Person: Ronnie O’Sullivan

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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Cork's teenage snooker sensations make an impact on TV debuts

Aaron Hill and Ross Bulman are the future of Irish snooker – and having been offered a taste of the big time, both are hungry for more.

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'Strange decision' for Ronnie O'Sullivan to pull out of UK Masters - Ken Doherty

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Larry Ryan: Are you ready to renew your vows with sport?

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Allen ends Trump’s winning streak with victory in Shanghai

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Ronnie O’Sullivan knocked out in first round of World Snooker Championship by amateur

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Michael Judge takes aim at Crucible return after 11 years

Forget diving - creating a foul is now the finest in modern English craft

The dive itself is an unsophisticated relic relied upon only when there has been a gross failure of imagination, writes Larry Ryan.

Sat, 16 Dec, 2017

Snooker: Ross Bulman shows rich promise on baize

PJ Nolan has spent at least two decades spreading snooker’s gospel.

Tue, 09 May, 2017

Solving snooker’s great riddle

Is snooker set up wrong?

Sat, 29 Apr, 2017

Dafabet Masters 2016 - Day Three - Alexandra Palace

Ronnie O’Sullivan told to ‘grow up’ by World Snooker chairman

Ronnie O’Sullivan has been told to “grow up” by World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn as he prepares to head to the Crucible.

Tue, 11 Apr, 2017

World snooker champion Mark Selby keen to party with Leicester City footballers

Mark Selby wants to join Leicester’s open-top bus parade after missing the greatest moment in the club’s history while he wrapped up the Betfred World Championship title.

Wed, 04 May, 2016

Ronnie O’Sullivan still in peril as Barry Hawkins stays out in front

Ronnie O’Sullivan remained in deep trouble and at risk of his earliest Betfred World Championship exit since 2009 after Barry Hawkins clung to his lead in their gripping second-round clash.

Mon, 25 Apr, 2016

Flying Marco Fu advances to third round at The Crucible

Marco Fu dominated the final session to beat Anthony McGill 13-9 and reach the third round of the World Snooker Championships.

Sat, 23 Apr, 2016

Dafabet Masters 2016 - Day Two - Alexandra Palace

Struggling Judd Trump fighting for survival as Liang Wenbo leads at Crucible

Judd Trump is at risk of elimination from the Betfred World Championship after falling 6-3 behind against Liang Wenbo in the opening session at The Crucible.

Thu, 21 Apr, 2016

Dominant John Higgins cruises past Ryan Day

Four-time champion John Higgins eased into the second round of the World Championship with a comprehensive 10-3 victory over qualifier Ryan Day. 

Wed, 20 Apr, 2016

Ronnie O’Sullivan in hot water once again at the Crucible

Ronnie O’Sullivan’s often tumultuous relationship with his sport took another bizarre twist yesterday when he was told he will be disciplined for failing to fulfil media duties after his 10-7 first-round win over David Gilbert at the World Snooker Championships in Sheffield.

Tue, 19 Apr, 2016

Dafabet Masters 2016 - Day Eight - Alexandra Palace

Ronnie O’Sullivan: Judd Trump’s time to shine

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.

Sat, 16 Apr, 2016

Catch-up with what you've missed today with our evening briefing

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

Mon, 15 Feb, 2016

New Year honour for AP McCoy and James Nesbitt

Jockey receives knighthood, while actor is awarded an OBE

Thu, 31 Dec, 2015

2015 William Hill PDC World Championship - Day Three - Alexandra Palace

Power switched on as Phil Taylor makes strong start to World title bid

Phil Taylor began his pursuit of a 17th World Darts Championship title with a comfortable first-round victory at Alexandra Palace.

Sat, 19 Dec, 2015

August All-Stars light up summer

Things can change over the next six weeks — ask Kieran Donaghy — but if football’s All Stars were handed out in August, our GAA correspondent would be shaking hands and back-slapping with the following summer achievers.

Thu, 13 Aug, 2015

Bingham targetting a new car, house and number one spot

Stuart Bingham wants to scale new heights after his fairytale Betfred World Championship triumph.

Wed, 06 May, 2015

Mark Allen’s ‘bottle’ dig spurred on Stuart Bingham

Stuart Bingham has revealed how a casual jibe from Irish cueman Mark Allen spurred him to become world champion.

Wed, 06 May, 2015

Stuart Bingham claims world snooker title in classic

Stuart Bingham was last night crowned world champion, beating Shaun Murphy 18-15 in the final at the Crucible Theatre.

Tue, 05 May, 2015

Bingham on track to deny Trump

Stuart Bingham was tearing up the script as he stayed on course to topple crowd favourite Judd Trump in their semi-final at the Betfred World Championship.

Fri, 01 May, 2015

Trump eases through; O'Sullivan escapes sanction for chalk incident

Judd Trump wasted no time in powering through to the Betfred World Championship semi-finals for a third time.

