Barry Hawkins has progressed to the final of the Ladbrokes World Grand Prix after overwhelming Liang Wenbo 6-1.

Anthony Hamilton will play Ali Carter in the final of the German Masters following a surprise win over world number two Stuart Bingham.

Martin Gould continued his bid for back-to-back titles in Berlin with a 5-2 quarter-final victory over Ryan Day.

Mark Selby will take on home favourite Ding Junhui in the final of the International Championship after beating Stuart Bingham in their semi-final.

Ding Junhui defeated world champion Mark Selby 10-6 to win the Shanghai Masters for the second time.

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

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

World number one Mark Selby held off a spirited fightback from Robert Milkins to secure his passage through to the second round of the Betfred World Championship.

Peter Ebdon tumbled out of the Betfred World Championship and last year's winner Stuart Bingham was in danger of joining him as the famous Crucible curse looked set to strike again.

Stephen Maguire sealed automatic qualification for the World Championship at the Crucible later this month by advancing to the semi-finals of the China Open in Beijing.

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

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

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

Shaun Murphy powered through to the Betfred World Championship final and will vie for a second title after seeing off Barry Hawkins.

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.

Ronnie O'Sullivan shrugged off a shock Crucible defeat as his exit from the Betfred World Championship threw the title race open.

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

Ronnie O’Sullivan admitted his motivations have changed when it comes to winning the World Snooker Championship after easing into the quarter-finals with a 13-5 victory over Matthew Stevens.

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

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

John Higgins recorded an impressive break of 122 as he saw off fellow Scot Anthony McGill 5-3 to reach the second round of the Wuxi Classic in China.

John Higgins labelled himself nothing more than “a journeyman” after a second successive first-round exit at the Dafabet World Championship.

Ken Doherty drew on the memories of his greatest Crucible triumphs as he struck a blow for snooker’s senior citizens yesterday.

Ken Doherty returned to vintage form and struck a blow for snooker’s senior citizens as he enjoyed a first Crucible win in eight years on Sunday.

Ronnie O’Sullivan was straight into an ominous groove as he opened a commanding lead over Robin Hull in their Dafabet World Championship first-round clash.

Ronnie O’Sullivan will launch the defence of his Dafabet World Championship title against Finland’s Robin Hull on Saturday morning.

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 marks his 38th birthday today with a UK Championship quarter-final appearance - but any celebrations will be reserved for if he beats Stuart Bingham.

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

Ronnie O’Sullivan lifted the Betfair World Championship trophy for a fifth and perhaps last time tonight as he capped his comeback with Crucible glory.

Ronnie O'Sullivan admits he has come "close to cracking" over the last fortnight but he is through to another World Championship final after seeing off Judd Trump.

Ronnie O’Sullivan admits he has come close to cracking up over the last fortnight but the four-time winner is through to another Betfair World Championship final after seeing off Judd Trump.

Ronnie O’Sullivan has said he only returned to snooker because he needed the cash to pay his children’s school fees.

Ronnie O’Sullivan looked invincible as he produced one of snooker’s great sessions in building a 7-1 lead over Stuart Bingham at the Betfair World Championship.

Shaun Murphy swept ahead in his Betfair World Championship quarter-final against Judd Trump as the Crucible saw the best of the Magician.

Ronnie O'Sullivan's verdict after inflicting another defeat on Ali Carter was that he was already feeling the strain of the Betfair World Championship.

Ronnie O’Sullivan powered through to the quarter-finals of the Betfair World Championship tonight, but admitted he already feels worn out.

Ronnie O’Sullivan was today bidding to maintain his impeccable record against Ali Carter as last year’s finalists reached the climax of their second-round clash at the Betfair World Championship.

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

Ken Doherty, who had shown some good form this week in beating John Higgins and Tom Ford, bowed out of the Welsh Open yesterday after losing 5-3 to England’s Stuart Bingham in the quarter-final.

John Higgins made a maximum break but still bowed out of the williamhill.com UK Championship to Mark Davis.

Steve Davis arrived at the Crucible this morning on “a sad day” for snooker after seven-time world champion Stephen Hendry announced his retirement.