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Snooker still finding its place in a changed world
Snooker still finding its place in a changed world
Nostalgia will always paint over most cracks but memories of overspilling ashtrays or dodgy toilets can’t dispel the memories of a time and a place where bonds were made and games played for a few quid an hour.

Sat, 25 Apr, 2026

Halo World Snooker Championship 2026 - Day Three - The Crucible
Shaun Murphy hits back after audience member taunt at World Snooker Championship
Murphy leads Fan Zhengyi 5-4 in their first round match

Tue, 21 Apr, 2026

Halo World Snooker Championship 2026 - Day Two - The Crucible
Mark Allen hits the drink to power past Zhang Anda
A few drinks helped Allen rifle three centuries in a six-frame streak to reach the last 16.

Sun, 19 Apr, 2026

Snooker World Championship file photo
World Snooker Championship to stay at Crucible until 2045 after revamp deal struck
The tournament will have to find an alternative home in 2028 and possible 2029 while the Crucible is renovated

Tue, 24 Mar, 2026

Virgo In Action
John Virgo: The snooker star who was player, broadcaster and entertainer
John Virgo became one of snooker's best-loved commentators after retiring from the sport in the mid-90s

Wed, 04 Feb, 2026

John Virgo File Photo
Snooker great John Virgo dies aged 79
John Virgo won the UK Championship in 1979 but was better known as a snooker broadcaster

Wed, 04 Feb, 2026

Halo World Snooker Championship 2025 - Day Seventeen - The Crucible
Zhao Xintong withstands Williams comeback to be crowned China's first snooker world champion
Resuming the final session one frame short of victory, Zhao was forced to wait for his history-making moment.

Mon, 05 May, 2025

Halo World Snooker Championship 2025 - Day Fourteen - The Crucible
Ronnie O'Sullivan: Zhao Xintong can make World Snooker Championship history 
Zhao defeated O'Sullivan 17-7 in their semi-final. 

Sat, 03 May, 2025

Halo World Snooker Championship 2025 - Day Thirteen - The Crucible
'Daylight robbery': Snooker fans unhappy with no refunds after O'Sullivan semi-final ends early
An exhibition featuring Steve Davis and Dennis Taylor has taken the place of what was supposed to be the fourth session of the semi-final. 

Sat, 03 May, 2025

Jimmy White file photo
Jimmy White wins late night thriller to keep World Championship hopes alive
Meanwhile, 14-year-old Michal Szubarczyk's attempt to break Ronnie O'Sullivan's record for the youngest ever World Championship qualifier was ended by Dean Young.

Wed, 09 Apr, 2025

Christmas Package 2024
Ronnie O’Sullivan says he ‘lost the plot’ before pulling out of Masters defence
“I’ve been on this three-week trip away playing, and I think I just exhausted myself,” said O'Sullivan. 

Mon, 13 Jan, 2025

Terry Griffiths
‘A great man, a great player’: Stephen Hendry leads tributes to Terry Griffiths
Hendry was among many coached by 1979 world champion

Mon, 02 Dec, 2024

Alex Higgins and Terry Griffiths
Former world snooker champion Terry Griffith dies aged 77
The Welshman came through the qualifying rounds to win the 1979 Crucible title as a qualifier.

Mon, 02 Dec, 2024

Snooker mourns Ray Reardon after death aged 91
Snooker mourns Ray Reardon after death aged 91
A former coal miner and police officer, Reardon was at the forefront of the game's rise to popularity as a televised sport during the 1970s

Sat, 20 Jul, 2024

Cazoo World Snooker Championship 2024 - Day Fifteen - The Crucible
'Pathetic' - Jones hits out at opponents' complaints about his snooker style
The 30-year-old became only the ninth qualifier to reach a Crucible final after securing a 17-12 win over Stuart Bingham late on Saturday night.

Sun, 05 May, 2024

Cazoo World Snooker Championship 2024 - Day Twelve - The Crucible
Judd Trump: 'I had enough chances to win, I only have myself to blame'
Jak Jones is now two wins away from becoming only the third qualifier to win the World Snooker Championship. 

