'I launched snooker's Ryder Cup – but it was doomed to fail from the very start'
Barry Hearn was the brains behind the China vs UK Snooker Challenge - a Ryder Cup-style event that pitted the best of Britain ...
'I launched Snooker's version of the Ryder Cup – one fatal flaw led to its downfall'
Snooker briefly flirted with the idea of an inter-continental competition comparable to golf's Ryder Cup before it failed - ...
World snooker champion Kyren Wilson on breaking the ‘Crucible curse’ – and going for blue
With 8 ranking tournament titles to his name, Wilson wants to make history by retaining his world crown – and to keep winning ...
Luca Brecel frustrating Stephen Hendry after snooker star's career 'fell off a cliff'
Luca Brecel has been told by Stephen Hendry that his snooker career has “fallen off a cliff”, with the seven-time world ...
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World Seniors Snooker 900: Ken Doherty wins blue-ball shoot-out to topple Tony Drago in final
Ken Doherty kept his cool to win a blue-ball shoot-out against Tony Drago to secure World Seniors Snooker 900 glory.
Chinese snooker in good hands with Ding Junhui, Si Jiahui eyeing more emerging talent
With 13 players from China inside the top 50, Si Jiahui said the country’s upwards trajectory in the sport is not going to ...
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Stephen Hendry reveals his most 'horrendous' snooker match of 2024 - 'The worst final I've ever seen'
Stephen Hendry has described Mark Allen's 10-8 win over Zhang Anda in the 2024 Players Championship final in February as "the ...
Former world champion, 55, wins dramatic blue-ball shootout to take home Snooker 900 title
FORMER world champion Ken Doherty won a dramatic blue-ball shootout to take home the Snooker 900 title. Doherty, 55, is an ...
Record-breaking snooker player Silvino Francisco who won British Open dies aged 78
Former snooker star Silvino Francisco – who won the 1985 British Open – has died aged 78. ‘Silvino Francisco, a former world ...
Silvino Francisco dead aged 78: Ex-snooker star who won British Open and spent 3 years in jail for drug smuggling dies
FORMER snooker star Silvino Francisco has died aged 78. The South African reached world No10 and won the British Open in 1985 ...
What is the Ally Pally wasp that keeps attacking darts and snooker players?
THE Ally Pally wasp has become a recurring character, not unlike a pantomime villain, who turns up to wreak havoc at the World Darts Championship. This infamous insect has gained notoriety for its ...
I managed rock and roll bands in the 1960s – but snooker’s hellraisers like Jimmy White and Alex Higgins were far worse
IN the 1980s, after conquering the States with rock and roll bands including Herman’s Hermits and 10cc, talent manager Harvey Lisberg embarked on a different, more difficult challenge. It ...