Former winner Ken Doherty blazed his way through to the first round of the Betfred.com World Championship and revealed Steve Davis was inspiring him to turn his career around.

Wales' Matthew Stevens proved too strong for Ireland’s Mark Allen at the Roewe Shanghai Masters today.

RONNIE O’SULLIVAN finally began to dominate second-round opponent Mark Allen at the Crucible as he secured an overnight lead over the Northern Irishman.

Robert Milkins qualified for today’s first round proper of the China Open, upsetting Joe Swail with a 5-4 victory.

Northern Ireland's Joe Swail has been beaten in his first ranking-event final at the Welsh Open.

Joe Swail will take a two-frame lead over Ali Carter into tonight’s deciding session of the Welsh Open.

Ali Carter won a deciding frame against Anthony Hamilton to book his place in tomorrow’s final of the Welsh Open in Newport.

Joe Swail overcame an injured arm to battle his way through a four-and-a-half-hour marathon and beat Stephen Maguire to reach the semi-finals of the Welsh Open in Newport.

Ronnie O'Sullivan eased through to the second round of the Welsh Open with a 5-2 victory over Steve Davis in Newport last night.

Ryan Day is determined to break his duck and claim a first ranking title on home soil in the Welsh Open which starts tomorrow.

Ronnie O’Sullivan is following in the footsteps of Seb Coe during his 888.com World Championship campaign in his bid to become an elite runner.

Northern Ireland's Joe Swail is out of the World Snooker Championship after a final frame thriller against Liang Wenbo last night.

Ronnie O'Sullivan today revealed he had packed his bags ready for a quick Crucible exit before firing a brilliant 147 maximum break in the 888.com World Championship in Sheffield.

Northern Ireland’s Joe Swail cut his overnight deficit in half to boost his chances of a Crucible quarter-final in the 888.com World Championship.

Australia’s Neil Robertson was today hoping to pull off the most amazing comeback in snooker history in the 888.com World Championship in Sheffield.

China’s Liang Wenbo reproduced the form which accounted for former champion Ken Doherty to take an early lead in his second round clash with Joe Swail at the 888.com World Championship today.

Stephen Hendry was today battling to avoid a second first-round exit in three years from the 888.com World Championships in Sheffield.

STEPHEN LEE revealed he is considering quitting snooker after crashing out of the 888.com World Championship in the first round for the second year running.

Defending champion John Higgins believes his opening match with Matthew Stevens in the 888.com World Championship is “too tough to call.”

Former world champions Peter Ebdon and Mark Williams are through to the last-16 stage of the Honghe Industrial China Open.

Defending champion Neil Robertson wasted little time booking his place in the last 16 of this year’s Welsh Open.

KEN DOHERTY and John Higgins will contest the first of the Malta Cup semi-finals.

Australian Neil Robertson has high hopes he can win the Malta Cup come Sunday night as he looks to improve on his season’s form.

Stephen Hendry’s bid to equal Steve Davis’ record of six Maplin UK Championship titles hangs by a thread after a disastrous opening session against Mark Allen at Telford.

Australian ace Neil Robertson had plenty to smile about after powering his way into the last 16 stage of the Northern Ireland Trophy today.

Ronnie O’Sullivan became the first player through to the semi-finals of this year’s Royal London Watches Grand Prix today.

Ken Doherty moved a step closer to retaining the vcpoker.ie Irish Professional Championship by beating Gerard Greene 6-2 to reach the final in Dublin today.

Former champion John Parrott produced a spirited fightback to draw level with Shaun Murphy today and give himself a chance of reaching the World Championship quarter-finals for the first time in eight years.

Former champion John Higgins admits the fact he has just one World Championship title to his name remains a source of irritation.

Barry Hawkins recorded the first whitewash at the Honghe Industrial China Open today and made sure of his place in this year’s quarter-finals.

RONNIE O’SULLIVAN will meet Chinese teenager Ding Junhui in the first round of this year’s World Championship.

Ronnie O’Sullivan will meet Chinese teenager Ding Junhui in the first round of this year’s World Championship.

Ronnie O’Sullivan turned on the style to pocket a magnificent maximum 147 break at the Kilkenny Irish Masters.

KEN DOHERTY secured his passage through to the last 16 of the Welsh Open at the Newport Centre yesterday with a 5-3 victory over Belfast’s Joe Swail.

Joe Delaney, Joe Swail and Gerard Greene are the Irish players in action on Day One of the Welsh Open.

Stephen Maguire will be hoping history repeats itself when he meets Ronnie O’Sullivan in the third round of the Maplin UK Championship in York tomorrow.

Ronnie O’Sullivan feels he is losing the killer instinct that has made him snooker’s most feared opponent.

Ireland's Joe Swail has made it through to the next round of the UK Championship after beating Joe Delaney in his opening tie last night.

Ireland's Ken Doherty is through to the knock-out stages of the Snooker Grand Prix in Aberdeen after beating Joe Swail 3-0 in the round-robin stage last night.

Former world champion Ken Doherty and Australian ace Neil Robertson both booked their places in the last 16 of the Royal London Watches Grand Prix tonight.

Ronnie O’Sullivan became the first player to book his place in the last-16 stage of the Royal London Watches Grand Prix.

The Irish Professional Snooker Championships are due to get underway in Dublin today after a 12-year absence from the calendar.

Alex Higgins makes another comeback bid when he competes in the Victor Chandler Irish Professional Championship in Dublin next week.

Defending champion Joe Swail will take on Martin McCrudden in the first round of the Irish Professional Snooker Championship in Dublin next month.