Leading lights of snooker have lined up to hail the impact of Zhao Xintong’s World Championship triumph, with the governing body’s chief suggesting it would fuel a boom for the sport.

The duo fronted the supremely-popular snooker-based programme for just over a decade in the 1990s, with Davidson presenting and Virgo starring as a referee. It saw contestants team up with ...

BBC snooker commentator John Virgo has shared insights into his relationship with comedian Jim Davidson, following Davidson's claims of being 'cancelled'. The pair became an iconic presenting team ...

It was funny because we got there and he didn’t know much about snooker. "In all honesty, after doing the first couple of shows, I was thinking, ‘I don’t see how this works’.

Relegation, relief and ‘rubbish’: A day on the brink in the Championship By Philip Buckingham, Nick Miller and more May 3, 2025 ...

Snooker is a strange, and very British, story of success. True, the audience in Sheffield is hardly a picture of youth. (“We’ve got a birthday,” says the compere whipping up the spectators.

Judd Trump sure knows how to whip the crowd into a comedic frenzy. And it was no more evident than at the 2022 World Snooker Championship when Trump took on Stuart Bingham in the quarter-finals. It… ...

Jimmy White was issued with a stern warning after hitting out at a referee at the 2022 Northern Ireland Open. The legendary player took exception to referee Ben Williams during his 4-0 defeat to Lu… ...

Fly-tippers have dumped mountains of rubbish at the front of the former John’s Snooker and Pool Bar in Clayton Street, just off Mincing Lane. Mattresses and sofas have been discarded at the site ...

Darts star Gerwyn Price showed his prowess for snooker – and showed up Shaun Murphy in the process – by hitting a 147 break. Former PDC world champion Price is handy on the baize and has a ...

Snooker star Mark Selby couldn't resist poking fun at Shaun Murphy's bold statement about achieving a nine-darter. Selby, 41, cruised past Ali Carter with a 6-1 victory to secure his spot in the ...