Snooker

It is 20 years since Ken Doherty was crowned world champion when he became the first player to beat Stephen Hendry in a Crucible final. Ahead of this year’s tournament, the Irishman assesses the state of the sport and gives us his World Snooker Championship tips. More...

The question ahead of this week’s World Grand Prix is whether Anthony Hamilton can build on his stunning success of last week. The 45-year-old, ranked 66th in the world, produced an impressive comeback to sink Ali Carter and land the German Masters on Sunday. Hamilton showed plenty of spirit before his come-from-behind final success at More...

Ronnie O’Sullivan and Marco Fu meet in an intriguing Masters semi-final at Alexandra Palace on Saturday. O’Sullivan is seeking a record seventh Masters title but is not on top of his game at present, admitting after beating Neil Robertson in Thursday’s quarter-final that he has yet to click at this year’s event. That is certainly More...

Mark Selby starts his quest for a fourth Masters title at Alexandra Palace on Wednesday. The world number one, 15/4 second favourite to win the event before the action started, has been paired against Mark Williams in the first round. Welshman Williams has won the Masters twice himself but the last occasion was in 2003 and More...

Ronnie O’Sullivan goes in search of a seventh Masters title when one of the most prestigious events in the snooker calendar gets under way on Sunday. The defending champion, who routed Barry Hawkins 10-1 in last year’s final, clearly flourishes in a competition he first won 22 years ago. ‘The Rocket’ kicks off this year’s event More...

The Scottish Open takes place at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow this week, with 128 players competing for the top prize of £70,000. Three former world champions are in first-round action on Tuesday, with Ronnie O’Sullivan and Shaun Murphy featuring in the afternoon session before Neil Robertson competes in the evening. They are all understandably short-priced More...

York plays host to UK Championship snooker for the next two weeks and Kyren Wilson stands out as the value bet in the outright market. As per usual, Ronnie O’Sullivan leads the betting for the second biggest tournament on the calendar but that is of little surprise, such is the weight of his popularity amongst the More...