Wed, 29 Apr, 2015

John Higgins has eye on the prize

Crucible thoroughbreds John Higgins and Graeme Dott led the Scottish charge on Sunday at the Betfred World Championship.

Mon, 20 Apr, 2015

Barry Hearn: European golf tour the template to follow

Barry Hearn is the man who had everyone going snooker loopy in the eighties as television coverage of the sport boomed on the back of his stable of star players such as Steve Davis.

Thu, 16 Apr, 2015

Mark Selby looking to conquer the ‘Curse of the Crucible’ and retain title

Mark Selby knows he has to not only defeat 31 other players vying to cause an upset at the BetFred World Snooker Championship but he must also conquer the ’Curse of the Crucible’.

Wed, 15 Apr, 2015

Reanne Evans misses her big break

Come back John Virgo, all is forgiven.

Sat, 11 Apr, 2015

Hendry not planning comeback - yet

"I’m not playing the World Championship this season, definitely not, but I think I will definitely play a tournament again in my lifetime."

Fri, 13 Feb, 2015

Shaun Murphy: Hit two breaks of 127 in last night’s victory

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Mon, 19 Jan, 2015

Murphy closes in on triple crown

Shaun Murphy made a determined move towards completing a career triple crown as he took a 6-2 lead after the first session of his Masters final against Neil Robertson.

Sun, 18 Jan, 2015

Sunday’s TV tips

Sunday night telly tips for a night on the couch.

Sun, 18 Jan, 2015

Robertson crushes O’Sullivan

Neil Robertson continued his scintillating form at the Dafabet Masters by sweeping aside defending champion Ronnie O’Sullivan in emphatic fashion in today’s opening semi-final at Alexandra Palace.

Sat, 17 Jan, 2015

Hendry contemplates World Championship return

Stephen Hendry has confirmed he could come out of retirement and return to snooker in time for the World Championship in April.

Fri, 16 Jan, 2015

Rocket breaks century record

Ronnie O’Sullivan claimed one of snooker’s great records on Thursday as he began his Masters quarter-final against Marco Fu.

Thu, 15 Jan, 2015

Snooker: O'Sullivan thrilled to equal Hendry's century break record

Ronnie O’Sullivan does not think he has spoiled Stephen Hendry’s birthday by equalling his all-time record for century breaks.

Tue, 13 Jan, 2015

Ronnie starts thinking about defending the Masters

Ronnie O’Sullivan fended off a heroic Judd Trump fightback to land the Coral UK Championship title and joked: “I feel like retiring.”

Mon, 08 Dec, 2014

Ronnie O'Sullivan fends off comeback to win championship

Ronnie O’Sullivan completed a stellar year by fending off a dramatic Judd Trump comeback to win the Coral UK Championship.

Sun, 07 Dec, 2014

Sunday’s TV tips

Your spoiler free guide to tonight's TV.

Sun, 07 Dec, 2014

Rocket wins first round game on one leg; star may be forced to withdraw

Ronnie O’Sullivan started his UK Championship campaign against Daniel Wells on one leg but will withdraw from the tournament if he feels no let-up from his broken ankle by the weekend.

Thu, 27 Nov, 2014

Peters has become a victim of his own fine work

Turns out he can’t get everything right.

Tue, 24 Jun, 2014

Ronnie and son, 6, escape injury after crash driving home from final defeat

Snooker ace Ronnie O’Sullivan escaped unscathed from a car crash as he travelled home from defeat in the world championships final.

Tue, 06 May, 2014

O'Sullivan: More to come for Selby

Mark Selby has been backed to win multiple Crucible titles after stunning Ronnie O’Sullivan to land his maiden triumph at the Dafabet World Championship.

Tue, 06 May, 2014

Selby secures first world title

Mark Selby rocked Ronnie O’Sullivan with one of the great Crucible comebacks as his tenacity and sheer appetite for the task was rewarded with a first World Championship title.

Mon, 05 May, 2014

Today’s TV tips

Your daily, spoiler-free guide to what to look out for on the box.

Mon, 05 May, 2014

O'Sullivan eases past Hawkins

Ronnie O’Sullivan booked his place in the final of the Dafabet World Championship after he defeated Barry Hawkins 17-7 in their semi-final on Friday.

Fri, 02 May, 2014

Rocket breezes through

Ronnie O’Sullivan admitted he was surprised by the “easy” nature of his win as he demolished Shaun Murphy to reach the semi-finals of the Dafabet World Snooker Championship.

Thu, 01 May, 2014

Rocket through to semis; 'didn’t expect to win it that easy'

Ronnie O’Sullivan admitted he was surprised with the “easy” nature of his victory as he demolished Shaun Murphy to reach the semi-finals of the Dafabet World Snooker Championship on Wednesday.

Wed, 30 Apr, 2014