World Snooker Championship debutant Daniel Wells has gone tee-total to get his career on track. The Welsh qualifier, 36, used alcohol as a coping mechanism for the trials and tribulations of being ...

Three more first-round World Championship matches start at the Crucible today and it could be day when favourites dominate. Defending champion Kyren Wilson has already departed Sheffield, while the ...

Time limits and T&Cs apply. Registration required. Mark Allen is arguably the best player of his generation not to have won the World Snooker Championship and his recent form and record at the ...

Stephen Hendry believes Zhao Xintong will be China’s first winner of the World Snooker Championship. Ding Junhui has come the closest to making history for China as he was beaten by Mark Selby ...

The Chinese star earned comparisons with Scots icon Stephen Hendry after bursting onto the scene playing some sensational, high-scoring snooker - with the Rocket believing he could become one of ...

There's a whole lot of snooker to be played before a potential 35-frame, single-table epic finale – but you can guarantee it's on everyone's mind already. The World Snooker Championship is off ...

O'Sullivan carved out a reputation as a future snooker prodigy when he was just a teenCredit: Getty talkSPORT's own Andy Goldstein, who was a childhood friend of O'Sullivan's, was one who bore ...

The tournament begins at 10:00 BST on Saturday, with live coverage across the BBC. Here's how you can follow the BBC's comprehensive coverage and here's our story on the draw. Defending champion ...

The shape of the World Snooker Championship will be determined by the draw taking place ahead of the opening weekend. All 16 seeded players were spared from the qualifying rounds and received ...

Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott has appeared in court and been released on bail over allegations of historical child sex abuse. Dott, 47, is accused of two charges relating to primary ...

SNOOKER star Shaun Murphy has revealed he remains estranged from his father and regrets their relationship has become irreparable. Should the Magician, 42, win a second world title over the next t ...

A disgraced snooker star involved in match-fixing is set to make a stunning return to the Crucible for the World Championship after qualifying for the tournament as an amateur. Zhao Xintong was ...