RONNIE O’SULLIVAN set up a mouth-watering semi-final with his fellow crowd-pleaser Jimmy White.

Jimmy White’s fans cannot claim they are being short-changed by their hero during the Rileys Club Masters at the Wembley Conference Centre.

James Brown would have been proud of Jimmy White’s opening win of the 2005 Riley’s Club Masters tonight – so too would Harry Houdini.

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.

JIMMY WHITE is no nearer to realising his dream of becoming world champion even after his best season in a decade.

Jimmy White’s world title dream turned into a familiar nightmare at Sheffield tonight.

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.

Jimmy White faces a player who was not even born when the Whirlwind turned professional as the battle for the European Open title reaches a climax in Malta tonight.

Jimmy White roared into his first major final in four years with a thrilling 6-4 victory over local hero Tony Drago at the European Open in Malta tonight.

Matthew Stevens and Jimmy White will lock horns today in the first semi-final of the £615,000

Jimmy White continued the push to reach his first semi-final at a world ranking event for nearly three years after edging ahead of Nigel Bond at the £615,000 (€822,000) Travis Perkins UK Championship in York.

Jimmy White and Steve Davis are still involved in the Travis Perkins UK Championship but only the Whirlwind will be picking up his cue for another tilt at the title.

JIMMY WHITE has a mountain to climb today if he is to remain in the Embassy World Championship. The six-times Crucible runner-up faces a 6-3 deficit against Thailand’s James Wattana.

Ken Doherty will take on Paul Hunter in the next round of the Powerhouse UK Championship in York.

Jimmy White ended his losing streak at the Regal Masters in Glasgow to deny Ireland's Ken Doherty a place in the quarter-finals.

Jimmy White produced a rare act of petulance as he fell 6-2 behind in the opening session of his Embassy World Championship second-round match against Matthew Stevens today.

Peter Ebdon hopes his dedicated fitness regime can lead to glory at the Embassy World Championship in Sheffield.

Ken Doherty and Peter Ebdon reached the second round of the Embassy World Championship at Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre tonight - but in hugely contrasting styles.

Jimmy White knows exactly how he wants to spend the evening of his 40th birthday on May 2 by playing in the semi-finals of the Embassy World Championship.

Jimmy White has the utmost respect for John Higgins but there will be no quarter given when they clash in the last 16 of the £250,000 European Open at the Mediterranean Conference Centre, Malta today.

Ronnie O’Sullivan is poised to succeed where his great friend Jimmy White failed by lifting the Embassy World Championship crown.

Jimmy White has one last throw of the dice in a season that promised so much but is now in serious danger of fizzling out.

A season that promised much for Jimmy White has gone pear-shaped for the popular Londoner.