Rocket hit in the pocket over Twitter comments

Ronnie O’Sullivan has been fined £6,000 by snooker’s ruling body for a series of Twitter comments that included his claim that match-fixing could be rife.

Ronnie O’Sullivan has been fined £6,000 by snooker’s ruling body for a series of that included his claim that match-fixing could be rife.

The reigning world champion, who landed his fifth Masters title on Sunday night at Alexandra Palace, was charged with breaching the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association’s members rules.