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Two Chinese snooker players were handed long bans on Saturday for fixing matches in one of the sport’s biggest corruption scandals. Yu Delu and Cao Yupeng admitted to manipulating the scores of matches they played in certain ranking tournaments from 2015-17, following an investigation resulting from suspicious betting patterns in the Far East. Yu, ranked […]
Williams beat John Higgins 18-16 in the Betfred World Championship final in Sheffield. But before the tournament started, he vowed to do his winning press conference starkers if he won. And true to his word, Williams turned up in just a towel to speak to the world’s media. Williams said: “I’ll do it, I’ll have […]
World Snooker Championship latest – live updates from John Higgins v Mark Williams John Higgins takes on Mark Williams in World Snooker Championship final Best-of-35 contest starts at 2pm on Sunday Higgins is looking to win his fifth world title, Mark Williams has won twice Williams involved in row ahead of the final with fellow […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan crashed out of the Masters this week in a 6-1 defeat to Mark Allen and threatened to retire from the sport. The 42-year-old reiterated claims he would not play at the World Championship in April and said it would not be long before he hangs up his cue. Many think the Rocket’s departure […]
The Brit beat Shaun Murphy 10-5 yesterday to claim his sixth UK Snooker Championship title. O’Sullivan equalled Steve Davis’ record at the York-based event while scooping the £450,000 jackpot prize. The final started tight with the scores tied at 4-4 until O’Sullivan stormed into the lead to claim a comfortable victory. O’Sullivan first won the […]
He starred with Jim Davidson in BBC’s Big Break (1991 to 2002) and appeared in many pantomimes. He is now part of the BBC snooker commentating team. John, 71, who was born in Salford, lives in Cobham with his wife Rosie. He has a son, Gary, and daughter, Brook-Leah, from a previous marriage. “I was […]
Most of the world’s top players will compete for the £150,000 top-prize in Shanghai. Number one seed and 2016 winner Ding Junhui withdrew from the competition yesterday through illness. The Asian superstar has only won one match since the start of October. However, number two seed Mark Selby will face Ian Burns this morning as […]
The top stars in snooker are going head-to-head in the English Open with Mark Selby, Judd Trump and Ronnie O’Sullivan among the top contenders to secure the crown. O’Sullivan has whipped up more fireworks in the tournament with a threat to quit if he couldn’t wear trainers to support a sprained ankle. But The Rocket […]
Shocked Thorne, 63, was dumped after more than 30 years with the broadcaster. Yesterday fellow stars hit out as snooker fans called for a boycott of BBC coverage of the sport, branding the decision “a disgrace”. Willie, a former Strictly Come Dancing star, said he was now facing a bleak festive season. He had been […]
World Snooker Championship Final: Stephen Hendry’s verdict Before the first break of the final yesterday we caught up with seven-time world champion Stephen Hendry to get his predictions in Sheffield. “I’ve not seen past Selby since the very beginning,” he said. “The way he plays the game he plays like a winner. “The stamina his […]
