the Betfred.com World Championship.

Shaun Murphy is thrilled to have outlasted Ronnie O’Sullivan at the Betfred.com World Championship.

Mark King and Stephen Maguire set a new Crucible record for slow play as their second-round match began this afternoon.

Stephen Hendry believes leaving the Crucible on a permanent basis should be out of the question as the Betfred.com World Championship organisers consider the future of their event.

Stuart Pettman continued his superb run in the China Open this morning, causing another upset by overcoming Graeme Dott to make his first ranking tournament semi-final.

Former world champion Shaun Murphy lost just one frame as he breezed through to the second round of the Bank of Beijing China Open.

Ronnie O’Sullivan crashed out of the Welsh Open today as he surrendered a 3-1 lead to lose 5-3 to Marco Fu.

Stephen Maguire fought back from 5-2 down to knock out fellow Scot Graeme Dott 6-5 in the first round of the Masters at Wembley.

Dubliner Ken Doherty has gone down 9-4 to Graeme Dott in the first round of the Maplin UK Championship Snooker in Telford