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Matthew Stevens is clinging on as he resumes his Betfred.com World Championship semi-final against Ronnie O’Sullivan this morning after enduring a devastating six-frame burst.

Stephen Hendry believes it was the right time to retire from snooker after bowing out of the Betfred.com World Championship and bringing his record-breaking career to an end.

Ronnie O’Sullivan believes quiffed Crucible new boy Jamie Jones can carry off the Betfred.com World Championship title.

Judd Trump branded Ali Carter's behaviour "childish" after being dumped out of the Betfred.com World Championship last night.

Ronnie O’Sullivan should today reap reward for the scintillating session of snooker which carried him to the brink of another Crucible victory over Mark Williams.

Ronnie O’Sullivan turned the most keenly-anticipated first-round match at the Betfred.com World Championship into a procession as he surged 7-2 ahead of Peter Ebdon.

Ronnie O’Sullivan will tackle his Crucible nemesis Peter Ebdon in the first round of the Betfred.com World Championship.

Ken Doherty survived a tense finish to edge past Anthony Hamilton and book his place in the Betfred.com World Championship draw last night.

Jimmy White booked a first-round China Open clash with Judd Trump by coming through qualifying today,

There was a dramatic twist to last night’s Betfair Players Tour Championship Grand Finals in Galway whenRonnie O’Sullivan pulled out due to medical reasons.

It’s been Ireland’s best kept sporting secret but from tomorrow through to Sunday, snooker’s version of the Champions League final takes place in Galway — and over 40 million people will tune in to watch it.

Shaun Murphy won the inaugural Players Tour Championship title tonight when he whitewashed surprise finalist Martin Gould in Dublin.

Mark Williams cruised into the quarter-finals of the Players Tour Championship Grand Finals in Dublin with a 4-0 win over Anthony Hamilton.

Shaun Murphy came through his first test at the Players Tour Championship Grand Finals as he saw off Ricky Walden’s challenge in Dublin.

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Leyton Orient 0 West Brom 2

Sheffield Wednesday started their npower League One campaign with a 2-0 victory over Dagenham & Redbridge.

Jockeys Jamie Jones, James O'Reilly and Jose de Souza have been suspended for 10 days by the disciplinary panel of the British Horseracing Authority for failing to provide a reason for missing the Flat Jockeys' Training Seminar.

Everton manager David Moyes will end the long wait for a summer signing after striking a deal to bring Denmark international Lars Christian Jacobsen to Goodison Park.

The familiar Mark Prescott/Seb Sanders pairing played a prominent role in the win of Ricci De Mare at Southwell.

Komreyev Star, who ended Ray Peacock’s seven-year wait for a winner at Southwell a month ago, ensured the next one would not be quite so long in coming by repeating the trick over the same course and distance.

Alex Ferguson’s red and white colours have not been seen too often in the winner’s enclosure since the days of Rock Of Gibraltar, but that could soon come to an end after a promising debut from Adversity at Lingfield.

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 has crashed out of the Royal London Watches Grand Prix in Aberdeen after his third successive defeat.