Wed, 01 May, 2024

Cazoo World Snooker Championship 2024 - Day Ten - The Crucible
Financial rewards of breakaway snooker tour appeal to Ronnie O'Sullivan
Leading players, including O'Sullivan, are understood to have been approached by Far East backers.

Tue, 30 Apr, 2024

Cazoo World Championship 2023 Qualifiers - Day 1
Crucible touching distance away for Irish hopefuls but the bar gets higher
The World Snooker Championship qualifiers begin in Sheffield on Monday. Fergal O’Brien and  Aaron Hill are at different ends of their careers, but getting to the Crucible still means everything. 

Mon, 08 Apr, 2024

Cazoo World Snooker Championship 2023 - Day 12 - The Crucible
Mark Allen comes back to beat Mark Selby with incredible finish
Allen took the decider by doubling the black as he came back from 3-1 down.

Wed, 06 Mar, 2024

Cazoo World Snooker Championship 2023 - Day 1 - The Crucible
Ronnie O'Sullivan beats Ken Doherty to keep hold of his world No 1 ranking 
O'Sullivan reeled off five frames in a row to keep hold of his world number one ranking for now after brushing aside Ken Doherty in the opening round of the inaugural Wuhan Open

Tue, 10 Oct, 2023

Cazoo UK Championship - Day Three - York Barbican
Snooker crisis: Yan Bingtao becomes seventh player suspended
The suspension is a result of an ongoing investigation into allegations of manipulating the outcome of matches

Mon, 12 Dec, 2022

Cazoo UK Championship - Day Eight - York Barbican
Ding Junhui reaches final of UK Championship
The three-time champion is into his fourth final after a 6-3 victory over Tom Ford at the Barbican in York.

Sat, 19 Nov, 2022

Betfred World Snooker Championships 2022 - Day 4 - The Crucible
Neil Robertson: ‘From job centre to playing on TV was just amazing’
Crucible favourite reflects on the hard times that preceded his break into snooker – and dogged him even as he hit the heights

Fri, 15 Apr, 2022

Betfred Snooker World Championships 2017 - Day Two - Crucible Theatre
Snooker: Jimmy Robertson sets single-frame record of 178 points in win over Lee Walker
Welshman Lee Walker chalked up 44 points in fouls

Tue, 07 Dec, 2021

Cazoo UK Championship - Day Thirteen - York Barbican
Zhao Xintong dominates Luca Brecel to claim UK Championship crown in York
Stars including Jimmy White and Ronnie O’Sullivan have queued up to anoint Zhao Xintong as snooker's next big thing

Sun, 05 Dec, 2021

Cazoo UK Championship - Day Eleven - York Barbican
Distracted Ronnie O’Sullivan sees UK title bid sunk by nerveless Kyren Wilson
O’Sullivan took frequent breaks throughout the match, insisting to referee Jan Verhaas that he was distracted by movement in the audience and demanded a photographer be removed

Fri, 03 Dec, 2021

Cazoo UK Championship - Day Nine - York Barbican
'I don’t care': Ronnie O’Sullivan not concerned about winning UK Championship
O’Sullivan insisted he had no interest in his performance, and shrugged off the prospect of claiming the crown on his 46th birthday on Sunday

Wed, 01 Dec, 2021

Cazoo UK Championship - Day One - York Barbican
Shaun Murphy rails at snooker amateurs: 'I lost to someone who shouldn’t be in the building'
Shaun Murphy furious after first-round UK Championship loss

Wed, 24 Nov, 2021

Betway UK Championships - Day Thirteen - York Barbican
Ronnie O’Sullivan warns snooker world there is more to come from ‘Class of 92’
O’Sullivan begins his quest to extend his record-breaking roll of UK Championship titles to eight when he faces former ranking event winner Michael White in the opening round

Tue, 23 Nov, 2021

Betfred World Snooker Championships 2021 - Day Four - The Crucible
Backed by home crowd, Mark Allen ends Judd Trump's 25-match win streak
Trump, 32, will regain his world No1 position next week and had hoped to celebrate in style with a fourth title in a row

