CLIFF THORBURN was chased by his old boss after quitting his job to play snooker full-time. Eleven years before he won the ...

Eleven years before he won the 1980 World Snooker Championships ... He said of his stunning 1983 achievement: “I had a dream about making a 147 in the World Championship about two months ...

A FORMER world snooker champion gave a talk in Henley of his memories playing at the Crucible. Cliff Thorburn, who turned 77 ...

Shocks don't come much bigger than a former gas engineer and aspiring pop star defeating snooker great ... The triple world champion had lifted the crown in 1981, 1983 and 1984 - and was the ...

1980 world champion Thorburn also lifted the Masters in 1983 and 1986 ... top 16 players as the greatest challenge in snooker outside of the World Championship in Sheffield.

THIS is the moment Kyren Wilson wrapped up his second-round victory with a cheeky no-look shot at the German Masters. The ...

Kyren Wilson won the World Snooker Championship in 2024, beating Jak Jones 18-14 at the Crucible BBC Sport will continue to broadcast snooker's three most prestigious tournaments - the World ...

BBC Sport will continue to broadcast snooker's three most prestigious tournaments - the World Championship, UK Championship and the Masters - until 2032. The World Snooker Tour (WST) and the BBC ...

Five junior champion players have been given direct entry to the championship. He said "we will claim Rs 30 million for three-time World Snooker Championship winner Muhammad Asif and Rs 10 million ...