#Snooker

Big Break originally ran from 1991 to 2002 with Jim Davidson and John Virgo hosting and brought in nearly 14m viewers at its peak

From Theguardian RSS Feed: Snookering you again: Big Break to return with Stephen Hendry on trick-shot duties

The pair will fill the roles previously held by John Virgo and Jim Davidson in the popular programme that aired between 1991 and 2002.

Bouncing balls, a broken table, blinding white cushions and a ‘heartbroken’ reigning champion have all contributed to the chaos at the start of the world seniors in Sheffield

Wu Yize’s remarkable Crucible triumph made it back-to-back Chinese world snooker champions but where are all the talented young Brits, asks Luke Baker

The new world champion is the fourth consecutive first-time winner and the UK game faces a challenge to keep up with investment in Asia

Murphy fell victim to a second-consecutive Chinese world champion on Monday night after losing an epic final-frame decider to 22-year-old Wu Yize.

Wu Yize discusses the sacrifices made by his family on his journey to becoming China's second world snooker champion.

Wu beat Shaun Murphy in a Crucible thriller to become the second-youngest world champion in history but it has been a bumpy path to the top

Wu Yize has won the World Snooker Championship final, beating Shaun Murphy 18-17, with a break of 85 in the deciding frame

The first day of the World Snooker Championship final was interrupted after a female fan leapt from the crowd in a bizarre television licence fee protest aimed at the BBC.…

Wu Yize will carry a 10-7 lead into the second day of his World Snooker Championship final against Shaun Murphy

Murphy is targeting a second Crucible crown, 21 years after his first, but 22-year-old Chinese phenom Wu stands in his way at the Crucible

The two former world champions are locked in an intense battle to reach the Crucible final, where either Mark Allen or Wu Yize will await

A truly bizarre longest frame in World Snooker Championship history was labelled an ‘embarrassment’ by pundits before the Crucible’s other semi-final showed what makes the sport so captivating

Three years on from the news that rocked the snooker world, Lawrence Ostlere delves into the story of an unprecedented scandal that saw 10 Chinese players banned from the game

After years lost to visa battles, Hossein Vafaei is finally delivering on his early promise as a snooker prodigy. He's hoping to inspire people back home amid the turmoil in Iran.

Shaun Murphy dashes Zhao Xintong's hopes of lifting the Crucible curse with a superb 13-10 win as he moves into the semi-finals of the World Championship.

From Independent RSS Feed: Who is Wu Yize? China’s ‘new superstar’ tipped by Ronnie O’Sullivan to win the World Snooker Championship

Defending champion Zhao Xintong has been knocked out of the World Snooker Championship following a 13-10 quarter-final defeat by Shaun Murphy