Judd Trump produced a great escape to keep alive his hopes of a first World Championship snooker title.

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.

SNOOKER: Defending champion Neil Robertson wasted little time in booking his place in the quarter-finals of the Wuxi Classic in China.

Ronnie O’Sullivan has one eye on his day of reckoning as he sets out for Sheffield seeking a third successive World Championship title.

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

John Higgins and defending champion Peter Ebdon both crashed out of the Bank of Beijing China Open in the first round today.

Stephen Hendry hit the front in his long-awaited first Crucible meeting with John Higgins as Scotland's big day in Sheffield arrived.

Stephen Hendry and John Higgins will turn the Crucible into a Scottish enclave as they make history today — and each man claims the other can win the 2012 Betfred.com World Championship.

Stephen Hendry shrugged off the effects of a 10,000-mile round trip to China as he fired in a thrilling 147 maximum break on day one of the Betfred.com World Championship today.

John Higgins made a shaky start to his Betfred.com World Championship title defence this morning but still took three of the opening four frames against Liang Wenbo.

Mark Williams risks a rap from snooker chiefs after condemning the Crucible and saying the Betfred.com World Championship should be moved from Sheffield to China.

Ken Doherty is "over the moon" to be back in Sheffield for the Betfred.com World Championship after twice sampling the pain of missing out.

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

Stephen Hendry was poised to lose his place in the world’s top 16 after defeat by Robert Milkins in the first round of the Shanghai Masters.

Ken Doherty has punished Liang Wenbo for his World Cup sartorial blunder with a 5-4 win at the Australian Goldfields Open in Bendigo today.

World number one Mark Williams booked his place in the quarter-finals of the inaugural Australian Snooker Goldfields Open with a comfortable win over David Gilbert at Bendigo Stadium today.

Former world champion Ken Doherty was delighted to win a low-scoring contest with Scotland's Stephen Maguire in the Australian Goldfields Open today.

Ronnie O’Sullivan has announced he will not defend his Roewe Shanghai Masters title next week.

Ronnie O'Sullivan roared back to top form with three centuries in seven frames as he knocked Mark Williams out of the Betfred.com World Championship.

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.

Steve Davis was bracing himself for a clash with reigning Crucible king John Higgins after becoming the oldest winner of a match at the Betfred.com World Championship for 21 years.

Ronnie O’Sullivan set up a second-round clash with Mark Williams by stumbling over the finish line in his Crucible opener against Liang Wenbo.

Ronnie O’Sullivan will need to be on his best behaviour when he returns for the conclusion of his opening match this afternoon at the Betfred.com World Championship.

Ronnie O’Sullivan was told to cut out the nonsense after he made a rude gesture during his opening match at the Betfred.com World Championship at the Crucible.

Ken Doherty will play England's Mark Selby in the first round of the Betfred.com World Snooker Championship, it was announced today.

Ronnie O’Sullivan admits he will need to be on his guard against a confident John Higgins as two of the finest players in world snooker prepare to meet in the semi-finals of the UK Championship.

Some untimely misses from Mark Selby handed Ronnie O’Sullivan the momentum in their quarter-final tie at the UK Championship.

Ding Junhui and Stephen Maguire are both looking to improve for their semi-final clash after coming through testing encounters at the UK Championship in Telford last night.

Ronnie O’Sullivan has extended an enthusiastic welcome to Barry Hearn, revealing the promoter’s proposed involvement in snooker is likely to extend his own career.

World number one Ronnie O’Sullivan eased to a 22nd ranking title victory after a 10-5 victory over Liang Wenbo in the final of the Shanghai Masters.

World number one Ronnie O'Sullivan eased towards a 22nd ranking title victory after taking a 6-3 lead over Liang Wenbo in the first session of the Shanghai Masters final.

World number one Ronnie O'Sullivan powered into the final of the Roewe Shanghai Masters with a crushing 6-1 win over world champion John Higgins this afternoon.

Liang Wenbo booked his place in the final of the Roewe Shanghai Masters following a scrappy semi-final encounter with Shaun Murphy today.

Shaun Murphy dismantled Ken Doherty to record his second straight 5-0 win and book his place in the semi-finals of the Roewe Shanghai Masters.

The all-Chinese encounter in the first round of the Betfred.com World Snooker Championship did not disappoint its record-breaking audience after Ding Junhui came through a thrilling contest to beat Liang Wenbo.

The all-Chinese encounter in the first round of the Betfred.com World Snooker Championship remained anyone’s game as Liang Wenbo hit back to trail Ding Junhui only 7-6 at the mid-session interval.

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.

The head of World Snooker admits he is unsure whether Sheffield will continue to host the sport's World Championships.

World number one Ronnie O’Sullivan will kick off his bid for a fourth World Snooker Championship crown with a first-round tie against Stuart Bingham.

Two-time former winner Mark Williams claimed he will be the man the world’s elite players will want to avoid in Wednesday’s World Championship draw after clinching his Crucible place.

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 shrugged off seeing his £157,000 bonus cut in half to charge towards a place in the 888.com World Championship semi-finals in Sheffield today.