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 ...

He went on to become one of the world’s foremost snooker players ... the Stanley Cup final in 1981 with the Minnesota North Stars. John Barrett won a Turner Cup championship in the IHL with ...

Bobby Sands, the first Provisional IRA (PIRA) man to die on hunger strike in 1981 ... Barry McGuigan or World Championship wins for Alex Higgins and Dennis Taylor in the snooker.

Ray was married to Carol, his second wife, for 37 years. The pair first got together in 1977 - when Ray was still married to ...

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

Mark Allen says he is "trying something very different" in a bid to complete his Triple Crown set at the World Championship this ... home the biggest prize in snooker. After his win over Lilley ...

The prospects of keeping the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield beyond 2027 has received a boost with the World Snooker Tour CEO highlighting its role in the expanding universe of the sport.

Eleven years before he won the 1980 World Snooker Championships, the Canadian cueist decided to try to make ends meet by picking tobacco. But he quit the job after a day to pursue a career in ...

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 ...