WU YIZE revealed he had mistaken the Crucible crowd’s chanting for boos after claiming the World Snooker Championship title on Monday night. Wu, 22, became the second-youngest player to be ...

Barry Hearn once said that he didn’t want his tombstone to read: ‘This is the man who took the World Snooker Championship away from the Crucible’. After today’s news, he can rest easy that won’t be ...

SHAUN MURPHY is campaigning for snooker to change its rules to speed up the game – and avoid a repeat of “ridiculous” madcap ...

Snooker’s World Championship will stay at an upgraded Crucible Theatre in Sheffield until at least 2045 following a new £45m funding deal. With snooker boss Barry Hearn threatening to uproot the event ...

Sheffield City Council have confirmed they are ‘not aware of anything to suggest’ the World Snooker Championship will not ...

There is suffocating silence in the auditorium as four-time world champion John Higgins attempts to compile a match-winning break. It has gone 10.30pm on a bank holiday Monday, but no one has left the ...

KEN DOHERTY is eyeing a clean sweep of world snooker titles – and a first meeting with Ronnie O’Sullivan at the Crucible. The pair battled 28 times over 31 years as professionals but never at ...

Helped by an intervention from British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, snooker ’s world championship is staying at its long-time home of the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield until at least 2045 amid fears ...

It started out with junior tables before moving up to full-sized ones but, despite playing regularly and only living 17 miles ...

The World Snooker Championship will stay at the Crucible until at least 2045, although it will take a short trip elsewhere ...

Qualifying for the 2026 World Snooker Championship is underway and organisers have already been forced to fork out a huge fee ...