Ronnie O’Sullivan tonight expressed regret for his amazing Maplin UK Championship walkout, admitting frustration with his game had got the better of him.

Ronnie O’Sullivan conceded his Maplin UK Championship quarter-final against Stephen Hendry today after only five frames.

The snooker world paid its final tributes to Paul Hunter today, 10 days after the 27-year-old Yorkshireman died from cancer.

Ken Doherty took five consecutive frames to turn a 6-3 deficit into an 8-6 lead over Marco Fu in the 888.com World Championship semi-finals, but the Hong Kong player again showed he is no pushover by fighting back to 8-8.

RONNIE O’SULLIVAN was warned for swearing and title-holder Shaun Murphy suffered a nightmare in the two showpiece quarter-finals of the 888.com World Championship at the Crucible Theatre yesterday.

KEN DOHERTY and Marco Fu are locked at 8-8 going into today’s final session of their 888.com World Championship quarter-final.

Ronnie O’Sullivan was warned for swearing and title-holder Shaun Murphy suffered a nightmare in the two showpiece quarter-finals of the 888.com World hampionship at the Crucible Theatre today.

Outsider Graeme Dott made a mockery of the bookmakers odds to open up a 5-3 lead over Matthew Stevens in his first Embassy World Snooker Championship semi-final at the Crucible Theatre.

Jimmy White and Steve Davis are still involved in the Travis Perkins UK Championship but only the Whirlwind will be picking up his cue for another tilt at the title.

Paul Hunter contemplated putting ‘plan c’ into action after losing the opening exchanges to Mark Williams in the Benson & Hedges Masters final at Wembley.