On 3rd June 2026, Dublin snooker ace Ken Doherty announced he was retiring from the sport. Aged 56 at the time, he had long been uncompetitive at the highest level. …
At the age of just 22 years and 202 days, China’s Wu Yize became the second-youngest winner of the World Snooker Championship on Bank Holiday Monday when he beat Shaun …
Spring is a great time for sport, with domestic cricket beginning, the football season coming to a head, golf’s US Masters producing drama on the fairways and greens, plus huge …
Earlier this month, snooker and TV legend John Virgo sadly passed away at the age of 79, just 17 days after his final BBC commentary. JV, as he was affectionately …
Mark Williams has been a professional snooker player since 1992, and won his first tour event while still a teenager. But the three-time world champion has just become the oldest …
The 2025 World Snooker Championship wrapped up earlier this week at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, with Zhao Xintong making history as the first Chinese winner. Although the tournament was …
In the world of snooker, there aren’t all that many records not held by Ronnie O’Sullivan. The Rocket is perhaps the greatest British sportsperson of all time and as well …
Ronnie O’Sullivan is, by almost any measure and metric one considers, the greatest snooker player of all time. Many, especially those partial to ball-and-baize-based action, would go further, and suggest …
147 is a magical number in snooker and over the years John Higgins has hit many maximums. The Wizard of Wishaw has, in fact, hit 13 breaks of 147 in …
On 19th January, 2025, Shaun Murphy overcame Kyren Wilson 10-7 to join an elite group of snooker players to have won multiple Masters titles. His victory in the final at …
At the start of December, 2024, it was confirmed that the former world snooker champion and Triple Crown-winner, Terry Griffiths, had died at the age of 77. The affable Welshman …
Snooker, with its methodical pace and intricate gameplay, offers plenty of opportunities for strategic betting. While many focus on match outcomes, frame betting has gained traction among savvy bettors due …
World rankings in some sports are definitely more accurate than others. The FIFA football rankings may have shown Belgium as the best team in the world for much of the …
Kyren Wilson claimed his first World Snooker Championship by beating the qualifier Jak Jones 18-14 in the 2024 final. Wilson, aged 32, had controlled the final from the off, winning …
The snooker calendar has changed a lot over the past few years, with the game now far more global than ever before and the tour much more expansive, with lots …
