"It was one of the best and funniest night I’ve ever had."

Former world champion Stuart Bingham has been given a six-month suspension for breaching snooker's betting regulations.

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

Ronnie O’Sullivan denied he snubbed the chance of a maximum break as he crashed out of the Betfred World Championship to Ding Junhui.

Mark Selby showed why he remains the man to beat at the Crucible but John Higgins has his own sights on glory after powering through to the semi-finals.

Ding Junhui produced a sparkling display at the Crucible to lead Ronnie O'Sullivan 10-6 in their Betfred World Championship quarter-final.

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

Marco Fu won a final-frame decider as he came from 3-0 down to defeat Judd Trump in the first round of the Dafabet Masters at Alexandra Palace.

Ding Junhui reached his first Betfred World Championship final in record-setting style as he saw off Alan McManus at the Crucible.

Marco Fu lost his cue tip but not his nerve as he levelled his World Snooker Championship semi-final against Mark Selby at 8-8.

Furious Ali Carter hit out at what he called the worst conditions of his career after crashing out of the World Snooker Championship in the second round today.

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

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.

Ronnie O'Sullivan escaped with a slap on the wrist after snubbing a mandatory post-match press conference following his first-round with at the Betfred World Championship.

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.

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

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

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 swerved the threat of a fine for playing in his socks as donning a pair of “stinky old shoes” proved punishment enough at the Crucible.

Mark ‘The Jester from Leicester’ Selby is the world snooker champion. He shocked holder Ronnie O’Sullivan to win last year’s final at the Crucible. Now firmly established as the sport’s No.1 ranked player, he is confident of retaining his title when the world’s best return to the home of the green baize today.

Ronnie O’Sullivan’s rookie World Championship opponent fears Crucible humiliation before he even plays his first shot against the five-time winner.

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.

Come back John Virgo, all is forgiven.

Reanne Evans describes her World Championship qualifier with the Dubliner as "do or die" for women in snooker.

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.

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.

Ronnie O'Sullivan fell behind in the Dafabet World Championship final as the man he calls "the torturer" had him on the rack.

Ronnie O'Sullivan continued his march towards a third successive World Championship title last night while Mark Selby and Neil Robertson's semi-final was squarely in the balance after the first session.

Neil Robertson twice narrowly missed out on claiming his 100th century break of the season on his way to booking his place in the quarter-finals of the Dafabet World Snooker Championships.

Neil Robertson twice narrowly missed out on claiming his 100th century break of the season on his way to booking his place in the quarter-finals of the Dafabet World Snooker Championships.

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 claimed he was offered £20,000 to fix a snooker match.

World champion Ronnie O'Sullivan returned to the baize for the first time since his title retention in Sheffield and he picked up where he had left off.

Ronnie O’Sullivan hinted he has not ruled out defending his fifth Betfair World Championship title after defeating Barry Hawkins in the final at the Crucible last night.

Ronnie O’Sullivan remained on course to land a fifth Betfair World Championship title despite Barry Hawkins putting up a commendable fight in the final at the Crucible.