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Can anyone upset the big five at this year’s World Snooker Championship?

Snooker’s biggest names will pack plenty of question-marks into their luggage as they converge on the Crucible for the start of this year’s World Snooker Championship on Saturday. Each of the major names can stake a significant claim for getting ...

11 Apr 2022 at 07:25

Sport

Noppon Saengkham beats Luca Brecel to book place in second round

Thailand’s Noppon Saengkham sunk 11th seed Luca Brecel to book his place in the second round of the World Snooker Championships in Sheffield for the second time. The world number 38 turned a 6-3 overnight advantage into a 10-5 victory over the ...

21 Apr 2022 at 16:25

Sport

Andy Hicks ‘haunted’ by Crucible disappointments as he plots long-awaited return

It is over a quarter of a century since Andy Hicks completed one of the biggest upsets in World Championship history by sinking six-time champion and number two seed Steve Davis in the first round at the Crucible. Hicks, then 21, stormed all ...

04 Apr 2022 at 19:25

Sport

I’m not the greatest – Ronnie O’Sullivan rejects top honour after seventh title

Ronnie O’Sullivan has dismissed the accolades that poured in after his Crucible victory on Monday night and insisted no amount of world titles will convince him he is the greatest. Most observers agree that O’Sullivan’s 18-13 triumph over ...

03 May 2022 at 19:25

Sport

Judd Trump excited for ‘dream’ final clash with Ronnie O’Sullivan

Judd Trump is relishing his “dream” World Snooker Championship final against Ronnie O’Sullivan after the pair came through their last-four clashes in contrasting style at the Crucible on Saturday. Trump survived an epic fightback from ...

30 Apr 2022 at 21:55

Sport

Judd Trump feeling short of his best despite cruising through Crucible opener

Judd Trump vowed his best is yet to come despite cruising into the second round of the World Snooker Championship with a 10-4 win over Iranian qualifier Hossein Vafaei. The emphatic nature of the scoreline belied a patchy performance ...

21 Apr 2022 at 23:25

Snooker

Former champion Neil Robertson reaches round two at Crucible by beating Wu Yize

Neil Robertson delivered an impressive display to cruise into the second round of the World Championship in Sheffield with victory against Wu Yize. The Australian fashioned an overnight 6-3 lead over the Chinese debutant before ...

16 Apr 2023 at 18:52

Sport

World Championship: The main talking points as snooker returns to the Crucible

The World Snooker Championship gets under way at the Crucible next Saturday with defending champion Mark Selby and six-time champion Ronnie O’Sullivan both scheduled to be in action on the opening day. Here, the PA news agency ...

11 Apr 2022 at 07:25

Entertainment

Leeds Playhouse leads UK Theatre Awards nominations

Leeds Playhouse leads the nominations for the UK Theatre Awards 2022, with nods in five categories. The awards honour and celebrate the achievements of theatre across the UK, recognising the contributions UK Theatre members ...

28 Sept 2022 at 18:08

Two arrests after Just Stop Oil protest disrupts World Snooker Championship

Two people have been arrested after Just Stop Oil protesters disrupted the evening session of the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield. A man wearing a “Just Stop Oil” T-shirt interrupted the match between Robert ...

18 Apr 2023 at 11:40

Snooker

Protesters force stoppage at World Snooker Championship in Sheffield

Protesters disrupted the evening session of the World Championship in Sheffield by invading the arena and tipping orange paint powder onto one of the tables shortly after play resumed. A man wearing a ‘Just Stop ...

17 Apr 2023 at 23:44

Snooker

I was drunk as hell – Luca Brecel parties before stunning Ronnie O’Sullivan

Ronnie O’Sullivan crashed out of the World Championship as conqueror Luca Brecel revealed his unorthodox partying preparation to beating the seven-time world champion in their Sheffield quarter-final. Belgian ...

26 Apr 2023 at 22:37

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