On 3 April 2005, a grinning Ding Junhui lifted the China Open trophy aloft. Just two days after his 18th birthday, a shy, fresh-faced teenager had stunned the snooker world. At the end of tournament ...

You would miss it were it not for the small sign on the outside which simply reads “Victoria Snooker”. The “V” is rather artistically made up of snooker cues and we are in a Sheffield street just a 10 ...

For the past six years, Ronnie O’Sullivan has been telling anyone who wanted to listen about a young Chinese snooker player by the name of Zhao Xintong. “Watch him – amazing – he’s the one, could be ...

SHEFFIELD, England (AP) — Chinese snooker star Zhao Xintong has qualified for the world championship, just a few months after returning to competitive action following a 20-month ban for his role in ...

He stormed into the main draw with a 5-0 qualifying win over wildcard Han Fuyuan on Monday before edging Long Zehuang 5-4 in a thrilling first-round match to reach the last 32. Then Zhao found his ...

Snooker legend Ronnie O'Sullivan advanced to the semifinals of the 2026 World Snooker Open on Friday, compiling a tournament-record break of 153 in a 5-0 whitewash of Ryan Day. The event is being ...

Two Chinese snooker players have been banned for life and eight others have received lengthy suspensions for their part in a match-fixing scandal. Liang Wenbo, the former world No 11, was identified ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. SHEFFIELD, England (AP) — Chinese snooker star Zhao Xintong has qualified for the world ...