Rocket cruises on Crucible return

Stiffer tests lie ahead but Ronnie O’Sullivan returned to snooker today with a victory and a performance that suggests he will take some stopping in the Betfair World Championship.

The defending champion beat Scotland’s Marcus Campbell 10-4 to set up a second-round clash starting next Saturday against either Ali Carter, the man he beat in last year’s final, or Crucible rookie Ben Woollaston.