Struggling fellow countrymen Matthew Stevens and Mark Williams go into this week’s Welsh Open at the Newport Centre increasingly desperate to re-discover winning ways.

Quinten Hann, who on Tuesday effectively announced his retirement from snooker, was today found guilty of match-fixing and banned for eight years.

Quinten Hann’s career was effectively ended today when the controversial Australian resigned his membership of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association with immediate effect.

World number 18 Barry Pinches was in danger of a shock first-round exit as the Travis Perkins UK Championship got under way in York today.

SNOOKER’S governing body is set to investigate allegations that Quinten Hann agreed to throw a match for money.

Quinten Hann today strenuously denied newspaper allegations that he agreed to throw a match for money.

Snooker star Quinten Hann was found not guilty today of groping and attacking a singer and an actress at his home.

A teenager wept today as she recalled fearing she would die after “snarling” snooker star Quinten Hann groped and attacked her and a friend like a “crazed animal”.

MARK WILLIAMS became the first Welshman to make a maximum 147 break as he booked his place in round two of the Embassy World Championship yesterday.

Former world champion Peter Ebdon safely secured his passage through to the last 16 of the Embassy World Championship in Sheffield tonight with a comprehensive 10-2 victory over Quinten Hann – who was not playing with his own cue.

Steve Davis produced a vital finish to the opening session of his 25th appearance at the Crucible to revive his chances of staying among the game’s elite for next season.

Ken Doherty has had a glimpse into snooker’s future – and the Dubliner has been left awe-struck by the generation of Chinese players who threaten to dominate the game for the next 20 years.

KEN DOHERTY defeated Australian Quinten Hann 5-2 at the China Open in Beijing.

Mark Williams taught home hope Liang Wen Bo a snooker lesson by racing to victory at the China Open in Beijing.

RONNIE O’SULLIVAN faces the toughest possible start to his defence of the Embassy world title next month.

Adopted Yorkshireman Shaun Murphy is hoping ‘home’ advantage will help him break his duck at the Embassy World Championship next month.

Stephen Maguire has passed one of the toughest tests of his career to nail down a place in the Embassy World Championship at the Crucible next month.

A broken finger has forced troubled Australian snooker star Quinten Hann out of the Malta Cup.

Stephen Hendry may have suffered a last-gasp defeat to Ronnie O’Sullivan in the Welsh Open – but his performance still means he approaches the Malta Cup with renewed confidence.

Stephen Hendry knocked countryman and practice partner Stephen Maguire out of the Welsh Open today, edging into the last 16 with a 5-4 win.

David Gray recorded the 50th competitive maximum 147 break in his second-round match against Mark Selby at the Travis Perkins UK Championship in York today.

Illness has forced Jimmy White to retire from his second-round match at the Travis Perkins UK Championship in York today when trailing 7-0 to Ali Carter.

Illness forced Jimmy White to retire from his second-round match at the Travis Perkins UK Championship in York today when trailing 7-0 to Ali Carter.

Ken Doherty will face Andy Hicks in the third round of the British Open after his 5-1 victory over Quinten Hann last night.

Ireland's Ken Doherty made short work of Australian Quinten Hann at the British Open in The Brighton Centre today.

Quinten Hann is preparing to fight sexual assault charges tooth and nail, his lawyer said after a brief court hearing today.

Snooker star Quinten Hann has been charged with offences including sexual assault, police said today.

Dubliner Michael Judge will play Marco Fu in the third round of the Totesport Grand Prix in Preston today.

Aussie bad-boy Quinten Hann swaps his boxing gloves for a snooker cue today as the Totesport Grand Prix enters its third day at Preston’s Guild Hall.

AUSSIE loudmouth Quinten Hann last night warned man mountain Johnny Magee: “I may be skinny but I’m hard as nails.”

The boxing match between Australian snooker star Quinten Hann and Dublin footballer Jonathan Magee will go ahead tomorrow night, despite safety fears.

Dublin footballer Jonathan Magee will fight Australian snooker star Quinten Hann in a boxing match in the National Stadium on the night before this year's All-Ireland final.

Quinten Hann took a points decision over bitter rival Mark King in snooker’s brawl at York Hall, Bethnal Green, tonight.

Two snooker stars will enter the ring tonight for what is being billed as the sport’s first boxing grudge match.

SNOOKER stars Quinten Hann and Mark King will swap cues for boxing gloves to settle their long-standing feud in the ring.

Quinten Hann aims to take his revenge on fellow snooker professional Mark King when the pair clash in the boxing ring at York Hall, Bethnal Green, on June 11.

Snooker stars Quinten Hann and Mark King will swap cues for boxing gloves to settle their long-standing feud in the ring at York Hall, Bethnal Green, on June 11.

Graeme Dott’s heroic performance in reaching the final of the Embassy World Championship final – with a cue which cost him nothing – has enabled him to cling onto his place in the top 16 for the 2004-2005 campaign.

Feuding cuemen Mark King and Quinten Hann plan to settle their differences in the boxing ring but snooker’s real heavyweight clash takes place at the Embassy World Championship in Sheffield tonight.

Andy Hicks has had four days to reflect on his post-match bust-up with Quinten Hann at the Embassy World Championship that rocked the sport.

Jimmy White may be enjoying his best season for more than a decade but so too is the Whirlwind’s opening opponent at the Embassy World Championship in Sheffield today.

ANDY HICKS had to be separated from Quinten Hann when their Embassy World Championship clash came close to ending in a punch-up at the Crucible.

Andy Hicks had to be separated from Quinten Hann when their match came close to ending in a punch-up at the Crucible.

John Higgins has his work cut out tomorrow if he is to avoid becoming another top name to make an early exit from the Embassy World Championships at the Crucible Theatre.