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Kyren Wilson won the World Snooker Championship in 2024, beating Jak Jones 18-14 at the Crucible BBC Sport will continue to broadcast snooker's three most prestigious tournaments - the World ...

The World Snooker Tour (WST) have bluntly shut down claims from NST Worldwide that "unlawful and anti-competitive practices" have been used to stop their players "playing in tournaments ...

Former snooker star Silvino Francisco – who won the 1985 British Open – has died aged 78. The South African was a widely popular player on the circuit throughout the 1980s and reached number ...

Snooker has been a cornerstone of BBC Sport programming since 1969, and extending our partnership with World Snooker until 2032 is fantastic news for the audience. It ensures the drama, intensity ...

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Paul Hunter, who won three Masters titles in the space of four years, was known as snooker's own version of David Beckham and was keenly admired by the likes of Ronnie O'Sullivan. Hunter was ...

Ken Doherty kept his cool to win a blue-ball shoot-out against Tony Drago to secure World Seniors Snooker 900 glory. Doherty and Drago battled their way through to the final in Epsom, and the ...

FORMER world champion Ken Doherty won a dramatic blue-ball shootout to take home the Snooker 900 title. Doherty, 55, is an icon of the sport having emerged victorious in six ranking tournament wins.

FORMER snooker star Silvino Francisco has died aged 78. The South African reached world No10 and won the British Open in 1985. He remains the only African player to have ever won a ranking event.

Former snooker star Silvino Francisco – who won the 1985 British Open – has died aged 78. The South African reached a career-high rank of No 10 and is the only player born in Africa to win a ...