Judd Trump hammers Mark Allen to reach semi-final
Defending champion Judd Trump thrashed Mark Allen 6-1 to reach the semi-finals of the Cazoo Champion of Champions in Bolton.
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O'Sullivan progresses at World Open in Yushan
Ronnie O'Sullivan stepped up his game to sink Lyu Haotian and book his place in the last 16 of the World Open in Yushan.
Mark Williams and Kyren Wilson set to begin final week of Championship League snooker as last 32 is revealed
Mark Williams and Kyren Wilson will get the final week of the Championship League underway when the last-32 group stage begins on Monday. Three-time world champion Williams faces Barry Pinches in his Group F opener at midday with two-time former winner Wilson meeting Sanderson Lam in Group E. Ad Shoot Out champion Chris Wakelin and former German Masters holder Anthony Hamilton will contest the other Group F fixtures with Martin O'Donnell and Robbie Williams in with Wilson and Lam in Group F.
Who is through to Championship League snooker last 32 as David Gilbert advances in Leicester?
David Gilbert will aim to complete a unique Championship League title double in Leicester next week after winning Group 13 in impressive style to reach the last 32. After drawing 2-2 with India's tour debutant Ishpreet Singh Chadha, the world No.
Judd Trump enjoys unbeaten start to season in winning Championship League snooker group, Joe Perry advances
Masters champion Judd Trump fought back from 2-0 behind to earn a 2-2 draw with world No. 66 Xu Si in reaching the last 32 of the Championship League in Leicester on Tuesday.
Michael Holt makes winning return at Championship League snooker after replacing Ronnie O'Sullivan
Michael Holt took full advantage of Ronnie O'Sullivan's decision to skip the Championship League by winning Group 1 in Leicester after replacing the seven-time world champion at the season's first ranking event. Holt failed to regain his tour card at Q School last month after losing his place on the main circuit a year ago, but showed he still has the class to mix it with the elite by defeating Alfie Burden 3-0 in their group decider to progress on frames won.
Protesters halt England team bus ahead of Ireland Test at Lord's
England's Test summer failed to get off to the best start after the team bus was held up on its way to Lord's by Just Stop Oil protesters.
Empty pockets: how snooker can reduce the temptation of match-fixing
W hen a Just Stop Oil activist disrupted the world championship snooker match between Joe Perry and Robert Milkins in its early stages on Monday night, the players looked suitably bemused. Simply going about their cue-swinging business before the table was rendered unplayable, they could have been forgiven for wondering why a pair of mild-mannered, middle-aged snooker players were being targeted by the protest group in their drive to “stop all new UK fossil fuel projects”, and their calls for “UK sporting institutions to step into civil resistance against the government’s genocidal policies”.
Ronnie O'Sullivan reflects on 'tough' situation for fellow pros after World Snooker Championship protest
Ronnie O’Sullivan sympathised with Robert Milkins and Joe Perry after their match at the World Championship was delayed, and then rescheduled, after two protestors invaded the Crucible on Monday. A man climbed onto the table and covered it in orange powder, while a woman was prevented from damaging the neighbouring table during the clash between Mark Allen and Fan Zhengyi after a quick intervention from referee Olivier Marteel. Ad With the baize covered in orange residue, organisers were forced to pull the match from the evening programme and hastily find a gap in the schedule for the second session.