Snooker moves on, sport moves on ... By comparison, the 980-seat Crucible Theatre, where the World Championship has been held every year since 1977, is old hat, and restrictive in ticket sales ...

ALFIE BURDEN has been crowned king of the World Seniors Snooker Championship for 2025 after humiliating Aaron Canavan in a thrilling Crucible final! The English icon beat Canavan 8-4 but it could ...

MARK WILLIAMS has BEATEN Judd Trump in an INTENSE World Snooker Championship semi-final! The Welshman progressed with a 17-14 win over the World No1 and will face Zhao Xintong in a blockbuster ...

Wales' Mark Williams, left, gestures during his match with China's Zhao Xintong, back, in the final of the World Snooker Championship, at the Crucible Theatre, in Sheffield, England, Sunday ...

She has retired from the traditional form of the game after officiating her last match at the Crucible Theatre ...

warns Hearn Sheffield's Crucible Theatre is to snooker what Wimbledon is for tennis but its days of hosting the world championship could be numbered according to Matchroom Sport president Barry Hearn.

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Ronnie O'Sullivan reacts during his match with Zhao Xintong on day fourteen of the Halo World Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England, Friday May 2, 2025. Credit ...

Michaela Tabb has retired as a snooker referee after taking charge of her last match at the Crucible Theatre, having made history at the venue as the first female to referee a World Championship final ...

Michaela Tabb refereed her final frame of snooker at the Crucible Theatre on Sunday, with the 57-year-old bringing an end to her traditional snooker career in Sheffield ...

Zhao Xintong became the first Chinese player to win the World Snooker Championship with a victory over Welshman and three-times winner Mark Williams at the Crucible Theatre on Monday, the latest ...