Essex sports promoters, father and son Barry and Eddie Hearn take part in a snooker versus boxing quiz. Barry was born in ...

FORMER World Snooker champ Mark Williams literally threw in the towel in a bizarre moment against world No1 Judd Trump. The ...

Virgo railed against that dying of snooker’s light. His playing career, at the elite level, was relatively ordinary; his greatest day was winning the UK Championship against Terry Griffiths. But the ...

The Hong Kong Badminton Open will be upgraded and become a second-tier event under the Badminton World Federation (BWF) for four years from 2027. The sport’s world governing body announced on Monday ...

The early stages of the 2026 World Open take place this week with a single qualifying round at the Barnsley Metrodome. This represents the penultimate batch of qualifiers this season, with only the ...

Zhao Xintong maintained his perfect finals record after edging past fellow Chinese Zhang Anda 10-6 to clinch the World Grand Prix title in Hong Kong on Sunday. The win marked Zhao’s fifth title – ...

John Virgo, who has died at 79, arrived early for snooker’s golden age – but his unintended tardiness almost cost him his ...

Zhao Xintong ran out a brilliant winner of the World Grand Prix in Hong Kong, beating compatriot Zhang Anda 10-6 in Sunday's final. The reigning world champion, who was winning his second tournament ...

The World Grand Prix semi-finals take place on Saturday at the Kai Tak Arena in Hong Kong with four Chinese players still involved. It marks the first time in snooker history that every semi-finalist ...

Ronnie O'Sullivan was able to see the funny side after a foul during his second round match at the World Grand Prix. The Rocket faced Xiao Guodong in Hong Kong on Thursday for a place in the ...

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