2 h. ago World Snooker champion swore at Sir Alex Ferguson and wound up Celtic

Ken Doherty received invites from Manchester United and Celtic after beating Stephen Hendry in the 1997 World Championship final - despite swearing at Sir Alex Ferguson

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5 h. ago Mark Selby launches ball and leaves Ronnie O'Sullivan stunned – 'You never normally see that'

Four-time world snooker champion Mark Selby displayed some petulance en route to a shock first-round exit at the Crucible - and Ronnie O'Sullivan couldn't hide his surprise

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21 h. ago ‘I was expecting to win’: Luca Brecel fights back to deny Ryan Day at Crucible

2o23 champion recovers from 5-1 down to win 10-7Chris Wakelin leads Mark Allen 6-2 in second roundLuca Brecel completed an impressive comeback to beat Ryan Day 10-7 and avoid becoming the latest former champion to exit the World Snooker Championship at the first-round stage.The 2023 winner looked in danger of joining the defending champion, Kyren Wilson, in crashing out when he found himself 5-1 down to Day during the first session. But Brecel won the final three frames on Wednesday to make it 5-4 and get himself right back in the match. Continue reading...

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26 h. ago Stephen Hendry told straight as World Snooker Champs star hits back at personality clash

BBC pundit Stephen Hendry has been a vocal critic of former world snooker champion Luca Brecel and the Belgian has now hit back at the seven-time Crucible king

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29 h. ago Snooker champion won Crucible with £2 cue using money he borrowed from his mum

Ken Doherty became a national hero in Ireland when he won the World Snooker Championship in 1997 – and he did it all with a £2 cue he paid for with the help of his mum

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46 h. ago Ronnie O’Sullivan back with a bang to beat Ali Carter in World Snooker Championship

Seven-time champion rockets to 10-4 victory at CruciblePang Junxu next up after getting better of Zhang AndaRonnie O’Sullivan made a mockery of his recent period of inactivity by reeling off three centuries in five frames as he completed a 10-4 win over Ali Carter in the first round of the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield.The seven-time champion, who has not played on the professional tour since he crashed out of the Championship League in January, looked close to his best as he swiftly set up a last-16 clash against Pang Junxu. Continue reading...

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46 h. ago Ronnie O’Sullivan ‘scared about playing’ before beating Ali Carter in World Snooker Championship

Seven-time champion rockets to 10-4 victory at CruciblePang Junxu next up after getting better of Zhang AndaRonnie O’Sullivan made a mockery of his recent period of inactivity by reeling off three centuries in five frames as he completed a 10-4 win over Ali Carter in the first round of the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield.The seven-time champion, who has not played on the professional tour since he crashed out of the Championship League in January, looked close to his best as he swiftly set up a last-16 clash against Pang Junxu, but revealed he was still ravaged by self-doubt despite completing a stunning demolition job. Continue reading...

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46 h. ago Ronnie O’Sullivan ‘scared about playing’ before beating Ali Carter in world championship

Seven-time champion rockets to 10-4 victory at CruciblePang Junxu next up after getting better of Zhang AndaRonnie O’Sullivan made a ­mockery of his recent period of inactivity by ­reeling off three centuries in five frames as he completed a 10-4 victory against Ali Carter in the first round of the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield.The seven-time champion, who has not played on the professional tour since he crashed out of the Championship League in January, looked close to his best as he swiftly set up a last-16 clash against Pang Junxu, but revealed he was still ravaged by self-doubt despite completing a stunning demolition job. Continue reading...

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49 h. ago Snooker star snaps back at BBC commentator Stephen Hendry after repeated public criticism

Luca Brecel has spoken out after being the target of criticism from the seven-time world snooker champion

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51 h. ago Stephen Hendry comments on ‘vile’ frame involving Judd Trump at World Snooker Championship

Seven-time snooker world champion Stephen Hendry was left unimpressed with one performance at the Crucible this week after dubbing one frame featuring a former title winner "vile"

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2 d. ago John Higgins' BBC outburst, family health scare, net worth and retirement stance

John Higgins has enjoyed a glittering career in snooker but the four-time world champion has also endured his fair share of challenges and controversy away from the table

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3 d. ago Snooker champion John Higgins comforted by BBC presenter after bursting into tears during live interview

Four-time world snooker champion John Higgins has revealed the personal reason he broke down during a live BBC interview.

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3 d. ago Steve Davis names ‘world champion standard’ player he believes has cue action snooker has never seen before

The six time world champion has been glowing in his praise of Shaun Murphy for his opening showing against Daniel Wells

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3 d. ago I am a four time snooker world champion who almost quit Crucible forever but my doctor's advice changed my life

Mark Selby is a household name in the world of snooker but has opened up on nearly hanging up his cue for good last year

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4 d. ago Mark Williams to undergo surgery to save career amid worsening health condition

The three-time world snooker champion admits his health issue is 'worsening by the month'

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5 d. ago Zhao Xintong is new Stephen Hendry and WILL be a world champion say snooker heroes

Whirlwind Jimmy White has been blown away by the Cyclone on his return to the Crucible

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5 d. ago Mark Williams steps in as referee forgets his job in awkward live TV match moment

Mark Williams was in a light-hearted mood as he took on Yize Wu in the first round of the World Snooker Championship, with the three-time champion winding up referee Olivier Marteel

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5 d. ago Major shock in the snooker as champion Kyren Wilson is knocked OUT of the World Championship by Chinese underdog in the first round

Kyren Wilson fell victim to the 'Crucible Curse' as he crashed out in the first round of the World Snooker Championship in a dramatic 10-9 defeat to China's world number 39 Lei Peifan.

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5 d. ago Kyren Wilson crashes out at Crucible as Lei Peifan leads Chinese charge

Defending champion loses first-round thriller 10-9Debutant Lei and Xiao exemplify China’s fine startKyren Wilson became the latest victim of snooker’s Crucible curse after a shock defeat on the opening day of the World Snooker Championship at the hands of Chinese sensation Lei Peifan – underlining the belief many have that this could finally be the year China crowns its first champion of the world.Not since snooker’s most prestigious event moved to Sheffield in 1977 has a first-time winner of the event gone on to successfully defend the title. Wilson is now the 20th man on that list after his defence came to a shuddering halt within hours of this year’s tournament beginning, after the world No 39 produced a magnificent comeback victory. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Kyren Wilson: ‘It’s not just me that’s world champion. It’s my whole family’

The 2024 winner reflects on the emotional backstory to Crucible triumph amid major health concerns for his family“‘I still believed in myself but it was quite soul-destroying out there,” Kyren Wilson says in a back room at Barratts Snooker Club in Northampton. The world champion once worked here as a barman because he had lost his place on tour after his first season as a professional in 2011. He was still only 19 and he had little idea that an avalanche of adversity would engulf him in the years ahead.Wilson begins the defence of his world title, with a first-round match against Lei Peifan, in the venerable Crucible in Sheffield on Saturday morning. But it seems fitting that we should meet here, in the unpromising surroundings which once defined Wilson’s life, as he describes his extraordinary world championship backstory. Continue reading...

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