Fri, 15 Oct, 2021

Betfred World Snooker Championships 2021 - Day Seven - The Crucible
Ronnie O’Sullivan tells fans to ‘sit down’ during defeat to Yan Bingtao
It capped a fractious week for O’Sullivan at the Waterfront Hall, having criticised the lack of atmosphere at the venue before feeling the need to clarify that his complaint had not been aimed at fans

Thu, 14 Oct, 2021

Betfred World Snooker Championships 2021 - Day Four - The Crucible
Mark Allen triumphs over Reanne Evans in snooker’s battle of the exes
With no love lost between the two, Evans then ratcheted up the tension by snubbing Allen’s offer of a pre-match fist bump, leaving her former love interest hanging in an awkward opening moment

Tue, 17 Aug, 2021

Betway UK Championships - Day Six - York Barbican
Snooker: Ken Doherty eases into stage two of Championship League
The 51-year-old came from behind to draw 2-2 with Martin Gould in his final match of the day at the Morningside Arena.

Tue, 27 Jul, 2021

Betfred World Snooker Championships 2021 - Day 17 - The Crucible
Superb Mark Selby claims fourth world title in front of Crucible full house
Not since the controversially staged Cheltenham Gold Cup in March 2020 had there been a full crowd at a UK sporting event of any sort

Mon, 03 May, 2021

Betfred World Snooker Championships 2021 - Day 17 - The Crucible
Mark Selby retains three-frame lead over Shaun Murphy to close in on world title
Selby leads 14-11, with 18 the target for victory

Mon, 03 May, 2021

Monday TV Tips: Can you outsmart Irish Chaser, Darragh 'The Menace' Ennis?
Monday TV Tips: Can you outsmart Irish Chaser, Darragh 'The Menace' Ennis?
— and Cillian Murphy stars in The Delinquent Season

Mon, 03 May, 2021

Betfred World Snooker Championships 2021 - Day 15 - The Crucible
Inspired, fist-pumping Shaun Murphy storms into Crucible final, Mark Selby wears down Stuart Bingham
Kyren Wilson was unhappy with Murphy's ebullient celebrations

Sat, 01 May, 2021

Betfred World Snooker Championships 2021 - Day 14 - The Crucible
Shaun Murphy wins last two frames to keep hopes alive in Kyren Wilson semi-final
Murphy had looked set to leave himself an insurmountable challenge heading into Saturday’s concluding sessions

Fri, 30 Apr, 2021

Betfred World Snooker Championships 2021 - Day 14 - The Crucible
Larry Ryan: Maybe it's not cheating to just get the highlights
This generation’s veneration of live sport means it feels like cheating to steal your fix of drama via a nighttime highlights package.

Fri, 30 Apr, 2021

Betfred World Snooker Championships 2021 - Day 12 - The Crucible
Shaun Murphy overcomes ‘very dark days’ to hold off Judd Trump and reach World Snooker Championship semis
Mark Selby continued his timely resurgence as he completed a 13-3 thrashing of fellow three-time champion Mark Williams with a session to spare

Wed, 28 Apr, 2021

Betfred World Snooker Championships 2021 - Day 11 - The Crucible
Kyren Wilson and Mark Selby storm into World Snooker Championship semi-finals
The pair’s quarter-final was finely poised at 8-8 overnight

Wed, 28 Apr, 2021

Betfred World Snooker Championships 2021 - Day Eight - The Crucible
Neil Robertson has momentum as he reaches World Championship quarter-finals
Robertson has only reached the semi-finals once since winning his only world title in 2010 – but he has looked in good form

Sat, 24 Apr, 2021

Betfred World Snooker Championships 2021 - Day Seven - The Crucible
Ronnie O’Sullivan knocked out of World Championship by Anthony McGill
McGill withstood a stunning comeback from the defending champion who turned a 10-5 deficit into an 11-10 lead

Fri, 23 Apr, 2021

Betfred World Snooker Championships 2021 - Day Six - The Crucible
Anthony McGill misses Crucible maximum but wipes out Ronnie O’Sullivan lead
McGill left his 13th black tottering over the bottom pocket in the seventh frame as he aimed to become only the eighth different player to achieve a fabled 147 at the Crucible

Thu, 22 Apr, 2021

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