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Humble Mark Williams 'playing better than he ever has' as he eyes latest Crucible crown at World Championship

You can guarantee that the one person not getting carried away by Mark Williams’s ferociously brilliant display so far in the World Championship is the man himself. Williams has destroyed his first two opponents for the loss of only six frames: Michael White 10-3 and Jackson Page 13-3 with a session to spare. On his way to the quarter-finals, the three times Crucible champion has compiled ten centuries.

Ronnie O'Sullivan motivated by Class of 92 rivalry and 'lions' prowling the Crucible

Ronnie O’Sullivan is looking and sounding as focussed as ever at this year’s World Snooker Championship and he says this is partly down to trying to out-do his Class of 92 rivals and the other ‘lions’ prowling the Crucible.

Ronnie O’Sullivan motivated by Class of 92 rivalry and ‘lions’ prowling the World Snooker Championship

Ronnie O’Sullivan is looking and sounding as focussed as ever at this year’s World Snooker Championship and he says this is partly down to trying to out-do his Class of 92 rivals and the other ‘lions’ prowling the Crucible.

Duke freshman Keels takes one-and-done leap to NBA draft

Duke freshman Trevor Keels is the fourth Blue Devils player in the past week to announce plans to enter the NBA draft.

A.J. Griffin, 'a Blue Devil for life,' becomes the fifth Duke men's basketball player from Final Four team to leave early for NBA draft

Duke freshman A.J. Griffin is heading to the NBA, becoming the fifth Blue Devils player in the past week to declare early for the draft.

'Nervous' Yan Bingtao said controversial decision to ask for white ball to be cleaned was a joke to ease tension

Yan Bingtao has said he chose to ask the referee to clean the white at a key juncture in his World Championship match with Mark Selby as a joke in a bid to lighten the mood. The 2021 Masters champion was 10-7 ahead in a match he went on to win when he was left with a fiendish shot. Ad/> It was not clear whether the cue ball would pass the blue on the way to the brown that was sat over the pocket, and he agonised over the shot.

Ronnie O’Sullivan moves to brink of World Championship quarter-finals

Ronnie O’Sullivan continued to home in on a record-equalling seventh Crucible title on a day when a pigeon fluttered onto centre stage at the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield.

World Snooker Championship 2022: 'You know Ronnie pays the price' – Steve Davis on why O'Sullivan is the 'yardstick'

Ronnie O'Sullivan is setting the standard for other snooker players to follow both on and off the table, according to his fellow six-time world champion Steve Davis. O'Sullivan has been in glorious form at the Crucible Theatre as he chases a record-equalling seventh world title. Ad/> After completing a 10-5 win over David Gilbert from 3-0 behind in the first round a week ago, the 38-time ranking event winner enjoyed a thumping 13-4 victory over former Masters holder Mark Allen in the last 16 on Saturday.

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Humble Mark Williams 'playing better than he ever has' as he eyes latest Crucible crown at World Championship

Ronnie O'Sullivan motivated by Class of 92 rivalry and 'lions' prowling the Crucible

Ronnie O’Sullivan motivated by Class of 92 rivalry and ‘lions’ prowling the World Snooker Championship

Duke freshman Keels takes one-and-done leap to NBA draft

A.J. Griffin, 'a Blue Devil for life,' becomes the fifth Duke men's basketball player from Final Four team to leave early for NBA draft

'Nervous' Yan Bingtao said controversial decision to ask for white ball to be cleaned was a joke to ease tension

Ronnie O’Sullivan moves to brink of World Championship quarter-finals

World Snooker Championship 2022: 'You know Ronnie pays the price' – Steve Davis on why O'Sullivan is the 'yardstick'